School of Hard Knocks in Port Macquarie, New South Wales | Non-profit organisation

School of Hard Knocks

Locality: Port Macquarie, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6583 7288

Address: 77 Hastings River Drv. 2444 Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Our concert is just around the corner! Join us on Sunday 2 Dec at 2:00pm at the Port Macquarie Uniting Church. Call the Community College for more info on 65837288

23.01.2022 Its concert day! Please come along and support our wonderful choir! 2:00pm at MacKillop College Hall

23.01.2022 Got some spare time on Sunday? Need some cheering up perhaps? Come and we will sing to you!

22.01.2022 Hey Team! We miss you all so much! Here is Mat with Kookaburra and some exciting news about some recording in the MakerSpace Studio over the next few weeks. So Sing-along with Matt

22.01.2022 Hi guys! Hope you are all well Mat has been busy putting your songs together to make our own ISO video to share with the community! He has sent you some homework See the comments below for further instructions Now lets share the live everybody

21.01.2022 MISF 2019 ANNOUNCES FIRST MAJOR CONDUCTORS & ARTISTS! Play It Forward is thrilled to announce the first of our Guest Conductors & artists for Melbourne International Singers Festival 2019 to celebrate our 10th Anniversary! Acclaimed conductor & arranger George Torbay will return as the MISF Massed Chorus guest conductor along with award winning singer, songwriter and conductor Kavisha Mazzella AM who will conduct the MISF Massed Womens Chorus.... We are also delighted to welcome back the award winning jazz quartet The Velvetones who will perform and also take workshops. EMAIL NOW FOR MORE DETAILS! Bookings open late January 2019.

21.01.2022 Mat sent us this message and video! We miss you too Mat Mat says: One of the roles im missing is being accompanist for Mid North Coast Community College Absolutely Everybody Choir. Here is a version of "Share the Love" lyrics written by a number of choir members and I helped put some music to it. Choir members feel free to sing/ play along.

20.01.2022 Absolutely Everybodys resident Rock Historian, Mel, showed her versatility last week by taking to the piano. Mitch was on percussion, Waz on mouth organ and Pete sang his own composition Loves the Most Important. Come and join us, wed love to see you Call 6583 7288 for details

18.01.2022 Our wonderful Tim :)

17.01.2022 After a sellout regional tour of Banjo, Tim & Matt return home to Choir Our choir continues to welcome new singers and now too, musicians! We now have 2 guitarists, 2 harmonica players, 1 drummer and quite a few on percussion! Choir resumes after the holidays on Tues 30 April

17.01.2022 Hey lovely people - Hope you are all well Guess what Mat did last week? He taught the kids at the Crazy Maze OOSHC to sing Kookaburra, Kookaburra! They loved it and Mat told them all about you guys - Hopefully, next holidays you might be able to visit and sing with the kids Anyway, here it is - Hope you enjoy it Looks like Choir will be starting up again in August - so excited - keep you posted

15.01.2022 Very proud of Absolutely Everybody at todays Vice Regal performance, you are amazing

14.01.2022 His Excellency The Governor of NSW David Hurley and Lady Hurley visit the Absolutely Everybody Choir

14.01.2022 What a star! I hope she never loses the joy!

13.01.2022 What a great concert! Absolutely Everybody thanks each and every one of you for your support. Our beautiful Choir goes from strength to strength! Thank you to Troy Highlands for these great snaps

12.01.2022 ***BOOK NOW & SAVE*** EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS OPEN TODAY FOR MISF HOME 2020! We are so excited to announce that our EARLY BIRD registrations for MISF 2020 op...en today and close March 26! ***CONDUCTORS & WORLD PREMIERES ALSO ANNOUNCED*** We are also excited to announce our 3 extraordinary Guest conductors for MISF 2020 - with details of the full HOME program to be announced in the coming weeks. Check out the link here for details and where to BOOK NOW & SAVE! https://www.playitforward.org.au/events/misf

12.01.2022 Hi Everybody :) Here is what Mel has been up to at MakerSpace - we miss you all

12.01.2022 Absolutely Everybody wishes you a Merry Christmas

11.01.2022 Farewell and thank you to the Governor and Mrs Hurley

11.01.2022 What a star! I hope no-one ever steals her joy!

10.01.2022 Our concert at Emmaus Aged Care yesterday. Wonderful Performance from all the choir members. Thanks for having us Emmaus

10.01.2022 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT In the interests of the Health and wellbeing of our choir members, staff, volunteer and our community, Choir rehearsals will be cancelled until we receive advice from the Health Department that all is well. Please look after yourselves. Practice social distancing and take all precautions necessary to stay well. But please DONT STOP SINGING

08.01.2022 ENTRIES NOW OPEN! Play It Forward is thrilled to announce that ROUND ONE of Permission To Shine is now open for our first 3 sections: Music Theatre, Rock and RnB with entries closing on June 30, 2020. ENTER NOW! - www.playitforward.org.au/shine With prize money totalling AUS$10,500 for these first 3 sections - we cant wait to receive entries from amateurs & professionals around the globe!

07.01.2022 Thats a wrap Wow What a great way to end the year! Lots of fun and games, good food and friendship at our Christmas Party today An Amazing year finishing on an incredible high! Thank you to everyone that makes this happen. Members , volunteers, musicians, the Community College and the Conservatorium. See you in 2019

06.01.2022 IMPORTANT MESSAGE - YOUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEEDS YOUR HELP Seeking donations to fund programs in 2020 We are experiencing a freeze on our funding for the community services work we do that includes programs such as the Absolutely Everybody Choir. We need your help to continue our wonderful programs in February. If there is any room for a gift that keeps giving or a stocking filler or a New Years celebration to be had! Please join our campaign below.... Best wishes for a joyous Christmas and heres hoping for a brighter 2020. Please share widely :) See more

05.01.2022 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL SINGERS FESTIVAL 2020 (June 3 8) BE CHALLENGED, INSPIRED & ENTERTAINED! Now in its 11th Anniversary year, Australias most exciting Singers Festival, for all school & community choirs and individual singers, is proud to present an even bigger and more diverse Festival over the Queens Birthday long weekend in June 2020.... We are thrilled to announce the return of the legendary master of pop, swing and jazz choral arrangements, Kirby Shaw, back by popular demand! Kirby will conduct the Australian premiere of his brand new work - Turn the World Around that has just been performed at Carnegie Hall, New York. Email us to register your interest NOW and for more information and updates on the 2020 festival program - [email protected] or subscribe to Play It Forwards mailing list through www.playitforward.org.au/subscribe

04.01.2022 The Choir has been busy :)

03.01.2022 The pleasure was all ours Sir :)

01.01.2022 Nobody was safe at todays Christmas party