CENTENARY OF ARMISTICE
 

126 Dedications – February 26 2018, continuing until Remembrance Day 2018
Finale Concert – 19 October All Saints' Theatre
126 Commemorative Plaques 

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This year, the St Andrew’s Catholic College Music Department has decided to present and oversee 126 separate Musical ‘Dedications’ to represent and show thanks to the 126 individual fallen soldiers whose names are etched on the Cairns Cenotaph World War One Memorial (in front of the RSL on the Cairns Esplanade).

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These individual ‘Dedications’ will take place from February 26 2018 until Remembrance Day 2018 to mark the Centenary of Armistice 1918 – 2018.

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At 8am on most mornings between February 26 2018 and Remembrance day, there will be a Musical Tribute performed and ‘The Ode’ will be recited as a dedication to each  individual service person whose name appears on the Cairns War Memorial.

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A plaque, will be placed in our Remembrance Garden to be used at our Finale Concert. This Plaque will bear the names of the Soldier, Musician and Reader from that day. 

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To conclude our 126 separate dedications, ‘The Gift of Music’ and St Andrew’s Catholic College will run a Joint Community Concert on 19 October 2018, held in All Saints' Theatre.

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How do you get involved?

Instrumentalists: -

We are asking for interested performers to accept our invitation to play a very short and thought provoking piece of music that will be ‘Dedicated’ to a chosen soldier. Students are already working on ‘The Last Post’ or a version of this to use at their ‘Dedication’. We are very happy for our extended community to be involved as well. Please let us know and we will add your name to the list.

Readers of ‘The Ode’: -  

This is open to all students and family members of St Andrew’s. We are very happy for our extended community to be involved as well. Please let us know and we will add your name to the list.

Families and relatives of our Memorial Soldiers / Nurses: -

Are you related to OR do you know anyone related to the service persons on our Memorial. You or their families may wish to be present on the day of their dedication, or be involved in that in some way. Perhaps you can help us locate the family and assist us with invitations. Please contact us.

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Please click here to find the full list times, dates, Service Persons name

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Daily ARMISTICE CENTENARY DEDICATION: -
Remembrance Garden St Andrew's Catholic College - 8am.
Featured Service Person: - Private Ernest Austin Ainscow

(1897-1917)

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Photo Below - Private Ernest Austin Ainscow (1897-1917), who was represented in ‘Music and Drama’ at our ‘ANZAC Reflections’ Centenary Concert in 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Please click here to see details regarding Private Ernest Ainscow – He is also our First soldier to receive a ‘Dedication’ in our ‘Centenary of Armistice’ series 2018.