Sweethearts of song

Geelong’s Sweethearts will rock the Captain’s Room at Kardinia Park this month in their quest to tour Europe.
The ever-youthful band was busy raising money to perform at jazz and soul festivals in Italy, Switzerland and France, said musical director Michael Fitzgerald.
“It’s a really rewarding experience for the girls that get over there.”
The audition-based band has played out of Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College for 28 years.
“Each year the line-up changes,” Michael said. “Some even come from as far as Melbourne and Colac to be part of the band.
“We can only take the best to ensure our performances are high standard.”
Michael said it was remarkable to see the girls develop their performance technique and grow in confidence.
“They’re very energetic. They’re all very high-quality performers on their separate instruments.”
The band has played around the world since it received an invite to the Montreux Jazz festival, Switzerland, in 1997.
Former Voice contestant Imogen Brough and the women’s captain for the Geelong Cats, Rebecca Goring, have featured in past line-ups.
More recent members Alice Ivy and Janeva Burrill made it onto Triple J unearthed.
Michael reckoned the newest generation of Sweethearts had bright futures ahead of them, if their former bandmates were anything to go by.
“They’re doing some amazing things,” he said.
The Sweethearts will perform at the Captain’s Room at 7pm 27 May. See advertisement for more details.