Music News

Music Fest

Our entire Instrumental Music Program travelled by bus to the Old Museum on Tuesday to take part in Music Fest. The day began with performances by Junior Strings, followed by Intermediate Strings. As the next buses arrived, Chamber Strings and Senior Strings took to the stage, followed by our Junior Band and Senior Band, who arrived on the final buses.

It was a fantastic day of music-making, and our Ironside students represented the school with pride. Their outstanding behaviour, enthusiasm and musical performances were a credit to themselves and our Instrumental Music Program. Congratulations to all our talented musicians and a big thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success!

The Results

Junior Strings – Silver

Intermediate Strings – Platinum

Senior Strings – Gold

Chamber Strings – Platinum

Junior Band – 

Senior Band –

Reflections on the day from Music Captains.

Music Fest was a wonderful and memorable experience for all our string ensembles! It was a great opportunity for everyone to showcase the hard work they had put into preparing for their performances. From our youngest Junior Strings members to our talented Chamber Strings, every group performed with enthusiasm, confidence and dedication. We are delighted to celebrate the fantastic results, with Junior Strings receiving Silver, Intermediate Strings and Chamber Strings achieving Platinum, and Senior Strings earning Gold. These achievements reflect the time, effort and teamwork of the students, as well as the wonderful support and guidance from Ms Weekes. Congratulations to all the string players on their wonderful performances and achievements!

Chloe L – Year 6 – Senior Strings Captain

This year at Musicfest was a very exciting experience. We arrived at the Old Museum, the venue we were playing at, and had plenty of time to get ready and listen to Chamber strings play. Senior Strings played 3 songs: A Strings Showcase, Intrada, and Strings of Fire. It was one of our best performances, and we even received helpful feedback so we could improve our playing. This was particularly great as we could attempt our adjudication straight away instead of waiting for later. After our feedback, we got our performance result back – it was a gold! We were all very happy with this great score and had plenty to take back to improve.

Emma B – Year 6 – Senior Strings Captain

The 2026 Music Fest was a surprisingly fun event. In the old museum, the venue where we would be performing our music, Chamber Strings played the three songs Groundbreaker, After the Rain, and Force of Nature. After we finished performing, the adjudicator gave us a workshop that lasted for approximately 10 minutes, helping us. He focused on the quality of music and the intonation, which really gave us a boost. It was very helpful feedback! In the end, we received a Platinum award! Overall, this experience was fun and exciting, giving us helpful ways to improve our playing further.

Ayden C – Year 6 – Chamber Strings Captain

Congratulations to the Intermediate String Orchestra! Our whole orchestra has worked so hard on their pieces and their technical skills. On the day Intermediate Strings played so well and achieved a platinum award. We played a very challenging contrasting piece called Daydream and nailed it. Congratulations to Intermediate Strings for working hard and cooperating.

Music Fest was also a wonderful experience for the youngest musicians, Junior Strings. They worked so hard and performed their first concert in front of adjudicators. Even though it was their first performance, they got a silver award, which is a great achievement. They demonstrated good bowing skills, played with a sense of rhythm and showed accurate intonation. It was unbelievable that they had been playing for less than a year and achieved that level. Thank you to all the teachers and parents for their hard work and support for the musicians.

Eugene L - Year 4 - Intermediate strings Captain

On Tuesday of Week 2, Junior Strings performed at Music Fest at the Old Museum for the very first time! They played Hot Cross Buns, Carnival and Stew Hot Pot and did an amazing job on stage. They were brave, confident and worked really well together. I am so proud of them for receiving a Silver Award at their first ever Music Fest! What an awesome achievement!

Intermediate Strings also performed at Music Fest at the Old Museum. We played Cat with a Fiddle, Day Dreams and Carpathian Castle and had so much fun performing together. All our hard work during rehearsals paid off, and we were thrilled to receive a Platinum Award for the second time! It was such an exciting achievement and a performance to be proud of!

Katelyn G – Year 4 – Intermediate Strings Captain

🎵 Save the Date – Gala Concert, 19 November!

Mark your calendars for our upcoming Gala Concert on Thursday, 19 November. Both the Year 3/4 (Intermediate) and the Year 5/6 (Senior) choirs will be taking to the stage, and we look forward to sharing a wonderful evening of music with our school community. More details will be shared closer to the date, so stay tuned!