Junior Performing Arts

Upcoming dates:

• JS Performing Arts Evening: Thursday, 11 June 5:30pm, DPA
• AMEB exams – Monday, 20 July – Thursday, 20 August 
• KWS Carol Service – Sunday, 29 November, Holy Trinity Church, 4:00pm
• JS Celebration Assembly – Wednesday, 2 December, DPA

Music in the Community CULTURED 2026

Free Events on Saturday, 14 March 2026 

Come along to this FREE live event on 14 March to see our Senior School musicians performing alongside the Sydney Symphony Fellows. More details via the website. Orange Chamber Music Festival | Music Food and Wine

All Ages - All Welcome

The Orange Chamber Music Festival is delighted to announce the return of Cultured, its free, all-day community cultural event, traditionally placed on the third day of the annual Orange Chamber Music Festival.

Schedule: 

• 10:00am – Orange Regional Museum: The Sydney Symphony Fellows
• 11:00am - Orange Regional Gallery: The Sydney Symphony Fellows
• 12:00pm - Orange City Library: Gryphon Baryton Trio
• 5:00pm - Derek Pigot Auditorium Kinross Wolaroi School - Combined orchestra and ensembles: Kinross Wolaroi School Music Camp. 

Friends Who Play Together, Stay Together

Friends Who Play Together, Stay Together — Bigger Better Brains

What’s the secret ingredient behind so many lifelong friendships? 

For countless musicians, the answer lies in the rehearsal room. Think about it:

How many people do you know who met their best friend in band, choir, orchestra, or a school musical? 

Music ensembles are more than just places to learn notes and rhythms, they’re social ecosystems where deep, enduring friendships are formed. And it’s not just anecdotal. Research in the social neuroscience of music shows that making music together activates brain regions tied to empathy, trust, and cooperation. When we sing in sync or move to the same beat, our brains are literally wired to feel more connected to one another.

This matters in every music learning space. In school choirs, students from different backgrounds bond over shared goals. In private studios, ensemble workshops offer young learners the chance to feel part of something collective. 

Community bands bring people across generations into a room where music is the common language. Even online collaborations today are showing how musical connection transcends physical space.

Let's honour how music-making nurtures kindness, strengthens relationships, and helps young people feel like they truly belong.