From the Music Department

Whole School Concert – wow!

THANK YOU and congratulations to everyone involved in the Whole School Concert last Friday evening. This annual showcase celebrates the musical endeavours of students from all three campuses and this year the standard and variety of music was outstanding.

In addition, the alternative staging with professional sound and lighting transformed the space into a venue worthy of our hard-working and dedicated musicians. Thank you to all the students and staff who assisted in making this such a wonderful evening, including:

our Music tutors Elizabeth Harding, Rachel Collyer, Robyn Glindemann and Cameron Smith
Junior School staff for their support and supervision during rehearsals and the concert
our fabulous Music Department: Mrs Cooney, Mrs Lewis, Mr Forbes and Ms Downs
the Maintenance staff for their essential support
our student stage management team: Amelie Hugo, Aleesha Naumann and Matthew Clyne
our accomplished compères: Junior School Performing Arts captains Kane Emmerson and Eva Tilley, and the new Senior School Music Captains Samuel Gander and William Louis
the Junior School Parents' & Friends' Association, who provided refreshments before the concert
our parents, who encourage their children to participate in these musical endeavours
and, most importantly, thank you to our wonderful students who performed so spectacularly on the evening.

2023-24 Student Leadership Team

Congratulations to our new Music Captains, Will Louis and Sam Gander. We look forward to working with Will and Sam over the coming year.

It is lovely to see many other musicians on our new student leadership team for 2023-24 including Emily Monks (Rock Band and Choir, School Captain), Sidney Edwards (Choir and Orchestra, School Captain) and many of our new House Captains and Prefects!

Many thanks to the students of Chamber Ensemble and Rock Band, as well as Orlando Aguirre (Year 11, pictured), for providing musical items for this week’s Leadership Induction Ceremony.

Flute Concert

Parents, family and friends are invited to an ‘Afternoon of Flute Music’ on Monday, 28th August. Mrs Glindemann’s flute students will perform a concert in the PAC Recital Room from 5:15pm to 6:45pm. Flute students from Years 4-12 will perform a variety of solo pieces, including jazz, pop songs and classical pieces. Students will then combine and perform as a Flute Ensemble. The concert is FREE and all are welcome to attend.

HSC Music Performance Examinations

The HSC Performance exams are scheduled as follows:

Music 1 - 9:00 am on Monday, 11th September
Music 2 and Music Extension - 11:00am on Monday, 11th September
Music 1 (Distance Education) - 2.00pm on Tuesday, 12th September

We wish all students well in their final preparation for these exams.

Diary Dates:

Music 1 HSC Practical exam: Monday, 11th September, 9:00am

Music 2 and Music Extension HSC Practical exam: Monday, 11th September, 11:00am

Music 1 (Distance Ed) HSC Practical exam: Tuesday, 12th September, 2:00pm

Queensland Conservatorium Jazz Weekend: Friday, 15th September to Sunday, 17th September

Sydney Symphony Young Musicians Workshop: Wednesday, 27th September to Friday, 29th September

Mrs Debbie Smith

Head of Music