Junior School 

Performing Arts

Dates for The Diary

TERM 2

• Thursday 27th May – Giants in the Sky auditions
• Friday 28th May – Musica Viva live performance with Mara! - K-6 students
• Thursday 3rd June – JS Performing Arts Concert 5.30pm DPA
• Thursday 10th June – Giants in the Sky callback auditions

TERM 3

• Monday 12th July – Friday 11th August (approx. dates) AMEB Practical Exams
• Monday 16th August – Friday 4th September (approx. dates) Orange Eisteddfod
• Thursday 26th August 5.30 pm DPA - Strings Concert

Junior School Performing Arts Concert

This is an 'all-in' concert for students in K-6. All students will be performing with their stage choirs and it is also the first performance opportunity for Kindergarten. In addition, our co-curricular ensembles including Junior Concert Band, Junior String Orchestra, Koristers, Junior Dance, along with solo items and a speech and drama item will perform. The students are very excited to be finally performing live for an audience and look forward to sharing their hard work. Please see the concert for information on how to book your ticket. 

Tickets available at https://www.trybooking.com/BRGYC

On the night:

• Students are asked to arrive in full winter uniform by 5pm (no green jumper).
• Parents are asked to drop their child at the Library foyer.
• At the conclusion of the concert, to comply with COVID-19 guidelines, there will be a staggered departure from the DPA by parents.
• Families will be called in alphabetical order to collect their child from the Library foyer.
• Parents are asked not to enter the Library and wait to be directed by staff.

We are looking forward to sharing this evening with you.

Musica Viva Live Music Performance 

On May 28, we will be lucky enough to host a live concert by musicians from the group ‘Mara’ for all our K-6 students. In the Music in my Suitcase program the Mara! band share songs from many different cultures that they learnt abroad and right here in Australia. 

They use music as the common language because it is fun and it helps us to understand and connect with others, which can change our lives. Students will engage in listening to and participating in a range of songs from around the world, broadening their awareness and appreciation of the rich culture of music from Australia and beyond. This will be a fantastic event for all our JS students. 

Leanne Sullivan – Brass Workshop

This week, our JS brass students were fortunate to attend a workshop with a professional trumpet player, Leanne Sullivan. 

Leanne grew up in regional NSW, going on to study the Trumpet at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She has worked with many of Australia’s leading orchestras and is active as a teacher and lecturer in trumpet at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the University of Melbourne. She has also studied and worked in London and Europe. Leanne performs on both the modern trumpet as well as her specialty, the baroque trumpet. 

She is currently Principal Trumpet with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, having also performed as soloist with them on a number of occasions. Leanne is currently the artist in residence at Orange Conservatorium which has been made possible with the support of the Godfrey Turner Memorial Music Trust and Musica Viva Australia. We thank Leanne for her time working with KWS students and to brass tutor Victoria Chatterley for encouraging our students to take up this wonderful opportunity.   

If you have any questions about the information, please do not hesitate to contact us at the Performing Arts Office at performingarts@kws.nsw.edu.au