{"id":8516,"date":"2025-11-28T03:09:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/?post_type=article&#038;p=8516"},"modified":"2025-11-28T03:09:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:09:00","slug":"imp-update-9","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/article\/imp-update-9\/","title":{"rendered":"IMP Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IMP Summer Concert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The IMP will wrap up another fantastic year of music-making with the sensational IMP Summer Concert on Friday 12<sup>th<\/sup> of December.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t already purchased your tickets, check your inbox for the link.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strike A Chord 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The dates for\u00a0<em>Strike A Chord 2026<\/em>, Musica Viva Australia\u2019s national program celebrating chamber music for school-aged students, have been released. Whether you\u2019re an emerging ensemble or ready to take the national stage, there\u2019s a place for you in Strike A Chord. Now is the time to start gathering your ensemble and exploring repertoire ideas for next year. With free coaching sessions, expert feedback, and tailored resources built around a national competition, Strike A Chord helps young musicians of all levels refine their skills and experience the joy of making music together.<\/p>\n<p>Who can enter?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full-time students up to Year 12<\/li>\n<li>Groups of 3\u20138 players\/singers (one per part, no conductor or adult accompanist)<\/li>\n<li>Any instrument or voice combination performing repertoire broadly classical in style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Visit the\u00a0Strike A Chord page for more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicaviva.com.au\/strike-a-chord\/\">www.musicaviva.com.au\/strike-a-chord\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Further resources can be found here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicaviva.com.au\/strike-a-chord\/strike-a-chord-resources\/\">www.musicaviva.com.au\/strike-a-chord\/strike-a-chord-resources\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SYO Summer School, Summer Symphony Orchestra and HSC Programs <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On 12-17 January 2026, join SYO for five fun and intensive days\u00a0of rehearsals and tutorials with some of Sydney\u2019s best educators, culminating in a concert at Sydney Conservatorium of Music\u2019s Verbruggen Hall.<\/p>\n<p>In the SYO\u00a0Summer Symphony Orchestra, young musicians will have the incredible opportunity to learn and perform under the guidance of conductor\u00a0Dr Joanna Drimatis. This program is open to orchestral strings, brass, woodwind and percussion AMEB Grade 6 to AMusA or equivalent.\u00a0Recommended age is\u00a014 to 18 years old. Previous large ensemble experience required and must be having private instrumental tuition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For further information,<\/strong> including all the Summer School program opportunities and registration details, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/syo.com.au\/2026-syo-summer-school\/\"><em>https:\/\/syo.com.au\/2026-syo-summer-school\/\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMP Summer Concert The IMP will wrap up another fantastic year of music-making with the sensational IMP Summer Concert on Friday 12th of December.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t already purchased your tickets, check your inbox for the link. &nbsp; Strike A Chord 2026 The dates for\u00a0Strike A Chord 2026, Musica Viva Australia\u2019s national program celebrating chamber [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7747,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-8516","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/8516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}