Instrumental Festival Details and Registrations
Instrumental Festival
Friday 7 November 2025, 4pm–6pm
We are delighted to invite parents and carers to our Instrumental Festival on Friday 7 November 2025.
This special event is a celebration of the hard work and dedication of our students, and will showcase their incredible musical talents. This opportunity to perform is open to all students learning an instrument, including those having private tuition outside of MLC School.
The Individual Festivals will run as follows (times and dates will be finalised after registrations have been received):
Piano Festival
Pre-Kindergarten to Year 11 soloists and MLC School Piano Ensembles
Registrations close 9am, Monday 3 November 2025.
- 4pm–4.45pm, Pre-Grade (Junior School Music Studios)
- 4.45pm–6pm, Junior Grades 1-3 (Daphne Line Hall)
- 4pm–5pm, Intermediate Grades 4-5 (Chapel)
- 4pm–5pm, Advanced Grades 6 and above (Music Centre Auditorium)
Please note: We will not be collecting Junior School piano students nor providing any supervision after school. Parents are expected to bring their children to their allocated venues at their allocated concert time.
String Festival
Year 1 to Year 6 soloists, with or without piano accompaniment*
Year 1 to Year 6 soloists, with or without piano accompaniment*
REGISTRATIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED
- 4pm–4.50pm, Year 1 and Year 2 (Potts Hall)
- 5pm–6pm, Year 3 to Year 6 (Potts Hall)
*If piano accompaniment is required, please email a digital copy of the piano accompaniment to James Larsen, Head of Strings, by email here.
James Larsen and Music staff will collect Junior School students for rehearsals prior to the String Festival if your requirement is confirmed in your registration.
We will try our best to accommodate students playing multiple instruments/venues in the programming where we can (please indicate in your registration).
We will try our best to group siblings together in the same venue for the piano festival (please indicate in your registration).
Voice Festival
Year 5 to Year 11 soloists, with or without piano accompaniment*
Year 5 to Year 11 soloists, with or without piano accompaniment*
Registrations close 9am, Monday 3 November 2025.
- 5pm–6pm All Grades, (Music Centre Auditorium)
*If piano accompaniment is required, please email a digital copy of the piano accompaniment to music@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au
Band Festival
Year 3 to Year 11 soloists, with or without piano accompaniment*, MLC School Wind Quartets
Year 3 to Year 11 soloists, with or without piano accompaniment*, MLC School Wind Quartets
Registrations close 9am, Monday 3 November 2025.
- 5pm–6pm, All grades and small Wind Ensembles (Chapel)
*If piano accompaniment is required, please email a digital copy of the piano accompaniment to music@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au
We will try to accommodate students playing multiple instruments/venues in the programming where we can (please indicate in your registration).
We will try to group siblings together in the same venue for the Piano Festival (please indicate in your registration).
We look forward to seeing you at our Festivals.