Music
Garden Party – Saturday 21 September
Parents who wish to be part of the Music Support Group and help on the day, please click here to sign up.
Please see the portal for information about times for Garden Party and read below. Times and venues are listed here; however, details about arrival times are on the portal notification. We are really looking forward to seeing you there supporting our wonderful musicians.
| Ensemble | Venue | Approximate Times (TBC) |
| Clarinet Ensemble | GMCPA Foyer | 11.00am to 11.15am |
| Flute Ensemble | GMCPA Foyer | 11.20am to 11.35am |
| Piccoline Choir | Music Gallery | 11.30am to 12.00pm |
| Pizzicato Strings | Music Gallery | 11.30am to 12.00pm |
| Junior Jazz Band | Music Colonnade | 12.45pm to 1.05pm |
| Secondary Jazz Ensemble | Music Colonnade | 1.10pm to 1.25pm |
| Brass Ensemble | Butterfly | 1.25pm to 1.40pm |
| Tour Stage Band | Music Colonnade | 1.40pm to 2.00pm |
| Grainger Band | Chapel Court | 2.05pm to 2.25pm |
| Stanhope Band | Chapel Court | 2.30pm to 2.45pm |
| Year 4 Band | Chapel Court | 2.50pm to 3.00pm |
Congratulations
Grainger Band performed at the Concourse last Friday evening as part of the Willoughby Spring Festival with New South Symphonic Wind Ensemble. The girls were outstanding in everything they did – performing, being an engaged audience, and being polite with exceptional behaviour. It was a late night, and our girls stood out with their attitude, well done girls! Thank you to Mrs Goodman and Mr Schweinberger for being with the girls late on a Friday night.
To the Music 1, 2, and Extension students – these amazing musicians performed their HSC repertoire over three days and were so well prepared. We are enormously proud of you all and thank Mr Stafford and Ms Zeltzer for their unwavering support and preparation.
“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” – Plato
Music Tour 2024
We had a visit from Geoff Hayes of Hayes Travel Enterprises on Friday. He was impressed with the musicality of the girls and their attitude to their preparation. Discussions around where we are going to perform were made, with the hope of having the Ambassador of Spain (Sophia McIntyre) and Ambassador of Portugal (Indra McCormick) in attendance.
We are trying to help the girls understand that they must practise their music on their own so that when we come together, we can work on ensemble building skills, not individual parts. Please encourage your daughter to continue working through the holidays on their tour repertoire. There will be no rehearsal on Friday 27 September, the last day of school.
Rehearsals will resume Week 1 of Term 4. The only excuse for missing a rehearsal will be illness. We are still a long way from performing on a world stage and haven’t even begun the carols repertoire.
Save the Date
Carols 2024 – Sunday 1 December
Music Performance Uniforms
Any Year 12 students who would like to sell their performance uniforms, please wash and iron them, and return them to Gladys in the Music office along with the following information:
- Name
- Contact phone number
- Amount for sale
We will be selling uniforms at Links Day to incoming students. If you have any questions, please contact Liz Toh at elizabethtoh@gmail.com
Sarah Turner
Head of Music