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Final Entry for 2024

This will be Music’s final newsletter entry for 2024! Thank you to all the parents who have read the information provided, as well as for your support over yet another busy year at Pymble.

Carols – Sunday 1 December from 5.00pm

We look forward to seeing you all on Sunday for a lovely evening of music and singing. Bring a picnic and sit on Gloucester Lawn whilst being serenaded by our wonderful Jazz musicians from the Junior and Secondary Schools. There may even be a visit from Santa Claus…

At 6.30pm, there will be a service in the Chapel with a musical feast of carols and lessons. Community Carols are made successful with the inclusion of our fabulous community. So, bring your picnics, your voices, and your Christmas Cheer!

Ensembles involved are Piccoline choir, Pizzicato strings, Hindson strings, Junior Jazz, Junior Choir, Capella, Senior Jazz ensemble, Tour stage band, Tour singers, Tour chamber strings, Tour band, Chorale, and Senior choir

Draft rehearsal times on the day:

  • 2.00pm to 3.00pm CHAPEL: Chorale, tour members, School Choir
  • 2.30pm to 3.30pm OUTDOORS: Junior Jazz, Senior Jazz ensemble, Stage Band 
  • 3.00pm to 3.45pm CHAPEL: Chorale/Tour strings
  • 3.45pm to 4.00pm: Tour Strings
  • 4.00pm to 4.40pm: Tour combined
  • 4.40pm: Hindson Strings 
  • 5.00pm: Junior School Choir 
  • 5.20pm: Capella
  • 5.40pm Piccoline/Pizzicato 
  • 6.00pm Chapel doors open 

Holding Rooms

Kindergarten to Year 2 students – Please meet in the K to 2 Performing Arts room where you will be met by Ms Farlow, Ms D’Elia, Mrs Hare and Ms Bain.

Junior Jazz students – Please meet Mrs Goodman in the Music Gallery for your sound check.

Junior Choir and Hindson Strings – Please meet upstairs in the Music Building (MS04 and MS05) to have your names marked off. This is also your collection point at the end of the evening. Parents are to sign all students off with the teacher on duty.

Secondary School Speech Day

Symphony Orchestra, Choir and Chorale rehearsals:

  • Friday 29 November in period 5 in the Music Gallery
  • Tuesday 3 December in MBS – whole school rehearsal in the gym
  • Wednesday 4 December – 7.00am in the gym

Following Speech Day, girls who are going on the Music Tour need to make their way to the Big Rehearsal Room to pack their instruments.

Music Tour 2024

Emails and phone calls will be made over the coming weeks to ensure your daughter is ready to go.

All students are expected to be at the big rehearsal room on Thursday 5 December at 2.00pm.

Sarah Turner

Head of Music