Secondary Music

Congratulations Choir and Madrigal Ensemble!

On Thursday evening 16 May, combined choirs from SCEGGS, Ascham, Edgecliff Preparatory School, St Ives Preparatory School, Sydney Grammar and an enthusiastic parent choir from SCEGGS and Grammar came together to sing in Sydney Grammar’s John Vallance Concert Hall in Grammar’s Term 2 concert.

Over 240 singers and 70 orchestral members assembled in the finale item, O Fortuna, a spectacular and dramatic piece based off a medieval Latin goliardic poem within the collection of Carmina Burana. The text laments the inescapable power of fate, which rules both gods and mortals in Roman and Greek mythology. The text was written in the early 13^th century and the epic music was composed in 1935 by Carl Orff. After a few weeks of mastering the powerful melody and intense Latin lyrics, SCEGGS’s own choirs – the School Choir and Madrigal Ensemble – came together on a Wednesday morning with Grammar’s choirs, filling out the choral part with sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses, which translated powerfully to a grand and compelling performance. Thank you to all the members of the choir for being so diligent in their rehearsing of the work. A massive thank you to Miss Harrigan and Ms Jones for this amazing opportunity to sing with combined choirs on such a large scale and for all the organisation and preparation which led to such a wonderful evening.

Bridgette Dunlop
Music Committee member

Week 5 – Assessment Period for Years 7 – 10

Rehearsals that are cancelled:

• Woodwind Ensemble
• Lux Strings,
• Clarion Concert Band,
• Contemporary Strings
• Secondary Jazz Combo
• Amati
• Glennie Percussion Ensemble
• Van Reyk Percussion Ensemble

Rehearsals that are going ahead:

• Choir
• Madrigal Ensemble
• Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
• Holst Wind Band, Basie Jazz Band

Week 6 – Rehearsals and Workshops with Katie Noonan

All regular secondary ensemble rehearsals will take place in Week 6, as well as these special rehearsals.

Musicale 2 – Wednesday 5 June

Click here for more information.

Songwriting & Musicale 2

Songwriting submissions for Musicale 2 are due tomorrow to Mr Gresham. Please come and speak to Mr Gresham if you have any questions.

Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival

Bands (Clarion Concert Band, Holst Wind Ensemble) – Sunday 23 June

Strings (Contemporary Strings) – Sunday 28 July

Several SCEGGS ensembles have been enrolled to perform at the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival this year. The Festival is a non-competitive event and rather than being ranked, all ensembles received a Gold, Silver or Bronze rating which reflects their level of achievement for the particular event level in which they have performed. All events are adjudicated by professional musicians and music educators. ASBOF is a wonderful opportunity for our SCEGGS ensembles to perform on stage, to hear ensembles from other schools and to receive inspirational advice and performance tips from the adjudicators.

More information here.

Clarion Concert Band – ASBOF Raymond Hanson Event

ASBOF Performance – Sunday 23 June, approx arrival time 10.30am approx. end time 12.00pm, Clancy Auditorium, University of NSW, Kensington

Holst Wind Ensemble – ASBOF Graham Lloyd Event

ASBOF Performance – Sunday 23 June, arrival time 12.00pm approx. end time 1.30pm, Clancy Auditorium, University of NSW, Kensington

Contemporary Strings – ASBOF Loreta Fin Event

ASBOF Staff Day Rehearsal – Tuesday 23 July (the day before Term 3 starts) 3.15-4.45pm in the Great Hall

ASBOF Performance – Sunday 28 July, Arrival time 9.30am Leighton Hall, University of NSW, Kensington

Term 2 Secondary Piano Concert

Thursday 13 June at 1.10pm in the Great Hall.

All pianists are invited to perform a short, well-prepared solo. Pieces that exceed 4 minutes will be cut.

Please click here to complete the form. Entries close on Thursday 30 May.

Family and friends are most welcome to attend.

Clipboard

All co-curricular music ensemble schedules are now available on Clipboard. If you haven’t set this up yet, please follow these instructions.

If you are having any issues with Clipboard set-up, please contact our Music Administration Assistant, Miss Alice Kotowicz.

Beyond the Green Gate

We are always happy to hear about the ways our secondary musicians are involved in music-making outside the school. Please send the details to Heidi Jones.

Date for Your Diary 

Term 2

Elective Music Performances

Heidi Jones
Head of Music (Co-curricular)