Music Matters

Musicale 2 – Thursday 12 May 5.30pm The Great Hall

We are pleased to be presenting our second ensemble performance on Thursday 12 May at 5.30pm.  The following ensembles will be performing:

• String Power
• Stringalong
• Amati Strings
• Lux Strings
• Holst Wind Ensemble
• Basie Jazz Band
• Choir
• Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
• Glennie Percussion Ensemble

Performers will need to arrive at the Diana Bowman site promptly at 5:00pm to warm up in readiness for the performance.

The Little Mermaid Stage 2 Musical

Over 100 girls in Stage 2 will feature in the Musical “The Little Mermaid.” This classic story explores the brave mermaid following her dream for adventure and of becoming a human. The story is complemented by an ocean full of fish puppets, jellyfish, mermaids, flamingos, crabs, and sailors. The girls’ have made many of the props and costumes themselves.

It is such a joy to be able to prepare this play and we are excitedly looking forward to performing for families and friends. We have also been very privileged to have Melissa Newell add her magic drama and voice skills to the final weeks of rehearsals.

Climb aboard with us on Wednesday 18 May 6:00pm in the Great Hall.

Week 3 Assembly Performance – Madison Au and Contemporary Vocal Ensemble

Congratulations to Madison Au (Year 12) and members of the Contemporary Vocal Ensemble who provided a wonderful musical start for the school at Monday’s assembly.  Madison was the winner of SCEGGS Secondary Eisteddfod, and she performed the 1^st movement from Vivaldi’s Concerto in A minor.  Contemporary Vocal Ensemble sang a beautiful arrangement of Dancing Queen by ABBA, which put a bounce in everyone to start the week.  The performance was also enhanced with the accompaniment of drums by Lara Greenfield and Isabella May on the Bass guitar (both Year 11).  Thank you to Ms Heidi Jones (piano accompaniment for Madison), Ms Stephanie Holmes (piano accompaniment for CVE) and Miss Adele Kozak who directed the ensemble’s performance.

 Primary Assembly (Week 2) – Chamber Strings Performance

Congratulations to members of Chamber Strings who provided the musical entertainment for the Primary school in their Week 2 assembly.  The ensemble performed Heart in the Highland composed by Stephen Chin.  The performance was accompanied by Ms Stephanie Holmes and directed by Mrs Anne Sweeney.  You can view the performance here.

String Studio Concerts – Week 5

String players will perform in String Studio Concerts to be held in Week 5 on Monday 23, Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 May, beginning at 3:20pm in the Primary Music Room. We are excited to be able to welcome parents onsite to provide an enthusiastic and appreciative audience for these concerts. Families can choose which day suits their schedule for their daughter to perform, either Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. Girls will be encouraged to announce their piece, perform and bow at the end. Performance opportunities of this nature, in a supportive and non-threatening environment, are vital to a musician’s development. String tutors will work with each girl in her lesson over the coming weeks to prepare a solo piece to perform. Please indicate your daughter’s participation via this link.

Piano Concerts – Week 8 – Thursday 16 June

Pianists are invited to perform in the Piano Concerts scheduled in Week 8.

3.30pm – Primary Piano Concert 

4.30pm – Secondary Piano Concert

We encourage students who learn at school, and students who learn externally to perform.

These concerts will be held in the Great Hall. Family and friends are welcome to attend.

Peripatetic News – Ms Eloise Evans

Congratulations to Ms Eloise Evans who was recently awarded a distinction from the AMEB this week for “Most Outstanding Teacher” achieving a position in the top five singing teachers for 2021.
“I am very proud of the way so many of my students soldiered on through the challenges with lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, including my SCEGGS students who chose to carry on and still sit their exams. They kept their motivation up regardless of the array of obstacles and the persistent hard work really paid off.”
Well done Ms Evans!

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Pauline Chow
Head of Music