Music Matters
ENCORE Nomination – Madison Au
Congratulations to Madison Au (Year 12) who has received a nomination for her Music Extension Performance program. This is an outstanding achievement as Madison had also received a nomination for her Music 2 Performance from her examination last year (Madison completed the Music 2 course as an accelerated student). We hope that Madison’s performance can be included as a part of next year’s HSC Encore Concert. Well done Madison!
Amati Strings
Amati Strings performed at Assembly this week and provided a lovely musical welcome to Term 4 for students and staff. Amati Strings worked hard in Term 3 to perfect repertoire for performance at the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival (ASBOF). The girls gained a Gold Award in the Ernest Llewellyn Premier Event at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. A requirement for ASBOF is that each ensemble performs a work by an Australian composer and Amati Strings performed a new piece called Stringybark Suite by Nicholas Buc. This piece was commissioned for the Australian String Teachers’ Association (AUSTA) National Conference in Melbourne in July this year. Mrs Sweeney liaised with the composer Nicholas Buc, who was thrilled to learn that a special harp part has been arranged for Ilaria Roncolato (Year 10) for this catchy piece.
Listen to Stringybark Suite here.
String Studio Concerts
String players will perform in String Studio Concerts to be held in Week 3 on Monday 24, Wednesday 26 and Friday 28 October. 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, Wednesday or Friday. 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 have been working with each girl in her lesson to prepare a solo piece to perform. Please ensure that your daughter confirms her solo piece with her tutor, then submit this form for inclusion in one of the three String Studio Concerts in Week 3: 22 String Studio Concerts
Closing date for String Studio Concert entries – Friday 21 October 2022.
Mrs Anne Sweeney
Director of Strings
AMEB String Exam – Congratulations
Congratulations to Amelia Yiu (Year 3) who recently completed her AMEB Preliminary Grade Violin exam. Amelia learns externally and recorded her video exam last term with her tutor. Well done Amelia!
Term 4 Music Calendar
Week 3 |
String Studio Concerts, Monday 24 October, Wednesday 26 October and Friday 28 October (3 dates), 3.30pm, Primary Music Room |
Week 4 |
Elective Music Pianists Concert, Tuesday 1 November, 1pm, Great Hall Year 7 Strings Lunchtime Concert, Wednesday 2 November, 1pm, Great Hall Vocal Soiree, Thursday 3 November, 3:30pm and 4:45pm (2 sessions), Great Hall |
Week 5 |
CVE and LUX Strings Performance at Positive Schools Conference, CVE Thursday 10 November and Lux Strings Friday 11 November (2 dates), leave school at 7:50am and return to school at approx. 9.15am, Sydney Masonic Centre, 66 Goulburn St |
Week 6 |
Alex Silver and Secondary Jazz Combo Concert, Wednesday 16 November, 1pm, DB1 Musicale 4, Thursday 17 November, 6pm, Great Hall (Ensembles TBC) |
Week 7 |
Festival of Lessons and Carols, Thursday 24 November, 7.30pm, Great Hall (Amati Strings and Year 7 Choir Group A) |
Week 8 |
Years K-11 Christmas Service, Monday 28 November, Great Hall (Year 7 Choir Group B) |
Pauline Chow
Head of Music