Music Matters

Assembly Performance – Holst Wind Ensemble

Congratulations to members of the Holst Wind Ensemble who provided the music in this week’s Assembly.  Holst performed an item by American composer Samuel Hazo called In Flight. The ensemble performed this piece at the recent Australian Schools Band and Orchestra Festival, earning a Gold Award.  The ensemble also performed excerpts from Unswerving by SCEGGS Old Girl Jayne Groves (Class of 1991) for the processional and recessional items.  Thank you to Mr Michael Tierney (Director of Bands) for his preparation and direction of the performance.  Well done to all members of Holst Wind Ensemble!

Prefect Induction Service Performance – Madrigal

Congratulations to members of the Madrigal ensemble who performed last Thursday 13 October for the Prefect Induction service.  The girls sang the anthem How Great Thou Art and were accompanied by Mr Kurt Ison on the organ.  Thank you to Miss Allison Harrigan for her preparation and to Ms Stephanie Holmes for her direction of the performance at the service.  Well done to all!

Musicale 4 – Week 6 Thursday 17 November 6pm in the Great Hall

Our final Musicale for 2022 will take place on Thursday 17 November at 6pm in the Great Hall (Week 6).  The ensembles featured in this concert are:

• Bugles
• Training Band
• Glennie Percussion
• Van Reyk Percussion
• Clarion Band
• Contemporary Strings
• String Power

Students will receive further information from their Ensemble conductors about this performance.  The concert is free and we invite all parents to come and enjoy the music.

Year 7 Strings Lunchtime Concert

All string players in Year 7 have been invited to perform a short solo on Wednesday 2 November at 1pm in the Great Hall. If students haven’t already contacted Ms Heidi Jones to organise a rehearsal, please do so by the end of this week. Girls are invited to bring a non-string playing friend to the concert for this informal get together to share music and eat lunch.

Year 2 Quintet

Congratulations to five students in Year 2 – Amelia Chow, Ivy Zhang, Fiona Wu, Kaylee Wang and Olivia Tan – who joined together to perform in front of over 200 people over the weekend to raise money for the Shepherd Centre which is a not-for-profit organisation providing specialised programs for children with hearing loss and their families. The girls visited the Shepherd Centre in Newtown during the holidays to learn more about the Speech Development Programs that they offer there and how difficult learning to speak is for children with hearing loss. On Saturday evening, the Year 2 Quintet performed a beautiful piece called “Cover Me in Sunshine” at a fundraising charity dinner and the girls were warmly received by a very appreciative audience. Well done, girls for donating your time and talents to such a worthy cause! Music changes lives.

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.

Unfortunately, the concert is now fully subscribed, and the link is now closed.  We look forward to sharing the performances with those attending.

Mrs Anne Sweeney
Director of Strings

Term 4 Music Calendar

Pauline Chow
Head of Music