Music Matters

This week’s banner is from the SCEGGS’ First Touch footy team who decided to spontaneously sing their Speech Night item at training – go girls!

Congratulation on all performers from MUSICALE 4

Congratulations on all students who performed in the following ensembles last Thursday 17 November in our final Musicale 4 for the year:

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

Thank you all for your commitment to your ensembles and thank you also to parents for your support of the co-curricular Music program.  Special thank you to our Ensemble directors: Mrs Anne Sweeney (Director of Strings), Mr Michael Tierney (Director of Bands) and to our conductors: Ms Alison Ryan (Clarion Band), Mr Matt Moore and Ms Jayne Groves (Glennie Percussion).  Well done to all performers!

Primary Jazz Combo Composer Workshop

Primary Jazz Combo were treated to a special workshop last Tuesday 15 November with composer Bernice Tesara. 

Ms Alex Silver’s Lower Brass and Secondary Jazz Combo Lunchtime Concert

Congratulations to the students from Ms Alex Silver’s (Trombone) teaching studio who performed in last Wednesday’s lunchtime concert in DB 1.  It was lovely for each student to share their individual performances and for the girls to have an opportunity to hear the Secondary Jazz Combo perform Jojo Calypso by Jim Nadel.  Ms Silver also conducts the Secondary Jazz Combo, and it was wonderful to hear the girls’ development with their improvisation skills. Thank you to Ms Heidi Jones for her accompaniment and to Mr Tierney for his support of the girls.

• Arabella Conrad-Martin (Trombone) – Year 3
• Ava Whiteman (Trombone) – Year 3
• Sienna Dwyer (Trombone) – Year 5
• Eloise Phillips (Trombone) – Year 7
• Saskia Rubinsztein (Tuba) – Year 7
• Maggie Harper (Euphonium) – Year 10
• Annie Furness (Trombone) – Year 11

AMEB – Piano

Congratulations to Eve Parker (Year 4) who completed and received Honours for her Preliminary examination.  Thank you to Ms Catherine Lie for her preparation.  Well done!

Year 9 Elective Music Year Assembly Performance

Congratulations to members of Year 9 Elective Music class with their performance of their class’ ensemble items.  The students performed to an appreciative year group who were entertained with Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House, an original song by Lila Eversgerd (Year 9) and Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You. Thank you to Ms Alison Ryan for her support of the girls.  Well done Year 9 Elective Music!

Term 4 Music Calendar

Pauline Chow
Head of Music