Music Matters

ANZAC Day School Service

Congratulations to musicians of the Holst Wind Band who performed in Wednesday morning’s K-12 ANZAC service. Well done to Lucy McInnes (Year 10) who played “The Last Post” and “The Rouse” in this year’s assembly. Special thank you to Mr Michael Tierney (Director of Bands) who helped to prepare and conduct the students’ performance in this year’s ceremony.

BAND Sunday Workshop – 30 April 10am to 1pm

A workshop will be taking place this coming Sunday 30 April for members of Clarion and Holst bands. All students to arrive at the Diana Bowman Performing Arts Centre at 10am and to be collected by 1pm. Lunch will be provided on the day.

This workshop is to help with students’ preparation for their upcoming performances in the City of Sydney Eisteddfod in Week 7.

We look forward to your attendance this Sunday!

Musicale 2 “SPACE” – Wednesday 10 May 5.30pm The Great Hall

We are pleased to be presenting Musicale 2 on Wednesday 10 May at 5.30pm. The following ensembles will be performing:

Choir, Madrigal Ensemble and Contemporary Vocal Ensemble (CVE)
Basie Jazz Band, Woodwind Ensemble, Holst Band and Glennie Percussion.
Amati Strings, LUX Strings, String Power and Stringalong.

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

A reminder for families of Primary school students who will require Afterschool Care to make their bookings. Students who are performing will be collected by members of the Music staff from ASC around 4:45pm.

At the conclusion of the performance, an information session will be held for interested families for the 2024 Combined Music Ensembles tour to New Zealand. The tour is planned for 9 days to take place at the beginning of the 2024 June/July school holidays. The director of the tour company Hayes Travel Enterprise and Head of School, Ms Allum and I will be at this information evening to answer any questions you may have. If you are interested in attending this session, could you please complete the following e-form so we can have an idea of numbers Expressions of Interest Form

Upcoming Music Events

Term 2	Event	Date/Time	Venue	Ensembles
Week 1	Band Sunday Workshop	Sunday 30 April, 10am – 1pm	Great Hall and DB Centre	Clarion and Holst students – further information to come
Week 3	Musicale 2 “SPACE” followed by SCEGGS Combined Ensembles Tour Information Evening	Wednesday 10 May, 5.30pm*	Great Hall	Choir, Madrigal Ensemble, Contemporary Vocal Ensemble (CVE), Basie Jazz Band, Amati Strings, Woodwind Ensemble, LUX Strings, Holst, Glennie Percussion, String Power and Stringalong.
Week 5	Stage 2 Musical Concert	Thursday 25 May, 6pm	Great Hall
Week 6	Year 11 Concert	Thursday 1 June, 5.30pm	Great Hall	All Elective Music students are encouraged to attend.
Week 7	Year 12 Concert	Thursday 8 June, 5.30pm	Great Hall	All Elective Music students are encouraged to attend.
Week 8	Primary Piano Concert	Thursday 15 June, 3.30pm	Great Hall
	Secondary Piano Concert	Thursday 15 June, 4.30pm	Great Hall	All Elective Music students are encouraged to attend.
	String Workshops to prepare for ASBOF competition	Sunday 18 June	Great Hall	Stringalong 10.00am-12.30pm Sinfonietta 10.30am-1.00pm Chamber Strings 1.30-3.00pm
Term 3
Week 3	ASBOF String Competition	Sunday 6 August. Time will be confirmed closer to competition.	UNSW Randwick – Clancy Auditorium

Pauline Chow
Head of Music