Music Matters

Secondary Jazz Combo and Basie Jazz Band in the Primary School

It’s not everyday that secondary girls perform for the primary girls – that is exactly what happened last Thursday lunchtime. Performances by the Secondary Jazz Combo and the Basie Jazz Band were heard throughout the Primary School courtyard, accompanied by an enthusiastic group of dancers!  It was a lovely opportunity for the secondary girls to share their music with the primary girls.  The performances were enjoyed with requests for more! Thank you to Ms Alex Siegers (conductor of Secondary Jazz Combo), Ms Alison Ryan (conductor of Basie Jazz Band) and Mr Michael Tierney (Director of Bands) for organising these performances.  Well done girls!

Social Justice Performance – Rock Bands

Congratulations to the students in the Rock band program who performed for the Secondary School at the cafeteria during lunchtime. It was lovely to hear the girls’ performances and thank you to Mr Michael Tierney (Director of Bands) and Mr Neal Suthlerland (Rock Program Tutor) who assisted with the girls’ performance. It was lovely to hear a mix of cover and original songs to raise awareness for the Social Justice program.

UNSW Band Concert – Tuesday 14 November

Congratulations to our 2024 Music Captains: Teagan Barrack (Year 11) and Elektra Cook (Year 11) who performed in the UNSW Band concert on Tuesday 14 November at Clancy Auditorium. Both students have only joined the band in this third trimester, providing both with a small taste of university life. The experience was also an exciting one providing both students a wonderful opportunity to play challenging band repertoire. Well done girls!

Community Joy at Christmas

SCEGGS choristers and string players joined forces this week to provide musical entertainment for residents at Ardency Trebartha Retirement Village in Elizabeth Bay. The girls played a variety of music including Christmas carols and light popular music and shared morning tea with the audience afterwards. Congratulations to members of the Madrigal Singers and Lux Strings for their generosity in sharing their musical talents to bring joy and the spirit of Christmas to others in our community.

AMEB String Examinations

Congratulations to the following students who sat national music examinations for Violin, Viola and Cello for a second day of national music examinations at SCEGGS last Saturday:

Anne Sweeney
Director of Strings

Upcoming Music Events

Term 4

Pauline Chow
Head of Music