Music Matters

In Music Matters this week, read about:

• Commitment to Co-Curricular Music
• Clipboard
• Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival
• Australian National Band and Orchestra Conference (ANBOC)
• AMEB
• Bugsy Malone
• Term 4 Event Overview

Commitment to Co-curricular Music

Term 4 is full of important and prestigious performance opportunities for SCEGGS musicians. A reminder that we expect you to practice your ensemble music.

A reminder to secondary students to re-read the Commitment Policy at the start of this very busy term.

Clipboard

A reminder that Clipboard is the one-stop-shop for all rehearsal and performance information during this busy term.

Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival

Congratulations to the Primary String Orchestra who gained a Gold Award in the Brett Dean Premier Event for Primary School String Ensembles at the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival at the end of last term.

Two of our younger SCEGGS primary string ensembles participated in ASBOF with an online entry this year also achieving wonderful results:

• Sinfonia String Ensemble – Gold Award
• Stringalong String Ensemble – Gold Award

Performances of this nature, in front of a large audience with adjudication from experts in the field provide a wonderful opportunity for growth and reflection for young musicians. Special thanks to all the primary string performers for working so hard to prepare their programs for ASBOF and to the parents for their support and encouragement at home.

Primary String Orchestra	Ivy Zhang & Georgina Sharp from PSO receiving the Gold Award

Australian National Band and Orchestra Conference – ANBOC

Amati Strings was invited to be the demonstration string ensemble at the Australian National Band and Orchestra Conference and performed at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music during the school holidays. Amati Strings performed a Lunchtime Concert for Conference delegates from around Australia, with the world premiere of two new works written by Australian female composers, including SCEGGS Old Girl Jayne Groves was commissioned to write a piece for string orchestra and percussion called A Distant Song Awakens. Amati Strings performed this wonderful piece at Assembly this week, telling the story of the extraordinary musical phenomenon that occurs during the humpback whale migration when each year a new song emerges among the whales on the west coast of Australia and passes from voice to voice until whales on the east coast are singing the same song. Amati Strings also collaborated with wind, brass and percussion players at ANBOC under the baton of Dr Joanna Drimatis from the Australian Music Centre to perform new works for symphony orchestra by Australian composers. Congratulations to all the string players and vocalists involved in ANBOC who represented SCEGGS so well at this prestigious national music conference.   

Click here to see performance of A Distant Song Awakens.

Amati Strings ANBOC	Amati Strings on stage ANBOC

AMEB – Term 3 AMEB Examination Involvement

We congratulate the following students who recently completed their AMEB exams:

Year 1

Year 3

Year 5

Year 6

Year 8

Bugsy Malone

Congratulations to Annabelle Coonan in Year 7 for her wonderful performance as Snake Eyes in the Leichhardt Teatro production of Bugsy Malone. Annabelle showcased her singing, dancing and acting talent amongst a cohort of wonderful young people who have rehearsed all year to prepare for the production. Brava Annabelle!

Term 4 Event Overview

Music beyond the Green Gate

We love hearing about ways our musicians are involved in music-making outside of school. Please send details to Heidi Jones.

Heidi Jones
Head of Music (Co-curricular)