Music Matters

Year 12 Concert Evening – Thursday 2 June Great Hall 5.30pm                                      

Congratulations to the Year 12 Music students who performed last Thursday afternoon in the Great Hall.  This is the first opportunity these students had to share their performances with a wider audience.  Performance concerts are an important part of students’ learning, providing them with an opportunity to share their music as well as ways of overcoming any nerves they may have.  Elective Music students are always encouraged to attend to support their peers and it helps to inform them of the repertoire that senior students learn for HSC program.  Well done to the following students:

Special thank you to Ms Heidi Jones for her support and accompaniment for each student’s performance.  Thank you also to Mr Michael Tierney (Music 1) and to the music tutors who have helped to prepare each student’s performance program. 

There will be more HSC performances coming in Term 3 and we look forward to sharing these with the school community.

Clarion Concert Band Performance at Assembly and Sydney Eisteddfod

Congratulations to members of the Clarion Concert Band who performed in this week’s assembly.  The students performed excerpts from Snowfall composed by Chris M. Bernotas as the entrance and recessional items.  They also performed Arabian Dances by Roland Barrett as the main musical item. 

Following the morning assembly performance, the band competed in the Sydney Eisteddfod in the Secondary School Novice Band competition (Event 302).  The students’ performance was outstanding, as noted by the adjudicator “Good lyrical playing and accurate intonation”.  Warmest congratulations to Clarion Band with their achievement of 2^nd Place! 

Thank you to Ms Alison Ryan who has worked tirelessly to prepare and direct the performances.  Thank you also to Mr Michael Tierney and Mrs Anne Sweeney who provided additional logistical support on the afternoon of the competition.

AMEB Strings Exams – Saturday 4 June

Congratulations to the 13 string players who did AMEB String Examinations last Saturday. We were delighted to host Examiner Mrs Cecilia Bersee for a full day of face-to-face examinations in the Primary Music Room. The examiner was most impressed with the girls’ performances.

Congratulations girls and special thanks to Ms Stephanie Holmes for accompanying for the exams.

Registration for Week 8 Piano Concerts – Close this Friday!

Pianists are invited to perform in the Piano Concerts scheduled in Week 8 on Thursday 16 June.

3.30pm – Primary Piano Concert 

4.30pm – Secondary Piano Concert

We encourage students who learn at school, and students who learn externally to perform.

These concerts will be held in the Great Hall. Family and friends are welcome to attend.

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Pauline Chow
Head of Music