Primary and Secondary Music

Year 11 & 12 Concert

Congratulations to our Year 12 Music Students!

Well done to the Music 1, Music 2, and Music Extension students who performed on Tuesday 27 May.

Amber Jarman, Avalon Korda, Charlotte Scott, Claudia Parker, Hebe Zines, Lucy Worsley, Lucy McInnes, Samantha Millin, Tess Fleming,  and Zoe Crisafulli from Year 12 and Zara Perkins from Year 11 showcased a selection of pieces from their HSC programs.

Audience members were treated to an impressive variety of instruments and musical styles, highlighting the talent, dedication, and hard work of each performer. This performance marked an important step in their musical journey, and we look forward to hearing more at their next concert on Thursday 24 July where we warmly invite you to join us for another evening of outstanding student performances.

Ascension Day

On the morning of Thursday May 29 the Year 11 and 12 Madrigal Ensemble choristers sang in the Ascension Day Chapel Service. They enjoyed enriching the chosen hymns with their alto lines and descants. Our senior Madrigal singers shared Vaughan Williams’ arrangement of The Old Hundredth Psalm  complete with Jemima Lowe in Year 11 on trumpet obligato. They finished the service with Australian composer Richard Gill’s Alleluia canon. It was inspiring to hear that even after more than fifty years had passed since the old girls attending the service had finished their time at SCEGGS they still knew the words of their school song and sang with joy.

Sunday rehearsals

This Sunday, we had over 250 students across the Primary and Secondary schools come to school in mufti to rehearse for the upcoming 130 Anniversary Concert. Combined groups were put together for the first time, resulting in a 56 person primary string group, and 67 person secondary concert band! It was fantastic to see the enthusiasm of all of the students and staff as their pieces come together.

Keep up the practice! We look forward to seeing their progress on Sunday 15 June.

130^th Anniversary Concert

We have an incredibly exciting second half of the term ahead with hundreds of students in Years 3 – 12 preparing for the:

Sunday Rehearsal June 15

Year 3 Band Discovery – Open rehearsal

We were thrilled last week to welcome parents to an open rehearsal of the inaugural Year 3 Discovery Band. These girls began learning their instruments only in Term 1, so it is a fantastic achievement to be able to play together as an ensemble, as well as showing off their own instruments. Parents, thank you for your support of this program. We can’t wait to see what this band does next!

Musical Acknowledgement of Country at Reconciliation Assembly

The Promise is a musical Acknowledgement of Country which was commissioned to celebrate SCEGGS’ 125^th Birthday. The words were written by Georgiana Thomas-Peddell, a mainland Torres Strait Islander, and the music was co-written by Alice Chance and Georgiana Thomas-Peddell. At Monday’s Reconciliation Week Assembly, Madrigal Ensemble and Lux Strings performed the piece, accompanied by Ms Stephanie Holmes. This uplifting piece challenges us all to stay curious, stay serious, to respect, protect and never forget to listen as we travel the road to Reconciliation together.

I promise to: Stay curious, stay serious, respect, protect, never forget to listen, to learn, to lend my voice to lift yours.

Here is the clip from Reconciliation Assembly.

Sydney Youth Orchestra Winter School

The annual Sydney Youth Orchestra Winter School will run in the third week of the upcoming school holidays from Monday 14 July to Saturday 19 July. All levels, all instruments and students from the age of 5 to 18 can receive expert guidance from tutors and conductors who will challenge and support their musical understanding, whilst having lots of fun along the way! SYO Winter School is suitable for any student in primary or high school who plays an orchestral instrument, from those in their first year of playing through to AMEB Grade 8+ or equivalent. Students will be placed in ensembles with peers of similar experience level. Registrations close June 16.

You can find more information here.

Young Musicians’ Workshop

Sydney Symphony is running a motivational 3-day student orchestral workshop for aspiring young musicians in Years 4-12 during the October school holidays. Students will take a deep dive into the finer elements of rehearsing and performing a major orchestral work, with the guidance of the talented musicians of the Sydney Symphony and the 2025 Sydney Symphony Fellows. Applications close Friday 4 July.

Please find more information here.

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.

Clipboard

All co-curricular music ensemble schedules are now available on Clipboard. If you haven’t set this up yet, please follow the provided instructions. For any issues with Clipboard set-up, contact our Music Administration Assistant, Miss Alice Kotowicz.

Heidi Jones
Head of Music (Co-curricular)