Primary and Secondary Music

Amati Strings at Assembly

Amati Strings performed Triumph by Armond Wimberley, an African American musician who composes music combining classical structures with hip-hop and rap, at Assembly this week. Congratulations Amati Strings.

Year 4 Music Class

Mrs Cleworth’s Year 4 Music Class had great fun this week learning to sight read new music, singing then playing xylophones and glockenspiels to improving their music literacy skills.

Musicale 3

Musicale 3 will be held at 6pm on Wednesday 3 September in the SCEGGS Great Hall.  This concert will feature performances from ensembles in the secondary school as primary ensembles are busy preparing for ASBOF and assembly performances this term.

Ensembles performing:

Emma Pask Jazz Band, Basie Jazz Band, Woodwind Ensemble, Rock Band, Choir, Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Madrigal Ensemble, Touring Choir, Edwardes Percussion Ensemble, Van Reyk Percussion Ensemble, Cremona Strings, Amati Strings.

Rehearsals:

All rehearsal information can be viewed on Clipboard. Please check rehearsal venues in the lead-up to the concert as we try to schedule at least one Great Hall rehearsal for each group.

Spring Cello Course

The Adelaide Cello Trio is delighted to offer a Spring Cello Course to be held in the October school holidays from 6-8 October at Kambala School in Rose Bay. Join forces with the renowned Swiss cellist Kurt Hess, Sydney cellist John Benz and Brisbane based cellist André Duthoit from the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. This is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of cellos with ensemble playing, masterclasses and more! The Spring Cello Course welcomes both beginners and experienced school-aged cellists. The course will run each day from 9.30am–3.00pm from Monday 6 October to Wednesday 8 October, concluding with a final concert involving workshop participants and tutors at 3.30pm on Wednesday  October.

Places are limited, so registrations will be accepted on a first-come first served basis.

Click here to enrol.

Eisteddfod Congratulations

Alice Zhang (Year 2) is to be congratulated for her excellent results in the 8–9 Years Violin Solo Event across four major Eisteddfods recently.

Well done, Alice for your hard work to achieve this!

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.

Term 3 Event Overview

Please refer to Clipboard for information regarding rehearsals and performances.

Heidi Jones
Head of Music (Co-curricular)