Secondary Music

Assembly Music

Thank you to Caitlin Cameron (Year 9) for playing the intro and outro for Ms Allum this week.

SCEGGS Eisteddfod

Song Writing Sessions

Free song writing sessions start on Thursday 29 February, from 3.30pm – 5pm in DB 3. You can come along for as long or as little time as needed. There will be information for beginners, as well as help for those who have already started to write songs.

Our new tutor is Benny Davis. Benny studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, before touring internationally with The Axis of Awesome for more than 10 years. The Axis of Awesome recorded seven albums, performed regularly at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe, and have had millions of views on YouTube. Please see Mr Gresham if you have any questions.

David Gresham
Head of Music Curriculum

P&F Cocktail Party – Basie Jazz Band

The Basie Jazz Band under the direction of our new Head of Music Curriculum, Mr David Gresham, will entertain guests at the P&F Cocktail Party on Friday 1 March. There will be no morning rehearsal on Friday 1 March, instead, the ensemble will rehearse from 3.30pm – 4.30pm before their performance from 6.00pm–6.45pm. Please collect your daughter from the DB Centre at 7.00pm.

Open Day – Woodwind Ensemble

The Woodwind Ensemble, under the direction of Ms Nicole Barrett, will play a short selection of music ahead of the Open Day on Friday 8 March. Please arrive at 8.00am and be ready to play from 8.30am – 9.00am.

New Parent Dinner – Lux Strings

Lux Strings, under the direction of Ms Eliza Sdraulig, will play a selection of music as guests arrive for the New Parent Dinner on Thursday 21 March. Before the performance, this ensemble will rehearse from 5.15pm – 6.00pm. They will perform from 6.50pm – 7.25pm and can be collected from the DB Centre around 7.30pm.

Musicale 1 

Please be aware that the date in the school diary is incorrect.

The following secondary ensembles will be performing at Musicale 1;

• Contemporary Strings
• Clarion Concert Band
• Van Reyk Percussion Ensemble
• Glennie Percussion Ensemble
• Years 7-10 Choir
• Years 7-10 Madrigal Ensemble

Further details can be found in this note.

Tutors in Concert 

We are very fortunate to have Lerida Delbridge teaching a number of our senior elective music students Violin here at SCEGGS. Lerida Delbridge is Assistant Concertmaster of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Click here to find more about her.

Lerida is also performing in a concert for Hunters Hill Music on Sunday 24  March – Beethoven’s letters with John Bell and Tinalley String Quartet. Tickets are very reasonably priced for students at only $10. Further details can be found on the website.

Important Dates 

Term 1

Heidi Jones
Head of Music (Co-curricular)