{"id":11469,"date":"2023-07-27T12:24:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T01:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=11469"},"modified":"2023-07-27T12:24:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T01:24:32","slug":"music-matters-132","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/music-matters-132\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Rough Edges \u2018Christmas in July\u2019 Performance \u2013 Basie Jazz Band, Lux Strings and Madrigal Ensemble<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u2018Christmas in July\u2019 was celebrated on Friday 21 July at Rough Edges with three SCEGGS musical ensembles sharing their music to add to the festive atmosphere of the evening.\u00a0 Congratulations to students in Lux Strings, Madrigal Ensemble and Basie Jazz Band who performed at the event.\u00a0 The music was certainly well received with requests for \u201cMore!\u201d and spontaneous dancing that took place throughout the hall.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Mrs Anne Sweeney, Miss Allison Harrigan and Mr Michael Tierney who were on hand to assist with the ensembles for the evening\u2019s performance.\u00a0 Thank you also to the additional tutor support from Ms Eliza Sdraulig and Ms Michelle Kelly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was a wonderful evening of celebration with fantastic support from the SCEGGS community with the creation and donation of hampers from Old Girls.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11469 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/RoughEdges_LUXStrings-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/RoughEdges_LUXStrings-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/RoughEdges_Mads-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/RoughEdges_Mads-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/RoughEdges_Mads_2-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/RoughEdges_Mads_2-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/RoughEdges_Basie-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/RoughEdges_Basie-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>HSC Music 1 and 2 Concert 2 \u2013 Congratulations!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Congratulations to our students in Year 12 Music 1 &amp; 2 who performed in a concert last Thursday 20 July, 6pm in the Great Hall.\u00a0 The concert is part of the students\u2019 preparation leading to their Trial HSC Assessments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Ms Alison Ryan, Ms Heidi Jones and associated guest musicians who provided the ensemble support.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed out on hearing the girls \u2013 don\u2019t be dismayed as there will be a final opportunity for you to come and support them in the <strong>SCEGGS Encore Concert<\/strong> on <strong>Thursday 24 August<\/strong> at 6pm in the Great Hall.\u00a0 We look forward to sharing the wonderful musical talents that our Year 12 Class of 2023 has to offer!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11472 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/Music1and2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/Music1and2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/Music1and2-145x109.jpg 145w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/Music1and2-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/Music1and2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/Music1and2-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Congratulations Rebecca Colwell \u2013 City of Sydney Eisteddfod<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Rebecca has worked very hard to take part in three Sydney Eisteddfod events over the holidays and got some encouraging feedback.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Second Place in\u00a0Australian Piano (any age), playing Ross Edwards <em>Sonata<\/em> 1<sup>st<\/sup> Movement and Roy Agnew\u2019s <em>Etude<\/em>;<\/li>\n<li>Highly Commended in\u00a020<sup>th<\/sup>and 21<sup>st<\/sup>Century Piano (17 and over)\u00a0playing Maurice Ravel&#8217;s <em>Ondine<\/em>;<\/li>\n<li>Highly Commended in the event:\u00a0Recital Award (17 and over) playing the Ross Edwards\u2019 <em>Sonata<\/em> and Maurice Ravel\u2019s <em>Ondine<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11474 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/RebeccaColwell_CityofSydneyEisteddfod-1-e1690168511386-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/RebeccaColwell_CityofSydneyEisteddfod-1-e1690168511386-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/RebeccaColwell_CityofSydneyEisteddfod-1-e1690168511386-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/RebeccaColwell_CityofSydneyEisteddfod-1-e1690168511386-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Congratulations Amelia Chow \u2013 St. George Eisteddfod<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Congratulations to Amelia Chow who participated in the 8 years and under category of the St. George Eisteddfod.\u00a0 Amelia was awarded a \u2018Well Done\u2019 ribbon for her performance on the Violin. Eisteddfods can be a wonderful forum for students to not only share their performances, but an opportunity to watch and learn from their peers.\u00a0 Well done Amelia!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11475 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/Image-e1690168485548.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/Image-e1690168485548.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/07\/Image-e1690168485548-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Metropolitan Orchestra String Camp<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Metropolitan Orchestra in Sydney is running an exciting school holiday orchestral training program for primary-aged children (7-12 years), playing at an AMEB Grade 2 standard or above. TMO Juniors will experience 3 days of orchestral rehearsals and tutorials with tutors from The Metropolitan Orchestra, working towards a performance on the final day. This experience will be enriching, exciting, nurturing, lots of fun, and importantly, memory-making! In addition to outstanding music tuition, students will take part in daily yoga classes and team-building activities. <br \/>\nHURRY &#8211; LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE &#8211; less than 20 spots left! Register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metorchestra.com.au\/event\/string-camp-2023\/\">now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Upcoming Music Events<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Term 3<\/strong><\/h5>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\"><strong>Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\"><strong>Event<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\"><strong>Date\/Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\"><strong>Venue<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9707%\"><strong>Information<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Week 3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\"><strong>Music Week Concert<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">\n<p>Thursday 27 July<\/p>\n<p>6.00pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">\n<p>Great Hall<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9707%\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Week 3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\"><strong>Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival (ASBOF) String Competition<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">\n<p>Sunday 6 August<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stringalong arrive 8.00am<\/li>\n<li>Sinfonietta arrive 8.40am<\/li>\n<li>Chamber Strings arrive 9.40am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">University of NSW, Clancy Auditorium<br \/>\nHigh Street, Kensington<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9707%\">\n<p>Please wear full school uniform (including blazer) and bring your instrument, music, water bottle &amp; a snack.<\/p>\n<p>Parents and friends are most welcome to attend, please purchase tickets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/asbof.org.au\/tickets\/\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Week 6<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\"><strong>SCEGGS Encore Concert<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">\n<p>Thursday 24 August\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>6.00pm\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Great Hall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9707%\">\n<p><em>*Elective Music Students are encouraged to attend<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Week 8\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\"><strong>Stage 3 Concert<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">\n<p>Friday 8 September<\/p>\n<p>6.oopm\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">\n<p>Great Hall<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9707%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">Week 9\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">\n<p><strong>Piano Concert<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">\n<p>Thursday 14 September<\/p>\n<p>5.30pm \u2013 6.30pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">\n<p>Great Hall<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9707%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Pauline Chow <br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Head of Music<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rough Edges \u2018Christmas in July\u2019 Performance \u2013 Basie Jazz Band, Lux Strings and Madrigal Ensemble \u2018Christmas in July\u2019 was celebrated on Friday 21 July at Rough Edges with three SCEGGS musical ensembles sharing their music to add to the festive atmosphere of the evening.\u00a0 Congratulations to students in Lux Strings, Madrigal Ensemble and Basie Jazz [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9113,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[25],"class_list":["post-11469","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/11469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=11469"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=11469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}