{"id":21276,"date":"2025-05-01T11:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T01:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=21276"},"modified":"2025-05-01T11:53:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T01:53:55","slug":"primary-and-secondary-music-15","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/primary-and-secondary-music-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary and Secondary Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have an incredibly exciting term ahead with hundreds of students in Years 3 &#8211; 12 preparing for the:<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight\">\n<p>SCEGGS 130<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Concert on Monday 23 June at 6pm in the Sydney Town Hall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4><strong>Performances<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: left\"><strong>Primary<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: left\"><strong>Secondary<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Year 3-6 Choir<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Year 7 Choir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Cantare<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Choir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Training Band<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Madrigal Ensemble<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Bugles<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Contemporary Vocal Ensemble<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Sinfonietta (Years 3 &amp; 4 students only)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Clarion Concert Band<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Chamber Strings<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Holst Wind Ensemble<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Primary Percussion Ensemble<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Basie Jazz Band<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Year 12 Rock Band<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Cremona Strings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Amati Strings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Glennie Percussion Ensemble<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">SCEGGS Orchestra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sunday Rehearsals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>To prepare for this important event, we have scheduled <strong>two Sunday rehearsals<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Sunday 1\u00a0June<\/strong><\/h5>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\"><strong>Time\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\"><strong>Great Hall<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\"><strong>Old Gym<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\"><strong>Lecture <\/strong><strong>Theatre<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">9.45am to 10.45am<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Basie Jazz Band<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Primary &#8211; Cantare<br \/>\nPrimary Percussion Ensemble<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">10.45am to 11.45am<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Primary \u2013 Sinfonietta &amp; Chamber Strings<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Choir, Mads, CVE &#8211; <em>Sacred Stepping Stones<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">11.45am to 12pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">12pm to 1pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Orchestra<strong> &#8211; <\/strong><em>Trailblazer + School Song<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Choir, Mads, CVE &#8211; <em>Trailblazer<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">1pm to 2pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Orchestra &#8211; <em>Hope for Orchestra<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">2pm to 2.15pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">2pm to 3pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\n<p>CVE<span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;letter-spacing: 0px\"> (students in Clarion, Holst, Cremona &amp; Amati to prioritise those rehearsals)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">2.15pm to 3.15pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Clarion &amp; Holst<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Cremona &amp; Amati<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">3.15pm to 4.15pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Glennie<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Sunday 15 June<\/strong><\/h5>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\"><strong>Time\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\"><strong>Great Hall<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\"><strong>Old Gym<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\"><strong>Lecture <\/strong><strong>Theatre<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">9.45am to 10.45am<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Basie Jazz Band<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Primary &#8211; Cantare<br \/>\nPrimary Percussion Ensemble<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">10.45am to 11.45am<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Primary &#8211; Bugles<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Primary \u2013 Sinfonietta &amp; Chamber Strings<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Choir, Mads, CVE &#8211; <em>Sacred Stepping Stones<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">11.45am to 12pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">12pm to 1pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Orchestra<strong> &#8211; <\/strong><em>Trailblazer + School Song<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Choir, Mads, CVE &#8211; <em>Trailblazer<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">1pm to 2pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Orchestra &#8211; <em>Hope for Orchestra<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">2pm to 2.15pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">2.15pm to 3.15pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Clarion &amp; Holst<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Cremona &amp; Amati<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">3.15pm to 4.15pm<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">Glennie<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If your daughter is unable to attend a Sunday rehearsal, please communicate directly with the Ensemble Director (Miss Harrigan, Ms Holmes, Mrs Sweeney or Mr Tierney).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Commitment to Co-curricular Music Ensembles<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A reminder to all students and families:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full attendance at rehearsals is essential in Term 2.<\/li>\n<li>Please review the <strong>Music Department\u2019s Commitment Policy<\/strong> (Secondary students) on page 34 of the school diary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check <strong>Clipboard<\/strong> regularly for updates. (For help with Clipboard access, please contact <a href=\"mailto:at%C2%A0AliceKotowicz@sceggs.nsw.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alice Kotowicz<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Additional Performance Highlights<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Alongside preparations for the 130<sup>th<\/sup> Concert, we have many other exciting events across our Primary and Secondary programs, including Assembly performances, a Rock Showcase, and community performances at St Vincent\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Click below to read the Term 2 Overview for each of our programs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/BAND-PROGRAM_V1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Band<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/CHORAL-PROGRAM_V1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Choral <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/PRIMARY-STRING-PROGRAM_V1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/PERCUSSION-ENSEMBLES_V1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Percussion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you for your ongoing support. We can\u2019t wait to share these performances with you!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>ANZAC Day Service<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Thank you to the Holst Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Mr Tierney for their involvement in the ANZAC Day Service on Tuesday. A special thanks to Jemima Lowe (Year 11) for playing The Last Post and Rouse.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-21276 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\/2025\/04\/SCEGGS-Anzac-Service-20250429_photo-by-chris-gleisner-0060.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/SCEGGS-Anzac-Service-20250429_photo-by-chris-gleisner-0060-300x200.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\/2025\/04\/SCEGGS-Anzac-Service-20250429_photo-by-chris-gleisner-0023.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/SCEGGS-Anzac-Service-20250429_photo-by-chris-gleisner-0023-300x200.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\/2025\/04\/SCEGGS-Anzac-Service-20250429_photo-by-chris-gleisner-0025.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/SCEGGS-Anzac-Service-20250429_photo-by-chris-gleisner-0025-300x200.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\/2025\/04\/SCEGGS-Anzac-Service-20250429_photo-by-chris-gleisner-0026.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/SCEGGS-Anzac-Service-20250429_photo-by-chris-gleisner-0026-300x200.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>Gondwana Voices ABC Recording<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Congratulations to Josie Grayden (Year 10) for her involvement in a very special recording project during the Easter school holidays. Josie sang with Gondwana Voices under the artistic direction of Lyn Williams AM and Mark O\u2019Leary to record a new album which will be released on ABC Classics later this year. Brava Josie!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Beyond the Green Gate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We love hearing about ways our musicians are involved in music-making outside of school. Please send details to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:HeidiJones@sceggs.nsw.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heidi Jones<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Clipboard<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>All co-curricular music ensemble schedules are now available on Clipboard. If you haven\u2019t set this up yet,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/02\/Clipboard-Instructions-for-Music.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">please follow the provided instructions<\/a>. For any issues with Clipboard set-up, contact our Music Administration Assistant, Miss\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:at%C2%A0AliceKotowicz@sceggs.nsw.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alice Kotowicz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heidi Jones<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Head of Music (Co-curricular)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have an incredibly exciting term ahead with hundreds of students in Years 3 &#8211; 12 preparing for the: SCEGGS 130th Anniversary Concert on Monday 23 June at 6pm in the Sydney Town Hall. &nbsp; Performances Primary Secondary Year 3-6 Choir Year 7 Choir Cantare Choir Training Band Madrigal Ensemble Bugles Contemporary Vocal Ensemble Sinfonietta [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[25],"class_list":["post-21276","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\/21276","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=21276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=21276"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=21276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}