{"id":8754,"date":"2022-08-25T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T01:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=8754"},"modified":"2022-08-25T12:37:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T01:37:00","slug":"music-matters-99","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/music-matters-99\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Musicale 3 \u2013 Monday 29 August Great Hall<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Music department will be presenting Musicale 3 next Monday 29 August as TWO separate concerts.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Primary Concert will commence at 4.30pm<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>String Power<\/li>\n<li>Primary Cello Ensemble<\/li>\n<li>Ukulele Ensemble<\/li>\n<li>Chamber Strings<\/li>\n<li>Primary Jazz Combo<\/li>\n<li>Cantare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Secondary Concert will commence at 6pm<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Secondary Jazz Combo<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 5 \u2013 Rock band<\/li>\n<li>Year 10 Class Ensemble<\/li>\n<li>Woodwind Ensemble<\/li>\n<li>Music Extension Ensemble<\/li>\n<li>Contemporary Vocal Ensemble<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We look forward to sharing our performances with you next Monday.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Congratulations! Festival on Forbes Music Performances<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Congratulations to all the musicians who performed with their ensembles at the Festival on Forbes.\u00a0 Well done to the girls in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beginners Band<\/li>\n<li>Primary Jazz Combo<\/li>\n<li>Bugles<\/li>\n<li>Secondary Jazz Combo<\/li>\n<li>Clarion Band<\/li>\n<li>Holst Wind Band<\/li>\n<li>Basie Jazz Band<\/li>\n<li>Contemporary Vocal Ensemble (CVE)<\/li>\n<li>String Power<\/li>\n<li>Stringalong<\/li>\n<li>Sinfonietta<\/li>\n<li>Chamber Strings<\/li>\n<li>Amati Strings<\/li>\n<li>Lux Strings<\/li>\n<li><em>Maca <\/em>Rock Band<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your performances helped to add to the celebration of the day and a smile to many faces.\u00a0 Special thank you also to members of the Music staff, tutors and assistants who provided additional support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8754 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/FOF_LuxStrings2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Lux Strings\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/FOF_LuxStrings2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Lux Strings<\/figcaption>\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\/2022\/08\/FOF_LuxStrings1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Lux Strings\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/FOF_LuxStrings1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Lux Strings<\/figcaption>\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<h4><strong>Congratulations &#8211; Year 11 Music 1 and 2 Concert<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Congratulations to the students from Year 11 Music 1 and Music 2 who performed last Thursday 18 August, 4pm in the Great Hall. It was a wonderful afternoon of music with students from both courses presenting a variety of solo musical items.<\/p>\n<p>Special thank you to Ms Alison Ryan (Music 1) and to Ms Heidi Jones who carefully rehearsed with each student for the event.\u00a0 Well done to all students, it was great to hear your performances live on stage!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-8754 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/Yr11Concert_LaraGreenfield.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"Lara Greenfield (Year 11)\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/Yr11Concert_LaraGreenfield-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Lara Greenfield (Year 11)<\/figcaption>\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\/2022\/08\/Yr11Concert_MaggieRoseDunlop.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"Maggie-Rose Dunlop (Year 11)\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/Yr11Concert_MaggieRoseDunlop-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Maggie-Rose Dunlop (Year 11)<\/figcaption>\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\/2022\/08\/Yr11Concert_OliviaWolff.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:2:slideshow\" title=\"Olivia Wolff (Year 11)\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/Yr11Concert_OliviaWolff-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Olivia Wolff (Year 11)<\/figcaption>\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<h4><strong>Combined Concert with Shore School \u2013 Choir and Madrigal Ensemble<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>SCEGGS\u2019 Choir and Madrigal Ensemble are soon to be performing with choirs from Shore School in North Sydney.\u00a0 This collaboration will culminate in a performance in the Smith Auditorium at Shore School on the evening of Tuesday 13 September.\u00a0 This opportunity to perform choral music with tenors and basses allows us to present the magnificent Vivaldi <em>Gloria \u2013 <\/em>one of the great classics in choral music.\u00a0 The girls are quite taken with this music and are very excited to be singing with their friends from Shore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Parents and friends are warmly invited to this concert. \u00a0Preparation for this concert will include two rehearsals on site at Shore:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rehearsal 1 at Shore: Wednesday 7 September<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rehearsal 2 at Shore: Monday 12 September<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Concert: Tuesday 13 September<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Information have been sent to families with details for both rehearsals and the concert at Shore.<\/p>\n<p>The girls are loving this music and are so looking forward to sharing the delights of Vivaldi with an enthusiastic audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ms Allison Harrigan<br \/>\nDirector of Choral<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8761 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/ChoirRehearsal_T3W6-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/ChoirRehearsal_T3W6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/ChoirRehearsal_T3W6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/ChoirRehearsal_T3W6-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>SCEGGS Voices for STC\u2019s \u201cChalkface\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Eight students from Year 5 were invited to take part in a recording for Sydney Theatre Company\u2019s upcoming production of \u201cChalkface\u201d.\u00a0 The composer for this production Ms Jessica Dunn came to record the students at the Diana Bowman Centre on Monday 22 August.\u00a0 Sydney Theatre Company would credit SCEGGS in the play acknowledgements.<\/p>\n<p>The girls had a wonderful time recording the songs for the production.\u00a0 You can find out more about the production via this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sydneytheatre.com.au\/whats-on\/productions\/2022\/chalkface\">link<\/a> to STC\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>Well done girls and thank you to Ms Lanneke Jones for organising this amazing opportunity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8762\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/PrimaryRecording_T3W6-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/PrimaryRecording_T3W6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/PrimaryRecording_T3W6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/PrimaryRecording_T3W6-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Primary Piano Concert<\/strong><strong> \u2013 <\/strong><strong>Thursday 1 September<\/strong> <strong>Great Hall<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Invitation opened to ALL Primary pianists to sign up to perform in the upcoming Primary Piano Concert.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The concert will take place <strong>Week 7 \u2013 1 September, 3.30pm &#8211; 4.30pm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Parents and friends are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n<p>To enrol your daughter in the concert please complete this form by <strong>Friday 26 August (Week 6).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>ASBOF Competition \u2013 Important Change of Venue for Bugles<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The ASBOF competition for SCEGGS ensembles will begin this Sunday 28 August.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Change of venue for Bugles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please note that Bugles will now perform at the University of NSW\u2019s Sir John Clancy Auditorium.\u00a0 Students will need to arrive at the venue by 9.45am.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the ASBOF Competition are now on sale.\u00a0 The tickets for this event (25% discount when purchasing online) can be accessed via the ASBOF <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asbof.org.au\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The ASBOF Web App is also accessible via the website and gives parents access to the full Festival Draw.<\/p>\n<p>Please see below for the information and ensembles that are involved in this year\u2019s competition:<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Sunday 28 August \u2013 Sydney Conservatorium of Music<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Sinfonietta &#8211; arrival time of 8.30am<\/li>\n<li>Stringalong &#8211; arrival time of 9.35am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Sunday 28 August \u2013 University of NSW\u2019s Sir John Clancy Auditorium<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Bugles &#8211; arrival time of 9:45am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Sunday 11 September \u2013 Sydney Conservatorium of Music<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Amati &#8211; arrival time of 10am<\/li>\n<li>Holst Wind Band &#8211; arrival time of 1pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Term 3 Calendar of Music Events<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>Week 6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p>HSC ENCORE Concert, Thursday 25 August, 6pm, Great Hall<br \/>\n<em>*Please note the change of date from the school diary<\/em><\/p>\n<p>ASBOF Competition, Sunday 28 August,\u00a0Sydney Conservatorium: Stringalong and Sinfonietta and\u00a0University of NSW\u2019s Sir John Clancy Auditorium: Bugles. Further information will be provided by ensemble directors.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>Week 7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p>Musicale 3, Monday 29 August, Primary concert, 4.30pm and Secondary concert, 6pm, Great Hall<\/p>\n<p>Primary Piano Concert, Thursday 1 September, 3.30 &#8211; 4.40pm, Great Hall<\/p>\n<p>Gala Dinner Performance, Saturday 3 September, 6.30pm (Basie Jazz Band, Madrigal Ensemble and Lux Strings), Great Hall<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1.15rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">Week 8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p>IPSHA Performance, Tuesday 6 September, Sydney Town Hall. Further information to come.<\/p>\n<p>ASBOF Competition, Sunday 11 September (Amati Strings and Holst Wind Ensemble)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1.15rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">Week 9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Stage 3 Concert, Thursday 15 September, 6pm, Great Hall<\/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>Musicale 3 \u2013 Monday 29 August Great Hall The Music department will be presenting Musicale 3 next Monday 29 August as TWO separate concerts. 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