From the Music Department
Congratulations to…
… Year 11 Rock Band Clockwork, who performed at Barker College’s Battle of the Bands last Saturday evening. Ollie Bucktin, Noah Kordek, Liam O’Neill, Angus St Clair, Joe Stephens, and Rory Wenden performed Van Halen’s Jump. Thank you to their Rock Band Mentor, Mr Jacob Ho, for all the support and guidance he gave the students.
…ForeShore, for their beautiful singing at the Year 12 Family Service held in the Chapel last Sunday. It was a stunning day and a perfect way to celebrate the Year 12 students. A particular thank you to Year 12 choristers Alexander Beattie, James Thompson, Andrew Gilchrist and Joel Gilmour who sang with the choir during their special service. Thank you to Mr Massey for all his work with choir and to organist Mr Cunningham.
…Chapel and Prep Choir, Guitar Ensemble, Intermediate String Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Winds, Chamber Ensemble, ForeShore Choir, Intermediate Quartet, Senior String Ensemble, Senior Quartet and soloists Alexander Beattie, JJ Black and Ben Hocking for their wonderful performances at the Instrumental and Choral Concert last Tuesday 16 September, in the Smith Auditorium. A particular thank you to the Directors of the Ensembles and their assistants: Ms Alina Belshaw, Dr Luke Gilmour, Ms Lizzie Jones, Ms Biljana Mitrovic, Mr Warwick Payne, Ms Sandy Robertson, and Ms Alex Wentzel. Thank you to the Music Mentors who support the Directors and students, Ms Katherine Day for accompanying and Mr John Grimshaw for all of the technical support he and his team provided. A particular thanks to Ms Alex Wentzel for all her organisation and coordination behind the scenes. View the Gallery on Lampada
…Koji T, who travelled to the Netherlands to perform in the violin in masterclasses. Koji had several teachers from many different countries (Belgium, Czech Republic, Poland, Australia) provide him with expert feedback, and he performed as a soloist, in a quartet and chamber ensembles.
Thank you to…
… Stage Band for entertaining us at the Music Function last Thursday 18 September in the Hawkins Foyer, and Mr Dorich for his support in enabling them to perform. It was great to have so many Year 12s at the event performing and celebrating their musical journey at Shore. Thank you to all of the Music staff for their dedication to the students and the support they have given. View the Gallery on Lampada.
…Alexander Beattie, Daniel Becker, JJ Black, Ollie Campbell, Connor Fung, Andrew Gilchrist, Joel Gilmour, Oliver Graham, Christopher Griffiths, Benjamin Hocking, Tom Hurt, Russell Jiang, Andy Lee, Aaron Li, Jonathan Lim, Saxon Mitchell, DJ Nagle, Kieran Old, Oliver Parrish, Jonnie Pridmore, Caleb Schmidt, Eddie Scougall, Harry Siebold, Ethan Spark and James Thompson for their continued contribution to Co-curricular Music. We wish you all the very best for the rest of your HSC journey at Shore, and thank you for all the leadership you provided to the Music programme.
Music Awards…
Ms Wentzel will contact those who have been selected to perform via teams before the end of Term.
Year 7 Exhibition – Tuesday 23 September
On Tuesday 23 September from 5.30pm – 6.30pm students will be presenting these compositions to the Shore community. All Year 7 students have been composing pieces in their classes as part of their Music coursework. The event will be in the War Memorial Hall and all Year 7 students are required from 4.40pm to begin setting up with their laptops charged. This is a compulsory event for all of Year 7, and all community members are welcome to attend. We will open the exhibition for guests at 5.30pm with a student detailing the compositional process. Guests are encouraged to ask questions to a range of students about their compositions and to listen to a variety of pieces.
Term 4 Ensembles – Tuesday 14 October
Wishing everyone a safe and relaxing break. Ensembles will commence in Term 4 on the first day back, Tuesday 14 October at 7.15am.
Key Dates Terms 3 and 4
| Date | Event | Students required | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term 3 22 July – 25 September | ||||
| Tues 23 Sep | Year 7 Exhibition Night | All of Year 7 | War Memorial Hall | 4.40pm |
| Thurs 25 Sep | Concert Group Excursion to see SSO: The Music of Joe Hisaishi | Students who selected to attend this concert | Sydney Opera House | 7.00pm |
| Term 4 14 October – 5 December | ||||
| Mon 20 – Wed 22 Oct | Senior Music Awards | Individual students who auditioned for Music Awards will be notified if they are playing | Smith Auditorium | 10.00am |
| Wed 22 Oct | Concert Group to see ACO: Dan Muller-Schott performs Tchaikovsky | Students who selected to attend this concert | Sydney Opera House | 7:00pm |
| Mon 27 – Wed 29 Oct | Junior Music Awards | Individual students who auditioned for Music Awards will be notified if they are playing | Smith Auditorium | 10.00am |
| Tues 28 Oct | Concert Group to see SSO: Mountain | Students who selected to attend this concert | Sydney Opera House | 7:00pm |
| Fri 7 Nov | Masterclass | Orchestra Room | 3.30-5pm | |
| Mon 17 – Fri 21 Nov | Summer Lunch and Twilight Concerts | Evening Performances: 17th Choirs, Orchestra, Guitar Ensemble and String Quartet and Ensembles. 19th Concert Band, Symphonic Winds, Jazz and Stage Band 20th Rock Bands | Hall Quad | Lunch times and 6.30pm |
| Thurs 20 Nov | Festival of Lessons and Carols Rehearsals | Chapel Choir | Choir Room | 8.20am |
| Mon 24 Nov | Festival of Lessons and Carols | Chapel Choir | Chapel | 7.00pm |
| Wed 26 Nov | Concert Group to see SSO: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony | Students who selected to attend this concert | Sydney Opera House | 8.00pm |