From the Music Department

Welcome back and an especially warm welcome to all new students, parents and carers joining us this year. Thank you to all the students who have auditioned for Concert Band and Orchestra. It was really pleasing to see and hear so many students branching out of their comfort zones and having a go.

I am pleased to announce that all Music ensembles have started rehearsals. Year 7s who auditioned for Orchestra have now been placed into the appropriate ensemble, and all Year 7 students who auditioned for Band have been placed into Concert Band II.

This ensemble rehearses on Wednesday and Friday mornings at 7.15am. If you have missed one of the opportunities to audition for an ensemble, it is not too late! If you have any questions about ensembles and the audition process, please go to the following link: https://www.shore.nsw.edu.au/co-curricular/performing-arts/music or come and speak to a staff member in the Music Department. 

Music ensemble mentors are Shore Old Boys who have been enthusiastically involved, and excelled in the Music programme during their time as students. They have returned to Shore to help assist in the development of the core Music ensembles.

These mentors are here to help guide the boys, assist in problem-solving, instruct them on instrumental techniques, and also develop their own leadership skills. Their assistance is greatly appreciated, and they are an invaluable and integral part of our Music programme.

Welcome back to the following mentors: Peter Brown (2019), Ben Egan (2019), Martin Huang (2019), Ryan Kennedy (2021), Adrian Lai (2021) and Xavier Margarian (2020).

We also welcome the following mentors to the team this year: Ben Cody-Osborne (2022), Finn Kennedy (2022), William Kwon (2021) and Jordan Li (2022).

Welcome back our Shore Old Boy Assistant, James Griffiths (2020). James Griffiths is assistant to the Director of Choirs.

Camps
There are several upcoming Music camps: Strings Camp is on Tuesday 28 February, Band Camp is on Tuesday 7 March and Wednesday 8 March, and Choir Camp is on Tuesday 1 August and Wednesday 2 August.

Further details will be emailed to parents. For more information, please contact Head of Strings: awentzel@shore.nsw.edu.au; Coordinator of Bands: pdorich@shore.nsw.edu.au; or for Choir Camp: Director of Choirs: ewels@shore.nsw.edu.au.

Private Music Tuition
Lessons have begun for students learning instruments at Shore. The School offers lessons on all brass instruments including euphonium, woodwind instruments (including saxophone), string instruments (including guitar), musicianship/theory and drum kit. You can complete a form to sign up for lessons. The form can be found here: https://www.shore.nsw.edu.au/co-curricular/performing-arts/music

Upcoming Dates:

Monday 20 February	Concert Group: Musica Viva – Carulli	City Recital Hall	7.00pm
Tuesday 28 February	Strings Camp	Orchestra Room	All Day
Tuesday 7 to Wednesday 8 March	Band Camp	Smith Auditorium	All Day
Friday 17 March	Concert Group: SSO Meet the Music – Rhapsody in Blue	Sydney Opera House	7.00pm
Thursday 23 March to Saturday 25 March	School Musical: Singin in the Rain	Smith Auditorium	7.00pm
Wednesday 29 March to Saturday 1 April	School Musical: Singin in the Rain	Smith Auditorium	7.00pm

Mrs K Barber
Head of Music