From the Music Department

Congratulations to…

… Tim Wong and Eric Yoo (Year 12) who submitted their final HSC compositions this week to NESA and to Thomas Adamo, Toby Campbell, William Curran, Marcel Ewen, Billy Fennessey, Matthew Scougall, Lachlan Walter, Tim Wong and Eric Yoo, who had their HSC last Tuesday for Performance and Musicology.  

… Daniel Hone and Christian Liu, who played in their Flute Studio Concert last Friday.  

Year 12 Family Service – Sunday 10 September

ForeShore will be singing at the Year 12 Family Service held on Sunday 10 September. The service begins at 9.00am, and all choristers will be required from 8.00am in the Chapel.  

Spring Concert – Tuesday 12 September 

This year, the Spring Concert will be held at Chatswood Concourse on Tuesday 12 September, at 7.00pm, with a pre-concert at 6.30pm. Rehearsals will be held during the day, and the schedule can be seen below. Tickets can be purchased here: theconcourse.com.au/event/shore-spring-concert

Time	Travel / Rehearsal	Supervising Staff
8.00am	Meet at Chatswood  Stage Crew, Guitar Ensemble, Symphonic Winds, Concert Band and Wind Ensemble	KIB, JG, AF, PID, SKR, BMitrovic, WJP
8.00am	Rehearsal 1: Guitar Ensemble	B Mitrovic, WJP
8.30am	Rehearsal 2: Symphonic Winds	PID
9.15am	Rehearsal 3: Concert Band + Wind Ensemble	SKR + PID
10.00am	BREAK (set up for Stage Band and Jazz Ensemble)
10.15am	Rehearsal 4: Stage Band (stage) + Jazz Ensemble (foyer)	PID + WJP
10.30am	School to Chatswood: Senior School Choir (Prep on bus) + instrumentalists accompanying Britten + Psalms	E Wels + LKG + James Griffiths + BMcGlynn
11.00am	Rehearsal 5: Trumpet Ensemble (choir stalls) + 7/8 Choir (foyer)	B Blunt/SKR + E Wels + B McGlynn
11.30am	Chatswood to School (all students who have finished rehearsals).	WJP + PID + SKR + LKG + B McGlynn
11.20am	Rehearsal 6: Year 9/12 Choir + ForeShore	E Wels + J Griffiths
11.40am	Rehearsal 7: Prep Choir and Trebles + harp Britten	E Wels + J Griffiths + A Belshaw
12.00pm	Rehearsal 8: Prep and Senior Choirs Chichester Psalms	E Wels + J Griffiths + A Belshaw
12.30pm	School to Chatswood (all remaining Orchestra + Intermediate Strings)	AAW + CRO + BMcGlynn
12.45pm	LUNCH
1.15pm	Rehearsal 9: Prep and Senior Choirs + Orch Benedictus + Intermediate Strings (Foyer)	E Wels + J Griffiths + A Belshaw   AAW
2.00pm	Chatswood to School: All choirs and Intermediate	E Wels + J Griffiths + CRO and B McGlynn
2.00pm	Rehearsal 10: Orchestra	LKG and AAW
2.45pm	Orchestra dismissed from Chatswood	LKG to take any students on train to school if required
2.45pm	Rehearsal 11: Senior String Ensemble	AAW
3.30pm	Rehearsal 12: String Quartet	AAW
4.00pm	Rehearsal 13: Chamber Ensemble	LJ
	Students in Senior Strings, String Quartet and Chamber Ensemble are dismissed from Chatswood after their rehearsals.
4.15pm	Rehearsal 13 Top & Tail Technical Run with crew + Comperes + Video/slides	JG + KIB
6.00pm	REHEARSALS CONCLUDE
6.30pm	Pre-Concert Starts in the Foyer
7.00pm	CONCERT in Hall STARTS

Co-curricular Music Function
Thursday 14 September  

All co-curricular music parents and students are invited to the Music Function on Thursday 14 September, in the Hawkins Foyer from 5.30pm – 7.30pm. Finger food and drinks will be served. Tickets can be purchased at: trybooking.com/1107007. This is a wonderful opportunity to farewell the Year 12 Co-curricular Music students and thank them for their contributions to Music at Shore. Cost is $30 per adult and $10 per student. 

Year 7 Exhibition – Tuesday 19 September
Save the date 

All Year 7 students have been composing pieces in their classes as part of their Music coursework. On Tuesday 19 September from 5.30pm – 6.30pm students will be presenting these compositions to the Shore community. This is a compulsory event for all of Year 7, and all community members are welcome to attend. The event will be in the War Memorial Hall, and all Year 7 students are required from 4.30pm with their laptops charged. 

Sydney Organ Competition – Monday 2 October 

On Monday 2 October the Sydney Organ Competition will be held at Shore. For further details, please contact Mr Robert Fox, the School organist at rfox@shore.nsw.edu.au. 

Upcoming dates 

Sunday 10 September	Year 12 Family Service (9.00am)
Tuesday 12 September	Spring Concert: Chatswood Concourse
Thursday 14 September	Music Function: Hawkins Foyer
Tuesday 19 September	Year 7 Music Composition Showcase: War Memorial Hall

Mrs K Barber 
Head of Music