From the Music Department
Music Awards
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The Heats will begin on Monday 25 August and will run for two weeks until 5 September. You can play as a soloist or in an ensemble for points for your House. We are fortunate to have Mr Timothy Chung adjudicate for us this year. He is a Conductor, music educator, and performer based in Sydney, with over three decades of experience. He has worked extensively with various ensembles and educational institutions throughout his career, serving as Musical Director of the Sydney University Musical Society, Principal Conductor of the Macquarie University Singers, and Foundation Director of VOX. He has also been a Guest Conductor with the Gondwana Matthew Doyle Choir (young men’s voices).
Currently, Mr Chung focuses on conducting and performing as a countertenor. He has performed as a soloist and chorister with renowned groups, including the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Choir, Cantillation, Pinchgut Opera, ACO Voices, the Sydney University Graduate Choir, St Andrew’s Cathedral Choir and St Mary’s Cathedral Choir, where he serves as an Alto Lay Clerk. He is also the countertenor in Consort 8, a Sydney-based early music ensemble that performs sacred and secular repertoire. Consort 8 regularly presents concerts at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Burwood, and Santa Sabina Chapel, Strathfield. Since 2009, Tim has conducted annual performances of Handel’s Messiah at the Sydney Town Hall, an endeavour he holds close to his heart.
Ms Alex Wentzel
Head of Strings
Private Music Lessons
Please note the following if you would like private music lessons to cease at the end of Term 3, 2025. Notification should be emailed to privatemusiclessons@shore.nsw.edu.au and the private music tutor no later than 9.00am on Thursday 28 August. A reason for ceasing would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
Ms Judy Hicks
Key Dates Terms 3 and 4
| Date | Event | Students required | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term 3 22 July – 25 September | ||||
| Mon 25 – Fri 5 Sep | Music Awards Heats | Any student who learns an instrument may audition | Strings Room | Various |
| Thurs 4 Sep | Confirmation Service Music Rehearsals | Chapel Choir | Choir Room | 8.20am |
| Sun 7 Sep | Confirmation Service | Chapel Choir | Chapel | 9.00am |
| Thurs 11 Sep | Year 12 Family Service Music Rehearsal | ForeShore Choir | Choir Room | 8.20am |
| Mon 8 – Fri 19 Sep | HSC Music Practical Exams | Year 12 Elective Music Students | Choir Room | TBC |
| Fri 12 Sep | American Tea performances | Stage Band, ForeShore, | Various | All Day |
| Sun 14 Sep | Year 12 Family Service | ForeShore Choir | Chapel | 9.00am |
| Tues 16 Sep | Instrumental and Choral Concert Rehearsals | Choir, Orchestra, Intermediate String Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble | Smith Auditorium | All Day |
| Tues 16 Sep | Instrumental and Choral Concert | Choir, Orchestra, Intermediate String Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble | Smith Auditorium | 7.00pm |
| Thurs 18 Sep | Music Function | Co-Curricular Music students | Hawkins Foyer | 5.30pm |
| 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 21Nov | 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 |