Artistic Director

THANK YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to ensembles P-12 for a fantastic return to live music performance this year. You have all been inspiring, from the Town Hall Gala Concert to the Celebration of Music Concert at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Chamber Music Recital in the Chapel, PY Speech Day, Friday Recitals and the Advent Festival of Readings and Carols, and all the other special events across the school year. Never underestimate your impact on listeners who hear you for the first time.

Thank you to Chamber Choir, Chamber Orchestra and Brass Ensemble for a hectic year with the numerous Discovery Days for prospective families, 5-12 Speech Night, Weekly Assemblies, Father’s Day and Mother’s Day Masses and multiple special liturgies on top of everything you do. You have been excellent ambassadors for the school.

A special thank you to Chamber Choir for performing with Consort 8 last Saturday at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Burwood. Audience members were thrilled and moved by your singing, and the positive feedback was immense. One member said he was ‘feeling very down that week, but your singing made him feel life was all fine again’. Another said, ‘if she had a choir like ours when she was at school, she would have joined’, and had tears in her eyes when she told me. Another said he had ‘tears in his eyes’ when he heard the Angel’s Carol. People travelled from Melbourne, Canberra, Newcastle, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and the Southern Highlands to attend the concert.

SYO SUMMER SCHOOL 2023

What a great year we have had! Your children have come a long way with their ensemble playing this year, and we are very proud of what they have achieved.

In January, there is an opportunity for those students who would like to continue practising their ensemble playing skills – whether you are continuing at Del Monte, over at Gioia House and Senior School or moving on! The Sydney Youth Orchestra’s Summer camp, a weeklong program, will be held here at Santa Sabina from January 16-21.

2023 Summer School

All levels are welcome (ages 5-18), and this week is a great way to make new friends, enjoy musical activities and kickstart another great year of learning.

MUSIC TUITION

Thank you for a fantastic year of Private Music Tuition. I trust your lessons have gone smoothly, despite a busy school environment and that you have made excellent progress this year. I hope to see all students continue with tuition and setting some performance goals such as taking AMEB exams (Australian Music Examinations Board) or performing in a Friday Recital or Assembly. I also encourage you, if not already, to join the ensemble program of choirs, bands and orchestras in 2023.

To continue your Private Music Tuition and/or take on new instruments, please register and pay for lessons for Semester 1, 2023, using the Try Booking links below:

PREP – YEAR 4 AND MARY BAILEY HOUSE STUDENTS
Register and Pay here: https://www.trybooking.com/CEAWI

YEAR 5 – YEAR 12 STUDENTS
Register and Pay here: https://www.trybooking.com/CEAVK

CESSATION OF LESSONS
Four weeks’ written notice should be given should a student wish to discontinue lessons through the College. Four weeks before the start of Term 1 is Monday 2 January 2023. Notification must be emailed to:
1. Instrumental Tutor
2. Music Administrator: Cathy Shone (P-4) or Suzanna Touma (Year 5-12)
3. Artistic Director P-12: Tim Chung

Primary Music Administrator: Cathy Shone c.shone@ssc.nsw.edu.au
Year 5-12 Music Administrator: Suzanna Touma s.touma@ssc.nsw.edu.au
Artistic Director P-12: Tim Chung t.chung@ssc.nsw.edu.au

Thank you for your continued commitment to your musical journey at the College.

TAIKO 2023

You may think banging a drum for a 45-minute class would be a workout for your arms, but playing the taiko takes much more than solid biceps. You’ll also use your shoulders, core, legs, glutes and especially your back muscles. And because playing the taiko is as much about the beauty of the movement as it is about the sound you make, you need to develop strength, endurance, memory, balance and flexibility to play well.
Please visit the links below to register and pay for Taiko ensembles:
2023 SENIOR TAIKO ENSEMBLE YR 7-12 – SEMESTER 1 –https://www.trybooking.com/CEUCA
2023 JUNIOR TAIKO ENSEMBLE YR 5-6 – SEMESTER 1 https://www.trybooking.com/CEUCG
2023 PRIMARY YEARS TAIKO CLUB YR 3-4 – SEMESTER 1 –https://www.trybooking.com/CEUCI

HANDEL’S MESSIAH – SYDNEY TOWN HALL

One of the most anticipated music events every year is Sydney Town Hall, filled with voices singing the Hallelujah Chorus as part of the performance of Handel’s Messiah. Now, after an absence of two years, Hallelujahs will be sung again!

Come and hear more than 200 voices, the pipe organ, orchestra led by Mrs Victoria Jacono-Gilmovic, Head of Strings 5-12, and Cecilia Pensini Head of Strings P-4 and outstanding soloists, all conducted by our Tim Chung. It is an essential part of Christmas in the city.

Performances will be held on Saturday 17 December and Sunday 18 December 3.00pm-5:30 in the Sydney Town Hall.

For more information about the Radio Community Chest (Registered Charity) Messiah Performances, please visit: https://www.classikon.com/sydneys-town-hall-messiah-continues-supports-charities/?fbclid=IwAR1SbEylxN6wLfbwiwcR6eThCGhaxii3JgK25s_T-A1S9sIbE9ocP-o_XR8

TICKETS: https://tickets.cityrecitalhall.com/6432 NB: the City Recital Hall Box Office sells tickets on behalf of the Sydney Town Hall.

The music department wishes you all the best for a safe and happy festive season.