Director of Music P-12

Music at Santa Sabina

The countdown is on to one of the biggest nights of the year – our Annual Gala Concert is on in three weeks!
 
On Tuesday 24 June 2025 commencing at 6:00pm, our annual Gala Concert will take place on the Sydney Town Hall stage, featuring all co-curricular ensembles; our curricular strings, our Year 4-7 curricular choirs and a host of special guests as we raise the roof in another memorable concert. Featuring chamber, massed choral and orchestral works canvassing diverse musical and cultural traditions, this beloved annual concert will again have the magnificent Sydney Town Hall as its frame. Fitting with the Year of Jubilee theme, this year’s concert program is set to stir and inspire as we take our place in the world, seeking to be Voices of Hope.

Gala Information

Every family has now received an email from the Music Department with all the logistics for Rehearsals on the day of the Gala Concert and for the Concert itself. If you have yet to receive this, please contact music@ssc.nsw.edu.au and we will ensure your contact details are correct.  

Thank you for carefully reading the information in these correspondence pieces and for completing the permission form via the Parent Lounge by Friday 6 June 2025.  

Purchase Gala Tickets

Those who have been at the College for several years will attest to the special place the annual Gala Concert has – the jewel that marks the half-way point of each year. Marking each annum that passes, there are only a handful to be collected in your child’s schooling life. You won’t want to miss these beautiful rites of celebration and growth with your community.

Tickets can be purchased via trybooking and they are selling fast! With over 600 performers on the stage, we encourage you to avoid disappointment by reserving your seats as soon as possible.    

We look forward to a magnificent Gala with you – and to seeing your child shine as one of our Voices of Hope.

Amy Richardson
Director of Music P-12

Open Recital Series 

Thank you to all the performers who shared their music in the recital on Friday 30 May in Holyrood. As always, this informal performance is such a wonderful opportunity to build confidence as well as being such a measurable goal and benchmark for the young learner’s journey.  It is a joy and privilege to watch students developing in leaps and bounds from one recital to the next, fostered by a commitment to practice and a dedication in pursuit of excellence.

Congratulations similarly to our Year 12 IB Students who presented their Higher Level (HL) Contemporary Music Maker projects to a full audience on Monday 2 June. Strong, musical and innovative work is being generated and we are very proud to see the self-direction of our Music students.

This concludes our Recital series for Semester 1. We look forward to many more of these afternoons before the year is through.

Automatic Rollover of Semester Activities 

As we approach the end of the semester, a reminder that all Semester One music enrollments automatically roll over into Semester Two.  Invoices will be generated and issued and must be paid in full prior to the return of Term 3.

If intending to withdraw, a reminder that four weeks’ advance notice is required in order to avoid late withdrawal charges.   If your child is planning to change their enrolments for Term 3, please ensure you have completed the Notice of Change Form no later than Friday 20 June to ensure this is processed in good time.

Amy Richardson
Director of Music P-12
music@ssc.nsw.edu.au

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