David Gwilliam – Head of Music

Sydney Youth Orchestra – applications are open

Now is the time to apply for a position with the Sydney Youth Orchestra. Places are limited and highly sought-after. Full information regarding the 12 different orchestras and ensembles, application deadlines, audition requirements and FAQs is available at this link:  https://syo.com.au/auditions/

Deadline – Private music tuition and Infant Strings Program

The due date for new enrolments, notification of changes or intention to discontinue private tuition or Infants String Program for Term 4, is today (Friday 25 August). All students currently receiving private music tuition and students participating in the Infant Strings Program will be automatically entered into tutor schedules for next term and committed to the full term of lessons. Parents who wish to advise us of discontinuations or new enrolments should do so using one of the online forms which can be accessed from the links below.  If your child intends to discontinue, formal notification must be given using the online discontinuation form, otherwise parents will be liable for fees for next term.  Please contact Gail Mackenzie by email on music@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au if you have any questions.

Links to online forms  

New enrolment requests for private tuition: http://tinyurl.com/PrivateTuitionEnrolment

To discontinue private tuition at the end of Term 3: http://tinyurl.com/PrivateTuitionDiscontinuation

To enrol into the Infant Strings Program: http://tinyurl.com/InfantStringsEnrolment

To discontinue Infant Strings Program at the end of Term 3: http://tinyurl.com/InfantStringsDiscontinuations

Emanuel School/King David School Music Exchange – updated program

Please note a change to our previously published program for this year’s Music Exchange with King David School. Our guests will be staying for only one night.  

It will soon be Emanuel School’s turn to host the sixth annual Music Exchange with King David School, Melbourne. We are looking forward to repeating the educational success of previous Music Exchanges. This event has proved to be a wonderful opportunity for students to forge long-lasting interstate friendships and we are excited about the ongoing relationship our schools are building with each other.  

High School musicians and staff from KDS will arrive on Sunday 22 October (Week 3 of Term 4) to join with Emanuel’s student musicians in a combined music workshop, culminating in a combined schools’ concert on the afternoon of Monday 23 October. The visitors will depart to fly back to Melbourne after the concert.  It is anticipated that all members of the following extra-curricular music ensembles will participate in this exciting event:  Senior Choir, Senior Chamber Choir, Copland Concert Band, Emanuel String Orchestra and Senior Stage Band.  

While there is no cost to parents associated with the 2017 Emanuel/KDS Music Exchange, we rely on the generosity and hospitality of Emanuel families to host King David School students as billets during their stay in Sydney. Our task of matching visiting student musicians with a suitable host student is made easier when we have plenty of Emanuel families offering to host, because that allows the most flexibility in pairing students of the same gender and age. Sometimes students are more comfortable to be billeted in pairs, so please let us know if you are able to host more than one student. Not every student participating in the Music Exchange is allocated a billet, as this depends on the age and gender of visiting students.

A detailed itinerary will be provided to host families closer to the event. Essentially, the commitment is to collect King David School students from Emanuel School on the Sunday and provide one night’s accommodation, dinner and breakfast the following day. The visiting students could commute to school on Monday in the same manner as host students and the KDS visitors will have their lunch on Monday provided by our canteen.  

While we are not seeking definitive commitments to participate in the Music Exchange workshop, we are very keen to tentatively establish billeting offers for the visiting students from King David School before the end of this term. Please complete this brief billeting survey:  http://tinyurl.com/MusicExchangeBilleting

I trust you share the Music Department’s commitment to building our relationship with King David School, and in so doing, providing another outstanding opportunity for our student musicians to remain inspired and challenged in their love and enthusiasm for music.

If you have any queries, please contact Joanne De Araujo, PA to Head of Music on jdearaujo@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au