David Gwilliam – Head of Music

Remembrance Day Ceremonies

We are very grateful to Robert Feher (Year 11) and Aron Jaffe (Year 10) who played the Last Post and the Reveille at Remembrance Day ceremonies last week. Robert once again attended the service at Sir Moses Montefiore Home in Randwick and represented Emanuel School very professionally. His contribution was much appreciated by the residents and we thank Allison Lee for accompanying Robert to this community event. Meanwhile, Aron gave a very moving performance at our own Emanuel School ceremony.

Australian Chamber Orchestra Workshop and Concert

Congratulations to the following Emanuel School strings students who were invited to perform with the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) this week:  Matthew Doust and Sienna Amoils (Year 10), Rebekah Goldsworthy and Nathaniel Spielman (Year 8) and Esther Reznikov (Year 9).

These members of Emanuel Chamber Strings were very excited to once again have the wonderful opportunity of working with musicians from the ACO. It is an honour and a privilege to share the stage with such prestigious musicians and I was very proud to see the students taking onboard all their great advice. They presented an impressive performance of the first movement of St Paul’s Suite by Holst, which was very well received.

This year, the concert was again held at Emanuel Synagogue – a fantastic venue for classical music – the full sound of the ensemble could be heard right at the back of the sanctuary, even during the most intimate and quiet passages of the piece.

While we don’t yet have a concert photo, here are some from the workshop at school, in the Millie Phillips Theatre.  We would like to thank Ben Adler (violin), Jacqui Cronin (viola), Rebecca Proietto (cello) and Caitlin Gilmour for their generous encouragement of our students.

Bravo to everyone involved!

Ezmi Pepper, Music Teacher

ACO Workshop, Year 8 students, Rebekah Goldsworthy (front) and Nathaniel Spielman (back)

Matthew Doust, Year 10 and Rebekah Goldsworthy, Year 8

Esther Reznikov, Year 9 and Sienna Amoils, Year 10

ACO 2016 workshop group

Private Music Tuition and Infant Strings Program

Please note that from 2017, the cost of individual private music lessons will be charged at a rate of $41.00 per half-hour lesson (plus GST, if the tutor is registered to pay GST).  Lessons shared in pairs will cost $21.50 per student per half-hour lesson (plus GST where applicable).  The Infant Strings Program for students in Years K-2 will continue to be charged at $250 per term, which includes the loan of an instrument.

Thank you to those who have already advised us of changes to private tuition and Infant Strings Program enrolments for next year. The schedules for Term 1, 2017 will be created shortly.  All students receiving private music tuition at Emanuel will be automatically re-enrolled into tutor schedules for next term along with students commencing lessons for the first time.  All students enrolled in the Infant Strings Program will be automatically re-enrolled, unless they are Year 2 students who will be entering the Year 3-6 Instrumental Program next year.

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.  The due date for intention to enrol or discontinue for Term 1, 2017 is Friday 25 November 2016.  Please use the links below to make changes.  Please contact David Gwilliam, Head of Music, by email to dgwilliam@emanuelschool.nsw.wedu.au if you have any questions.

Links to online forms:

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

To discontinue private tuition:   http://tinyurl.com/PrivateTuitionDiscontinuation

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

To discontinue Infant Strings Program:  http://tinyurl.com/InfantStringsDiscontinuation