Diana Springford – Director of Music P-12

Welcome to our Music Matters page! 🎶

Recent student performances

Mazal tov to the Perlman String Ensemble from Years K-2 who performed Aladdin at the K-2 Public Speaking Competition Finals, while the judging was taking place. Thank you to all the students and to their conductor, Ms Turner, for preparing and accompanying them.

Kol hakavod to Ella Bortz on her Sydney Eisteddfod success!

In August, Ella Bortz (Year 9), competed in various categories of the Sydney Vocal Eisteddfod with tremendous success. In the Jazz category she placed First, and in the Musical Theatre category she placed Third. If these achievements weren’t enough, she also competed in the Junior Singer of the Year category, where she was selected as a finalist (top 5 out of 40 singers) and performed with a live band.

Well done on this magnificent achievement Ella! We are very proud!

Ella Bortz (Year 9) performing at the Sydney Vocal Eisteddfod

Night of Song

On Monday, over 140 students from Years K-12 performed in our Night of Song. This beautiful annual choral concert showcased all our choirs and chamber choirs as well as featuring eleven solo performances and a crowd-pleasing performance by our new ‘pop-up’ choir of parents, alumni and staff. We commend all the performers, conductors and accompanists for their hard work and enthusiasm and the tutor team for their preparation of the soloists. Special thanks to Mr Burley for organising the event and to everyone who worked behind-the-scenes to produce this wonderful evening, including Joanne De Araujo for administrative support and Ben Marshall who did a fabulous job with all things audio and visual.

The photographs of the concert were taken by Mr Ofer Levy, who does such a wonderful job of capturing superb images of our performers. In novel circumstances, Ofer took the stage with the other members of the parent, alumni and staff choir, while Derek Manoy kindly took over photography duties temporarily!

Please see the separate article, Spotlight on… Night of Song, for a selection of wonderful photographs.

Private Music Tuition and Infant Strings Program

Thank you to those who have already advised us of changes to private tuition and Infant Strings Program (ISP) enrolments for next term. The deadline for new enrolments, notification of changes or intention to discontinue for Term 4, is today but you can still use the online forms this weekend if you need to. All students currently receiving private music tuition and students in Years K-2 who are currently participating in the ISP will be automatically re-enrolled into tutor schedules along with students commencing for the first time. Please contact music@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au if you have any questions.  

The schedules for Term 4 will be created at the end of term and emailed during October term break. 

Please visit our Music Portal Page for information about:

• Private Music Tuition (beginning and discontinuing).
• Ensemble and Choir membership for K-12 students.
• Infant Strings Program (ISP) for K-2.
• Performance opportunities.
• Borrowing an orchestral instrument.