Volume 32 Issue 34 10 Nov 2023 26 Heshvan 5784

Music Matters

Diana Springford – Director of Music P-12

Welcome to our Music Matters page! 🎶

Here and on our portal page, you will find announcements about our busy Music Program, so please check in regularly.

Recent Student Performances

Kol Hakavod to the Years 7-8 Rock Band for their performance of Still into You by Paramore at High School Assembly this week, ably supported by their band director, George Nikolopoulos. 

Year 10 Elective Music performed a selection of solo works for clients at the Burger Centre on Thursday 2 November 2023. This was a warm and appreciative audience and a chance for our young musicians to share their talents. Thank you to Daniel Burley for his piano accompaniment.

This term, our musicians have prepared and performed in two very special concerts for packed audiences – the Night of Winds and Percussion in Week 4 and the Night of Strings on Wednesday evening. These events showcased the skills of hundreds of young instrumentalists from Years K-12 performing in a range of ensembles, from concert bands to string orchestras and small chamber ensembles. For many of our younger musicians, this was their first performance for an audience, other than their family. Our Years K-2 members of the Perlman String Ensemble opened the strings concert, while our Years 3–6 students, who are learning to play an instrument in our compulsory Instrumental Program (IP), performed in ensembles comprised of their year groups. It was impressive to see the progression in skill level achieved by each successive year of tuition and practice. With both younger and older musicians performing in the same events, these concerts were a lovely opportunity for students who are just starting to learn an instrument to see the dizzy heights scaled by our most senior musicians. 

Mazal tov to all performers and thanks to parents for their ongoing support of their children’s musical endeavours. These concerts cannot happen without a great deal of organisation behind-the-scenes. I would like to thank the whole Music Faculty, our amazing team of music tutors, accompanists and conductors and Ben Marshall for sound reinforcement at both concerts, assisted by Aaron Berkowitz and Dylan Budai. Our photographs are courtesy of Ofer Levy, a member of our parent community, who has again captured superb images of our performers.

The video of the Night of Winds and Percussion is available here on vimeo. We will share the link to the Night of Strings Concert as soon as it is available.

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Term 4 Dates and Events for your diary

  • Year 9-12 Rock Band Joey’s Battle of the Bands Performance – Sunday 12 November 2023
  • Extra-curricular Music Ensemble photos – Tuesday 14 November 2023 (see separate article).
  • Years 7-9 and Years 9-12 Rock Bands Assembly Performances – Tuesday 14 November 2023.
  • B’Yachad Building Opening – Sunday 19 November 2023: Jazz Combo and Klezmer Ensemble.
  • Senior Chamber Choir Assembly Performance – Tuesday 21 November 2023
  • Twilight Concerts (tutor-nominated performances) – Wednesday 22 November 2023.
  • Instrument Maintenance and Stocktake – Tuesday 29 November 2023 and Wednesday 30 November 2023.

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 year. The deadline for new enrolments, notification of changes or intention to discontinue for Term 1 is Friday 24 November 2023. All students currently receiving private music tuition and students in Years K-1 who are currently participating in the ISP will be automatically re-enrolled into tutor schedules along with students commencing for the first time. To enrol or discontinue please visit our Music Portal Page and use the links to the relevant online forms. Formal notification of intention to discontinue must be received now to avoid being committed to the full term of lessons and liable for fees. 

Please contact music@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au if you have any questions.  

The schedules for Term 1 will be created during term break and emailed in late January.

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.