Diana Springford – Director of Music

Welcome to our Music Matters page! 🎶

Jesse Barel performed his own composition “Time” at the High School assembly this week. This was a very entertaining and stylish performance and an amazing composition (complete with persistent ear worm), with touches of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tim Minchin.

Last Friday’s performance by the Infants String Program was, as predicted, totally charming. If you are in Years K-2 and wondering if you’d like to start playing violin or viola in small groups, watch this performance. Information on how to join the ISP is on the  Music Portal Page. This performance was, for most of  the students, their first public performance.

Congratulations ISP and thank you to Monique Turner for her wonderful teaching and to Novak Manojlovic for his lovely piano accompaniment.

We are very much looking forward to the Finals Concert of the Years K-12 Music Competition 2023 to be held in the Theatre on the evening of Monday 3 April 2023. 

The Senior Choir will sing at assembly on Tuesday morning.

Members of Emanuel’s Junior Chamber Choir and Klezmer Ensemble will perform at the Community Yom Ha’atzmaut Concert and Carnival at the Sydney Entertainment Quarter on Sunday 30 April 2023 between 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm. This promises to be a fun event to which everyone is invited.

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 enrolments for next term via the online forms on our Music Portal Page.  All students currently receiving private music tuition and students in Years K-2 who are currently participating in the Infant Strings Program will be automatically re-enrolled into tutor schedules for Term 2 along with students commencing lessons for the first time. Please contact music@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au if you have any questions. The deadline for new enrolments, notification of changes or intention to discontinue for Term 2, was last week but a limited number of places are still available for enrolments in private tuition and the Infants String Program so please access the forms on our  Music Portal Page immediately if you have intentions to enrol for Term 2.

The schedules for Term 2 will be created at the end of term and emailed during term break.

Term 2 dates 

Weekly ensemble rehearsals and Private Music Tuition and IP resume as normal on the first day of Term, Wednesday 26 April 2023.

The Instrumental Program (IP) for Years 3-6 will resume on these dates:

•   Wednesday: Year 4 and Year 6. They have IP on the first day of Term 2, Tuesday 26 April 2023.
•   Tuesday: Year 3 and Year 5. They have IP on Tuesday 2 May 2023 (Week 2)

Music Camp 2023

Look out for an information note which will only be sent to parents of all eligible students in the coming days. Please see our separate article for information.