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Senior Music Festival tickets on sale TOMORROW!

Tickets for this year’s Senior Music Festival on the Concert Hall stage of he Concourse go on sale TOMORROW! A Pulse notice and letter to families will share both the link and booking tips that could see one lucky student dubbed the ‘greatest ticket seller’ for 2023 (with a bespoke SMF2023 Hoodie among the coveted prizes!)

The excitement was palpable as the Friends of Music helped distribute Festival T-shirts to students during rehearsals yesterday, and we are grateful for their support behind the scenes with costumes, catering and other wonderful initiatives towards this and other great Music opportunities at Redlands.

Our LIKE A VARIATION theme for 2023 is a twist on the similarly named radio segment. This fantastic night is not just for members of our P-12 Redlands community, but for music lovers and trivia buffs of all ages! Spread the word, bring your friends and book your tickets for what will be another sell-out show.

Junior Music Festival – Thursday 3 August

Speaking of FESTIVALS!? Hot on the heels of our Senior Music Festival is our equally exciting Junior school night of nights – the Junior Music Festival to be held in Term 3.  Get those ball gowns and tuxedos ready for ‘A Night with the Stars’! Students are already working hard in their curriculum and cocurricular lessons and rehearsals to make it a night to remember. Featuring the biggest hits from stage and screen, it will be a memorable celebration which includes every single Junior School student. Please save the date and ticketing details will be released in due course. 

Junior Open Morning 

Well done to all the musicians from Ms Sywak’s Junior Chamber Ensemble, Junior Voices and our pianists Yucong (Melody) Jin and Zhengyou (Yolanda) Bai for your performances to our prospective families. Thank you to Ms McGlade, Ms Roberts and Dr Eskenazi for their work with our performers also.

Australian Composer Incursion (Yrs 11 & 12)

This coming Tuesday we are delighted to host Sydney Conservatorium lecturer and Australian Composer Dr Daniel Rojas to work with our senior students as they drill down on one of his compositions Baile y Fuego (Dance and Fire) as one of their set works of study for their courses. Dr Rojas will also provide one on one feedback on the students’ own compositions during lunch time – another great voice in the mix, alongside their fortnightly sessions with own resident composer, Dr Nick Russoniello. We are fortunate to be resourced by such extraordinary compositional expertise at Redlands and students’ compositions are developing with nuance, dexterity and flair. Later this year will see the Composition Competition opened for all students, with selected works being studio produced for release as part of the annual Redlands EP.

SSO Excursion (Yr 9)

Last Thursday evening, Yr 9 Elective Music students headed to the Opera House and later buzzed about the magnificent experience created for them by concert pianist Stephen Hough as he performed Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.  Particularly delighted with their seat allocation in the choir stalls, they felt were the best seats in the house, right amidst the action!  As a department, were touched by several students going out of their way to vocalise their gratitude for this opportunity. We know that the experience will greatly enrich their ongoing work around the Romantic Music Period across the rest of the term, and their holistic understanding of the development of Western Music tonality and traditions, within sociohistorical contexts.

Senior Instrumental Competition Finals – This Monday!

We are looking forward to hosting this event this coming Monday in the Edwards Auditorium of the John Roberts Centre.  There are a few tickets left for people wishing to join the audience to support competitors (and just enjoy a great night of music-making!)
Reserve your free tickets by using the link below, and we’ll see you on Monday!

CLICK HERE FOR Instrumental Competition Tickets 

Junior & Senior Piano Competition 2023

Piano Competition auditions are now open for students in the Junior and Senior schools. This is a wonderful opportunity for our piano students to showcase their talents and we encourage all pianists to apply. 

Click for Junior Piano Competition form   (Yrs 3-6)

Click for Senior Piano Competition form (Yrs 7-12)

Junior students will be scheduled for face to face auditions in Week 9 of this term, while Senior Students should complete the form above and later submit their audition via the Music Auditions page on iLearn. 

Senior Vocal Competition – Friday 9 June 2023

Our annual Senior Vocal Competition will be held on Friday 9 June 2023, and finalists have been announced. A letter to finalists with rehearsal and other key information will be sent in the week ahead.  

Studio Concerts – Weeks 5 – 7

This week sees the launch of our Studio Concert Series for semester on and many of our Specialist Tutors are hosting an informal and relaxed opportunities for our developing musicians to share their progress with a supportive audience of family and friends. We invite members of our community to join us in the dates and times below for their child / friend’s performance growth.

Junior Campus Students – Lunchtime Studio Concerts 

Senior Campus Students – Lunchtime Studio Concerts

Advanced Ensemble Auditions

Each new Semester provides opportunity for new intake into our Advanced and Extension ensemble streams.  Junior Campus will make announcement about auditions shortly (intake will be after Junior Music Festival in July) and Senior Campus students are hereby advised that auditions are now open via the Auditions page for Advanced Strings, Advanced Concert Band, Advanced Guitar Ensemble and Jazz Vocal Ensemble. Expressions of interest remain open via iLearn for the extension Conducting Class and Chamber & Piano ensembles.

Here to help!

Keep your eye on Pulse and the MUSIC EVENTS page to ensure key dates are all on the family calendar and reach out to your campus Music Office if we can assist in any way.

REDLANDS MUSIC DEPARTMENT

Katherine Moses
Head of Junior Campus Music P-6

Jacqueline McGlade
Junior Campus Music Administrator
Junior Music Office  | 9908 6495

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Amy Richardson
Director of Music P-12

Kirsty Hales
Senior Campus Music Administrator
Senior Music Office | 9968 9820  

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