Music
Lunchtime Concerts
It’s been so exciting to see students participate and take advantage of our Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts on the Senior Campus, in which Dr Jeremy Eskenazi helps provide performance craft feedback and accompaniment for students in a relaxed and positive space. We encourage students to email Dr Eskenazi if they are interested in performing, or just to come along with their lunch and bring a friend if they want to listen!
Junior Choir performance of Mulga Bill’s Bicycle with Musgrove Opera
Junior Choir with its 121 choristers has an exciting opportunity to participate in Musgrove Opera’s performance of Mulga Bill’s Bicycle, with over 180 young singers from schools including Kambala, The Kings School, John Colet School and Ascham School as the culmination of the 2024 Children’s Opera Project. The young singers fill the exciting surrounds of The Concourse Concert Hall in Chatswood alongside a stellar cast led by soprano, Brianna Louwen on Tuesday 9 April.
Musgrove Opera produces contemporary opera that is fun, fresh and engaging from its base in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 2018 by Lachlan Massey, Artistic Director, the company has performed its signature adaptations of stories such as Pinocchio!, Hansel and Gretel and Max and Moritz to packed houses at The Concourse, the Sydney Opera House Utzon Room and on tour. Banjo Paterson’s delightful poem, Mulga Bill’s Bicycle, has been delighting readers since its first publication in The Sydney Mail in 1896. Now, Mulga Bill has a back story (and a few good tunes) in a new adaptation composed and conducted by Lachlan Massey.
Musgrove Opera’s Artistic Director, Lachlan Massey, says “I’ve loved Mulga Bill’s Bicycle for a long time…it’s a highly rhythmic text full of percussive oomph! Finding the right musical setting for Mulga Bill was like trying to pair cheese and chocolate…when it matches it’s brilliant, but it takes a long time to find the right combination of flavours! I’m thrilled that our new Children’s Opera project will bring together hundreds of school children to form the children’s chorus who are truly the stars of the show.”
Come watch Junior Choir perform as part of this amazing performance!
Year 2 Strings Open Lesson – Save the Date
In Week 11, all Year 2 students will proudly display their progress and achievements from the Year 2 Strings program. Held during the normal Year 2 Strings time, this informal Open Lesson offers parents a glimpse into the remarkable skills our students have learnt and applied on their instrument. It’s also a great chance to meet and connect with our dedicated Strings tutors. We invite Year 2 parents along to this event, with details as follows:
Date: Monday 8 April (Week 11)
Time: 12:30-1pm
Location: Various rooms within the Parkes Building. Please enter via the Junior School Gates and follow the signs.
AMEB – Certificate of Distinction
Redlands has just been awarded a Certificate of Distinction for the Top 10 results in 2023 as Most Outstanding Accredited School. This amazing result, which we also achieved in 2020 and 2021, is a testament to diligence and application that our students put in, with the support of our Music Tutor team, that allows them to achieve their best.
In particular, I would like to thank our Resident Associate Artist, Dr Jeremy Eskenazi, for his extensive work in accompaniment and performance craft with the students involved, as well as our Junior School Music Administrator, Jacqueline McGlade, for her superlative administration and support of students on the day of their exams here at Redlands.
Congratulations to all AMEB 2023 students who enrolled in an exam last year!
Battle of the Bands – Book Your Tickets Now!
We’re so excited to hear the amazing performances of our Rock Bands and unplugged performances from Years 7-12 on Monday 8 April, starting at 5.30pm.
Friends of Music will also be hosting a BBQ from 5.00pm for students and parents.
Information for parents has been sent to relevant families, and tickets are open for all to attend!
CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR BATTLE OF THE BANDS TICKETS
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SESSION 1 5.30 – 6.45pm |
Division One Performances |
Years 7 – 8 Rock Bands |
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Division Two Performances |
Years 9 – 10 Rock Bands |
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Award Presentation – Division One & Division Two |
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INTERVAL |
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SESSION 2 7.00 – 8.30pm |
Unplugged Performances |
Years 7 – 12 Unplugged Artists |
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Division Three Performances |
Years 11 – 12 Rock Bands |
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Award Presentation – Unplugged & Division Three |
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Vocal Competition Auditions
The Senior Vocal Competition is back! The competition, held in Term 2 Week 5, will feature the talent and skills of Redlands’ best vocalists.
We encourage all singers to apply. Please note that students must be taking lessons with a vocal tutor (either within the school or externally) as a condition of entry.
Auditions are due by Friday 5 April (Term 1 Week 10), and students are encouraged to work with their vocal tutor for their selection of repertoire. More information can be found on the iLearn Auditions Page.
HICES Music Festival
Parents of students in Yrs 5-8 may have seen a Pulse Announcement providing information on the exciting opportunity that is the HICES music camp in August 2024. Students in the following year groups are encouraged to apply and all information can be found in the news link.
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Instrumental & Vocal |
Years 5-8 |
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Male Vocal |
Years 7-11 |
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Jazz Academy (instrumental only) |
Years 9-11 |
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Videography/Photography |
Years 9-11 |
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.
Mrs Jacqueline McGlade
Junior Music Administrator | juniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au | 9908 6495
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Ms Kirsty Hales
Senior Music Administrator | seniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au | 9968 9820
Ms Katherine Moses
Junior Campus Music Subject Coordinator (P-6)
Ms Victoria Williams
Secondary School Music Subject Coordinator (7-12)
Mr Mathew Owen
Director of Music Performance (P-12)