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Time is racing by as we bring our beloved annual production Senior Music Festival to The Concourse Concert Hall stage next Friday evening! If you’ve yet to buy tickets, you’ll be pleased to know there are a smattering of good seats still available in the circle! Jump on The Concourse website and secure your spots for this unforgettable night. 200 performers gathered at school on Sunday for our all day rehearsal, excited as we bring this show to life.

We have another musically industrious week ahead across Prep, Junior & Senior Schools with 650 students rehearsing for the Junior Campus Choral (K-6) Celebration in Week 9! Choral singing is alive and well at Redlands with around 250 members within our cocurricular choral programs, in addition to our thriving curriculum choirs.

We have two more studio concerts tomorrow and our Advanced String Ensemble will be featuring in our Foundation Day assembly in Redlands Hall. To round the week off, our Senior Vocal Competition is on tomorrow night with a superb line-up of finalists ready to sing their hearts out for our judge and audience!

Term 3 is flying by… We must be having fun!

Wishing you a great week to come.
See you at the Concourse!

Amy Richardson
Director of Music P-12

Senior Music Festival – NEXT FRIDAY!

CLICK HERE TO BUY FESTIVAL TICKETS!

Adult | $40.00
Child/Concession/Student | $30.00
Family (2 adults & 2 children) | $110.00

Our LIKE A VARIATION theme for 2023 is a twist on the similarly named radio segment, and we’re having a ball pulling it all together! 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, round up your friends and secure your tickets for what will be another very fun evening for our Redlands community.

Festival Costumes

Thank you to those who prepared their costumes for last Sunday’s rehearsal! You looked fantastic! A reminder for those still collating theirs that these need to be sourced and finalised no later than this coming Wednesday.

SMF Whole Cast Rehearsal – this Wednesday!

As advised via email, all members of the Senior Cocurricular Music program are rehearsing this coming Wednesday between 3.30pm – 5.00pm. 

SMF Technical Runs at the Concourse – Thursday & Friday

All key information about the festival including bus departure times is in the letter that was sent out to all parents and students in Week 3.  We have turned this letter into a weblink for student and parent reference in the coming days and encourage you to keep it on hand.

CLICK FOR IMPORTANT SMF INFORMATION LETTER

Senior Vocal Competition – Tomorrow Night!

We look forward to welcoming Chloe Zuel as guest judge to our annual Senior Vocal Competition tomorrow night at 6pm in the Edwards Auditorium. Families and friends of competitors are welcome to attend the concert, with a limited number of free tickets available for each session.

RESERVE (FREE) VOCAL COMPETITION TICKETS

A big thank you to Dr Eskenazi for working with the competitors and we wish all the finalists the best of luck!

Spotlight on…‘Song of the Fortnight’

Did you know that Prep students perform a different song for every Prep Assembly throughout the year? In preparing for these performances, students are learning all about performance etiquette, blending of voices and watching a conductor. This term our favourites have been 5 Little Leaves, Have a Day off Mum and Welcome to all people.  Parents might like to ask their Prep children for a special performance of these songs at home! 

Junior & Senior Piano Competition 2023

A reminder that the Piano Competitions for 2023 are very early in the coming term, and so we are encouraging students to prepare auditions now. Auditions are now open for students in the Junior and Senior schools. 

JUNIOR PIANO COMPETITION AUDITION FORM   (YRS 3-6)

SENIOR PIANO COMPETITION AUDITION 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 submit their audition via the Music Auditions page on iLearn by 5pm on Friday 21 July 2023.

SAVE THE DATE! Junior Music Festival – Thurs 3 August 2023

Get those ball gowns and tuxedos ready for A Night with the Stars’ Students are 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. 

A reminder that weekly attendance for students in cocurricular ensembles is expected and any absences should be communicated to Junior Music. 

Lunchtime Studio Concerts | Weeks 5 – 7

Thank you to those who have joined us these past 3 weeks for one or more of our informal Studio Concert Series.  There are just two concerts remaining at 1pm tomorrow (Friday) in our and we encourage parents and friends to attend.

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.

Gala Arts 

Congratulations to the successful finalists of Gala Arts. Students are working incredibly hard rehearsing their items ready for performance.

Please save the date! Friday 21 July in the Concert Hall at the Chatswood Concourse.