
Pre-Prep Performance
Thank you to the Brass Ensemble who gave a special performance to the Pre-Prep students during Monday morning tea. This was a very special opportunity, both for the secondary students who loved the opportunity to perform to the younger students, and also for the Pre-Preps who were enthralled by the sounds of the instruments. Thank you to Mr Mckenzie and the Pre-Prep teachers for facilitating this opportunity.

Auditions
Auditions for 2026 secondary music ensembles will be held in Week 3 of Term 4 with audition excerpts available via the respective POD pages (Strings/Bands/Choral). Sign-up sheets will be available in SHOR from Week 1 of Term 4.
Monday 20 October
7:00 – 8:20am Primary String Auditions, Years 3 and 6 in SHOR
3:30 - 5:00pm Rock Band Auditions for guitar, bass guitar, and keyboard, DM01 (Rock Band Room)
3:30-5:00pm Volare Auditions (Years 7 & 8 Choir), SHOR
Tuesday 21 October
7:00 – 8:20am Primary String Auditions, Years 1, 2 and 5 in SHOR
10:25-10:50am Secondary String Auditions, SHOR
1:05-1:50pm Secondary String Auditions, SHOR
3:30-4:30pm Primary Chorale Get-to-know-your-voice Session, Primary Music Room
3:30 - 5:30pm Secondary String Auditions, SHOR
3:30 - 5:00pm Secondary Rock Band Auditions for Vocals (current Years 9-11), DM01 (Rock Band Room)
Wednesday 22 October
7:00 - 8:15am Band Auditions for current Primary students, SHOR
7:15 - 8:15am Stage Band Auditions (all instruments) Secondary students, J101/102
1:10 - 1:50pm Rock Band Auditions for Drum Kit (Secondary), SHOR Percussion Room
3:30 - 4:30pm Highly Strung Auditions (Primary) for guitar, bass guitar, keyboard and drumkit, DM01 (Rock Band Room)
3:30 – 5:00pm Band Auditions for Percussion, SHOR Percussion Room
3:30 - 5:30pm Band Auditions for woodwind/brass (current Secondary students), SHOR/J102
Thursday 23 October
7:00 - 8:15am Band Auditions for woodwind/brass (Primary and Secondary), SHOR
7:00 – 8:20am Primary String Auditions, Year 4 in J101/102
3:30 - 5:00pm Exultate Auditions (Years 9-12 choir), SHOR
Student Congratulations
Congratulations to Charlotte (Year 10) who was selected into the Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Compose Program for 2025. This program is designed to introduce secondary school students to composing for orchestral instruments. Through workshops and face-to-face activities under the guidance of QSO Composition Mentors Craig Allister Young and Timothy Tate, participants wrote compositions for the QSO Connect Ensemble, resulting in a final presentation at the QSO Studio in South Bank, Brisbane last Friday evening. This year the students were asked to write a composition inspired by specific pieces of art by contemporary visual artist Arabella Walker, depicting native Australian animals. Congratulations to Charlotte on this very special achievement and we look forward to hearing many more compositions from her in the future!

New Zealand Music Tour/Festival – Deposits Due
A reminder that deposits of $795 are due by Friday 19 September to secure a place on the Music Tour to the Rotorua Rhapsody Music Festival in New Zealand. Deposit payments can be made via Parent Lounge. Please note the deposit is fully refundable if insufficient numbers commit to the tour. Further details regarding the tour are available on Music Cocurricular POD page.
Music Dinner

A reminder that tickets are now available for the upcoming Music Dinner. The theme for this year’s Music Dinner will be Heroes vs Villains! Music Dinner will be held in Term 4 on 10 October and is a wonderful event where we can celebrate the achievements of our music students throughout the year and also acknowledge our outgoing music seniors. Students (and parents) are encouraged to come along dressed according to the theme. We always love seeing everyone’s creativity! All music students in Years 7-12 involved in music ensembles are encouraged to attend. Any Year 6 students involved in music ensembles are also welcome to join us for the evening (and will be chaperoned by a music staff member). Parents of students in Years 9-12 who have been involved in the Co-curricular music program for the year are welcome to attend. Should extra tickets become available, parents of Years 7 & 8 attending the music dinner will be given the opportunity to also purchase tickets.
Tickets are $95 for adults and $75 for students and are available only through this link. For catering purposes, it is imperative you include any dietary requirements and payments are made by 5pm, Tuesday 23 September. Please be mindful there is a capped number, so book your tickets early! The cut-off time allows the Music Support Group and Catering to finalise purchasing of perishable goods and appropriate table allocations prior to the event. A letter from the President of the Music Support Group with further details is attached here.
Music Support Group
The next Music Support Group meeting will be held on Tuesday 7 October 2025 at 5:00pm in the Circular Drive Classroom 01 (in front of the Arts Centre Foyer). Parents from both the Primary and Secondary school are welcome to attend.
Brad King