From the Head of Performing Arts
Congratulations to Senior Concert Band
Thank you and congratulations to members of Senior Concert Band who performed in Assembly in Week 9. Your performances of Yuki (Snow) and Dragon Run were excellent, and the performance was an outstanding display of your hard work since the start of this term.
Music Ensembles in Term 2
All Music Ensembles will rehearse as normal in Week 10 and will start rehearsals again in Week 1 of Term 2.
If you’d like to read more about the College’s music ensemble program, please follow this link: https://www.penrith.nsw.edu.au/learn/secondary/co-curricular/
HICES Music Festival 2025 – application closing date extended
This year students from PAC will have the opportunity to audition for the HICES Music Festival, running from August 17-20. This is an annual festival where students from HICES schools come together over a three-day camp to rehearse in various music ensembles with special guest conductors, before joining together in an amazing concert in Sydney Town Hall. This year the festival is open to students in Years 7-12 (in 2026 it will be open to students in Years 5-8). More information has been emailed directly to families of students involved in PAC music ensembles or Elective Music. I highly encourage you to consider this opportunity for your child. It will be an experience they carry with them as a special memory far beyond their time at school and will be a chance for them to boost their performance skills and have a lot of fun in the process. Applications to audition have been extended to Thursday 10 April. Here is the application link. All other information is detailed in an attachment to the email sent directly to families involved in music at the college.
Does your child play an instrument from your family’s cultural heritage?
If Yes! - I would love to know more about what instrument they play. Please email me at [email protected] with the name of the instrument they play, and how long they have been playing it. I am currently considering ways we can include performances on these lesser-known instruments in our school’s life. I’d also like to consider ways we can include these instruments in our college’s music ensembles and so it would be great to know about this talent within our school community.
Dr Christian Watson
Head of Performing Arts