Dates for your Diary

• Christmas Carols, December 7 – all string ensembles
• K-2 Presentation Day December 10 – Concert Strings only
• Instrument return – December 10
• Instrument pick-up (continuing students only) – December 11
• Yrs 3-6 Presentation Day – December 11 – Senior Strings and Orchestra only

Last Junior Strings rehearsal tomorrow Thursday 6^th 7:45am

Christmas Carols, Friday December 7 – Take note of the early morning start!

Morning Set-up:

7am Friday morning – all strings captains to meet at music room

7:15am – all strings students arrive for carols rehearsal, help set up chairs and stands in McMillan Playground

Pre-carols:

5pm – There will be food available for sale, so come early and score a sanger, drinks, cakes and gelato.

5:30pm – All strings students arrive, set up chairs and stands for 6pm performance.        

Wear casual clothes.

6-7pm – Sing and play your heart out!

Instrument return Monday December 10/Pick up Tuesday December 11

Before school Monday Dec 10, return all instruments for cleaning and service (or after the K-2 Presentation Day for those who are performing).

Pick up on Tuesday December 11 (before school for those performing in the Yr 3-6 Presentation Day).

If you are leaving school before this time, please let us know so we can arrange alternative times.

Audition results and instrument allocation

These will be emailed out to you before the end of the year. New students will pick up their assigned instrument at the beginning of next year.

Have a great Christmas and New Year!

Thank you to all the students and parents who have made this is a busy yet fulfilling year of music. You’ve worked hard, and in doing so you’ve helped build what is fast becoming a fantastic music program (if it’s not already!).

Thank you to our director Mr Mansukhani for all of his work and extra time he devotes to the school, and a huge thank you to our volunteers, especially to Joanne Wang, Atsuko Porman, Iris Zhang and Rose Huang. We’ll miss you when you’re gone!

And you know what that means??

It means there is space for some new volunteers to come in and be a part of this musical family. Thank you to those who have already offered some time.

The committee is run entirely by volunteers, busy parents just like yourselves, so lots of help is needed to make sure we have enough money to buy new instruments and music, keep them insured when they’re left in the playground, arranging all the tutorial times, rehearsal times, trips outside of school, involvement in competitions and eisteddfods, communicating with over 100 families, liaising with the school, and making decisions that affect the opportunities our students get. And so much more … !!

I look forward to working with some of you next year and getting to know the talented students we have coming on board.

Have a great holiday and a well-earned break!

From all of us in the committee:

Committee Positions

Training Strings Coordinator – Lan Zhong

Junior Strings Coordinator – Karen P’ng

Concert Strings Coordinator – Ada Pan

Senior Strings Coordinator – Iris Zhang

Orchestra Coordinator – Atsuko Porman

Instruments Coordinator – Joanne Wang

Secretary and Events Coordinator – Arzoo Patel

Strings Treasurer – Rose Huang

Opera House Coordinator – Adrienne Byrne

Emma Nicholas, Strings Convenor – strings@artarmonpandc.org.au