Sutherland Music Club

18/10/2024

Our last concert for the year 🎶🎵🎼

12/09/2024

What an absolutely wonderful concert, Harpist Louise Johnson

15/08/2024

Our next concert

27/07/2024

SMC Waratah Award for Young Composers
Theme: “Colour and Shapes”

1st Prize $600: Edmund HUANG 16yrs “Synaesthesia”
for Orchestra

2nd Prize $400: Alex PUTRA 16yrs “Chroma Finale”
for Orchestra and Voice

3rd Prize $200: Jasmine CELESTIN 21yrs “La Forme des Chutes de Neige”
for solo Piano
📷Beth Moloney

27/07/2024

Banksia Composition Section Results
Youth Music Awards 2024
SMC Banksia Award for Young Composers
Theme: “Bold and Fearless!”

1st Prize $600: Orin KIM NARUSHIMA 17yrs “Romantic Overture”
for Orchestra

2nd Prize $400: Liam GREACEN 16yrs “Tumultuous Blues”
for Saxophone Quartet

3rd Prize $200: Nate HUMPHREYS 13yrs “An Icy Shiver”
for Violin 1, Violin 2, Piano

Folk Festival Prize + $100: William PEARCE 15yrs “The Rise of the Phoenix”
for Orchestra

Singer-Songwriter $200: Madison SCHIRALLI 15yrs “Better with Me”
for Voice & Piano

Promising Talent $100 voucher (awarded to a first-time entrant): Nathanael CLAPHAM 12yrs (13 at eligibility date) “The Growing Storm”
for Solo Piano
📷Beth Moloney

27/07/2024

Edwin Vo - Clarinet: Folk Festival Prize
Alex Putra - Euphonium: Promising Talent
Christian Butler - Alto Saxophone: HC
Liam Greacen - Alto Saxophone: HC (accompanist Daniel Guo)
Justin Swords - Baritone Saxophone: HC
📷Beth Moloney

27/07/2024

Ashley Dicker - Tenor Saxophone: 1st Prize $1000
Nicholas Clapham - Piano: 2nd Prize
Gabrielle Thai - Violin: People's Choice, 3rd, Youngest Finalist
📷 Beth Moloney

27/07/2024

Our wonderful voice finalists
Alliee Reynolds - Music Theatre Prize
Pippa Luscombe - Voice: Opera Prize
Melody Tambun - HC
Emma Jarvis -HC
📷 Beth Moloney

06/07/2024

Congratulations to our three major prize winners.🎶
Edmund Huang 16yrs, (Waratah Composition Section)
Ashley Dicker 17yrs, Tenor Saxophone (Performance Section)
Orin Kim Narushima 17yrs, (Banksia Composition Section)

21/06/2024

05/06/2024

Our next scheduled concert is on Sunday June 30th at 2pm at the Sutherland Arts Theatre, 25 East Parade Sutherland.

THIS CONCERT HAS SOLD OUT!

01/06/2024

Thankyou to everyone that auditioned today.

Congratulations to the following finalists.

YMA 2024 Performance Finalists

Christian BUTLER Alto Saxophone
Nicholas CLAPHAM Piano
Ashley DICKER Tenor Saxophone
Liam GREACEN Alto Saxophone
Emma JARVIS Voice
Pippa LUSCOMBE Voice
Alex PUTRA Euphonium
Allee REYNOLDS Voice
Justin SWORDS Baritone Saxophone
Melody TAMBUN Voice
Gabrielle THAI Violin
Edwin VO Clarinet

26/05/2024

2022 YMA winner, Maggie Elizabeth Zeng, was a featured soloist at “Book to Baton” concert on 5th May at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Wollongong. This great opportunity arose from Maggie’s participation in our Youth Music Awards.
The 40-piece Sydney International Orchestra was conducted by Dr Steve Watson, who is also our 2024 YMA Performance adjudicator.

26/05/2024

John Martin performing at the Heritage Festival Concert.

06/05/2024

If you're coming to the Noel Coward/John Martin concert tomorrow, make sure you leave time to find a parking spot (or alternatively come by train). The venue is on the corner of Flora and Merton Streets, Sutherland.

The big parking lot just opposite (used for the Saturday markets) is no longer available for public parking on weekdays.

Hope to see you tomorrow!

12/04/2024

The next concert being presented by the Sutherland Music Club is entitled " Noel Coward", to be performed by pianist John Martin.

This concert is part of the Heritage Festival and will be taking place at the Sutherland Uniting Church. The tickets are a flat fee of $15 - details available from Joy on 0407 524 734.

11/04/2024

Our concert last Sunday was outstanding. The three musicians were world class.
Thanks to Paul Cheung (piano), Tim Yu (violin) and Rachel Siu (cello) for an enchanting afternoon.
Photos by Helen Roberts