IT'S OUR 12th Summer School.
20th January - Saturday Saxday
21-23 January - Summer School
We are so excited to meet with you all again for our 12th summer school, 2024!
Saturday the 20th January will be open to all ages and levels, a Saxophone Saxday where we will play in a supersized saxophone ensemble, talk all things saxophone and hear some incredible guests perform.
Then the 21st-23rd will be our traditional style Summer school (targeted to students Grade 5 AMEB and above), with an opportunity for students to work on repertoire and technique in group lessons, play in ensembles small and large, and watch and participate in masterclasses. The Saturday Saxday is included in the Summer School Price.
Applications are limited and will fill fast, don't miss this fantastic opportunity.
This year's venue
Loreto Kirribilli
85 Carabella St
Kirribilli NSW 2061
$434.50 - For Full Summer School
$434.50 - For Full Summer School
$65 - Saturday Saxday Only
$65 20th January Only Saturday Saxday
Summer School Tutors
Carmen Nieves
Carmen completed her Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Music Education in December 2008 at the ‘National Experimental University of Arts' (UNEARTE) in Venezuela, after which she undertook a Bachelor of Music Performance (B.Mus) majoring in Saxophone at the same institution.
Carmen held the role as Professor of Saxophone at the Simón Bolívar Conservatory in the National Youth Orchestras System in Venezuela from 2003-2010. This role included not only individual lessons for all saxophone students, but also included coordinating ensembles, exams, competitions and festivals.
Carmen has a Masters in Arts Management and since 2019 has been the Festival Director for the Orange Chamber Music Festival.
Alice Morgan
Alice Morgan is a Sydney/Eora-based saxophonist who enjoys a varied career of performative mediums within classical, jazz and contemporary genres
In 2021, Alice was nominated for the Freedman Classical Fellowship Awards
As concerto soloist, Alice has performed Ibert’s Concertino da Camera with Ensemble Apex. As orchestral soloist, Alice has performed with the Australian Youth Orchestra in Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances under the baton of Courtney Lewis; with Sydney Youth Orchestra for their international tour of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition; with Ensemble Apex for numerous performances including Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with Simon Tedeschi, and with Moorambilla