Ensembles and Societies
Music Performance Groups
Burgundian Consort
Staff Contact: Sonia Maddock
Rehearsal: Wednesday 1-2pm, Webster G16
The Burgundian Consort is a small vocal ensemble directed by Sonia Maddock. Interested singers are auditioned early in the year. Members need good sight-singing skills. The Consort has a very exciting and wide ranging repertoire and performs in public, at, for example, the Collegium Musicum's Christmas concert each year. See the Performance Ensemble Requirements section of the Handbook.
Collegium Musicum CHOIR
Rehearsal: 4.30-7.30pm, Clancy Auditorium
Wind Band
Rehearsal: Tue 4-6pm, Clancy Auditorium
Handbell Ensemble
Staff Contact: Dorottya Fabian
Rehearsal: Monday 12-1pm or 1-2pm or Thur 12-1pm (advanced), Webster G16
The school owns a beautiful set of handbells and students are welcome to experience the very particular musical skills needed and delightful sounds produced by the ensemble. The ensemble plays at the Collegium Musicum's Christmas concert each year.
Jazz Advanced
Rehearsal: Thur 2-3pm, Webster G18
Jazz Composition
Rehearsal: Thur 1-2pm, Webster G18
Jazz Fundamentals
Staff Contact: Christine Logan, Alister Spence
Rehearsal: Wed 1-2pm, Webster G18
The Jazz Fundamentals group is a teaching ensemble. Students will be introduced to the principles, styles, genres, and performance practices of jazz.
Jazz Fundamentals 2
Rehearsal: Thurs 12-1pm , Webster G18
Jazz Intermediate
Rehearsal: Thur 4-5pm, Webster G18
Jazz Intermediate 2
Rehearsal: Thur 5-6pm, Webster G18
New and Traditional Music Group
Staff Contact: John Napier
Rehearsal: Friday 12 noon, Webster G16
This group mainly rehearses and performs repertoire composed after WWII. Emphasis is on vocal works but some instrumental works will be performed. Some experimentation and theatrics may be involved.
Orchestra
Staff Contact: Christine Logan
Rehearsal: Tuesday 6.30-9pm, Clancy Auditorium
The UNSW Orchestra (UNSWO) was founded in 1989 and is open to UNSW students, staff and alumni with the necessary instrumental performance standards. Wind and percussion places are auditioned on Tuesday, Week 1 of Semester 1 meeting at 6.30pm. UNSWO gives several public concerts each year. UNSWO is jointly administered by the SOAP and the School of Music and Music Education.
Gypsy Jazz Group (Must be able to play chords, scales, arpeggios, etc)
Staff Contact: Iain Giblin
Rehearsal: Wed 1-2pm, G13A
The Gypsy jazz group is directed by Iain Giblin and is built around the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli. Gypsy jazz combines Eastern European folk traditions with the blues-based swing of early jazz to create a lively, harmonically rich music. The main instruments are guitar, violin, bass, clarinet, and accordion; however other instruments are welcome. Students need not be skilled improvisers and beginners in improvisation will be shown the techniques needed to improvise in this genre.
Chamber Music Group (for highly experienced musicians only)
Rehearsal: Friday 10 – 11:30am, Webster G16
Theatre Societies
NUTS ( New South Wales University Theatrical Society )
NUTS is a student theatrical society based on the Kensington campus who fund and stage shows that are performed throughout the year in the School's venues. Want to become a member of NUTS? Of course you do!!! Click here for more info: http://www.nuts.org.au/
Studio Four
Studio Four is the comedy club at the University of New South Wales, running workshops and presenting shows including Arts & Social Sciences Revue, Insert Comedy, Old Fashioned Standards and Monday Night: Live.
If you want to know more about the "StudioFour" malarky then click here: http://www.studiofour.org.au/
Film Societies
Filmsoc
If you love films and not just the blockbuster kind then Filmsoc is for you. They have regular screenings and events. Click here for more information: http://www.unswfilmsoc.r8.org/
Creative Writing
rubric: Is an online creative writing journal of works by students at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Click here for information: http://rubric.arts.unsw.edu.au
