Performing Arts, Term 2 Week 5 2026

Save The Date

Term 2

Co-Curricular Updates

A reminder to please ensure you’re logging your child’s absence for Performing Arts Co-Curricular activities via the Pulteney App. Please follow the below instructions:

• Select Co-Curricular Tile
• Select Log co-curricular absence

Middle & Senior School – Week 6 (Musical Production Week)
Due to Production Week, please make note of the following co-curricular activities:

Monday 25 May

• Senior Concert Band (running as normal)
• Stage Band 1 (running as normal)
• Musical Theatre troupe CANCELLED

Tuesday 26 May

• Grammarphones Choir CANCELLED
• Senior Dance Troupe CANCELLED
• Pulteney String Orchestra (running as normal)
• Wheaton String Quartet CANCELLED

Wednesday 27 May

• Senior Concert Choir CANCELLED
• ManChoir CANCELLED
• Intermediate Drum Corps CANCELLED
• Small Jazz Ensemble CANCELLED

Thursday 28 May

• Stage Band 2 CANCELLED
• Senior Handbell Ensemble (running as normal)
• Middle School Dance Troupe BLUE CANCELLED
• JOTT 1 & JOTT 2 CANCELLED
• Middle/Senior School Drama Club (running as normal)

Friday 29 May

• Senior Drum Corps (running as normal)

Musical Rehearsals & Production Week

A reminder about our upcoming rehearsals and production week dates:

• Friday 22 May 3.30-7.00pm
• Saturday 23 May 12.30-6.00pm
• Sunday 24 May 9.30-6.00pm (arrival time has been confirmed with all cast)
• Monday 25 – Saturday 30 May Production Week (students who are involved have been provided a detailed schedule)

A handbook was emailed to students, parents and caregivers last week with all relevant details that your family will need to know for the production week (including a detailed schedule). Performance Cast, Wardrobe Crew and Stage Crew students received a hard copy last week and Orchestra students will receive theirs at rehearsal this Thursday 21 May.

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Ticket prices:

• Premium: $45
• Adult: $35
• Child (under 18): $30

Don’t miss what will be another brilliant production from our award-winning Pulteney Performing Arts community. We look forward to seeing you there!

Founders Day Service – Friday 29 May

At this year’s Founders Day Service, the Pulteney String Orchestra and Senior Concert Choir will provide the musical elements of the service in the Robert Henshall Sports Gym. The service will run from approximately 11.00am – 12.00pm and all performing students and their parents will be emailed the details of the day shortly. We look forward to a wonderful and celebratory service.

Winter Music Festival 2026

On Friday 12 June and Saturday 13 June, our annual Winter Music Festival will once again be upon us. All events will be held in Wyatt Hall, with tickets to be released next week via PRW. Tickets for each event are limited, so please book early to avoid missing out. All parents of performing students will be emailed detailed concert information shortly.

This year there are four concerts in the festival:

Friday 12 June: Winter Music Cabaret, 6.00pm
– Stage Band 1, Stage Band 2, JOTT 1, JOTT 2 and the Small Jazz Ensemble

Saturday 13 June: Choral Concert, 3.00pm
– Junior Kurrajong Choir, Junior Year 3/4 Concert Choir, Junior Year 5/6 Concert Choir, Grammarphones Choir, Senior Concert Choir, and Man Choir

Saturday 13 June: Junior School Concert, 5.00pm
– Junior Training Drum Corps, Junior Concert Band, Senior Handbell Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Junior String Stars Ensemble, Junior Percussion Ensemble, Junior String Ensemble, and guest artist Maicher Ren.

Saturday 13 June: Middle/Senior School Concert, 7.00pm
– Pulteney School Orchestra, Pulteney String Orchestra, Wheaton String Quartet, Senior Drum Corps, Intermediate Drum Corps and Senior Concert Band.

There will be a bar operating in Wyatt Hall for the Winter Music Cabaret on Friday evening, allowing audience members to enjoy a beverage while listening to the jazz performances. On Saturday, the Friends of Performing Arts will provide a bar and BBQ, with sausage in bread, toasted cheese sandwiches and pumpkin soup available. We encourage families to stay and enjoy some food and refreshments between concerts, with the bar and BBQ operating from 4.15pm – 7.00pm.

A special highlight of this year’s festival will be a performance of Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor (1st Movement), featuring Year 11 student Lucas Truong as piano soloist, accompanied by the School Orchestra together with guest Old Scholars and music tutors. This promises to be a very special musical moment and will take place during the 7.00pm concert.

Instrumental Music and Drama Program

Pulteney’s Performing Arts Department offers private tuition for a range of instruments as well as voice and drama lessons.

Applications for this year opened in December 2025 and have been finalised, however students from Reception right through to Year 12 can enrol at any time across the year. If an instrument, type of lesson or teacher is already fully booked, we can place your child on a waiting list until a lesson becomes available.

For more information about our program please click here. If you’re interested in enrolling your son or daughter, please complete the online application form.

Jonathon Rice
Head of Performing Arts