Digital Resources for Teachers
On-Demand Content for Schools
Keep the magic of the Sydney Symphony alive in your classroom using our free on-demand performance videos and educational resources.
Video Resources for Stages 1–4
Stages 1–4
The Environment & Me
How does music tell stories of our planet? Long influenced by the natural world, music inspires us to see and feel the hidden beauty around us – the leaves rustling in the breeze, the birds singing, the moon rising. With sustainability one of the most pressing issues we face today, music offers students a way to reflect on what nature means to them, and what they’ll need to do to preserve it for future generations.
Stages 2–4
Music That Makes You Move
Drop, pop and shuffle with Sydney Symphony musicians in the rip-roaring event, Music That Makes You Move. For this high energy one hour concert, our musicians have teamed up with professional dancers to explore lively musical rhythms that make you want to jump up and bust a move.
Stages 1 & 2
Peter & the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev
Jean-Pascal Beintus’ Wolf Tracks is a retelling of the story for contemporary times – Peter, now an old man, recognizes both the beauty of nature and of wild wolves as part of a splendid world. The music is lyrical, bright and enchanting, set against a superbly written story by Walt Kraemer.
Video Resources for Stages 5 & 6
Stages 5 & 6
Diana Doherty performs Ross Edwards' Bird Spirit Dreaming
Ross Edwards’ Oboe Concerto was created especially for the Sydney Symphony and our Principal Oboe Diana Doherty in 2002, inspired by her virtuosity and richly expressive playing. It’s a dynamic work in three movements that tells stories of the natural world, cultures colliding, love and dance. Layering Western musical styles over bird calls and traditional Australian sounds, it provides a stunning, glowing representation of our land.
This resource relates to the Australian Music: Music of the Past 25 Years element of the NSW curriculum.
Stages 5 & 6
Holst's The Planets
Some look within for inspiration. Gustav Holst looked up. The Planets is his suite of seven movements, capturing the mythical character of each namesake planet. From Mars, the Bringer of War, to Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Holst takes us on a wonderful cosmic odyssey filled with deeply atmospheric music.
Stages 5 & 6
Arabella Steinbacher performs Georges Lentz's Violin Concerto
Arabella Steinbacher is one of the world’s most in-demand violinists, and a stellar performer arriving to premiere a concerto by composer and Sydney Symphony musician Georges Lentz. Part luminous meditation, part dark diabolical jig creating an elegy for our grandchildren’s planet, this is a concerto that requires true virtuosity.
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