Student Music Festival – September 2026
27 September 2026 · GHD Auditorium, UQ
Thank you to everyone who played, and to the families who came and filled the hall. Several students were on stage for the very…
Concerts
Student music festivals
Twice a year the students take over a hall. Everyone is welcome to play, including complete beginners and adults, and families are very welcome in the audience.
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What happens on the day
A friendly afternoon, not a competition
Most students play one or two pieces. Nobody is required to perform, but almost everyone does.
Everyone plays
Complete beginners share the programme with students preparing for senior grades. Nobody is marked on the day.
Families welcome
Parents, grandparents and siblings all come. It is a relaxed hall, and children are allowed to be children.
About two hours
Long enough to feel like a real event, short enough that nobody gets restless.
Photos afterwards
Where consent is given, photos go into a private page for that concert's families, and are deleted after thirty days.
The practice is the point
The real value is in the weeks of preparation. The performance is the reward, not the reason.
No pressure to repeat
A student can sit one out and come back for the next one. That is completely normal.
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Previous concerts
Student Music Festival – July 2026
19 July 2026 · Indooroopilly Uniting Church Hall
The duet at the end was the loudest thing in the room, in the best possible way. Thank you to every family who came…
Student Music Festival – November 2025
23 November 2025 · GHD Auditorium, UQ
Our biggest concert so far, from a first two-bar piece through to a senior student working on her Grade 8 programme. A long afternoon,…
Student Music Festival – June 2025
15 June 2025 · Mount Ommaney Community Hall
A gentle morning close to home, with several pairs of siblings playing. Thank you to the parents who helped set up and pack down.
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