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Berowra Public School has a small Concert Band or 24 players and a Beginner Band or 19 students. We will combine on Friday morning to have an open rehearsal and learn some new music and celebrate the joy of making music together

Dr Edward Neeman, piano lecturer at the ANU School of Music, will conduct a piano masterclass with advanced piano students from Macquarie Conservatorium playing repertoire by Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Debussy. Members of the public are most welcome to attend this masterclass as observers. All masterclass tickets are $7.

Australian-American pianist Edward Neeman has performed across five continents appearing as soloist with the Prague Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, Melbourne Symphony, Kentucky Symphony, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, and the American West Symphony among others. His debut album, Rachmaninoff & Sitsky, was released to critical acclaim in 2016. Edward Neeman holds a Doctorate from the Juilliard School, as well as degrees from the Australian National University (ANU), the Manhattan School of Music, and the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati.

Dr. Neeman regularly gives masterclasses around the world, and has been a jury member for the Mozart International Piano Competition in Thailand, the Hong Kong Schools Festival, the Jakarta Conservatory National Competition, the West Australian Pianists Competition, and numerous competitions and festivals in the United States.

Australian-American pianist Edward Neeman has performed across five continents appearing as soloist with the Prague Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, Melbourne Symphony, Kentucky Symphony, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, and the American West Symphony among others. His debut album, Rachmaninoff & Sitsky, was released to critical acclaim in 2016. Currently a piano lecturer at ANU School of Music, Edward Neeman holds a Doctorate from the Juilliard School, as well as degrees from the Australian National University (ANU), the Manhattan School of Music, and the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati.

In this solo piano recital, Neeman performs the epic Ballade in G minor by Chopin, and contrasts this with a ballade by American composer Amy Beach. Polonaises by Chopin and Lizst, Songs without Words by Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn, and entertaining dances by Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona feature on the program as well.

Jam session in the playground at lunch.