Music
Ensemble and solo performance opportunities in Music abound at Pembroke. We are widely recognised for excellence in Choral, Band, Orchestral and Contemporary performance alongside our vibrant Chamber Music Program.
Internationally acclaimed guest artists are engaged each year through our Artist in Residence Program to work with our students. Participants have included Will Vinson and Jo Lawry, The Idea of North, Ashlin Parker, Ray Vega, Leroy Jones, Don Burrows, Kevin Hunt and Tommy Emmanuel.
Special Music events include the Junior School Soiree, Generations in Jazz festival in Mount Gambier, our own Jazz Cabaret, Showcase Concert, Winter Festival of Music, Spring Fling concert, Pembroke Live – Rock School, and Carols in the Quad.
Individual music lessons, ensembles and performance opportunities are available across our Junior, Middle and Senior Schools. For more information, read the brochure below.
Music at Pembroke
Drama and Film
Drama and Film co-curricular activities at Pembroke provide exciting opportunities for students which have lit the creative fire for many of our renowned old scholars who are now flourishing in roles such as professional actors, filmmakers and designers.
Every second year, Middle School students can participate as singers, dancers, performers and backstage workers in the School Musical, a large and popular production performed in a professional theatre venue.
Some students develop a keen interest in lighting and sound operation, set design, costume, hair, make-up or publicity. Students can hone these skills through the various Drama productions performed across the School including SACE and IB Theatre productions. IB students have the opportunity to participate in a co-curricular play as part of their Creativity, Activity, Service component.
Film Club is offered to students from Years 7 to 9 who are keen to develop their skills and knowledge in making short films, learning practical techniques before planning and executing their own film projects.
A much-loved Film highlight at Pembroke is our annual Unreel Film Festival which provides our students with a unique platform to share their work with the wider Pembroke community.
Middle School Musical
Visual Art
Co-curricular Art classes are offered for students eager to explore and hone their artistic skills across pursuits such as Ceramics, General Drawing, Life Drawing and Watercolour.
They are inspired to further their learnings from Pembroke's core Visual Art curriculum, with highlights including our Middle School Art Exhibition, Year 11-12 SACE/IB Art Exhibition, Artist-in-Residence Program and Resident and Visiting Creatives Program.
Dance
Dance is a growing discipline in Pembroke’s Arts Program, with performance opportunities across ELC to Year 12, and more formal learning through Dance and Dance Studies subject options in Year 8, and Dance A, B (SACE Stage 1) in Year 10.
We look forward to seeing our students shine on stage as Dance continues to increase in profile at Pembroke.
Pembroke Dance
