In 2010, the NSW Department of Education and Training will present four magnificent concerts in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House as part of the 2010 Festival of Instrumental Music. Dates for the 2010 Festival are as follows:

| The Acacia Concert | Monday 31 May 2010 |
| The Jacaranda Concert | Tuesday 1 June 2010 |
| The Banksia Concert | Wednesday 2 June 2010 |
| The Mimosa Concert | Thursday 3 June 2010 |
All concerts commence at 7:00 pm and will conclude by approximately 9:30 pm. Each concert is preceded on the day by rehearsals for individual items as well as concert rehearsals for the Combined Schools Recorder Ensemble (12:30 pm - 3:00 pm) and the Combined Schools String Ensemble (12:00 pm - 3:45 pm).
For further information concerning the 2010 Festival of Instrumental Music, please contact the Festival Coordinator, Susan Sukkar, Sydney Regional Arts Coordinator, at The Arts Unit, on 8512 1183 or email Susan.Sukkar@det.nsw.edu.au.
Susan Sukkar
Festival Coordinator, Sydney Regional Arts Coordinator
Ph: 02 8512 1183
Fax: 02 9569 6878
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11 December 2009
Applications close for the 2010 Combined Recorder & Combined Strings
18 December 2009
Schools receive acknowledgement of applications
29 January 2010
Acceptances sent to schools for the 2010 Festival of Instrumental Music
17 February 2010
Recorder Teachers' Workshop
Conservatorium of Music, Cnr Bridge & Macquarie Streets, Sydney
1 April 2010
Individual Item applications close
19 April 2010
Successful Individual Item applicants notified
27-30 April 2010
Preliminary Recorder Rehearsal
Salvation Army Congress Hall, Elizabeth Street, Sydney
3-6 May 2010
Preliminary Strings Rehearsal
Croydon Public School, 39 Young Street, Croydon
Bookings open at Sydney Opera House Box Office
3 May 2010 (Acacia)
4 May 2010 (Jacaranda)
5 May 2010 (Banksia)
6 May 2010 (Mimosa)
31 May 2010
Acacia Concert
Sydney Opera House
1 June 2010
Jacaranda Concert
Sydney Opera House
2 June 2010
Banksia Concert
Sydney Opera House
3 June 2010
Mimosa Concert
Sydney Opera House