Music Awards 2021

By Kirsten Knight, Head of Co-curricular Music

Our music students have worked hard throughout this year, even during lockdown. The resilience of these students is admirable, and it is fantastic to witness their will to carry on with music no matter the circumstances.

At this point in the year, I want to congratulate all the students involved in our music groups and thank them for their important contribution to the Radford community.

ICE AWARDS

Some individual students have been singled out by their conductors and directors to be acknowledged for their particular strengths and contributions to their groups.

The following students have been given ICE Awards for Improvement, Contribution or Excellence within their particular group.

Concert Bands

Beginner Instrumental Program

  • Anthony Parkhurst – Improvement
  • Zara Hungerford – Excellence

Sousa Concert Band

  • Timothy Kopras – Contribution

Gershwin Concert Band

  • Emma Huang – Excellence
  • Benjamin Wang – Contribution
  • Kevin Wong – Contribution

Holst Concert Band

  • Ben Post – Excellence
  • Zayna Syed – Improvement
  • Max Zhou-Smith – Contribution

Bernstein Symphonic Wind Orchestra

  • Hannah Vardy – Excellence
  • David Stocks – Contribution
  • Ethan Robards – Contribution


Choirs

Warblers

  • Olivia Bettison – Excellence
  • Tahlia Smith – Excellence
  • Ryan Cherukupally – Improvement

Songsters

  • Siyara Malhinge – Excellence
  • Luka Martinovic – Contribution
  • Elena Rock – Improvement

Vox

  • Sari Travers – Contribution
  • Sarah Dias – Excellence
  • Sarah Alex – Contribution

Chorale

  • Annabelle Smith – Excellence
  • Ruby Archer – Contribution

Camerata

  • Oliver Johnstone – Improvement
  • Isobel Sambridge – Contribution


Musical Theatre

Glee

  • Tahnee Vivian – Contribution


String Orchestras

Mozart String Orchestra

  • Edward Zhang – Excellence
  • Isabelle Merenda – Contribution
  • Sofia Strachan – Contribution

Haydn String Orchestra

  • Emilie Gautama – Excellence
  • Ethan Chen – Contribution
  • Chloe Ji – Improvement

Vivaldi String Orchestra

  • Louis Thai – Improvement
  • Oliver Zhang – Contribution
  • Ava O’Shea – Excellence

Elgar String Orchestra

  • Ethan Shen – Excellence

Corelli Chamber String Orchestra

  • Evelyn Toyne – Improvement
  • Tim Ly – Contribution
  • Anneke van der Vyver – Excellence


Jazz Ensembles

Big Band

  • Harvey Hazlehurst – Excellence

Little Big Band

  • Julian Kelly – Excellence

Jazz Ensembles

  • Stephen Pantazetzis – Contribution


Guitar Ensembles

Hendrix Guitar Ensemble

  • Victor Zhou-Smith – Excellence

Zappa Guitar Ensemble

  • Will Harrison – Contribution


Ensembles

Contemporary Ensembles

  • Isobel Sambridge – Contribution
  • Alex Checksfield – Improvement
  • Ollie Kelly – Excellence

Precision Percussion Ensemble

  • William Abbott – Contribution

Omo Wewe

  • Isaac Waldren – Contribution

Chamber Ensembles

  • Jeffrey Pei – Improvement


Piano/Keyboard

Chopsticks Piano Ensemble

  • Dinugi Dissanayake – Excellence

Sonny Chua Piano Ensemble

  • Thenuki Dissanayake – Contribution

Collaborative Performers Group

  • Zara Layton – Contribution


Audio Production/Composition

  • Audio Production
  • Micah Knight – Excellence

Congratulations to all of these students.

SERVICE AWARDS

Our Music Service Awards are awarded to students in Years 10 and 12 who have given exceptional service to the Music Department over a number of years. These students participate in multiple music groups and often assist with younger groups as well.

Our Service Award recipients are as follows:

Year 10

  • Freya Alblas
  • Oscar Boswell
  • Amira Hibberd
  • Josh Robards
  • Evelyn Toyne
  • Luka Sostarko
  • Max Zhou-Smith
  • Monica Cao
  • Angus McKee
  • Thuhi Mathu-Ragupathy
  • Alysha Lee

Year 12

  • Michael Anufriiev
  • Beth Armstrong
  • Sophie Hope-White
  • Courtney Jacopino
  • Isobel Sambridge
  • Tahnee Vivian
  • Samantha Mein
  • Jamie Perceval
  • Ethan Robards
  • Hannah Vardy
  • Madeleine Jiang
  • Sonia Vlatkovic
  • Oliver Johnstone
  • Cameron Pike
  • David Stocks
  • Stephen Pantazetzis

Thank you to these students for their enormous contribution to the Music Department.


MUSIC CAPTAINS & PERFORMING ARTS PREFECTS

Our Music Captains and Performing Arts Prefects work behind the scenes at every concert and event we put on and provide positive guidance and inspiration to our younger musicians. Thank you to our 2021 Music Captains and Performing Arts Prefects!

  • Hannah Vardy – Performing Arts Prefect
  • Oliver Johnstone – Performing Arts Prefect
  • Jamie Perceval –Bands Captain
  • Cameron Pike – Bands Captain
  • Courtney Jacopino – Ensembles Captain
  • Isobel Sambridge – Ensembles Captain
  • Stephen Pantazetsis – Keyboards Captain
  • Madeleine Jiang – Strings Captain
  • Sonia Vlatkovic – Strings Captain
  • Beth Armstrong – Choirs Captain
  • Tahnee Vivian – Choirs Captain

Well done to all of our music students for a terrific year of music making. Thank you to all the Radford families and staff who have attended our events to support our musicians.

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