Awards highlight music stars
By Kirsten Knight, Head of Co-Curricular Music
We have had a wonderful full year of music rehearsals and performances. It has been busy and enjoyable for everyone involved.
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 (Improvement, Contribution or Excellence) Awards
Conductors and directors have highlighted individual students for their strengths and contributions to their groups. The following students have received ICE Awards for Improvement, Contribution or Excellence within their group.
Concert Bands
Beginner Instrumental Program
Sai Vemula |
Contribution |
Gershwin Concert Band
Tim Kopras |
Excellence |
Asher Newman |
Contribution |
Rubin Leach |
Excellence |
Holst Concert Band
Kavin Panagoda |
Improvement |
Ben Wang |
Contribution |
Bernstein Symphonic Wind Orchestra
Michael Vincent |
Improvement |
Jess Fleming |
Contribution |
Poppy Munro- |
Contribution |
Choirs
Warblers
Sophie Verma |
Improvement |
Cora Whitby |
Contribution |
Anna Xia |
Excellence |
Songsters
Arati Extross |
Excellence |
Luka Martinovic |
Contribution |
Maya Tamhane |
Contribution |
Vox
Siena Bernau |
Excellence |
Xavier McDonald |
Contribution |
Chorale
Miranda Young |
Excellence |
Lydia Wallace-Richards |
Contribution |
Udara Manage |
Contribution |
Camerata
Annabelle Smith |
Excellence |
Tim Ly |
Contribution |
String Orchestras
Mozart String Orchestra
Connor Sun |
Improvement |
Hamish McDonald |
Contribution |
Mia Deakes |
Excellence |
Haydn String Orchestra
Nathan Chen |
Improvement |
Isabelle Merenda |
Contribution |
Dinugi Weerabaddana |
Excellence |
Vivaldi String Orchestra
Emilie Gautama |
Improvement |
Grace Cook |
Contribution |
Kate Kristiansen |
Excellence |
Elgar String Orchestra
Ethan Shen |
Contribution |
Angelina Hu |
Excellence |
Corelli Chamber String Orchestra
Jye Rajen |
Contribution |
Natalie Neshev |
Excellence |
Jazz Ensembles
Big Band
Aaron Liu |
Contribution |
Little Big Band
Asher Newman |
Improvement |
Jazz Ensembles
Micah Knight |
Excellence |
Guitar Ensembles
Hendrix Guitar Ensemble
Ashley Barber |
Contribution |
Zappa Guitar Ensemble
Reuben Gillman-Wells |
Excellence |
Ensembles
Contemporary Ensembles
Oliver Curll |
Improvement |
Monica Cao |
Contribution |
Angus McKee |
Excellence |
Precision Percussion Ensemble
William Abbott |
Contribution |
Omo Wewe
Sophie Bastow |
Contribution |
Marcus Te Moananui |
Improvement |
Chamber Ensembles
Jason Lim |
Excellence |
Piano/Keyboard
Chopsticks Piano Ensemble
Edison Talbot |
Contribution |
Sonny Chua Piano Ensemble
Joshua Lu |
Improvement |
Audio Production/Composition
Audio Production
Ethan Shen |
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 several 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
- Ellie Archer
- Rose Berge
- George Birmingham
- Micah Knight
- Luke Peebles
- Sohum Shukla
Year 12
- Ruby Archer
- Ben Charlton
- Benjamin Coram
- Jess Fleming
- Robin Forster
- Harvey Hazlehurst
- Molly Lilley
- Aaron Liu
- Tim Ly
- Natalie Neshev
- Annabelle Smith
- Rosie Waddell-Wood
- Darcy Wiseman
- Miranda Young
Thank you to these students for their enormous contribution to the Music Department.
Music Captains and 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 to and inspiration for our younger musicians. Thank you to our 2021 Music Captains and Performing Arts Prefects!
Molly Lilley |
Performing Arts Prefect and Keyboards Captain |
Ben Charlton |
Performing Arts Prefect and Ensembles Captain |
Miranda Young |
Bands Captain |
Benjamin Coram |
Bands Captain |
Tim Ly |
Strings Captain |
Rosie Waddell-Wood |
Strings Captain |
Annabelle Smith |
Choirs Captain |
Ruby Archer |
Choirs Captain |
Oli Russell |
Ensembles Captain |
Well done to 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.