| Student | Award level |
|---|---|
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Jayden Woods - Beginner Instrumental Program
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Improvement
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Alexander Li - Gershwin Concert Band
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Excellence
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Ashley Gould - Gershwin Concert Band
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Excellence
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Asher Newman - Holst Concert Band
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Improvement
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Emma Lotus Huang - Holst Concert Band
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Contribution
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Timothy Kopras - Holst Concert Band
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Excellence
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Taniza Khan - Bernstein Symphonic Wind Orchestra
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Improvement
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Thomas Liu - Bernstein Symphonic Wind Orchestra
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Contribution
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Joshua Baker - Bernstein Symphonic Wind Orchestra
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Contribution
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Drum roll . . . Georgia Kristiansen (Year 4) and Zoey Valecha (Year 3) performing at the Winter Concert in July.
Music Award Winners Revealed
By Mrs Kirsten Knight, Head of Co-Curricular Music and Director of Strings
It has been a wonderful, full year for Radford College musicians. As we near the end of the school year, I want to congratulate all the students involved in our music activities and thank them for their important contribution to the Radford community.
ICE Awards
Certain students have been specifically recognised by their conductors and directors for their exceptional strengths and valuable contributions to their respective groups. The following students have received ICE Awards for Improvement, Contribution or Excellence within their group.
Concert Bands
Choirs
| Student | Award level |
|---|---|
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Jasmine Shanyar - Warblers
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Improvement
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Cyrus Chen - Warblers
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Excellence
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Carla Duthie - Warblers
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Excellence
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Rita Barlow-Rosas - Songsters
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Excellence
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Benny Holliday - Songsters
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Contribution
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Ayele Mann - Songsters
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Contribution
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Sanvi Yellamarthy - Vox
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Excellence
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Xavier McDonald - Vox
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Contribution
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Sebastian Leigh - Chorale
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Improvement
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Milo Kroeger - Chorale
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Contribution
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Ellie Archer - Chorale
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Contribution
|
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Sarah Alex - Vivace
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Contribution
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Robbie Potter - Camerata
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Contribution
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Olivia Rehfisch - Camerata
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Contribution
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String Orchestras
| Student | Award level |
|---|---|
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Ariki Coxon - Mozart String Orchestra
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Contribution
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Jacinta Huang - Mozart String Orchestra
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Contribution
|
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Fraser Treloar - Mozart String Orchestra
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Excellence
|
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Sriya Alagaysan - Haydn String Orchestra
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Improvement
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Marley Brown - Haydn String Orchestra
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Contribution
|
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Alex Campbell - Haydn String Orchestra
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Excellence
|
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Brian Chen - Vivaldi String Orchestra
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Contribution
|
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Xavier McDonald - Vivaldi String Orchestra
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Contribution
|
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Kate Kristiansen - Vivaldi String Orchestra
|
Excellence
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Ellie Baker - Elgar String Orchestra
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Contribution
|
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Charlotte Pham - Elgar String Orchestra
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Excellence
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Julia Zhu - Elgar String Orchestra
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Excellence
|
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Monica Cao - Corelli Chamber String Orchestra
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Excellence
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Sarah Lin - Corelli Chamber String Orchestra
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Excellence
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Jazz Ensembles
| Student | Award level |
|---|---|
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George Birmingham - Big Band
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Contribution
|
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Zayna Syed - Little Big Band
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Improvement
|
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Maddie Peebles - Jazz Ensembles
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Contribution
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Guitar Ensembles
| Student | Award level |
|---|---|
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Aanya Chaturvedi - Hendrix Guitar Ensemble
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Contribution
|
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Laila Te Moananui - Zappa Guitar Ensemble
|
Excellence
|
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Will Harrison - Montgomery Guitar Ensemble
|
Excellence
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Ensembles
| Student | Award level |
|---|---|
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Maxwell Beever-Robinson - Contemporary Ensembles
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Improvement
|
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Alex Checksfield - Contemporary Ensembles
|
Contribution
|
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Byron French - Contemporary Ensembles
|
Contribution
|
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William Abbott - Precision Percussion Ensemble
|
Contribution
|
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Sophie Bastow - Omo Wewe
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Contribution
|
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Audrey Hu - Chamber Ensembles
|
Excellence
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Piano/Keyboard
| Student | Award level |
|---|---|
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Edison Talbot - Chopsticks Piano Ensemble
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Contribution
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Eloise Collingwood - Sonny Chua Piano Ensemble
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Contribution
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Audio Production/Composition
| Student | Award level |
|---|---|
|
Isaac Merrick - Audio Production
|
Improvement
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Congratulations to all of these students.
Service Awards
Our 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.
The 2023 Service Award recipients are as follows:
Year 10
- Liliane Alblas
- Joshua Baker
- Theo Gould
- Timothy Kopras
- Paige Le Lievre
- Jason Lim
- Thomas Liu
- James Oreo
- Priyanka Ramkumar
Year 12
- William Abbott
- Freya Alblas
- Oscar Boswell
- Monica Cao
- Alex Checksfield
- Amira Hibberd
- Thuhi Mathu-Ragupathy
- Angus McKee
- Luka Sostarko
- Olivia Steenbeek
- Evelyn Toyne
- Michael Vincent
- Max Zhou-Smith
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 and inspiration to our younger musicians. Thank you to our Music Captains and Performing Arts Prefects!
| Student | Title |
|---|---|
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Michael Vincent
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Performing Arts Prefect and Keyboards Captain
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Freya Alblas
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Performing Arts Prefect and Choirs Captain
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William Abbott
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Bands Captain
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Luka Sostarko
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Bands Captain
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Thuhi Mathu-Ragupathy
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Strings Captain
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Olivia Steenbeek
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Strings Captain
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Evelyn Toyne
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Choirs Captain
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Angus McKee
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Ensembles Captain
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Monica Cao
|
Ensembles Captain
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Well done to our music students for a terrific year of music making. Thank you also to all the Radford families and staff who have attended our events to support our musicians.