VCE Music students presented themselves with skill, poise and control this week at the 2016 Musician of the YearÌýevent.
All students performed beautifully in what is aÌýchallenging environment and the depth of talent this year was impressive.
Congratulations to the following winners and the dedicated music teachers by their side:
- The Musician of The Year – Grace Phillips 12 Millward (Mrs Simone Martin)
- Runner up – Alicia McGovern 10Ìý Riley (Ms Jennifer Schatzle)
- Honourable mentionsÌý – Eleanor Moller 12 Aherne (Dr Michael Lichnovsky) and Lily Begg 10 Jones (Mrs Betty Higgs)
- People Choice Award – Oliver Northam 12 Aherne Ìý(Mrs Betty Higgs)
Musician of the Year 2016: full list of participants (photos below)
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| 1 | Grace Phillips, 12 Millward (Voice) The Girl in 14G – ÌýLyrics by Dick Scanlan, Music by Jeanine Tesori
Accompanied by Ms Long (Mrs Simone Martin) |
| 2 | William Archibald, 11 Riley (Guitar) ÌýEtude no.5 –Ìý Fernando Sor (Mr Josh McGuffie) |
| 3 | Tristan Vine, 12 Jones (Trumpet) Sonate (1. Sarabande) – Jean Hubeau
Accompanied by Ms Long (Mrs Jacqui Vine) |
| 4 | Haydn Musgrove, 12 Millward (Violin) ÌýSpanish Dance No. 5 – Playera by Pablo Sarasate
Accompanied by Ms Long (Mrs Trish Timmins) |
| 5 | Jennifer O’Sullivan, 12 Millward (Piano) ÌýNovelette in C Major – Francis Poulenc (Mrs Eril Rathjen) |
| 6 | Braeley Jones, 11 Aherne (Viola) ÌýSlick Back Tango –Ìý Elena Kats-Chernin
Accompanied by Ms Long (Mrs Trish Timmins) |
| 7 | Holly-Rose Thomson, 12 Millward (Voice) Second Hand Rose – ÌýFanny Brice
Accompanied by Ms Long (Ms Jennifer Schatzle) |
| 8 | Lily Begg, 10 Jones (Piano) ÌýVoiles – Claude Debussy (Mrs Betty Higgs) |
| 9 | Cassidy Flynn-Troy, 10 Aherne (Voice) ÌýGimme Gimme – ÌýLyrics by Dick Scanlan, Music by Jeanine
Accompanied by Ms Long (Ms Jennifer Schatzle) |
| 10 | Linyue Dwyer, 12 Jenkin (Piano) 1st movement of Mozart’s Sonate in F major –Ìý Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Mrs Eril Rathjen) |
| 11 | Alicia McGovern, 10 Riley (Voice) ÌýAlmost There – Randy Newman
Accompanied by Ms Long (MS Jennifer Schatzle) |
| 12 | Eleanor Moller, 12 Aherne (Alto Saxophone) ÌýSonatina for Alto saxophone movements I & II –Ìý Richard Charlton
Accompanied by Ms Long (Dr Michael Lichnovsky) |
| 13 | Miranda Livingstone, 12 Frew (Voice) ÌýPrincess –Ìý Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty
Accompanied by Ms Long (MS Jennifer Schatzle) |
| 14 | Oliver Northam, 12 Aherne (Piano) ÌýSummertime –Ìý George Gershwin (Mrs Betty Higgs) |
| 15 | Ruby Shirres, 11 Millward (Viola) Sarabande in D minor from the second Bach cello suite. (Mr Yi Wang) |
| 16 | Hannah Holmes, 12 Riley (Voice) ÌýJe ne t’aime pas – Kurt Weill
Accompanied by Ms Long (Ms Jennifer Schatzle) |
| Ìý | Chamber Choir directed by Ms Schatzle, accompanied by Ms Long |
