STATE HONOURS ENSEMBLE PROGRAM
Grand Finalé Concert
Sunday 30 March
WELCOME
To all Open Conservatorium Participants, Friends and Colleagues,
A core element which drew me to the role as Director here at QCGU was knowing how distinctive and central Open Conservatorium is to our identity and how important it is for music in Queensland. It has been a joy over the past couple of years to come to know, more from the inside, how firmly Open Conservatorium is established as an integral aspect of music education in Queensland.
Open Conservatorium's State Honours Ensemble Programs grew from modest beginnings in 2001 to hosting over 5,000 students each year through 16 individual programs in 10 centres; with many more being nominated than we are able to accommodate. The Australian Honours Ensemble Program, which celebrated seven years in 2024, has also grown to encompass students from New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, and the Northern Territory.
Watching those who have joined us for the current project, after the past few years of upheaval, has highlighted the importance of music in education being available, regardless of region or resources; and how valued music is in schools, by all involved - students, teachers, families and the wider public. We are always pleased that so many students are willing, and able, to make music with their peers, with the support of their families and schools.
From my childhood in Cairns, I remember vividly the lifechanging dimensions of such interactions and will be doing all I can as Director to be supporting our reach across this extraordinary state. Thank you for your support of SHEP and your support of your children and students and their music education.
I also acknowledge the Open Conservatorium team under Jason Budge for their care and commitment to make everything possible. I hope to see many of you return as students of Queensland Conservatorium, performers and audience members of the future.
Professor Bernard Lanskey Director Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
SCHOOLS REPRESENTED
Biloela State High School
Blackheath and Thornburgh College
Calliope State High School
Chanel College (Gladstone)
Clearview Christian College
Clermont State High School
Denison State School
Emerald North State School
Emerald State High School
Emmaus College Rockhampton
Frenchville State School
Gindie State School
Gladstone State High School
Glenmore State High School
Heights College
Kingaroy State High School
Lighthouse Christian School
Longreach State High School
Longreach State School
Marist College Emerald
Moura State High School
North Rockhampton State High School
Private Teacher - Anne Svendsen
Rockhampton Girls Grammar School
Rockhampton State High School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (Yeppoon)
Sarina State High School
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (North Rockhampton)
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
St Brendan's College (Yeppoon)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Park Avenue)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (Emerald)
St Ursula's College (Yeppoon)
Tannum Sands State High School
Tannum Sands State School
Taranganba State School
The Cathedral College, Rockhampton
The Hall State School
The Rockhampton Grammar School
Theodore State School
Toolooa State High School
Yeppoon State High School
Yeppoon State School
WIND ENSEMBLE
Repertoire
I’m a Believer Diamond
Loch Lomond
Of Castles and Kings
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Moai
The Water is Wide Arabian Dances
Ensemble members
FLUTE
Karlee Armitage
Sarah Bradford
Emme Butler
Jazzelle Colby
Ella Coughlan
Tahlia Fysh
Isabelle Gunther
Ebony Hetherington
Lauren Hutton
Stella Jenkinson
Holly Johns
Allysa Lagman
Chloe Lambert
Emma Liciapag
Alexandreia Lianna Mercado
Summa Peterkin
Taylor Rackley
Lauren Talbot
OBOE
Qiancheng (Elsa) Li
Charlotte Petty
CLARINET
Kelly Angel
Anouk Banga
Danika Barton
Aria Broadbent
Melissa Bulloch
Tristan Bunge
Natalie Case
Mia Debattista
Ellen Dougall
Grace Edwards
Loralei Firth
Amelie Francis
Mackenzie Goodacre
Ethan Hoger
Stephanie Hoult
Estella Hummerston
Libby Hutchinson
Snigdha Koduri
Aurora Maguire
Catherine Manhertz
Pheobe Mastromonaco
Paige Osborne
Lilli Page
CONDUCTOR BRIAN HURDLEY
Neil Diamond arr. Johnnie Vinson
JaRod Hall
Rob Romeyn
John Williams arr. Robert Longfield
Michael Sweeney
James Swearingen
Roland Barrett
Tamsin Roberts
Pau Rodrigues Barba
Sierra Russell
Elle Thomasson
Jack Upton
Jayna Wilkins
BASS CLARINET
Bobbie Anderson
Dallas Kuhl
Timothy Purcell
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Gabrielle Bailey
Lachlan Burnett
Winter Kenney
Cohen McLean
Maddison Moren
Robert Muller
Ruby Murray
Ocean Newth-Claridge
Ruby Neyland
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Spencer Allen
Hollie Murphy
James Schulze
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Alexander Douglas
TRUMPET
Madeleine Bailey
Declan Barlow
Hartley Ellis
Parker Ferry
Piper Hanekom
Henri Jansen van Rensburg
Alfie Jones
Shion Kageyama
Alex Lloyd
Lacey Luck
Ehren MacDonald
Elizabeth McCabe
Lauren McFadzen
Prahas Peddireddy
Leo Penfold
Baylis Phillips
William Sheridan
FRENCH HORN
Lily Aird
Levee Grueger-Haines
Lily-Belle Hanekom
Lily Kuhl
TROMBONE
Connagh Arandale
Isabella Bradford
Abban Burton
Giselle Dickson
Flynn Hamilton
Joshua Hughes
Henry Jackson
Logan Robinson
Sarah Strong
Quinlan White
BASS TROMBONE
Declan Rich
EUPHONIUM
Prisca Ballin
Shawn Cajegas
Norman Johnston
Coen Knickel
Daniel Mikolajski
Max Mullenmeister
Ronan O'Beirne
Leah Wells
TUBA
Sebastian Anderson
Cooper Ballment
Jayce Cotter
PERCUSSION
Renee Field
Kumanaa Gokul
Rebecca Griessel
Sarah Littlechild
Ethan Osborne
Noah Rose
Rebekah Strong
STRING ENSEMBLE
Repertoire
Attila
Jasmine Flower
Fantasy on Japanese Folk Song
Twilight Reverie
Valse Grazioso
Viking Great Dividing Range
Slumber Music
Pine Rivers Hoedown
Gobi Warriors
Bozrah
Ensemble members
VIOLIN
Alexis Barton
Silke Bowkett
Lily Bowles
Hay Yee Harrison Chan
Delaney Cotter-Drake
Caroline Daley
Dakota Deen
Isabella Fredericks
Cadence Goldenberg
Evie Grealy
Reginald Heppell
Emma Hill
Imogen Holcombe
Adele Howkins
Jacinda Jackman
Radinka Jayasuriya
Kathleen Kamau
Skyler Kirwan
Kirra Lokan
Ena Mannion
Eva O'Neill
Abigail O'Toole
Willow Pearce
Juliet Pomeroy
Chelsea Powell
Lara Poyser
Hadassah Ramasray
Paige Reif
Danielle Roberts
Charlotte Rothery
Charlotte Sheales
Koebi Tattam
Kavitharani Vishvanathan
Lanikai Walters
Rita Zhong
William Owens
Douglas Wagner
Brian Balmages
Lauren Bernofsky
Timo Jarvela
Soon Hee Newbold
Timo Jarvela
Richard Meyer
Timo Jarvela
Stephen Chin
Deborah Baker Monday
CONDUCTOR JESSICA LONG
VIOLA
Connie Bowles
Alex Harris
Noah Henderson
Emily Logan
Annabelle Lowry
Zaachariah Newie
Imogen Stockdale
CELLO
Fenna Banga
William Bishop
Skylah Carlyon
Ruby Codd
Charlotte Emerson
Elmedina Everingham
Lily Fraser
Monty Harrison
Isabelle Humble
Hayden Joseph
Grace Killion-Fisher
Eliza Mann
Ekamjot Singh
Tavian St John
Mengni Zhang
DOUBLE BASS
Isabella Carriage
Dominic Huxley
Matthew Joseph
Madeline Kime
Theo Tombling
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VOCAL ENSEMBLE
CONDUCTOR DR ANTHONY YOUNG ACCOMPANIST SONYA WHITEHEAD
Repertoire
This Day
Songs of a Starry Night
The Salley Gardens
Mary had a Little Blues
Happy Together
Ensemble members
SOPRANO
Kaely Ball
Jarrod Bolton
Sasha Bryson
Elissa Cane
Ella Carroll
Tahlia Carroll
Sienna Caton
Lucy Clarke
Mikayla Cole
Samuel Esdale
Abigail Farr
Bobby Finnegan
Karla Gaylard
Madeline Gill
Ivy Gillies
Lucy Hodge
Kemith Kalutara
Candice Lewis
Aria Locke
William Matos
Eliana Matson
Angus McDonald
Ruby McLuskie
Emma Mikolajski
Thomas Miller
Halle Moger
Blossom Nelson
Savannah Neven
Shanelle O'Meara
Parker Orr
Kanak Pandey
Sienna Patten
Astrid Jorgensen
Texas Folk Songs arr. Emily Crocker
Irish Tune arr. Benjamin Britten
Charles A. Collins
Gary Bonner and Alan Gordan arr. Kirby Shaw
Eleanor Pomroy
Josie Prince
Avalea Prow
Marcus Rayment
Allirah Reed
Stella Reeves
Savannah Richards
Finn Senior
Matilda Seymour
Charlotte Skennerton
Charlotte Skennerton
Halle Smith
Evie Sullivan
Mathyias Tari
Sofia Taylor
Jessie Thomas
Sarah van Eyk
Chelsie Vanderwolf
Janae Vidler
Rose Weger
Charlotte Whitehead
Carrie Woodfield
ALTO
Holly Aitenbichler
Imogen Appleton
Kensi Armstrong
Emily Banfield
Isobelle Black
Anastassia Campbell
Inneka Campbell
Benjamin Chandler
Harper Cook
Gemma Cordingley
Sophia Crowe
Charlotte Cullen
Annika Curley
Lola Harvey
Maya Johnson
Chanusha Kariyawasam
Jessica Lennon
Sienna Machin
Keya Mamadigi
Ruchika Mamadigi
Scarlett Marland
Charlotte McDonald
Isabella McDonald
Zafran Nor
Abigail Peacock
Lily Peisker
Josie Rainey
Chasmine Recto
Bridie Reeves
Charlotte Rippinagle
Zoey Schirmer
Ava Semple
Sarah Evelyn Simpson
Jeewinth Abhinesh Sivashankar
Summer Sleaford
Anna Steinhardt
Molly Wells
Chloe Whiley
Arabella Witt
Claire Witten
CREDITS
Director, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Professor Bernard Lanskey
Head of Ensembles, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Professor Peter Morris
Manager - Open Conservatorium
Jason Budge
Clinician & Conductor - Wind Ensemble
Brian Hurdley
Clinician & Conductor - String Ensemble
Jessica Long
Clinician & Conductor - Vocal Ensemble
Dr Anthony Young
Accompanist - Vocal Ensemble
Sonya Whitehead
SHEP Project Support
Sharelle Guest
Brandi Luck
Caroline Pigerre
Wes Samuel
Russell Sullivan
Executive Officer - Engagement
Dr Natalie Lewandowski-Cox
Executive Support Officer - Conservatorium Academy
Kevin Edwards
Administration Officer - Open Conservatorium
Lisa Dart
Administration Officer - Honours Programs
Michelle Stewart
Administration Officer – Marketing
Hannah Morrison
Administration Support Officer - Conservatorium Academy
Bianca Murphy
Administration Support Officer - Honours Programs
Stephanie Williams
Administration Support - Conservatorium Academy
Jack Gawith
Baxter Melrose
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