VCE Music students presented themselves with skill, poise and control this week at the 2016 Musician of the Year event.
All students performed beautifully in what is a challenging 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 10 Riley (Ms Jennifer Schatzle)
- Honourable mentions – Eleanor Moller 12 Aherne (Dr Michael Lichnovsky) and Lily Begg 10 Jones (Mrs Betty Higgs)
- People Choice Award – Oliver Northam 12 Aherne (Mrs Betty Higgs)
Musician of the Year 2016: full list of participants (photos below)
| 1 | Grace Phillips, 12 Millward (Voice) The Girl in 14G – Lyrics by Dick Scanlan, Music by Jeanine Tesori
Accompanied by Ms Long (Mrs Simone Martin) |
| 2 | William Archibald, 11 Riley (Guitar) Etude no.5 – 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) Spanish Dance No. 5 – Playera by Pablo Sarasate
Accompanied by Ms Long (Mrs Trish Timmins) |
| 5 | Jennifer O’Sullivan, 12 Millward (Piano) Novelette in C Major – Francis Poulenc (Mrs Eril Rathjen) |
| 6 | Braeley Jones, 11 Aherne (Viola) Slick Back Tango – Elena Kats-Chernin
Accompanied by Ms Long (Mrs Trish Timmins) |
| 7 | Holly-Rose Thomson, 12 Millward (Voice) Second Hand Rose – Fanny Brice
Accompanied by Ms Long (Ms Jennifer Schatzle) |
| 8 | Lily Begg, 10 Jones (Piano) Voiles – Claude Debussy (Mrs Betty Higgs) |
| 9 | Cassidy Flynn-Troy, 10 Aherne (Voice) Gimme Gimme – Lyrics 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 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Mrs Eril Rathjen) |
| 11 | Alicia McGovern, 10 Riley (Voice) Almost There – Randy Newman
Accompanied by Ms Long (MS Jennifer Schatzle) |
| 12 | Eleanor Moller, 12 Aherne (Alto Saxophone) Sonatina for Alto saxophone movements I & II – Richard Charlton
Accompanied by Ms Long (Dr Michael Lichnovsky) |
| 13 | Miranda Livingstone, 12 Frew (Voice) Princess – Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty
Accompanied by Ms Long (MS Jennifer Schatzle) |
| 14 | Oliver Northam, 12 Aherne (Piano) Summertime – 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) Je ne t’aime pas – Kurt Weill
Accompanied by Ms Long (Ms Jennifer Schatzle) |
| Chamber Choir directed by Ms Schatzle, accompanied by Ms Long |
