2022 Winners
Australian Open Choral Challenge
Newcastle Chamber Choir –Platinum
Open Sacred Choirs
Canberra Girls Grammar School Bella Voce Chapel Choir – Silver
Newcastle Chamber Choir – Platinum
Open Contemporary Choirs
Newcastle Chamber Choir – Platinum
Open Popular Choirs
Newcastle Chamber Choir – Gold
Open Australia-Britain Choirs
Newcastle Chamber Choir –Platinum
Primary School Age Choirs
ACT Primary Concert Choir – Gold
12 Years & Under Championship
ACT Primary Concert Choir – Silver
Reddam House Year 5 & 6 Singers – Gold
High School Age Choirs
Canberra Girls Grammar School Chorale – Gold
ACT Senior Concert Choir – Silver
20 Years & Under Championship
ACT Senior Concert Choir – Gold
WINNERS SINGING DIVISION 2022
V300 Senior Duet. Christian Chen & Kiara Jana
V210 Phil Perman Music Theatre Prize. Katrina Wiseman
V211 Joan Richards Aria. Katrina Wiseman
V212 Art Song Canberra Prize. Katrina Wiseman
V213 Popular or Folk Song. Christina Pilgrim
V214 Sacred Solo. Lily Ward
V181 Classical Song. Kiara Jana, Christian Chen
V183 African-American Spiritual or Sacred Solo. Shakinah Kyalo
V184 Popular Song. Shakinah Kyalo
V185 Song from Music Theatre. Shakinah Kyalo
V161 Any Song. Louise Hill
V163 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Olivia Skazlic
V164 African/American Spiritual or Sacred Solo. Rose Phillips
V165 Popular Song. Louise Hill
V166 Music Theatre. Tamara Brammall
V141 Any Song. Isabella Fraser
V143 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Jillian Murphy, Amelia Bobbin
V144 Popular Song. Edith Baggoley
V145 Music Theatre. Charlotte Hunt
V121 Any Song. Sahil Aggarwal
V123 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Sahil Aggarwal
V124 Popular Song. Jasmine Lee Wright
V125 Song from Music Theatre. Zahra Zulkapli
V101 Any Song. Harrison Euers
V103 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Tanav Iyer, Erin Read
V082 & V104 Popular Song. Harrison Euers
V105 Music Theatre. Erin Read
2021 Winners
Primary School Age Choirs (8 years and under)
Reddam House Gumnuts Choir – Gold award
Primary School Age Choirs (10 years and under)
Reddam House Bunyips Choir – Silver award
Primary School Age Choirs (12 years and under)
Reddam House Sculthorp Choir – Silver award
High School Year 7-10 Choirs
Barker College Middle School Choir – Silver award
High School/College Age Choirs
Reddam House Senior Choir – Silver award
12 Years and Under Choirs
Reddam House Year 5 & 6 Singers – Platinum award Barker College Copeland Choir – Gold award
| Section | First Place | Second Place | Third Place | Highly Commended |
| P071 Own Choice | Jiayi Deng | Ester Yuen Chou | ———- | Sarah Xu |
| P072 Classical | Audrey Mu-En Lu | Sarah Xu; Jake Wang Bennett | ———- | ———- |
| P073 20th – 21st Century | Jiayi Deng | Audrey Mu-En Lu | Jake Wang Bennett | ———- |
| P081 Own Choice | James Neeman | Frank Huang | Abby Chan | Lilubell Yau Li; Iva Nguyen Fu |
| P082 20th – 21st Century | Abby Chan | Frank Huang; Lucas Leung | James Neeman | Daveney Prajogo |
| P083 Duet – Own Choice | Audrey Mu-En Lu & James Neeman | Emily Jin & Frank Huang | ———- | ———- |
| P084 Restricted Canberra | Jason Zhu | James Neeman | Jiayi Deng | Lilubell Yau Li |
| P091 Classical | Frank Huang | Haoxuan Xing | Naomi Feng | Iva Nguyen Fu |
| P092 Own Choice | Frank Huang | Alicia Fernando | Naomi Feng | ———- |
| P093 Own Choice Restricted | Haoxuan Xing | Adeline Yau Jun Tran | Alicia Fernando | Evelyn Han; Naomi Feng |
| P094 Australian Solo | Karen Xie | Haoxuan Xing | Abby Chan; Anarae Wong | ———- |
| P095 Duet | Izabel Xie & Karen Xie | ———- | ———- | Frank Huang & Naomi Feng |
| P101 Own Choice | Rosy Zhu; Kaylem Kebiao Kua | Zachary Sheung Li | Charles Huang | Haoxuan Xing |
| P102 Baroque | Charles Huang | Zachary Sheung Li | Kaylem Kebiao Kua | Haxuan Xing |
| P103 Classical | Zachary Sheung Li | Charles Huang | Kaylem Kebiao Kua; Janise Chan | ———- |
| P104 Restricted Canberra | Kaylem Kebiao Kua | Haoxuan Xing | Janise Chan | ———- |
| P105 Duet | Charles Huang & James Jin | ———- | ———- | Lilybell Yau Li & Zachary Sheung Li |
| P111 20th – 21st Century | Zachary Sheung Li | Dorinda Wang; Charles Huang | George Gu | Oreste Rollas |
| P112 Own Choice Restricted | Rowena Guo | Oreste Rollas | Janise Chan | Rosy Zhu |
| P113 Classical | Zachary Sheung Li | Charlie Sanoubane | Charles Huang | ———- |
| P114 Own Choice | Lingwen Chen | Dorinda Wang | Charles Huang | ———- |
| P115 Duet | Charles Huang & Lingwen Chen | ———- | ———- | ———-
|
| P121 Sonatina Solo | ———- | Audrey Hu; Belle Andrewartha | ———- | ———- |
| P122 French Norwegian Russian | Hannah Ni | Keren Zhang; Austen Au | Audrey Hu | ———- |
| P123 Restricted Canberra | Simon Wu | Oliver Han | Oreste Rollas | Audrey Hu |
| P124 Duet | ———- | Audrey Hu & Dylan Num | ———- | ———- |
| P125 Classical | Belle Andrewartha; Hannah Ni | Oliver Han | Oscar Wu: Keren Zhang | Austen Au |
Anne Thompson Encouragement Award 7 – 12 years, Rosy Zhu
| Section | First Place | Second Place | Third Place | Highly Commended |
| P131 Australian
P132 Restricted P133 Own Choice |
Elise Chan
Keren Zhang Alexey Shcherbakov |
———-
Oliver Han Adarae Wong |
———-
Jayden Park Lam Tran Bell Andrewartha; Daniel Tran |
Adarae Wong
———- Oliver Han |
| P134 Classical | Adarae Wong | Elise Chan | ———- | ———- |
| P141 Baroque | Elise Chan; Alexey Schervakov | Michael Cherepinskiy | ———- | ———- |
| P142 Own Choice | Micheal Cherepinskiy | Miani Kirk | Alexey Shcherbakov | ———- |
| P143 20th – 21st Century | Joy Guo | Daniel Tran | Miani Kirk | ———- |
| P144 Duet | Daniel Tran & Michael Cherepinskiy | ———- | ———- | ———- |
| P145 Own Choice Restricted | Gavin de Guzman | ———- | ———- | ———- |
| P151 Romantic/Impressionist | Benjamin Francis | Charisse Chan | Angela Zhu | ———- |
| P152 Australian Composer | Nancy Jiayan Xu | Benjamin Francis | ———- | ———- |
| P153 Classical | Victor Ni | Benjamin Francis | Kenan Zhang | ———- |
| P154 Own Choice Restricted | Kenan Zhang | ———- | ———- | |
| P161 Romantic/Impressionist | Angela Zhu | ———- | ———- | ———- |
| P162 Baroque | Benjamin Francis | Charles Huang | ———- | ———- |
| P163 20th – 21st Century | Mion Kirk | Benjamin Francis | ———- | ———- |
| P164 Own Choice | Charles Huang | ———- | ———- | Oscar Wai |
Anne Thompson Encouragement Award 13 – 16 years, Oscar Wai
| Section | First Place | Second Place | Third Place | Highly Commended |
| *P181 Romantic | Matthew Crafter | ———- | ———- | ———- |
| *P182 Haydn or Mozart | Charles Huang | ———- | ———- | ———- |
| P183 Chopin | Matthew Crafter | ———- | ———- | ———- |
| *P185 Own Composition | Minh Pham | ———- | ———- | ———- |
| *P187 Own Choice | Matthew Crafter | ———- | ———- | ———- |
Doris Rowland Excellence Award – Matthew Crafter
*18 Years prizes donated by Mrs Jennifer Rowland.
V300 Senior Duet. Lara Cristofani & V.J. Kamilo
V200 Middle Duet. Sophie Hart & Karina Hledik
V210 Phil Perman Music Theatre Prize. Lillian Fromyhr
V211 Joan Richards Aria. Briana Wiseman
V212 ArtSong Canberra Prize. Katrina Wiseman
V213 Popular or Folk Song. Lillian Fromyhr
V214 Sacred Solo. Katrina Wiseman
V181 Classical Song. Darcy Wiseman
V182 Folk Song or Song by Australian Composer. Helena Vavrina
V183 African-American Spiritual or Sacred Solo. Shakinah Kyalo
V184 Popular Song. Shakinah Kyalo
V185 Song from Music Theatre. Rachel Seo
V161 Any Song. Tamara Brammall
V163 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Kiara Jana
V165 Popular Song. Charlene Zulkapli
V166 Music Theatre. Charlene Zulkapli
V141 Any Song. Kavin Panagoda
V143 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Chloe Stevenson
V144 Popular Song. Imogen Bagley
V145 Music Theatre. Chloe Stevenson
V121 Any Song. Charlotte Hunt
V123 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Sahil Aggarwal
V124 Popular Song. Zahra Zulkapli
V125 Song from Music Theatre. Zahra Zulkapli
V081 & V101 Any Song. Erin Read
V103 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Erin Read
V082 & V104 Popular Song. Zahra Zulkapli
V083 & V105 Music Theatre. Zahra Zulkapli
School Bands
Section B PS1 – Primary School Age Bands
Brindabella Christian College Junior Band – SILVER Canberra Grammar School Primary Concert Band – GOLD Kingsford Smith School Year 6 Band – SILVER
Marist College Junior School All-Stars Band – GOLD
Section B PS3 – Primary/High School Age Bands
Emmaus Christian School Senior Band – BRONZE
Section B HS1 – ACT High School Bands (Beginner)
Lyneham High School Year 7 Beginner Concert Band- SILVER
Section B HS2 – ACT High School Bands (Novice)
Lyneham High School Year 7 Concert Band GOLD St Mary MacKillop College Concert Band – SILVER
Section B HS3 – ACT High School Bands (Intermediate)
Brindabella Christian College Intermediate Band – BRONZE
Canberra High School Year 8 Band – SILVER
Gold Creek School Senior (Year 7-10) Band – BRONZE
Lyneham High School Year 8 Concert Band – BRONZE
Section B HS4 – ACT High School Bands (Advanced)
Canberra High School Senior Band – GOLD
Lyneham High School Year 9 Concert Band – GOLD
Section B HS5 – ACT High School Bands (High School/College Bands)
Brindabella Christian College Senior Band – SILVER
Lyneham High School Year 10 Concert Band – PLATINUM
Concert Bands
Section B 141 – 14 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade B)
Marist College Year 7 Concert Band – BRONZE
Telopea Park School Year 7 Band – BRONZE
Section B 142 – 14 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade A)
Marist College Year 8 Concert Band – GOLD
Section B 163 – 16 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade C)
Canberra Grammar School Barrett Concert Band – SILVER
Daramalan College Junior Concert Band – GOLD
Young Music Society Concert Band – BRONZE
Section B 164 – 16 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade B)
Canberra Grammar School Middleton Concert Band – BRONZE
Hunter School of the Performing Arts Junior Concert Band – PLATINUM Telopea Park School Wind Ensemble B – SILVER
Section B 165 – 16 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade A)
Telopea School Wind Ensemble A – GOLD
Section B 183 – 18 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade C)
Merewether High School Concert Band – GOLD
Section B 184 – 18 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade B)
Canberra Girls Grammar School Holst Concert Band – BRONZE
Canberra Grammar School Fisher Concert Band – SILVER
Daramalan College Senior Concert Band – SILVER
Hunter School of the Performing Arts Senior Concert Band – GOLD
Section B 185 – 18 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade A)
Canberra Girls Grammar School Empire Concert Band – SILVER
Section B 004 – Open Concert Bands (Grade B)
Hunter Wind Ensemble- – PLATINUM
Section B 005 – Open Concert Bands (Grade A)
Ginninderra Wind Orchestra – PLATINUM
Jazz Bands
Section B 161– 16 Years & Under Jazz Bands (Grade B)
Canberra Grammar School Fitzgerald Jazz Band – GOLD
Lyneham High School Intermediate Jazz Band – SILVER
Telopea School Jazz Band – SILVER
Section B 162– 16 Years & Under Jazz Bands (Grade A)
Canberra High School Jazz Band – SILVER
Lyneham High School Senior Jazz Band – SILVER
Section B 181 – 18 Years & Under Jazz Bands (Grade B)
Canberra Girls Grammar School Adelaide Avenue Jazz Band – SILVER
Canberra Grammar School Armstrong Jazz Band – SILVER
Daramalan College Jazz Band – SILVER
Hunter School of the Performing Arts Stage Band – GOLD
Section B 001 – Open Jazz Bands (Grade B)
Daramalan College Big Band – GOLD
Hunter School of the Performing Arts Stage Band – GOLD
Section B 002 – Open Jazz Bands (Grade A)
Twilight Jazz – SILVER
Section B 006 – Open Brass Bands (Grade B)
Bega District Brass Band – GOLD Victoria Street Brass – GOLD
Section B 007 – Open Brass Bands (Grade A)
Canberra Brass – PLATINUM
Orchestras
Section B PS2 – Primary School Age Orchestras
Canberra Grammar School Primary String Orchestra – SILVER
Canberra Grammar School Primary String Sinfonia – PLATINUM
Section B 187 – 18 Years and Under String Orchestras
Canberra Grammar School Senior String Orchestra – PLATINUM
Hunter School of the Performing Arts String Orchestra – GOLD
Section B 008 – Open String Orchestras
Canberra Grammar School Senior Chamber Strings -PLATINUM
Hunter School of the Performing Arts String Orchestra – GOLD
Instrumental Ensembles
Section B 167 – 16 Years & Under Ensembles
St Mary MacKillop College Guitar Ensemble – GOLD
Section B 188 – 18 Years and Under Ensembles
Daramalan College String Ensemble – GOLD
St Mary MacKillop College Senior Wind Ensemble – GOLD
St Mary MacKillop College String Ensemble – GOLD
Section B 010 – Open Ensembles
Crosswinds (from Tasmania) – GOLD
Hunter School of the Performing Arts Percussion Ensemble – GOLD
St Mary MacKillop College String Ensemble – SILVER
Special Awards:
Kaaren Talty Jazz Encouragement Award – Canberra Grammar School Fitzgerald Jazz Band Masling Encouragement Award – Canberra High School
2020 – No competitions held due to COVID 19
2019 Winners
| 7-12 yrs | Ann Thompson Encouragement Award | Janise Chan |
| 13-16 yrs | Ann Thompson Encouragement Award | Kevin Chu |
| 071 | Solo Own Choice | Aaron Dong |
| 072 | Solo Classical | Frank Huang |
| 073 | 20/21 Century | Frank Huang |
| 081 | Solo Own Choice | Charles Huang |
| 082 | 20/21 Century | Charles Huang |
| 083 | Duet | Charles Huang and Frank Huang |
| 084 | Own Choice Restricted – Canberra Students | Antonia Balaguer Hsu |
| 091 | Solo Classical | Charles Huang |
| 092 | Solo Own Choice | Charles Huang |
| 093 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Lingwen Chen |
| 094 | Australian Composer | Tianyi Sun |
| 095 | Duet | Charles Huang and Frank Huang |
| 101 | Solo Own Choice | Tianyi Sun |
| 102 | Solo Baroque period | May Li |
| 103 | Solo Classical style | Oscar Aofei Wu |
| 104 | Own Choice Restricted – Canberra Students | Dorinda Wang |
| 105 | Duet | Belle Andrewartha and Carey Zhou |
| 111 | Solo 20th or 21st Century | May Li |
| 112 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Emily Mengtong Wang |
| 113 | Solo Classical | Phillip Rollas |
| 114 | Solo Own Choice | Tianyi Sun |
| 115 | Duet | Aaron Wan and Lingwen Chen |
| 121 | Sonatina | Michael Cherepinskiy |
| 122 | Solo French Norwegian Russian | Joy Guo |
| 124 | Duet | Oreste Rollas and Phillip Rollas |
| 125 | Solo Classical | Joy Guo |
| 131 | Solo Australian | Michael Cherepinskiy |
| 132 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Daniel Fan |
| 133 | Solo Own Choice | Oscar Wai |
| 134 | Solo Classical | Victor Ni |
| 141 | Solo Baroque period | Victor Ni |
| 142 | Solo Own Choice | Fumiyo Yamamoto |
| 143 | Solo 20th or 21st Century | Eunyce He |
| 145 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Lachlan Tang |
| 146 | Work composed by pianist performing Solo | Angela Han |
| 151 | Solo Romantic/Impressionist | Jennifer Liu |
| 152 | Solo Australian | Jayden Lohe |
| 153 | Solo Classical | Christopher Taylor |
| 154 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Lachlan Tang |
| 161 | Solo Romantic/Impressionist | Jayden Lohe |
| 162 | Solo Baroque | Fumiyo Yamamoto |
| 163 | Solo 20th or 21st Century | Fumiyo Yamamoto |
| 164 | Solo Own Choice | Fumiyo Yamamoto |
| 181 | Solo Romantic/Impressionist | Bernice Chua |
| 182 | Solo Kerry Evans Memorial – Haydn or Mozart | Yichen Li |
| 183 | Solo Chopin Championship | Lanxuan Gao |
| 185 | Work composed by pianist performing Solo | Bernice Chua |
| 186 | Duet | Melanie Wai and Oscar Wai |
| 187 | Own Choice | Lanxuan Gao |
| 18 yrs | Doris Rowland Excellence Award | Lanxuan Gao |
| 001 | Open Piano Recital First Prize | Jennifer Zhu |
| 001 | Open Piano Recital Second Prize | Bernice Chua |
| 002 | Open 20th or 21st Century | Geoffrey Zhu |
| 003 | Open – J S Bach | Bernice Chua |
| 005 | Open – Duet | Alexey Shecherbakov and Michael Cherepinskiy |
| 006 | Open Romantic Solo | Bernice Chua |
V300 Senior Duet. Kara Murphey & Lara Pulciani
V200 Middle Duet. Lara Cristofani &Tamara Brammall
V100 Junior Duet. Sophie Manton & Violet Tzafares
V210 Phil Perman Music Theatre Prize. Madeline Anderson
V211 Joan Richards Aria. Esmeralda Rocha
V212 ArtSong Canberra Prize. Sarah Dangers
V181 Classical Song. Lydia Milosavljevic
V184 Popular Song. Christina Pilgrim
V185 Song from Music Theatre. Lachlan Brayshaw
V161 Any Song. Jessica Manclark
V163 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Jessica Manclark
V164 African American Spiritual or Sacred Song. Shakinah Kyalo
V165 Popular Song. Shakinah Kyalo
V166 Music Theatre. Lara Christofani
V141 Any Song. Lilian Bailey
V143 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Tamara Brammall
V144 Popular Song. Tamara Brammall
V145 Music Theatre. Vuni John Kamilo
V121 Any Song. Matilda Watts
V123 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Imogen Baggoley
V124 Popular Song. Jacob Teirney Heher
V125 Song from Music Theatre. Emma Piva
V101 Any Song. Antonio de la Torre
V103 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Antonio de la Torre
V104 Popular Song. Matilda Viljakainen
V105 Music Theatre. Eleanor Graham
V081 Any Song. Zarah Zulkapli
V082 Popular Song. Ava McManus
V083 Music Theatre. Amber Russell
Australian Open Choral Challenge
1st Place: Newcastle Chamber Choir
2nd Place: aChoired Voices
3rd Place Brindabella Chorus and Endeavour Harmony Chorus (tied)
Open Choral Group (up to 15 members)
1st Place: Newcastle Chamber Choir
2nd Place: Aurora Choralis
3rd Place: ANU Chamber Choir
20 Years and Under Championship
1st Place: Gabriel Singers (Canberra Girls Grammar School)
12 Years and Under Championship
1st Place: Barker College Copeland Choir
2nd Place: ACT Primary Concert Choir
3rd Place: Coro de Camera (Canberra Girls Grammar School)
Open Sacred Choirs
1st Place: Newcastle Chamber Choir
Open Contemporary Choirs
1st Place: Newcastle Chamber Choir
Open Popular Choirs
1st Place: Newcastle Chamber Choir
ACT 20 Years and Under Choirs
1st Place: ANU High Fries
2018 Winners
Section B 161– 16 Years & Under Jazz Bands (Grade B)
Campbell High School Year 7 Jazz Band – Bronze
Merici College Jazz Band – Silver
Radford College Little Big Band – Silver
Canberra High School Jazz Band – Gold
Campbell High School Year 8 Jazz Band – Silver
Lyneham High School Intermediate Jazz Band – Bronze
Section B 162 – 16 Years & Under Jazz Bands (Grade A)
Lyneham High School Senior Jazz Band – Silver
Telopea School Jazz Band – Bronze
Campbell High School Senior Big Band – Bronze
Section B 181 – 18 Years & Under Jazz Bands (Grade B)
Lavalla Catholic College Senior Jazz Ensemble – Silver
Daramalan College Jazz Band – Bronze
Radford College Big Band – Silver
Trinity Christian School Jazz Band – Bronze
Section B 001 – Open Jazz Bands (Grade B)
1st: Lavalla Catholic College Senior Jazz Ensemble
2nd: Jazz Avenue
3rd: Daramalan College Jazz Band
Section B 002 – Open Jazz Bands (Grade A)
1st: Twilight Jazz Band
Section B 003 – Open Concert Bands (Grade C)
1st: John Agnew Band
2nd: Tuggeranong Valley Band
Section B 007 – Open Brass Bands (Grade B)
1st: Victoria Street Brass
2nd: Canberra Youth Brass
Section B 004 – Open Concert Bands (Grade B)
1st: Hunter Wind Ensemble
2nd: South Canberra Youth Wind Orchestra
3rd: Lavalla Catholic College Senior Concert Band
Section B 005 – Open Concert Bands (Grade A)
1st: Canberra City Band
2nd: Ginninderra Wind Orchestra
Section B 008 – Open Brass Bands (Grade A) – 1st Prize: $500 cash
1st: Canberra Brass
Section B 163 – 16 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade C)
Daramalan College Junior Concert Band – Gold
Radford College Gershwin Concert Band – Silver
Telopea School Year 7 Band – Silver
Merici College Combined Concert Band – Bronze
Canberra Girls Grammar School Sapphire Concert Band – Bronze
Melba Copland Secondary School Concert Band- Bronze
Section B 164 – 16 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade B)
Radford College Holst Concert Band – Silver
Young Music Society Concert Band – Gold
Canberra Girls Grammar School Holst Concert Band – Silver
Section B 165 – 16 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade A)
Telopea School Wind Ensemble – Gold
Section B 184 – 18 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade B)
Lavalla Catholic College Senior Concert Band – Silver
Daramalan College Senior Concert Band – Bronze
Canberra Girls Grammar School Empire Concert Band – Bronze
Radford College Bernstein Symphonic Wind Ensemble – Platinum
St Johns College Concert Band – Gold
Choir Performance
Lavalla Catholic College Choir – Gold
Section B PS2 – Primary School Age Orchestras
Radford College Haydn String Orchestra – Participation
Canberra Girls Grammar School Alma String Orchestra – Gold
Section B PS4 – Primary/High School Age Orchestras
Radford College Vivaldi String Orchestra – Participation
Canberra Girls Grammar School Holland String Orchestra – Silver
Radford College Elgar String Orchestra – Gold
Section B 168 – 16 Years & Under Ensembles
Merici College Chamber Ensemble – Silver
Daramalan College String Ensemble – Bronze
Snowy Strings Ensemble – Gold
Section B 166 – 16 Years and Under Orchestras
Orana Steiner School Orchestra – Gold
Section B 187 – 18 Years and Under String Orchestras
St John’s College String Ensemble – Gold
Section B 189 – 18 Years and Under String Ensembles
St Claire’s and St Edmund’s Colleges Chamber Ensemble – Gold
Section B 011 – Open String Ensembles
1st Place: Bertali Consort
Section B 010 – Open Orchestras
1st Place: Music for Canberra James McCusker Orchestra
Section B 009 – Open String Orchestras
1st Place: Music for Canberra String Ensemble and Peg Mantle Strings
Section B HS1 – ACT High School Bands (Beginner)
Lyneham High School Year 7 Beginner Concert Band – Silver
Gold Creek School Concert Band – Gold
Kingsford Smith School Beginner Band – Bronze
Section B HS2 – ACT High School Bands (Novice)
Amaroo School Year 7 Concert Band – Bronze
Emmaus Christian School Senior Band – Silver
Kingsford Smith School Aviators Band – Gold
Namadgi School – Bronze
Canberra High School Year 8 Band – Gold
Section B HS3 – ACT High School Bands (Intermediate)
Mount Stromlo High School Concert Band – Gold
Brindabella Christian College Intermediate Band – Bronze
Kingsford Smith School Concert Band – Bronze
Amaroo School Year 8 Concert Band – Silver
Lyneham High School Year 8 Concert Band – Bronze
Lyneham High School Year 7 Concert Band – Bronze
Lyneham High School Year 8 Concert Band – Gold
Melrose High School Concert Band – Silver
Canberra High School Senior Band – Gold
Section B HS4 – ACT High School Bands (Advanced)
Lyneham High School Year 9 Concert Band – Gold
Section B HS5 – ACT High School Bands (High School/College Bands)
Lyneham High School Year 10 Concert Band – Platinum
Brindabella Christian College Senior Band – Gold
Section B PS3 – Primary/High School Age Bands
Radford College Sousa Concert Band – Gold
Section B PS1 – Primary School Age Bands
Brindabella Christian College Year 5 Nova Band – Bronze
Combined Brindabella and Emmaus Year 6 Band – Silver
Duffy Primary School Band – Silver
Gold Creek School Year 6 Band – Bronze
Young Public School Band – Gold
Canberra Grammar School Primary Concert Band – Gold
Special Awards:
Kaaren Talty Jazz Encouragement Award – Radford College
Masling Encouragement Award – Canberra High School
Platinum Awards for outstanding performances in non-competitive sections:
• Radford College Bernstein Symphonic Wind Orchestra
• Lyneham High School Year 10 Concert Band
| 7-12 yrs | Ann Thompson Encouragement Award | Victor Ni |
| 13-16 yrs | Ann Thompson Encouragement Award | Lanxuan Gao |
| 071 | Solo Own Choice | Zachary Sheung Li |
| 072 | Solo Classical | Zachary Sheung Li |
| 073 | 20/21 Century | James Jin |
| 081 | Solo Own Choice | Charles Huang |
| 082 | 20/21 Century | Charles Huang |
| 083 | Duet | Charles Huang and Frank Huang |
| 084 | Own Choice Restricted – Canberra Students | Rosy Zhu |
| 091 | Solo Classical | May Li |
| 092 | Solo Own Choice | Austin YX Feng |
| 093 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Dylan Num |
| 094 | Australian Composer | Belle Andrewartha |
| 095 | Duet | Audrey Hu and Dylan Num |
| 101 | Solo Own Choice | Christelle Kong |
| 102 | Solo Baroque period | Alexey Shcherbakov |
| 103 | Solo Classical style | Alexey Shcherbakov |
| 104 | Own Choice Restricted – Canberra Students | Hannah Ni |
| 105 | Duet | Adarae Wong and Anarae Wong |
| 111 | Solo 20th or 21st Century | Adarae Wong |
| 112 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Christelle Kong |
| 113 | Solo Classical | Victor Ni |
| 114 | Solo Own Choice | Elise Chan |
| 115 | Duet | Alexey Shcherbakov and Michael Cherepinskiy |
| 121 | Sonatina | Oscar Wai |
| 122 | Solo French Norwegian Russian | Victor Ni |
| 123 | Own Choice Restricted – Canberra Students | Oscar Wai |
| 125 | Solo Classical | Charisse Chan |
| 131 | Solo Australian | Benjamin Francis |
| 132 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Charisse Chan |
| 133 | Solo Own Choice | Angela Han |
| 134 | Solo Classical | Angela Zhu |
| 141 | Solo Baroque period | Jennifer Liu |
| 142 | Solo Own Choice | Odilia Han |
| 143 | Solo 20th or 21st Century | Jayden Lohe |
| 144 | Duet | Melanie Wai and Oscar Wai |
| 145 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Matthew Crafter |
| 146 | Work composed by pianist performing Solo | Jasmine Elise Birt |
| 151 | Solo Romantic/Impressionist | Lanxuan Gao |
| 152 | Solo Australian | Lanxuan Gao |
| 153 | Solo Classical | Lanxuan Gao |
| 154 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Gary Wang |
| 161 | Solo Romantic/Impressionist | Lanxuan Gao |
| 162 | Solo Baroque | David Cavenagh |
| 163 | Solo 20th or 21st Century | Enling Liao |
| 164 | Solo Own Choice | Yichen Li |
| 181 | Solo Romantic/Impressionist | Nicole Wang |
| 182 | Solo Kerry Evans Memorial – Haydn or Mozart | Yichen Li |
| 183 | Solo Chopin Championship | Bernice Chua |
| 185 | Work composed by pianist performing Solo | Bernice Chua |
| 186 | Duet | Gary Wang and Lisa Xing |
| 187 | Own Choice | Vivian Tran |
| 18 yrs | Doris Rowland Excellence Award | Bernice Chua |
| 001 | Open Piano Recital First Prize | Mia Huang |
| 001 | Open Piano Recital Second Prize | Celine Kang |
| 001 | Open Piano Recital Third Prize | Bernice Chua |
| 002 | Open 20th or 21st Century | Celine Kang |
| 003 | Open – J S Bach | Bernice Chua |
| 004 | Open – Beethoven/Schubert | Mia Huang |
| 006 | Open Romantic Solo | Celine Kang |
V300 Senoir Duet. Kara Muphy & Lara Pulciani
V200 Middle Duet. Lara Cristofani &Tamara Brammall
V210 Phil Perman Music Theatre Prize. Holly Ross
V211 Joan Richards Classical Song or Aria. Katrina Wiseman
V181 Classical Song. Thomas Nolte-Crimp
V182 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Jackie McIntyre
V183 African American Spiritual or Sacred Solo. Madeline Betts
V184 Popular Song. Madeline Betts
V185 Song from Music Theatre. Madeline Betts
V161 Any Song. Jessica Manclark
V163 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Jessica Manclark
V165 Popular Song. Kara Murphy
V166 Music Theatre. Kara Murphy
V141 Any Song. Aditi Kamath
V143 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Shakinah Kyalo
V144 Popular Song. Aditi Kamath
V145 Music Theatre. Lara Pulciani
V121 Any Song. Tamara Brammall
V123 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Wynton Johnstone
V124 Popular Song. Tamara Brammall
V125 Song from Music Theatre. Jamie Rogers
V101 Any Song. Isabella Fraser
V103 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Matilda Watts
V104 Popular Song. Meera Aravindan
V105 Music Theatre. Isabella Fraser
V081 Any Song. Zahra Zulkapli.
V082 Popular Song. Zahra Zukapli
V083 Music Theatre. Summer Oliver, Zahra Zukalpi
Australian Open Choral Challenge
1st Place: Echology (University of Newcastle Chamber Choir)
2nd Place: Brindabella Chorus and ANU Vocal Fry
Open Choral Group (up to 15 members)
1st Place: Debacle Quartet
2nd Place: ANU Chamber Choir
3rd Place: Lady’s Mantle
20 Years and Under Championship
1st Place: Reddam House Middle School Singers
2nd Place: ACT Senior Concert Choir
3rd Place: ANU Vocal Fry
12 Years and Under Championship
1st Place: Barker College Copeland Choir
2nd Place: Canberra Grammar School Chorale
3rd Place: ACT Primary Concert Choir
Open Sacred Choirs
1st Place: Echology (University of Newcastle Chamber Choir)
2nd Place: Strange Weather Gospel Choir
3rd Place: Woden Valley Youth Choir Australis Voices
Open Contemporary Choirs
1st Place: Echology (University of Newcastle Chamber Choir)
2nd Place: Woden Valley Youth Choir Australis Voices
Open Popular Choirs
1st Place: Echology (University of Newcastle Chamber Choir)
2nd Place: UMQ
3rd Place: Strange Weather Gospel Choir
Highly Commended: Daramalan College Choir, Woden Valley Youth Choir Australis Voices
Open Australia-Britain Choirs
1st Place: Echology (University of Newcastle Chamber Choir)
2nd Place: The Harmonic Means
Primary School Age Choirs (8 Years and Under)
The Anglican School Googong Infant Choir – Gold award
Primary School Age Choirs (10 Years and Under)
Canberra Girls Grammar School Les Petites Chanteuses – Platinum award
Canberra Grammar Junior School Singers – Silver award
Queanbeyan Public School Intermediate Choir – Gold award
Red Hill School – Silver award
Primary School Age Choirs (12 Years and Under)
Barker College Copeland Choir – Platinum award
Trinity Christian School Junior Choir – Silver award
Canberra Grammar Junior School Chorale – Platinum award
The Anglican School Googong Junior Choir: Silver award
Canberra Girls Grammar School Cantates – Gold award
Queanbeyan Public School Senior Choir – Silver award
Neville Bonner Primary School Choir – Silver award
ACT Primary Concert Choir – Gold award
High School Age Choirs (Years 7-10)
Canberra Girls Grammar School Bella Voca Chapel Choir – Gold award
Gold Creek School Singing Squadron – Bronze award
Lyneham High Voices – Bronze award
High School/College Age Choirs (Years 7-12)
Merici College Choir – Silver award
Daramalan College Choir – Silver award
Trinity Christian College Singers – Silver award
ACT Senior Concert Choir – Gold award
Canberra Girls Grammar School Chorale – Gold award
MET School Goulburn Choir – Silver award
2017 Winners
Section B 161– 16 Years & Under Jazz Bands (Grade B)
Lyneham High School Intermediate Jazz Band – Silver
Radford College Little Big Band – Gold
Campbell High School Year 8 Jazz Band – Bronze
Canberra High School Jazz Band – Silver
Trinity Christian School Intermediate Jazz Band – Silver
Section B 162 – 16 Years & Under Jazz Bands (Grade A)
Lyneham High School Senior Jazz Band – Silver
Campbell High School Senior Big Band – Silver
Telopea School Jazz Band – Silver
Section B 181 – 18 Years & Under Jazz Bands (Grade B)
Merici College Jazz Band – Bronze
Trinity Christian School Senior Jazz Band – Bronze
Radford College Big Band – Silver
Daramalan College Jazz Band – Gold
Section B 182 – 18 Years & Under Jazz Bands (Grade A)
Hunter School of the Performing Arts Stage Band – Gold
Dickson College Jazz Band – Silver
Section B 001 – Open Jazz Bands (Grade B)
1st: Daramalan College Jazz Band
Section B 002 – Open Jazz Bands (Grade A)
1st: Hunter School of the Performing Arts Stage Band
2nd: Twilight Jazz Band
Section B 003 – Open Concert Bands (Grade C)
1st: Hunter School of the Performing Arts Junior Concert Band
2nd: Tuggeranong Valley Band
3rd: John Agnew Band
Section B 007 – Open Brass Bands (Grade B)
1st: Victoria Street Brass
2nd: Canberra Youth Brass
Section B 004 – Open Concert Bands (Grade B)
Hunter School of the Performing Arts Junior Concert Band
1st: Hunter Wind Ensemble
2nd: Hunter School of the Performing Arts Senior Concert Band
3rd: South Canberra Youth Wind Orchestra
Section B 005 – Open Concert Bands (Grade A)
1st: Canberra City Band
2nd: Ginninderra Wind Orchestra
Section B 008 – Open Brass Bands (Grade A) – 1st Prize: $500 cash
1st: Canberra Brass
Section B 163 – 16 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade C)
Daramalan College Junior Concert Band – Silver
Radford College Gershwin Concert Band – Silver
Telopea School Year 7 Band – Silver
Merici College Junior Concert Band – Silver
Section B 164 – 16 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade B)
Young Music Society Concert Band – Bronze
Canberra Girls Grammar School Sapphire Concert Band – Silver
Radford College Holst Concert Band – Participation
Hunter School of the Performing Arts Junior Concert Band – Gold
Section B 165 – 16 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade A)
Telopea School Wind Ensemble – Silver
Section B 183 – 18 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade C)
Merici College Senior Band – Bronze
Canberra Girls Grammar School Holst Concert Band – Silver
Section B 184 – 18 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade B)
Radford College Bernstein Symphonic Wind Ensemble – Silver
Daramalan College Senior Concert Band – Gold
Hunter School of the Performing Arts Senior Concert Band – Platinum
Section B 185 – 18 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade A)
Canberra Girls Grammar School Empire Concert Band – Silver
Section B PS2 – Primary School Age Orchestras
Canberra Grammar School Primary Guitar Ensemble – Silver
Brindabella Christian College Intermediate Strings – Silver
Section B PS4 – Primary/High School Age Orchestras
Radford College Vivaldi String Orchestra – Participation
Alfred Deakin High School Year 7/8 Orchestra – Silver
Section B 166 – 16 Years and Under Orchestras
Orana Steiner School Orchestra – Silver
Canberra Girls Grammar School Sutherland Chamber Orchestra – Gold
Orana Steiner School Year 10 Ensemble – Bronze
Section B 168 – 16 Years & Under Ensembles
Merici College Chamber Ensemble – Bronze
Daramalan College String Ensemble – Bronze
Section B 187 – 18 Years and Under String Orchestras
Hunter School of the Performing Arts String Orchestra – Gold
Canberra Girls Grammar School Holland String Orchestra – Silver
Radford College Corelli Chamber Strings Orchestra – Gold
Section B 186 –18 Years and Under Orchestras
Canberra Girls Grammar School Glanville-Hicks Symphony Orchestra – Silver
Section B 011 – Open String Ensembles
1st Place: Merici College Advanced String Ensemble
Section B 010 – Open Orchestras
1st Place: Music for Canberra James McCusker Orchestra
Section B 009 – Open String Orchestras
1st Place: Hunter School of the Performing Arts String Orchestra
2nd Place: Radford College Combined String Orchestra
Section B HS1 – ACT High School Bands (Beginner)
Lyneham High School Year 7 Beginner Concert Band – Silver
Namadgi High School Concert Band – Silver
Merici College Beginner Band – Silver
Section B HS2 – ACT High School Bands (Intermediate)
Mount Stromlo High School Concert Band – Gold
Caroline Chisholm School Band – Bronze
Canberra High School Year 8 Band – Silver
Gold Creek School Senior Band – Bronze
Melrose High School Concert Band – Bronze
Lyneham High School Year 7 Concert Band – Silver
Lyneham High School Year 8 Concert Band – Gold
Melba Copland Secondary School Concert Band – Bronze
Kingsford Smith School Band – Bronze
Emmaus Christian School Senior Band – Bronze
Amaroo School Year 7 Concert Band – Bronze
Brindabella Christian College Intermediate Band – Bronze
Section B HS3 – ACT High School Bands (Advanced)
Lyneham High School Year 9 Concert Band – Silver
Canberra High School Senior Band – Bronze
Section B HS4 – ACT High School Bands (High School/College Bands)
Brindabella Christian College Senior Band – Silver
Lyneham High School Year 10 Concert Band – Gold
Section B PS3 – Primary/High School Age Bands
Radford College Sousa Concert Band – Silver
Australian Open Choral Challenge
1st Place: Brindabella Chorus
2nd Place: Concordis Chamber Choir
3rd Place: ANU Vocal Fry
Open Choral Group (up to 15 members)
1st Place: Vocalocity
2nd Place: Perfect Sixth
3rd Place: Debacle Quartet
20 Years and Under Championship
1st Place: Reddam House Middle School Singers
2nd Place: Hillcrest Christian College Bella Voce
3rd Place: ACT Senior Concert Choir
Highly Commended: Vocalocity
12 Years and Under Championship
1st Place: ACT Primary Concert Choir
2nd Place: Canberra Girls Grammar School Cantates
3rd Place: Turner Trebles
ACT 20 Years and Under Choirs
1st Place: Radford College Camerata
2nd Place: ANU Vocal Fry
Open Sacred Choirs
1st Place: Concordis Chamber Choir
2nd Place: ANU Chamber Choir
3rd Place: Daramalan College Choir
Open Popular Choirs
1st Place: ANU Vocal Fry and UMQ (tied)
3rd Place: Andante Andante
Open Contemporary Choirs
1st Place: Hillcrest Christian College Bella Voce
2nd Place: Concordis Chamber Choir
3rd Place: Canberra Girls Grammar School Gabriel Singers
Highly Commended: Daramalan College Choir
Open Australia-Britain Choirs
1st Place: Concordis Chamber Chour
2nd Place: The Harmonic Means
Primary School Age Choirs (10 Years and Under)
Canberra Grammar Junior School Singers – Silver award
Canberra Girls Grammar School Les Petites Chantuses – Bronze award
The Anglican School Googong Choir – Gold award
Primary School Age Choirs (12 Years and Under)
Canberra Grammar Junior School Chorale – Gold award
Canberra Girls Grammar School Cora da Camera – Silver award
ACT Primary Concert Choir – Silver award
Jerrabomberra Singers – Silver award
High School Age Choirs (Years 7-10)
Gold Creek School Singing Squadron – Bronze award
Canberra Girls Grammar School Bella Voca Chapel Choir – Platinum award
Merici College Choir – Silver award
Lyneham High Voices – Gold award
High School/College Age Choirs (Years 7-12)
Radford College Chorale – Platinum award
Canberra Girls Grammar School Chorale – Gold award
ACT Senior Concert Choir – Silver award
Daramalan College Choir – Silver award
St Edmunds’ College Vocal Group – Bronze award
| 071 | Solo Own Choice | Linda Pei Lin Liew |
| 072 | Solo Classical | Austin XY Feng |
| 073 | 20/21 Century | Charles Huang |
| 081 | Solo Own Choice | Belle Andrewartha |
| 082 | 20/21 Century | Belle Andrewartha |
| 083 | Duet | Audrey Hu and Dylan Num |
| 091 | Solo Classical | Elise Chan |
| 092 | Solo Own Choice | Emma Bian |
| 093 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Aaron Wan |
| 094 | Australian Composer | Belle Andrewartha |
| 095 | Duet | Belle Andrewartha and Ziqi Gu |
| 101 | Solo Own Choice | Emma Bian |
| 102 | Solo Baroque period | Michael Cherepinskiy |
| 103 | Solo Classical style | Chloe Park |
| 104 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Joy Guo |
| 105 | Duet | Alex Shcherbakov and Michael Cherepinskiy |
| 111 | Solo 20th or 21st Century | Iris Gower |
| 112 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Eric Wong |
| 113 | Solo Classical | Odilia Han |
| 114 | Solo Own Choice | Iris Gower |
| 115 | Duet |
Daniel Tran and Michael Cherepinskiy |
| 121 | Sonatina | Christopher Taylor |
| 122 | Solo French Norwegian Russian | Christopher Taylor |
| 123 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Jennifer Liu |
| 125 | Solo Classical | Eunyce He |
| 131 | Solo Australian | Christopher Taylor |
| 132 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Jennifer Liu |
| 133 | Solo Own Choice | Christopher Taylor |
| 134 | Solo Classical | Angelina Balaguer |
| 141 | Solo Baroque period | Oscar Huang |
| 142 | Solo Own Choice | Vincent Guo |
| 143 | Solo 20th or 21st Century | Enling Liao |
| 144 | Duet | Gary Wang and Lisa Xing |
| 145 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Angus Wen |
| 151 | Solo Romantic/Impressionist | Mandy Wang |
| 152 | Solo Australian | Mandy Wang |
| 153 | Solo Classical | Enling Liao |
| 154 | Solo Own Choice (Restricted) | Angela Kim |
| 161 | Solo Romantic/Impressionist | Sarah Zhu |
| 162 | Solo Baroque | Andrew Chen |
| 163 | Solo 20th or 21st Century | Patrick Gu |
| 164 | Solo Own Choice | Oscar Huang |
| 181 | Solo Romantic/Impressionist | Patrick Gu |
| 182 | Solo Kerry Evans Memorial – Haydn or Mozart | Bernice Chua |
| 183 | Solo Chopin Championship | Celine Kang |
| 187 | Own Choice | Bernice Chua |
| 18 yrs | Doris Rowland Excellence Award | Bernice Chua |
| 001 | Open Piano Recital First Prize | Jake Cheong |
| 001 | Open Piano Recital Second Prize | Bernice Chua |
| 001 | Open Piano Recital Third Prize | Anthony Chen |
| 002 | Open 20th or 21st Century | Jake Cheong |
| 003 | Open – J S Bach | Anthony Chen |
| 004 | Open – Beethoven/Schubert | Joint winners, Bo Jiang and Nga Kei Au-Yeung |
| 006 | Open Romantic Solo | Anthony Chen |
V300 Senior Duet. Alex Penca & Kellee Hand
V200 Middle Duet. Aditi Kamath & Sachin Panagoda
V100 Junior Duet. Charlotte Walker & Matilda Watts
V210 Phil Perman Music Theatre Prize. Katrina Wiseman
V211 Joan Richards Classical Prize. Jade Mcfaul
V181 Classical Song. Georgia Leiper
V184 Popular Song. Maxwell MacMillan
V185 Song from Music Theatre. Kellee Hand
V161 Any Song. Christina Pilgrim
V163 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Jacqueline McIntyre
V164 African American Spiritual or Sacred Song. Claire Graham
V165 Popular Song. Christina Pilgrim
V166 Music Theatre. Jack Bolton
V141 Any Song. Aditi Kamath
V143 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Jessica Manclark
V144 Popular Song. Elliott Fisher
V145 Music Theatre. Lara Cristofani
V121 Any Song. Tamara Brammall
V123 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Xavier Hayward
V124 Popular Song. Ainsley Fisher
V125 Song from Music Theatre. Tamara Brammall
V101 Any Song. Harriet Allen
V103 Folk Song or Song by an Australian Composer. Isabella Roberts
V104 Popular Song. Sophie Batzogiannis
V105 Music Theatre. Harriet Allan
V081 Any Song. Campbell Angove, Matilda Viljakainen
V082 Popular Song. Sophie Mcconnell
V083 Music Theatre. Matilda Viljakainen