RESULTS are just in from the Australian National Eisteddfod’s annual Bands & Orchestras section, the first in the 2015 season
Members of Canberra Brass
Co-Convenor (Bands & Orchestras) Simon Best tells “Citynews” that the Eisteddfod’s 2015 season commenced in fine style on May 21-28, with around 2,600 musicians participating in the Bands & Orchestras section.
In Open Concert Bands, Canberra City Band again won the A Grade section and its John Agnew Band Open C Grade, while the Epping Boys and Cheltenham Girls Wind Ensemble from Sydney won Open B Grade. Ginninderra Wind Orchestra Twilight Jazz won Open A Grade Jazz Bands, and St Bernards College Stage Band Open B Grade Jazz Bands.
Lyneham High School and St Bernard’s College (from Melbourne) were particularly impressive, with all groups from both schools at Gold level. Other winners were Canberra Brass (Open A Grade Brass Bands), Victoria Brass (Open B Grade Brass Bands), and Triumvirate (Open Rock Bands). All sections for youth groups were run on a non-competitive basis (each participating band or orchestra was awarded a gold, silver, bronze or participation trophy).
Over the event 22 gold, 26 silver, 13 bronze and 4 participation awards were made.
The main adjudicator, Kylie Gardner, said she was particularly impressed by the standard of playing and suitability of repertoire choices.
THE FULL LIST OF RESULTS IS BELOW:
For details contact Best (simon@nationaleisteddfod.org.au)
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD
2015 BANDS & ORCHESTRAS DIVISION RESULTS
Section B 161– 16 Years & Under Jazz Bands (Grade B)
Campbell High School Year 7 Band – Bronze
Merici College Jazz Band – Silver
Telopea Park School Jazz Band – Silver
Campbell High School Year 8 Band – Silver
Radford College Little Big Band – Gold
Lyneham High School Intermediate Jazz Band – Gold
St Edmunds’ College Jazz Ensemble – Silver
Campbell High School Senior Small Ensemble – Bronze
Section B 162 – 16 Years & Under Jazz Bands (Grade A)
Campbell High School Senior Big Band – Gold
Lyneham High School Senior Jazz Band – Gold
Section B 181 – 18 Years & Under Jazz Bands (Grade B)
St Bernard’s College Stage Band – Gold
Radford College Big Band – Silver
Daramalan College Jazz Band – Bronze
Section B 001 – Open Jazz Bands (Grade B)
1st Place: St Bernard’s College Stage Band
Highly Commended: Daramalan College Jazz Band
Section B 002 – Open Jazz Bands (Grade A)
1st Place: Ginninderra Wind Orchestra Twilight Jazz
Section B 003 – Open Concert Bands (Grade C)
1st Place: John Agnew Band
Highly Commended: Tuggeranong Valley Band;St Bernard’s College Symphonic
Band
Section B 004 – Open Concert Bands (Grade B)
1st Place: Epping Boys and Cheltenham Girls Wind Ensemble
Highly Commended: South Canberra Youth Wind Orchestra
Section B 007 – Open Brass Bands (Grade B)
1st Place: Victoria Street Brass
Section B 005 – Open Concert Bands (Grade A)
1st Place: Canberra City Band
Highly Commended: Ginninderra Wind Orchestra
Section B 008 – Open Brass Bands (Grade A)
1st Place: Canberra Brass
Section B 185 – 18 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade A)
Epping Boys and Cheltenham Girls Wind Ensemble – Gold and Platinum
Telopea Park School Wind Ensemble – Gold
Section B 184 – 18 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade B)
St John’s College Senior Concert Band – Silver
Daramalan College Senior Concert Band – Silver
St Bernard’s College Symphonic Band – Gold
St Edmund’s/St Clare’s Combined Colleges Band – Bronze
Radford College Bernstein Symphonic Wind Ensemble – Bronze
Section B 163 – 16 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade C)
Radford College Gershwin Concert Band – Silver
Merici College Junior Band – Bronze
Telopea Park School Junior Ensemble – Silver
Daramalan College Junior Concert Band – Gold
Radford College Sousa Concert Band – Participation Award
St John’s College Junior Concert Band – Gold
Section B 164 – 16 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade B)
St Bernard’s College Concert Band – Gold
Merici College Senior Band – Silver
Radford College Holst Concert Band – Bronze
Young Music Society Concert Band – Gold
Section B 164 – 16 Years & Under Concert Bands (Grade A)
Telopea Park School Wind Ensemble – Gold
Section B PS2 – Primary School Age Orchestras
Radford College Mozart String Orchestra – Participation Award
Canberra Grammar Primary String Orchestra – Bronze
Canberra Girls Grammar Junior School String Orchestra – Silver
Section B PS4 – Primary/High School Age Orchestras
Radford College Vivaldi String Orchestra – Participation Award
Alfred Deakin High School Orchestra – Silver
Brindabella Christian College Orchestra – Silver
Section B 166 – 16 Years and Under Orchestras
Radford College Elgar String Orchestra – Gold
Section B 168 – 16 Years and Under Ensembles
Radford College Kinetic Guitar Ensemble – Silver
Merici College String Ensemble – Gold and Platinum
Music For Canberra Sinfonietta – Participation Award
Section B 187 – 18 Years and Under String Orchestras
St John’s College String Ensemble – Silver
Daramalan College String Ensemble – Bronze
Section B 009 – Open String Orchestras
1st Place: Radford College Corelli Chamber Strings
Section B 010 – Open Orchestras
1st Place: Music For Canberra James McCusker Orchestra
Section B HS1 – ACT High School Bands (Beginner)
Merici College Beginner Band – Gold
Lyneham High School Beginner Concert Band – Gold
Section B HS2 – ACT High School Bands (Intermediate)
Lyneham High School Year 7 Concert Band – Gold
Canberra High School Year 8 Band – Silver
Melrose High School Band – Silver
Melba Copland Secondary School Concert Band – Bronze
Namadgi School – Bronze
Lyneham High School Year 8 Band – Gold and Platinum
Brindabella Christian College Intermediate Band – Silver
Section B HS3 – ACT High School Bands (Advanced)
Lyneham High School Year 9 Concert Band – Gold
Canberra High School Senior Concert Band- Silver
Section B HS4 – ACT High School Bands (High School/College Bands)
Lyneham High School Year 10 Concert Band – Gold
Section B PS1 – Primary School Age Bands
Brindabella Christian College Year 5 Nova Band – Gold
Canberra Grammar Junior School Concert Band – Silver
Brindabella Christian College Year 6 Extension Band – Silver
Young Public School Band – Silver
Section B PS3 – Primary/High School Age Bands
Caroline Chisholm School Band – Silver
Section B 167 – 16 Years & Under Rock Bands
Music for Canberra Not All There – Silver
Lyneham High School Alternative Worries – Bronze
Lyneham High School Arthur and he Kings – Gold
Lyneham High School Road Work Ahead – Bronze
Lyneham High School The Choulcrofts- Silver
Monktown – Silver
Section B 011 – Open Rock Bands
1st Place: Triumvirate
2nd Place: Morgan and the Freemen
3rd Place: Breeding Audacity
Special Awards:
Kaaren Talty Jazz Encouragement Award – Daramalan College Jazz Band
Greysen Conductor Development Award – Carmelo Puglisi
Masling Encouragement Award – Melrose High School Band
Platinum Awards for outstanding performances in non-competitive sections:
Epping Boys and Cheltenham Girls’ Wind Ensemble
Merici College String Ensemble
Lyneham High School Year 8 Concert Band
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