Catholic Performing Arts Festival 2024

Jenni Vile on 20/09/2024

Newman College Arts Students Shine at the Catholic Performing Arts Festival 2024

Newman College is delighted to celebrate the incredible achievements of its Arts students at this year’s Catholic Performing Arts Festival 2024. We had 277 students from the Lavalla and Marcellin campuses take part in a range of categories, including music, drama, and dance, and their performances were met with great acclaim.

A special congratulations goes to Heloise Nathan, who was awarded the Monsignor Michael Keating Shield, a prestigious honour recognizing her outstanding contribution to the festival. In addition, the College’s production of The Tempest was awarded an Outstanding for its captivating portrayal of Shakespeare’s classic. The Lavalla String Ensemble also earned an Outstanding Award, as did several of our talented String soloists.

Our Primary and Senior Dance Troupes both received Certificates of Excellence, a testament to their hard work and dynamic performances on stage.

These successes are the result of the dedication and passion of not only the students but also their teachers, who have worked tirelessly to support them. Hours of rehearsals and preparation were required to bring these performances to life, and the hard work truly paid off.

Thank you to all involved for making this year’s festival such a success, and congratulations to the students and staff for representing Newman College with pride and excellence.

Merit

  • Newman College Concert Winds – CONCERT BAND – JUNIOR (YEARS 4-10)
  • Lavalla Choir – PRIMARY CHORAL (BEGINNING CHOIR)
  • Newman College Chamber Choir – SECONDARY CHORAL (YEARS 7- 12)
  • Jude Tanham – – INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: STRINGS INCL HARP (SECONDARY)
  • Amelie Santoro – INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: STRINGS (PRIMARY)
  • Taylor Heng – INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: STRINGS (PRIMARY)
  • Nina Gordon – INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: STRINGS (PRIMARY)
  • Nina Gordon & Kate Gordon – INSTRUMENTAL DUET: STRINGS (PRIMARY)
  • Katana Shepherd – INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: WOODWIND INCLUDING RECORDER (SECONDARY)
  • Torah Wellman- INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: WOODWIND INCLUDING RECORDER (SECONDARY)
  • Timothy Morley- INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: WOODWIND INCLUDING RECORDER (SECONDARY)
  • Benjamin Davies- INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: WOODWIND INCLUDING RECORDER (SECONDARY)
  • Amelie Toolin- INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: WOODWIND INCLUDING RECORDER (SECONDARY)
  • Chloe Ramage- INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: WOODWIND INCLUDING RECORDER (SECONDARY)
  • Jarrod Clayton- INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: WOODWIND INCLUDING RECORDER (SECONDARY)
  • Isobel Muntz- INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: WOODWIND INCLUDING RECORDER (SECONDARY)
  • Yayin Sodhi – INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: WOODWIND INCLUDING RECORDER (SECONDARY)
  • Mia Prinsloo & Ayanna Sirkissoon – INSTRUMENTAL DUET: WOODWIND INCLUDING RECORDER(SECONDARY)
  • Chloe Ramage & Amelie Toolin- INSTRUMENTAL DUET: WOODWIND INCLUDING RECORDER(SECONDARY)
  • Damon Caratti – INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: BRASS (SECONDARY)
  • Jasper Bock – INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: BRASS (SECONDARY)
  • Sasha Ekkert – INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: BRASS (SECONDARY)
  • Luka Van Der Walt & Sienna Arundale VOCAL DUET – PRIMARY YEARS 4-6
  • Kristen King – SECONDARY SOLO WORKS: SCRIPTED MONOLOGUE

Excellence:

  • Benjamin Eggers INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: STRINGS INCL HARP (SECONDARY)
  • Hamish Macgregor INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: STRINGS INCL HARP (SECONDARY)
  • Lakshya Gondariya INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: STRINGS INCL HARP (SECONDARY)
  • Ruben Zafiropoulos & Benjamin Eggers INSTRUMENTAL DUET: STRINGS INCL HARP (SECONDARY)
  • Lucia Reynolds INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: WOODWIND INCLUDING RECORDER (SECONDARY)
  • Tori Schlatter INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: WOODWIND INCLUDING RECORDER (SECONDARY)
  • Katherine Damon & Veronica Sanchez – INSTRUMENTAL DUET: WOODWIND INCLUDING RECORDER(SECONDARY)

Outstanding:

  • Ruben Zafiropoulos – INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: STRINGS INCL HARP (SECONDARY)
  • Benjamin Thompson – INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: STRINGS INCL HARP (SECONDARY)
  • Arlo Gaunt – INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: STRINGS INCL HARP (SECONDARY)
  • Liam Tan INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: STRINGS (PRIMARY)
  • Annelle Seow INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: STRINGS (PRIMARY)
  • Kate Gordon INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: STRINGS (PRIMARY)
  • Bethany Waller VOCAL SOLO – PRIMARY YR 5
  • Harry Klein – SECONDARY SOLO WORKS: SCRIPTED MONOLOGUE
  • Héloïse Nathan – SECONDARY SOLO WORKS: SCRIPTED MONOLOGUE