K-12 Music Competition Finalists Concert
Remington Owen – Music Teacher 5-12, Year 7 Tutor
On Monday 22 March 2021, after a rather gloomy weekend of rain, an incredibly talented, driven and hard-working group of musicians gathered for a special evening of music.
From 5.00 pm, students from Years K-12 who were selected as finalists in the Performance and Composition sections of the Music Competition, performed for a live audience of staff, parents, friends and adjudicators. These finalists were selected from a large pool of participants who submitted videos to the Music Competition.
Zella Benko, Year 2, performing Halo, by Beyonce
The evening featured exciting performances on a variety of instruments, in a variety of styles, brightening what would otherwise have been a rather despondent evening of rain with excellent, musical performances. Performances were of a very high standard with each musician demonstrating sound technique and respective mastery of their instruments. Particularly enjoyable were the presentations of original songs and compositions, which gave the audience an insight into some of the ways in which Emanuel students are creating original music.
After each section, students received individual feedback from the adjudicators, Jason Noble and Alice Chance, who were very impressed with the overall standard of musicianship and poise that our musicians demonstrated. The list of winners for each section have already been mentioned in this Ma Nishma by Principal Andrew Watt, yet all students who participated in this wonderful event are to be congratulated on their participation and performances: Oliver Mendoza-Jones (Year K), Koben Benko (Year K), Stevie Zurnamer (Year 1), Zella Benko (Year 2)*, Nathan Shammay (Year 3), Veronica Aronov (Year 4), Mia Chesler (Year 5)*, Leah Zipser (Year 5), Seth Nachman (Year 6), Aaron Pal (Year 6), Misha Grynberg (Year 6), Isaac Shammay (Year 6)*, Daniel Zipser (Year 7), Ella Bortz (Year 7)*, Aaron Berkowitz (Year 8), Benjamin Fram (Year 8), Ashley Kim (Year 9), Ruth Durbach (Year 9), Mariah Lewy (Year 10)*, Myles Cohn (Year 11), Guy Rein (Year 12), Ariella Tracton (Year 12), Chloe Miller (Year 12), Ezra Hersch (Year 12)* and Ruben Mihalovich (Year 12)*.
Overall, the entire Music Competition was a great success, culminating in a refined and professional concert, enhanced and supported by Ben Marshall.
Many thanks must go to Joanne De Araujo for organising the concert, Diana Springford for organising rehearsals, gathering students, and accompanying some students at the last minute. Thank you to Daniel Burley and Sarit Spira for their mentorship of students, and Antonio Fernandez for accompanying students.
We look forward to running this competition again in 2022. Until then, keep looking for the many music events coming up including the Twilight Concert and Music Camp.
* indicates that this student was selected as a winner in their section.
Thank you to Michelle Favero for these beautiful photos of the evening:
