2001 Members

North Queensland Concerto & Vocal Competition Association Incorporated

Patron: The Reverend Norton Challenor
Executive Committee:
Director - Mrs. Carol Dall'Osto
Secretary - Mrs Colleen Hegerty
Treasurer - Ms Bev Kaatz
Committee - Ms Susan G Grinsell; Ms Kari Richter; Mrs Janece Mather; Mr Richard Newell; Mrs Jenny Holmes

Honorary Life Members:
Mrs Del Greet; Mrs Fay Burgess

Members:

2001 Adjudicator: Trevor Green

Mr Trevor Green was appointed to the position of Managing Director of the Melbourne Symphony in Oct 1998, taking up the position in Feb 1999.

As Director of the Australian National Academy of Music from 1997, he was responsible for furthering the development of Australia's young, elite classical musicians, determining and providing challenging programs and selecting international visiting artists to coordinate the instrumental and vocal programs.

Prior to this appointment, Mr Green held the position of Head of Music BBC North in Manchester for nine years, where he was responsible for the broadest music policy for Radio 3 and for the BBC Philharmonic. He was the Director of Concert Music for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 1985 - 1988 and responsible for the artistic and financial planning of the ABC's six orchestras.

Mr Green trained as a musician and was Assistant Principal Trumpet with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and teacher at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music. From 1974 - 1977 he was Orchestral Manager for the Scottish Philharmonic Society in Edinburgh and between 1977 and 1985 was Orchestral Manager of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

In 1974 he was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Northern College of Music for services to music.

2001 Prizes

2001 Program

2.00pm Sunday 22 July 2001
Townsville Civic Theatre
Official Opening
Young Performers Ensemble Sections

10.00am Monday 23 July 2001
JCU Performance Space - Vincent
Piano and Instrumental Section

7.00pm Monday 23 July 2001
Pinnacles Gallery - Thuringowa
Vocal Section

9.00am Tuesday 24 July 2001
JCU Performance Space - Vincent
Preliminary of Open

7.00pm Tuesday 24 July 2001
JCU Performance Space - Vincent
Young Performers Soloists

9.00am Wednesday 25 July 2001
Townsville Civic Theatre
Rehearsals for finalists of the Open Section

1.00pm Wednesday 25 July 2001
Townsville Civic Theatre
Australiana Section

7.00pm Wednesday 25 July 2001
Townsville Civic Theatre
Finals of Open and Special Presentation
 

2001 Competition Results

Sunday 22nd July
Townsville Civic Theatre

Section 6 - Young Performers Ensembles (3-6 performers)

1st Three Plus One (Townsville)
2nd Calliope - (Townsville Youth Recorder Ensemble)
3rd Tre Belle - (Pimlico High School)
Highly Commended - The Sax Trio (Townsville)
Highly Commended - Townsville Grammar School Trumpet Quartet

Section 7 - Young Performers Ensemble (6+ performers)
Artie's Music Centre Prize

1st Pimlico Chamber Strings (Pimlico)
2nd St. Margaret Mary's College Chamber Ensemble
3rd Pimlico Junior Strings
Highly Commended - Townsville Youth Orchestra 2

Monday 23rd July
JCU Performance Space, Vincent

Section 3 - Piano & Instrumental

1st Melinda Stocker (Violin) - Brisbane
2nd Tan-Wei Chao (Piano) - Wellington, New Zealand
3rd Melissa Doecke (Flute) - Brisbane
Highly Commended - Belinda Pratt (Alto Saxophone) - Cairns
Highly Commended - Cynthia Berryman (Clarinet) - Townsville

Section 4 - Vocal
Pinnacles Gallery, Thuringowa
Parry Nissan Prize

1st Alice McConnell - Townsville
2nd Alyssa Oliveri - Townsville
3rd Rebecca Cassady - Townsville (all three place-getters students of Susan Grinsell - local voice teacher)
Highly Commended - Candice Nugent - Townsville

Tuesday 24th July
JCU Performance Space, Vincent

Section 5 - Young Performers Soloists Townsville & District Music Teachers Assn Prize

1st Emily Dellit (Violinist) - Brisbane
2nd Akiko Akanumo (Pianist) - Townsville
3rd Wade Tattersall (Recorder) - Townsville
Print Music Encouragement Awards:
Stephen Cadell (Viola) - Cairns
Destiny Dalseno (Violin) - Townsville

Wednesday 25th July
Townsville Civic Theatre

Section 2 - Australiana
BHP Cannington Prize (1st $750; 2nd $500; 3rd $300)

1ST Melissa Doecke (Flute) - Gold Coast
2nd Helen Newman (Soprano) - Mossman, North Qld
3rd Stuart Long (Piano) - Canberra

Section 1 - Open

1st - Melinda Stocker (Violin) Brisbane - James Cook University Prize $2000
2nd - Tan-Wei Chao (Piano) Wellington, New Zealand - Dr Bill Williams Memorial Prize $1000
Remaining finalists Anya Muston (Violin) - Sydney; Emily Dellit (Violinist - Brisbane; and Melissa Doecke (Flute) - Gold Coast (each received $300)

Special Awards

Most Outstanding North Qld Musician under 25 years:
Cynthia Berryman (Clarinet) - Townsville
(Est Robert and Alison Hayles Award - $350)

Most Promising Vocalist
Helen Newman - Mossman, Nth Qld
Norton Challenor Award - Trophy and $100

Most Promising Pianist
Tan-Wei Chao - Wellington, New Zealand
Frank Carroll Memorial Award - $100

Most Promising Brass/Woodwind
Melissa Doecke - Molendinar, Qld
Kari Richter Award - $100

Open Final

Townsville Civic Theatre
Wednesday 25th July, 7.00pm
1st prize - $2000 - James Cook University Prize.
2nd prize - $1000 - Dr Bill Williams OBE Memorial Prize.
Remaining finalists - $300 each.

Chair: Mrs Carol Dall'Osto - Director NQCVC

Adjudication and Presentation of Prizes

Presentation of Special Awards:

1. Est E Robert Hayles and Alison L. Hayles Charitable Trust Fund Prize for Most Outstanding Performer under 25 yrs, resident in Nth Qld - $350.

2. Patron, Rev. Norton Challenor Award for Most Promising Vocalist - Perpetual Trophy and $100.

3. Frank Carroll Memorial Award for Most Promising Pianist - $100 donated by Mrs Ann Brook-Wagner.

4. Kari Richter Award for Most Promising Brass/Woodwind - $100.