2011 Adjudicator - Dr John Hopkins OBE
 

Other career highlights include being the founding Dean of Music at the Victorian College of the Arts, followed by six years as Director of the New South Wales State Conservatorium. His recordings include numerous Australian works as well as six albums devoted to Percy Grainger.

Professor Hopkins has conducted the Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras on overseas tours and orchestras in Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, the USSR, Canada, the USA, South Africa and Japan. Professor Hopkins is currently Head of Conducting and an Honorary Professorial Fellow in the Faculty of Music at the University of Melbourne.
Professor John Hopkins, OBE, was awarded an honorary Doctorate from the University of Melbourne on 20^th August 2007

Section 1 – Open

Townsville City Council Prize   1st Prize  $4,000

James Cook University Prize  2nd - $2000 

Loloma Prize  3rd - $1000

Dr Bill Williams Memorial Prize – sponsored by Townsville City Council 4th, 5th  - $500

1st Edwina George (Violin – Melbourne)

2^nd Anna Larionova (Viola - Moscow - Russia) 

3rd Robert Oetomo (Marimba - Sydney) 

Remaining Finalists: 

  Jack Bailey (Cello - Sydney) and Sungpil Lee ( Clarinet - Melbourne)

Section 2 – Vocal

Parry Nissan Prize  1st - $800    2nd - $500    3rd - $300

1st Siobhan Patrick (Sydney)
2nd Jon Maskell (Toowoomba)
3rd Morgan Jones (Mackay)
Highly Commended  Peter Fisher (Townsville)
                               Naomi Page (Townsville)
                                        Jessica Maskell (Toowoomba) 

Section 3 – Piano & Instrumental

Loloma Prize  1st - $500    2nd - $300    3rd - $200

1^st        Anna Larionova (Viola - Moscow, Russia)

2^nd       Robert Oetomo (Marimba - Sydney)

    3^rd        Ingrid Bauer (Harp - Brisbane)

Highly Commended:    Sam Lucas (Cello - Montville Qld)
                                    Rhiannon Rowe (Violin - Townsville)
                              Stacey Lun (Violin - Townsville)
                                   Courtenay Cleary (Violin - Brisbane)

 

Section 4 – Young Performers Soloists

Townsville & District Music Teachers' Association Prize  1st - $100   2nd - $75   3rd - $50

1^st        Sam Lucas (Cello - Montville Qld)

2^nd      Campbell McInnes (French Horn - Brisbane)

3^rd        Stacey Lun (Violin - Townsville)

Highly Commended:   Alisha Fong (Clarinet – Townsville)
                                 Andrew Fong (Clarinet - Townsville)
                            Henry Orton (Violin - Townsville)
                             Jasmine Lee (Violin - Townsville)

Section 5 - School Ensembles

Townsville City Council Prize   1st - $400   2nd - $300   3rd - $200  4th - $100

 1^st        Musica Dal Legno (PSHS - Townsville)

2^nd       Tropical North Wind Ensemble (Townsville) 

3^rd        Townsville Grammar String Quartet (Townsville)

4^th    Pimlico Wind Quintet (Townsville)   

Highly Commended:  Tromboni (PSHS - Townsville)
                                      Trumpesaurus (PSHS - Townsville)
                                       Pimlico String Quartet (Townsville)
                                                       Laramente String Quartet (PSHS - Townsville)

Special Awards

Joy Rutledge Prize for the Most Outstanding Musician from North Queensland - $500 -

Margot Doherty (Violin – Townsville)

Norton Challenor Award and Perpetual Trophy for the Most Promising Vocalist  $200 –

Naomi Page (Townsville)

Frank Carroll Memorial Award for the Most Promising Pianist $200 –

Ryaed Owens – Montville Qld.

Australian Strings Association (NQ Branch) Prize for the Most Promising String Player $200 –

Sam Lucas (Cello – Montville Qld)

Most Promising Brass or Woodwind Player  $200 -

Campbell McInnes (French Horn - Brisbane)

Triple T Classic Music Team Audience Choice Award $200

Jack Bailey (Cello - Sydney)

Print Music Encouragement Awards (Under 20 years)  4 @ $50 -

Courtenay Cleary (Violin - Brisbane)

Stacey Lun (Violin - Townsville)

Henry Orton (Violin - Townsville)

Jasmine Lee (Violin - Townsville)

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