2012 HSC Encore Program - Board of Studies NSW

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Presented by the Board of Studies NSW and
the NSW Department of Education and Communities.
ENCORE is recorded by the Sydney Opera House.
Recordings will be available from the Board of Studies:
https://bosho.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/links/shoponline.html

Message from the Minister
The NSW Higher School Certificate offers our emerging instrumentalists, vocalists and
composers the opportunity to study and perform their craft through courses that
present both challenges and opportunities.
In turn, ENCORE, presented at the Sydney Opera House, provides an opportunity to
showcase examples of how students have risen to meet those challenges by
submitting exemplary work.
This year’s program showcases the work of 20 HSC students from 2012. The
program extends across a range of music genres, performance types and the
performers themselves represent a range of backgrounds, locations and school
systems.
From vocal performances of pop music to a euphonium solo; from a jazz vocal
ensemble through to classical solos for the violin, piano and flute – this program will
provide the audience with a journey as rich in talent and diversity as our NSW HSC
students themselves.
Whether the audience has attended to celebrate the work of these performers, or, as
future HSC students, to learn more about the standards that can be reached through
HSC music courses, this program will certainly entertain.
At the conclusion of these performances, please remember that your applause
extends not just to the performers, but to their teachers, families and mentors who
have worked with them throughout their school years.
Please enjoy ENCORE 2012, and join me in offering congratulations to all those
selected to present their work to you at this performance.
The Hon. Adrian Piccoli MP
Minister for Education
2012 HSC Encore Program

ENCORE and HSC Music
2012 HSC Encore Program
ENCORE is a program of outstanding performances and compositions by students
from the Higher School Certificate Music examinations. Music syllabuses for the
Higher School Certificate offer students opportunities to develop musical knowledge,
skills and understanding and to become adept at performing and composing in a
variety of styles and genres.
ENCORE also recognises the exemplary work in musicology electives. Students in the
Music 2 and Music Extension courses who undertook musicology electives were
required to submit a prepared essay as part of the HSC examination. Students of
Music 1 undertaking musicology as an elective were required to present a 10-minute
viva voce (discussion) with the examiners at the time of their practical examinations.
The students named in the Honour List in this program were identified as having
exemplary work in musicology electives.
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HSC Music
In 2012, students were examined according to Stage 6 syllabuses in Music 1, Music
2 and Music Extension. In addition to the core which has aural training as its basis,
students had the option to undertake elective studies in performance, composition
and musicology.
The Music 1 course is primarily designed for students who have not studied the
elective course in Music Years 7–10, although it is available to all students who wish
to study it.
The Music 2 course consists of a mandatory topic, Music of the Last 25 Years
(Australian focus), and an additional topic. In this course, students perform works
representing these topics, write their own compositions, and undertake musicological
research and aural training.
In the Music Extension course students specialise in performance, composition or
musicology.
Examination
2012 HSC Encore Program
In all Music Practical examinations in 2012, students could present performances in a
variety of styles. In Music 1, students presented up to four pieces representing topics
studied in the HSC course. In Music Extension performance, one piece had to be an
ensemble work. In addition, all students undertook a written examination that tested
aural and/or musicology skills.
Graduates of the Board of Studies Music courses have developed skills in general
understanding and appreciation of music.
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Monday 25 February 2013
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
Compere: Louise Barkl
Mariah Gardner Taree Christian College
Composer / keyboard / vocalist Shadow (Gardner)
Benjamin Spoor Barker College
Alto Saxophone Crazy Logic (Orlovich)
Katrina Tang Pymble Ladies’ College
Piano Andaluza from Pièces Espagnoles (de Falla)
Cara Egan Hunter School of the Performing Arts
Vocalist Breathe (Miranda)
Adam Bokaris Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
Euphonium Song for Ina (Sparke)
Danielle Colligan Vincentia High School
Guitar Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile) (Santana)
Meta Cohen MLC School
Composer / vocalist Mutterings of a Lunar-tic (Cohen)
Tallulah Bur Northern Beaches Secondary College, Manly Selective Campus
Soprano saxophone Histoire du Tango: Bordel 1900 (Piazzolla)
Justin Stephens Figtree High School and Sydney Distance Education High School
Composer / Piano Visions of Wave Rock (Stephens)
Atunaisa Lasalosi Fairfield High School
Vocalist It’s a Man’s World (Brown / Newsome)
2012 HSC Encore Program
INTERVAL
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Emma Greenhill Conservatorium High School
Composer / violin Songman’s Echo (Greenhill)
Antonia Irene Bai Berg Conservatorium High School
Flute Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, Opus 86 – Allegro giocoso (Kapustin)
Harley Milano The King’s School
Bassoon Andante and Hungarian Rondo, Opus 35 (Weber)
Mick Hambly Port Macquarie High School
Piano / vocalist Grenade (Mars)
James Taylor Kooringal High School
Guitar Borsalino (Emmanuel)
Ashlee Harpur Northern Beaches Secondary College, Mackellar Girls Campus
Composer Spectacular (Harpur)
Reid Furlanetto Canberra Grammar School
Clarinet Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in B Flat (FP 184) Mvt. 3 – Allegro con fuoco
(Poulenc)
Michelle Siu Kambala
Violin Meditation from Thaïs (Massenet)
Alexander Chi Yuen Mau Chatswood High School
Piano Shepherd’s Hey (Grainger)
Jaz Dolso Kirrawee High School
Vocalist That Old Black Magic (Arlen arr. Carroll)
2012 HSC Encore Program
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Background composition
Jaan Pallandi
Sydney Boys High School

Performers and composers
Antonia Irene Bai Berg
Conservatorium High School
2012 HSC Encore Program
Antonia started playing the piano at the age of four in 1999, adding the flute
to her repertoire in 2005. She has had considerable success in eisteddfods,
was Associate Principal flute in the Sydney Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
and has been a member of Sydney Youth Orchestra’s ensembles since
2010. In 2011 she was awarded her LMusA with Distinction in flute. She
plans to pursue a Bachelor of Music in Performance and has been offered
scholarships to a number of prestigious schools of music. Antonia is
accompanied by Pavle Cajic on piano and Harrison Werlemann-Godfrey on
cello.
Adam Bokaris
Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
Adam’s passion for the euphonium is matched by his expertise. Over the
ten years that he has been playing, he has developed his talent with many
different ensembles. He is currently the principal Euphonium with the St
Marys Brass Band (2012 NSW champion brass band) and holds the NSW
junior state Euphonium title. He is a member of National Australia Brass and
National Australia Youth Brass. In 2011 he received one of only three
Adrienne, Lady Stewart Performance Bursaries and in 2012 the National
Australia Brass PR Young Performers award. Adam is joined by Tony
Baldwin on piano.
Tallulah Bur
Northern Beaches Secondary College: Manly Selective Campus
Music has always been an integral part of Tallulah’s life. She first played the
alto saxophone at the age of eight, soon performing, and winning, at
numerous eisteddfods. She started playing the soprano saxophone in
preparation for her HSC courses, Music 2 and Music Extension. Through
her involvement in her school’s jazz and wind orchestras she participated in
tours to Japan and China, widening her appreciation of music and the world.
She finds her studies in music deeply enriching and plans to make it her life,
through performance and teaching. Tallulah performs with Ben Secrett on
guitar.
Meta Cohen
MLC School
Meta has explored the world of music through the cello, harp and voice,
and is currently attending drumming classes with the renowned ensemble
Taikoz. Her musical tastes are eclectic and span classical, cabaret and
heavy metal. Since 2007 Meta has been a member of the Sydney Children’s
Choir and the Gondwana Voices National Children’s Choir. She has already
had extensive experience in composing and in 2010 her composition was
selected for Australian Music Day and workshopped by Ensemble Offspring.
Meta is joined by 18 other singers for this a cappella performance.
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2012 HSC Encore Program
Danielle Colligan
Vincentia High School
Danielle’s aim in playing the guitar is to touch the emotions of the people
around her. She has performed at many local events, reaching a wider
audience when she played lead guitar for Australian pop/rock band Short
Stack during a live concert in 2011. Her school has recognised her
achievements in presenting her with its Excellence in the Arts Award 2012,
and she won a Music Achievers Award from the Australian International
Conservatorium of Music (AICM) for her outstanding achievements in
performance in her trial HSC. Danielle is accompanied by Gerard Brindley
on bass guitar and Trevor Kettlewell on drums.
Jaz Dolso
Kirrawee High School
Jaz says that since Year 7 her life has ‘revolved around music’, and her
extensive performing experience corroborates that. As a member of her
school stage band she travelled extensively to local, state and national jazz
festivals and other music events. In 2009 and again in 2012 the band
travelled to Cuba, performing with talented Cuban school students and
musicians. She has been inspired by performing annually at her school
concert with James Morrison and Emma Pask, and other musicians of
similar repute. Jaz performs with Antony Gullick, piano, Dane Laboyrie,
trumpet, Evan Mannell, drum and Zoe Hauptmann, double bass.
Cara Egan
Hunter School of the Performing Arts
Cara has always had a strong interest in the performing arts, developing her
talents in singing, acting and public speaking. She has been a member of
her local theatre group, Young People’s Theatre Newcastle, for many years
and has also appeared in major roles in her school’s musical and theatrical
productions. She has been the recipient of many school music and drama
awards and of the Lake Macquarie Eisteddfod singing prize. She has been
a featured artist in Star Struck and the Stage Band, both initiatives of the
Department of Education and Communities Arts Unit. Cara is accompanied
by Mandy Neale on piano.
Reid Furlanetto
Canberra Grammar School
Reid has been playing clarinet for a relatively short time – since Year 9 – but
he has quickly demonstrated his prowess, with awards from his school and
national music bodies. He was one of the Australian Youth Orchestra’s
Young Symphonists in 2011 and 2012, participating in the National Music
Camp in 2013. He is Principal Clarinet in the Canberra Youth Orchestra. His
performances in the Sydney Eisteddfod saw him proclaimed first in the
under 18s clarinet in 2011, and third in the open section in 2012. He gained
his AMusA in 2011. Reid is joined by Anthony Smith on piano.
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Mariah Gardner
Taree Christian College
Mariah is a self-taught guitarist, pianist and vocalist. Her love for music and
songwriting has found its expression through her band, Purple Sheep. The
band’s success is growing, winning the Manning Valley Battle of the Bands
in 2011 and reaching number 3 on Triple J’s Unearthed. Mariah is going to
combine her dream of writing music for film scores with studying for an
Engineering / Arts degree in 2013. Mariah is joined by Nicholas Horgan,
bass, Llewellyn Horgan, guitar, and Rachael Archinal, co-lead vocals from
Purple Sheep, and Grace White, backing vocals, Ben Hayes, drums and
Dan Wilson, piano.
Emma Greenhill
Conservatorium High School
At the age of four Emma began playing violin. She took up the piano at the
age of six, which sparked her interest in composition. She majored in violin
at the Conservatorium of Music until Year 11, when she added composition
to her studies. Emma completed her HSC Music 2 course in 2012 as an
accelerated student, and she will undertake Music Extension in 2013. Her
composition was heavily influenced by the sounds and style of Aboriginal
music. She is joined by a large ensemble of strings, piano, percussion and
harp with conductor Alexander Yao.
Mick Hambly
Port Macquarie High School
2012 HSC Encore Program
Mick’s passion is music. He describes it as consuming most of his life at
the moment, and he intends to keep it that way. He started playing guitar in
2008, and singing a year later. He writes his own songs, as well as
performing at local venues, and was selected for Bravissimo, a showcase
for talented HSC music students on the mid-north coast. Mick plans to be
a music teacher and will go to university in 2014. First, he will spend 2013
building his music career through performance and writing.
Ashlee Harpur
Northern Beaches Secondary College: Mackellar Girls Campus
Ashlee has been playing piano and singing from a young age. In 2007 she
was accepted into the Mackellar Girls Campus Gifted and Talented program
in music for singing and piano. During her time there she performed in all of
the musicals and band recitals held at the school. She has also sung at
many charity events. Ashlee’s composition is within the musical comedy
tradition. It is performed by students from the Arts Unit ensemble.
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2012 HSC Encore Program
Atunaisa Lasalosi
Fairfield High School
Atunaisa started singing in Year 8, but only started performing on stage in
2011. He pays tribute to his teachers, for their efforts in helping him to enter
programs and competitions to improve his skills and confidence. He has
justified their belief in him, recently becoming featured artist in the 2012
Schools Spectacular. He is currently participating in the Talent Development
Project, a joint training initiative between the Department of Education and
Communities and the entertainment industry. In 2012 his school awarded
him the Maria Chyra Perpetual Award for Excellence in Senior Music. He
performs with the Arts Unit ensemble.
Alexander Chi Yuen Mau
Chatswood High School
Alexander began playing piano at the age of five. His talents have received
recognition through a scholarship from the Chatswood Rotary Club in 2009,
being highly commended in the 2011 and 2012 Sydney Eisteddfod, and in
attaining his LRSM (Licentiate of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools
of Music) in 2011. He has played the piano in school stage bands and
choirs, and the horn in his school concert band’s tour of Europe. He has
been the conductor for the school’s annual musical, and plans to be its
musical director in 2013.
Harley Milano
The King’s School
Harley’s passion for the ensemble element of performance has driven his
pursuit of music. This passion has led him to participate in performances,
masterclasses and music camps both in Australia and globally. In 2012
alone his highlights include: Principal bassoonist, Sydney Youth Orchestra
(SYO); Bassoonist, SYO Wind Quintet; finalist, SYO Concerto competition;
Distinction, Licentiate in Music, Trinity College London (LTCL); first in
intermediate section, Australasian Double Reed Competition; Distinction,
LMusA (Practical). In 2013 he was accepted for the Australian Youth
Orchestra’s National Music Camp and will be a member of the AYO’s
European tour with renowned conductor Christoph Eschenbach. Harley is
accompanied by Christine Dean on piano.
Michelle Siu
Kambala
Michelle’s musical career began at the age of six, studying violin at the
Australian Institute of Music. She was then selected for the Rising Stars
program at the Sydney Conservatorium in 2009. She was also awarded a
full music scholarship to Kambala in 2007, where she was involved in a
range of music activities, including the school orchestra, chamber orchestra,
stage band (on trombone), choir, percussion ensemble and string quartet.
She received her AMusA with distinction on violin in 2008, and her LMusA
in 2009. She has performed widely in competitions and eisteddfods.
Michelle is accompanied by Peter Sagar, piano.
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2012 HSC Encore Program
Benjamin Spoor
Barker College
Music has always been an important part of Benjamin’s life, starting with the
piano at age five and the saxophone at age eight. He was awarded a music
scholarship to Barker College, where he nurtured his love of music, jazz in
particular. In 2010 he gained his AMusA in saxophone. He was placed third
in the state in HSC Music 2, and second in Music Extension. Other awards
include a jazz scholarship from Sydney Cove Rotary in 2012, and first place
in eisteddfods and national solo championships since 2008. Benjamin is
joined by Denise Papaluca on piano.
Justin Stephens
Figtree High School and Sydney Distance Education High School
Justin started learning piano at age nine, developing the strong passion for
music that he likes to share with others through teaching and performance.
He has won many sectional prizes in eisteddfods since 2008. In 2011 he
completed his Grade 8 IMEB piano exam and is currently working towards
his Professional Performance Diploma. Justin has now turned to
composition, using this work to express the environment surrounding the
Wave Rock formation in WA. Justin intends to continue his studies in music,
combining them with a Bachelor of Advanced Mathematics (University of
Wollongong) and advanced German (University of New England).
Katrina Tang
Pymble Ladies’ College
Katrina began playing piano at the age of three and was the recipient in
2006 of a music scholarship to Pymble Ladies’ College. In 2007, at the age
of 12, she completed her AMusA and in 2009 her LMusA. She has been an
active participant in the school’s orchestras on the cello, touring through
Vienna and the Scandinavian countries in 2009. In 2011 Katrina’s
performance in a double piano concerto won her section of the Kuringai
Philharmonic Orchestra Secondary Schools Concerto Competition. In 2012
she won the Roger Woodward Scholarship and the 2MBS-FM Recording
Award.
James Taylor
Kooringal High School
James started playing guitar in Year 6. While he had lessons for many years,
it was older students at his high school who inspired him and introduced
him to a range of music. This encouraged him to form a band which has
gone on to play at many events, and win many competitions, including the
2012 Riverina Battle of the Bands. He attributes his discovery of fingerstyle,
and the influence of Tommy Emmanuel’s playing, to a great shift in his own
playing. James began teaching guitar in 2011. This was such a rewarding
experience that he aims to have a career in music education.
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Honour list
Music 1 – Musicology
Jezreel Besterwitch Nagle College
Georgia Bilski Trinity Catholic College Lismore
Matilda Bird Trinity Catholic College Lismore
Mollie Borschmann Frensham School
Carla Cannizzo St Ursula's College
Shiva Chandiran Cecil Hills High School
Maizy Coombes Winmalee High School
Paul Dempster Oxley College
Rachael Donelly Whitebridge High School
Jake Faber Northlakes High School
Paige Freeman The Scots School Albury
Nicole Goggin MacKillop Senior College
Joseph Graham St Leo's Catholic College
Sophie Heard Abbotsleigh
Brody Higgerson Whitebridge High School
Benjamin Hughes St Gregory's College
Claudia Khannah Abbotsleigh
Kiran Khannah Abbotsleigh
Anthony Landro Freeman Catholic College
Katherine Le Canley Vale High School
Jack Little Picnic Point High School
Reuben McAlpine Bonalbo Central School
Lachlan McDonald Coffs Harbour Senior College
Sarah McLucas Rosebank College
Jak McMillan Trinity Catholic College Goulburn
Adam McNamara St John’s College Woodlawn
2012 HSC Encore Program
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Jye Murray Merewether High School
Laura Pirlo Trinity Catholic College Lismore
Chiara Pomare Santa Sabina College
Molly Savage The Scots School Albury
Tamara Schier St Francis Xavier’s College, Newcastle
Jordan Sexty Normanhurst Boys High School
Max Spencer Northern Beaches Secondary College
Freshwater Senior Campus
Kelly Stratton Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Angela Taradilis Roseville College
Joshua Taylor St Patrick’s College, Strathfield
Matthew Teal Christadelphian Heritage College Sydney
Fleur Thompson Billabong High School
Jourdain Vitiello Nowra Anglican College
Jessica Wang Carlingford High School
Kathryn Warton Kambala
Charles Witherdin-Costigan Inverell High School
Jack Wright The Scots School Albury
Music 2 – Musicology Elective Essay
Talia Jacobs Kambala
Camilla Newman Kambala
Music Extension – Musicology Essay
Gabrielle Tesoriero Stella Maris College
Cameron Mackay Conservatorium High School
2012 HSC Encore Program
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Acknowledgements
Peter Hayward
Director / Production Manager
Student Performance and Events Officer, The Arts Unit
NSW Department of Education and Communities
Louise Barkl
Compere
Leader, Arts Unit and Initiatives
NSW Department of Education and Communities
Debra Gilmore
A/Inspector, Creative Arts
Office of the Board of Studies NSW
Nancy Morvillo
Supervisor of Marking, Performance
Canley Vale High School
Paul Owens
Supervisor of Marking, Written
Engadine High School
Maureen Stevens
Events Coordinator
Office of the Board of Studies NSW
Julijana Antelmi
Events Production Assistant, The Arts Unit
NSW Department of Education and Communities
Nick Cowell
Teacher and Student Arts Resources Support Officer, The Arts Unit
NSW Department of Education and Communities
David Ferguson
Lighting Design
LDF Pty Ltd
Greg Kershaw
Lighting Design
ENCORE is produced by The Arts Unit of the NSW Department of Education and
Communities. The Arts Unit delivers programs in dance, drama, music, visual arts, debating,
public speaking, spelling and special events to NSW government schools.
Photography: Anna Warr and Benjamin Townsend
2012 HSC Encore Program
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