Bialik Rising Star 11

PRINCIPAL’S NOTES

Whilst I Like To Move It was originally an American solo project by Erick Morillo with ragga vocals by a Trinidad and Tobago rapper Mark Quashie, it is most likely better known now as the Sasha Baron Cohen version in the animation film Madagascar.

We may not have Sasha Baron Cohen or Erick Morillo, but we will be movin’ it tonight with six Junior pieces featuring nine performers, eight intermediate pieces (eleven performers) and four senior pieces and performers. With some special guests and a combined piece, we can rock like it is 1993.

Supported by an incredible and dedicated range of musicians (including some of our competitors themselves), Bialik Rising Star 11 is once again a testament to the talent and hard work of our students, the dedication and vision of our teaching staff and the overall vibe and groove of our Bialik family.

Kol HaKavod to our performers, front-of-house, backstage, hosts, logistics, coordination and leadership teams in putting together another feat of talent, inclusion, musicality and fun.

B’Shalom

Jeremy Stowe-Lindner PRINCIPAL

DIRECTOR’S NOTES

Eleven years and still going strong, Bialik Rising Star continues to give not only our emerging singers, but also our instrumental students, incredible performance opportunities.

We live in the shadow of the ‘one in a hundred years’ covid pandemic and our world is slowly getting back on its feet. What better way to celebrate the return to normal than with a theme that gets us back on our feet, gets the blood pumping through our veins and brings us not only the joy of classic tunes by music legends, but even the greater joy of gathering together to celebrate the art of music.

The songs you will hear tonight span many decades and are as interesting and varied as the people that sang them and made them famous. Since the dawn of time, humans have moved their bodies to music. Whether Disco or Motown, Folktronica or House, Northern Soul or Dance-Pop, Tropical or Latin American, you will hear songs tonight that will make you want to move! With artists represented like The Jacksons, Michael Bublé, Amy Winehouse, Donna Summer, Stevie Wonder, Meghan Trainor and Justin Timberlake to name but a few, the evening is full of wonderfully crafted melodies that will have you tripping down memory lane – some of those memories more recent and some much older. We like to move it and hope you do too!

Enjoy the night.

Julian Duband HEAD OF MUSIC

JUNIOR

INTERMEDIATE

ACCOMPANYING MUSICIANS & VOCALISTS

Eve Akoka

Milla Altman

Addy Baker

Emmi Ben-Moshe

Sam Brover

Nathan Buchman

Toby Burman

Daniel Carmeli

Yhonatan Carmeli

Summer Carnell

Phoebe Cherny

Chloe Cherny

Raphi Conyer

Luca Dahan

Noah Davies

Ella Davis

Amichai Duband

Mila Faigen

Bronte Feldman

Lior Feldman

Jasmine Filer

Tara Filer

Adele Fisher

Eden Givoni

Noam Goldberger

Tilly Goldenberg

Oscar Goldman

Dean Gorski

Frankie Greenstone

Ashlyn Grosman

Ava Harris

Sam Held

Nathan Held

Ruby Held

Max Israelsohn

Yuval Jacobs

Jake Joseph

Teva Judah

Frida Kallenbach

Adam Kallenbach

Natalie Kontrobarsky

Branden Kosher

Elizabeth Lazarow

Nathaniel Leighton

Shira Leivenzon

Nick Levin

Isabel Levy

Sophie Li

Alicia Mackin

Lauren Miller

Jasmine Morris

Zaiden Moszkowicz

Erik Poliak

Audrey Polyakov

Abi Pudel

Sam Reider

Eliza Roitman

Iliusha Rozman

Anoushka Russell

Lia Rushiniak

Ari Saar

Nathan Samuel

Alexia Scher

Michaela Schneider

Sydney Smith

Toby Snyder

Jesse Snyder

Zac Steedman

Jesse Stowe-Lindner

Jake Symons

Jesse Umow

Ben Wilson

Ella Wilson

Eli Wolkenberg

Tiffany Yerusalimsky

Lara Zohar

All accompanying musicians and backing vocalists have been drawn from the Music elective classes and co-curricula ensemble program.

CREDITS

Staff Musicians

Julian Duband - Keyboard / Drums / Arranger

Marc Tienstra - Bass Guitar / Arranger

Alejandro Vega - Drums

Joshua Batten (OC 2013) - Guitar / Arranger

Maor Goichman (OC 2022) - Guitar / Arranger

Production Team

Music Director - Julian Duband

Assistant Music Director - Marc Tienstra

Producer - Deborah Farago

Audio/Visual Support - Eloise Fletcher

Administrative Support - Josh Steyn-Ross

Student Crew

Abigail Apter

Noah Davies

Sarah Greiman

Billy Joachim

Joshua Leighton

Noah Lewis

Ricky Schwartz

Mazkirut Hosts

Bella Black

Nathan Buchman

Acknowledgements

Callum Edwards - Guitar / Bass

Tai Jordan - Trumpet

Tony Keeble - Dance Mentor

Norm Rachkovsky - Wind

Debbie Sherr - Voice

Josh Steyn-Ross - Piano

Alejandro Vega - Drums / Percussion

Communications Department

JUDGES

Jackson Howe

Originally from the Sunshine State, Jackson trained at the Australian Dance Performance Institute where he completed an Advanced Diploma in Musical Theatre and Dance.

In 2018, he moved to Melbourne to pursue his dream of a career in Music Theatre and began studying at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). Whilst at the VCA, Jackson performed in ‘On the Town’ (dir. Adam Mitchell), ‘Morning Melodies 2019’ at Hamer Hall (dir. Jayde Kirchert). In 2020 Jackson performed in ‘Mongrel’ (dir. Maude Davey), featured in the ensemble of ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ (dir. Jason Langley) and played a leading role, Joe’s Dad, in the musical ‘Our House’ (dir. Tyran Parke). In 2023, Jackson played the role, Linus, in the musical ‘You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown’. If you can’t find Jackson singing on stage, then he’s probably teaching or playing a game of footy.

Jake Fehily

Jake Fehily is an actor, singer and multi-instrumentalist. As a teenager, he starred in two seasons of the ABC3’s Logie nominated skit show You’re Skitting Me, and was featured on Prank Patrol and in Tim Winton’s feature film, The Turning.

Jake made his stage debut in StageArt’s production of The Full Monty (StageArt), followed by the lead role in Lin Manuel Miranda’s 21 Chump Street (Pursued by Bear). As a musician, Jake has performed at several prestigious Melbourne venues and made his music festival debut at St Kilda Festival. The following year, he was invited to sing for Stephen Sondheim as part of the Lobby Project at the New York City Centre. In 2019, Jake made his professional stage debut as Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The New Musical (GFO/Warner Bros/Craig Donnel). Most recently, Jake has written and developed a new stage musical-comedy titled “The Matchmaker” with a full scale production planned for 2024.

Dr Sue Arney

Dr Sue Arney is a Lecturer in Teacher Education at The University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Education where she teaches music education into the Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary Master of Teaching courses. Having originally trained as a secondary classroom music, instrumental and ensemble teacher, Sue has since worked in a variety of settings from early years to tertiary in both regional and metropolitan Victoria.

Sue is regularly engaged to run workshops in schools, music programs and conferences that encourage strategic planning, team building, establishing and strengthening music programs and developing innovative curriculum. She appears regularly as guest conductor and clinician at state and national music camps, regional workshops, music festivals, schools and various youth music organisations.

Sue is delighted to be here this evening to be part of this fabulous event, and to join the Bialik community in celebrating the joy of young people performing and making music.