Darling Downs 2026
Grand Finalé Concert
Sunday 15 March 2026
SCHOOLS REPRESENTED
Centenary Heights State High School
Chinchilla Christian College
Chinchilla State High School
Concordia Lutheran College
Dalby Christian College
Dalby State High School
Downlands College
Fairholme College
Goondiwindi State High School
Highfields State Secondary College
Highlands Christian College Home School
Kingaroy State High School
Pittsworth State High School
Private Teacher - Cara Taggart
Private Teacher - Elizabeth Lawrence
Private Teacher - Julie Crozier
Rangeville State School
St Joseph's College (Toowoomba)
St Mary's College (Toowoomba)
St Saviour's College (Toowoomba)
St Ursula's College (Toowoomba)
The Glennie School
Toogoolawah State High School
Toowoomba Anglican School
Toowoomba Christian College
Toowoomba Grammar School
Toowoomba State High School
CONCERT BAND
Repertoire
Celtic Voyage
Legend of the Drop Bear
The Wind Racers
Tricycle
Celtic Ritual [Overture for Band]
The Butterfly (Roars)
A Klezmer Karnival
Hymn for Africa
Ensemble members
FLUTE
Rebecca Caswell
Madison Fuller
Ettieanne Hass
Ryan Lindsay
Charlie Lunn
Isabella Miles
Emilie Peck
Isabella Pukallus
Freya Santsingh
Bryce Turner-Weise
Sophie Vogelaar
Yuna Ward
Clancy Angow
OBOE
Ben McNamara
CLARINET
Tyler Anderson
Jaynie Cullen
Alice Forbes
Rylee Groth
Penelope Lindsay
Lachlan Maughan
Amelia Phillips
Rachael Polzin
Oliver See
Lillian Stevenson
Georgia Summerville
Irina Surawski
Hannah Tito
Aiden Turner
Cole Wood
BASS CLARINET
Waldemar Britz
Beau Van Zandbergen
CONDUCTOR JODIE LUTHERBORROW
Melanie Donahue
Brian Balmages
Jeremy Bell
Andrew Boysen Jr.
John Higgins
Claire Petherick
Phillip Sparke
Peter Meechan
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Mykal Bootes
Jimmy Campbell
Torah Gray
Charlie Haase
Lara Land Keating
Brooklyn Lowe
Hamish Lunn
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Curtis Clewett
Lucy Peters
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Nathaniel Benvenutti
Benjamin Keys
TRUMPET
Luke Anderson
Oliver Babineau-Braye
Stuart Coonan
Hannah Cullen
Henry Haase
Sienna Harris
Alexandria Heaton
Edward Hordern
Kyson Laracy
Alyvia McNeill
Liam Rauchle
Xavier Reibelt
Mitchell Rodgers
Hana Soe-Yoshida
FRENCH HORN
Ethan Keenan
Charlotte Mengel
Lauren Ridgway
TROMBONE
Clint Allan
Allison Baldwin
Laura Cullen
Hamish Hordern
Kadence Laracy
Mason Lowe
Matthew Rehan Marasinhage
Toby Peters
Charli Thomas
Will Van Zandbergen
EUPHONIUM
Oscar Ford
Rhys Gillham
Reuben James
TUBA
Archie Hordern
PERCUSSION
Darcy Johnston
William Kruger
Zaylee Mead
Hayley Schultz
STRING ENSEMBLE
Repertoire
North Start to Freedom
Collage Romantique
The Maids of Arrochar
Over the Sea to Skye
Allegro Gustoso
Forever Joyful!
Jupiter
The Tell-Tale Heart
Ensemble members
VIOLIN
Manara Amaratunga
Kaylee Cowan
Amza Fleming
Lexie Fogarty
Mischa Gorham
Caleb Gudze
Harriet Johansen
Noah Jones
Yehan (Rachel) Kang
Hannah Lee
Charise Lin
Olivia Omotosho
Erin Reichelt
Sarah Rigby
Sidney Scholes
Senudi Sesathpura
Grace Stanley
Kaydee Steinohrt
Molly Tanner
Isley Thomsen
Chloe Wong
Maisie Wright
Jeimyne Yong
Soon Hee Newbold
Keith Sharp
CONDUCTOR LISA STEVENSON
Traditional Scottish Folksong arr. Michael Hopkins
Annie MacLeod arr. Carrie Lane Gruselle
Jeremy Woolstenhulme
Brian Balmages
Gustav Holst arr. Deborah Baker Monday
Michael Story
VIOLA
Lachlan Elsworth
Ira Kedilaya
Skyla McMahon
Sjanica van Eck
Peter Yap
CELLO
William Blyth
Ruby Johansen
Elouisa Law
Samuel Leslie
Enoch Mueller
Brady Stellmacher
Maliyah Stellmacher
DOUBLE BASS
Oliver Maughan
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VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Repertoire
Festival Sanctus
You Me and The Wide Open Sky
Dear Theodosia
Jonah Eye of the Needle
Hands are Knocking
CONDUCTOR JENNY MOON ACCOMPANIST MELISSA BUCHHOLZ
John Leavitt
Dan Walker
Lin-Manuel Miranda arr. Andy Beck
Rollo Dillworth
Paul Jarman
Kyle Pederson
Ensemble members
SOPRANO
Milla Baddock
Isabelle Bargmann
Charlotte Behrendorff
Sally Berting
Evie-Rose Biscaya
Lydia Burke
Elka Dickson
Kaitlyn Gilmour
Lana Grieve
Georgia Horton
Emily McCormack
Sophie Mohr
Alessandra Ocampo
Isabella Reid
Lucy Rodgers
Chelsea Rogers
Charlotte Stedman
Sapphire Taylor
Hannah Watson
Evangeline WIedemann
Izzy Wielandt
Mikayla Wilson
Salma Yazji
ALTO
Celesttee Bista
Charlotte Bolitho
Emily Brettschneider
Lucy Brownsey
Henrietta Cullin-Willy
Amber Fogarty
Phoebe Gilmour
Julia Humphrey
Willow Kennedy
Theo Law
Evie McAllister
Holly McNaughton
Evelyn Morris
Halia Sam
Emily Sheather
Charlie Slider
Dorothy Stephens
Annabelle Wadley
Georgia Warman
TENOR
Marcus Barrett
Harrison Bourne
Rex Corum
Zackaidyn Fleming
Joshua Kanemanyanga
Riley Mason-Dougall
Jacob Mulvena
Harry Reid
Stephen Steinberg
BARITONE
Lochlan Cherland
Micah Glover
Luke Johnston
Finn Pickering
Lachlan Schelberg
Isaac Whitcombe
CREDITS
Director, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Professor Vanessa Tomlinson
Deputy Director Performance and Partnerships, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Professor Peter Morris
Manager - Open Conservatorium
Jason Budge
Clinician & Conductor - Wind Ensemble
Jodie Lutherborrow
Clinician & Conductor - String Ensemble
Lisa Stevenson
Clinician & Conductor - Vocal Ensemble
Jenny Moon
Accompanist - Vocal Ensemble
Melissa Buchholz
SHEP Project Support
Matthew Henry
Leia Jensen
Jess Johansen
Heidi Law
Russell Sullivan
Executive Officer - Engagement
Dr Natalie Lewandowski-Cox
Executive Support Officer - Conservatorium Academy
Kevin Edwards
Executive Support Officer - Honours Programs
Michelle Stewart
Administration Officer - Open Conservatorium
Lisa Dart
Administration Officer – Marketing
Hannah Morrison
Administration Support Officer - Conservatorium Academy
Bianca Murphy
Administration Support Officer - Honours Programs
Stephanie Williams
Administration Support - Conservatorium Academy
Jethro Caitens
Baxter Melrose
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