SHEP Longreach 2025
Grand Finalé Concert
Sunday 23 March
WELCOME
To all Open Conservatorium Participants, Friends and Colleagues,
A core element which drew me to the role as Director here at QCGU was knowing how distinctive and central Open Conservatorium is to our identity and how important it is for music in Queensland. It has been a joy over the past couple of years to come to know, more from the inside, how firmly Open Conservatorium is established as an integral aspect of music education in Queensland.
Open Conservatorium's State Honours Ensemble Programs grew from modest beginnings in 2001 to hosting over 5,000 students each year through 16 individual programs in 10 centres; with many more being nominated than we are able to accommodate. The Australian Honours Ensemble Program, which celebrated seven years in 2024, has also grown to encompass students from New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, and the Northern Territory.
Watching those who have joined us for the current project, after the past few years of upheaval, has highlighted the importance of music in education being available, regardless of region or resources; and how valued music is in schools, by all involved - students, teachers, families and the wider public. We are always pleased that so many students are willing, and able, to make music with their peers, with the support of their families and schools.
From my childhood in Cairns, I remember vividly the lifechanging dimensions of such interactions and will be doing all I can as Director to be supporting our reach across this extraordinary state. Thank you for your support of SHEP and your support of your children and students and their music education.
I also acknowledge the Open Conservatorium team under Jason Budge for their care and commitment to make everything possible. I hope to see many of you return as students of Queensland Conservatorium, performers and audience members of the future.
Professor Bernard Lanskey Director Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
SCHOOLS REPRESENTED
Augathella State School
Barcaldine Prep-12 State School
Barkly Highway State School
Blackheath and Thornburgh College
Calliope State High School
Calliope State School
Charleville School of Distance Education
Charleville State High School
Charleville State School
Charters Towers Central State School
Charters Towers State High School
Emerald State High School
Good Shepherd Catholic College
Happy Valley State School
Healy State School
Kin Kora State School
Longreach School of Distance Education
Longreach State High School
Longreach State School
Marist College Emerald
Mount Isa Central State School
Mount Isa School of the Air
Spinifex State College
St Mary's School (Charleville)
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (Emerald)
Sunset State School
Tannum Sands State High School
The Cathedral College, Rockhampton
The Rockhampton Grammar School
Toolooa State High School
Townview State School
Wyandra State School
WIND ENSEMBLE
Repertoire
Fanfare .5
Overture in B flat
Anasazi Legend
Lullaby
The Haunted Mansion
Night Fury
Prehistoric Suite
Brace for Impact
Whirlwind
Five Sombreros
Ensemble members
FLUTE
Eveline Cook
Jasmine Grummitt
Emmit Jonsson
Cameron Knickel
Bridgette Petersen
Isabelle Pettett
Rhys Pickering
Ruby Price
Talullah Wynn
CLARINET
Keean Aquino
Isobelle Black
Lousia Blomfield
Kaydence Cameron
Piper Dewar
Sukhnoor kaur Dhaliwal
Jade Emmerson
Emelia Fennamore
Stella McKerrow
Matlida Petersen
Imogen Price
Addison Smith
Marinda Wilbers
CONDUCTOR SHARELLE GUEST
Nathan Cahill
Anne McGinty
Joseph Compello
Tim Fisher
Matt Neufeld
Carol Brittin Chambers
Paul Jennings
Christina Huss
Jodie Blackshaw
Ed Kennedy
BASS CLARINET
Elise Stenner
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Wyatt Gilhooley
Leila Hunt
Isabella McDonald
Dakota McLaughlin
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Harvey Kelso
TRUMPET
Henry Adams
Jonah Brockbank
Laura Cuming
Logan Drake
Chanusha Kariyawasam
Kaylee Kirby
Keisha Msimango
Joseph Petersen
Mackenzie Smart
Harrison Wheeler
Steele Woodsbey
FRENCH HORN
Surveen Dhaliwal
TROMBONE
Toby Grummitt
Brock Johnstone
Teddy Landles
Callan McLean
Austin Wernowski
Jaquilyn Woodsbey
EUPHONIUM
Coen Knickel
Max Mullemeister
Mia Thirlwall
TUBA
Toby Scotney
PERCUSSION
Klairse Aquino
Marley Gaylard
Emelia Walker
Margaretha Wilbers
STRING ENSEMBLE
Repertoire
A Pirate’s Dream
Aztec Warrior
Hiawatha
Night Rider
Evening Prayer
Jack in the Box
Beez Kneez
Lost Puppy
The Grotto
Pachelbel Canon
Ensemble members
VIOLIN
Zara Banks
Olivia Batt
Harper Beetham
Jessica Brock
Jayna Brown
Sophie Cardwell
Millie Cross
Gabrielle DeCourcey
Erick Dodds
Willow Edgar
Lexi Edwards
Cadence Goldenberg
Montana Healey
Bridgette Huxley
Kourtney Johnston
Paiten Marks
Imogen Matthews
Layla McMutrie
Elsey Millership
Henry Myhill
Ella May Owen
Sara Penna
Sophie Petersen
Grace Ross
Russell Schultz
Oliver Sissman
Chett Smith
Olivia Todd
CONDUCTOR
Susan Day
Jeffrey Frizzi
Soon Hee Newbold
Richard Meyer
Timo Jarvela
Loreta Fin
Loreta Fin
Loreta Fin
Todd Parrish
Johann Pachelbel arr. Loreta Fin
VIOLA
Trent Baccari
Racquel DeCourcey
Rosalie Platten
Ellie Russell
Emily Williams
CELLO
Edha Anoop
Inga Campbell
Maverick Carr
Gillian English
Caleb Kotali
Jakob Owczarek
Michaela Ross
YOUNG CONSERVATORIUM
VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Repertoire
Feel the Beat
Let’s Go Fly a Kite
Baltic
Do I Hear you Gossiping
Bamba Hunting
This Ol’ Man
Ensemble members
SOPRANO
Emily Banfield
Millie Carr
Ned Fowles
Amy Gesler
Ella Goodman
Lola Harvey
Sienna Machin
Charlotte McDonald
Addison McLeod
Sophie Poole
Rotina Redfern
Denzel Rich
Isabella Stan
Summer Steedman
Maeve Walker
Brydie Walton
Abigail Watts
Rose Weger
Emily Westcott
Carrie Woodfield
CONDUCTOR JENNY MOON ACCOMPANIST CRYSTAL SMITH
John Jacobson & Roger Emerson
Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman arr. Cristi Cary Miller
Katherine Ruhle
Greg Gilpin
Dan Walker
Traditional arr. Greg Gilpin
ALTO
Yasmine Angus
Savanna Balke
Phoebe Butler
Brooke Everett
Lacie Hubbard
Tayla McHenry
Harper-Rose Ramsay
Grace Shaw
CREDITS
Director, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Professor Bernard Lanskey
Head of Ensembles, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Professor Peter Morris
Manager - Open Conservatorium
Jason Budge
Clinician & Conductor - Wind Ensemble
Sharelle Guest
Clinician & Conductor - String Ensemble
Loreta Fin AM
Clinician & Conductor - Vocal Ensemble
Jenny Moon
Accompanist - Vocal Ensemble
Crystal Smith
SHEP Project Support
Genevieve Birch
Tia Brunckhorst
Vanessa Forsyth
Harry Mulhall
Kristen Pengelly
Russell Sullivan
Executive Officer - Engagement
Dr Natalie Lewandowski-Cox
Executive Support Officer - Conservatorium Academy
Kevin Edwards
Administration Officer - Open Conservatorium
Lisa Dart
Administration Officer - Honours Programs
Michelle Stewart
Administration Officer – Marketing
Hannah Morrison
Administration Support Officer - Conservatorium Academy
Bianca Murphy
Administration Support Officer - Honours Programs
Stephanie Williams
Administration Support - Conservatorium Academy
Jack Gawith
Baxter Melrose
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