SPEECH & DRAMA SECTIONS 2010

Friday 18^th June to Wednesday 23^rd June

ADJUDICATOR

MARGARET GALLAGHER

Margaret GALLAGHER has been involved in Arts and Communication Education for over twenty-five years.

She holds a Licentiate Diploma in Speech and Drama from Trinity Guildhall, London, winning a “Top of the State” award for results in this subject. Margaret also holds and Associate Teaching Diploma from the Australian College of Music in Speech and Drama. In addition, she has studied Linguistics and Related Subjects at the Universiy of Queensland.

Previously, Margaret was a co-ordinator and teacher of Speech, Drama, Communication and Oral Language subjects at three large private schools in Brisbane and Townsville. She taught and coached young and adolescent students in communication skills, performances skills, acting presentations, examination preparation and eisteddfod recitals. Currently, Margaret is a private Speech and Drama Tutor at Forest Lake College in Brisbane.

Margaret also has a keen interest in directing theatrical productions, developing self confidence and oral language skills in children, through performance.

Margaret has adjudicated at a large number of centres throughout the country. In 2009, she adjudicated at the Rockhampton Speech and Drama Festival. She has had the privilege and opportunity to adjudicate in Hong Kong on a number of occasions, most recently in 2009.

Margaret looks forward, very much, to adjudicating the 2010 Murwillumbah Festival of Performing Arts, Speech and Drama Sections.

MURWILLUMBAH FESTIVAL OF PERFORMING ARTS INC.

MURWILLUMBAH CIVIC CENTRE AUDITORIUM

79^th ANNUAL COMPETITION - 2010

MUSIC SECTIONS 2010

Friday Thursday 24^th June to Thursday 1^st July

ADJUDICATOR

JOHN ASHTON

BA. BEd. Dip Mus. AMus A. LTCL

Formerly Head of the Music Department of the Kelvin Grove Campus of QUT, John Ashton has had a wide experience as an adjudicator in Brisbane and provincial Queensland. His interests have ranged from choral singing and conducting to accompanying and arranging for small ensemble groups. For many years, John was Deputy Organist at a central Brisbane church. He was Chairman of the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Society for Music Education for ten years.

MUSIC ADJUDICATOR: DAVID HIBBARD

(Saturday 26^th June – Afternoon and Evening)

Australian bass, David Hibbard, graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in 1981. He studied in New Yourk with Daniel Ferro and in England with Sir Peter Pears, prior to performing with the English National Opera and Glyndebourne Festival Opera.

After winning the German Operatic Award from Opera Foundation Australia, David sang with Cologne Stadtsoper and Bremen Stadstheater. He then returned to Australia, performing with all the State Companies and Opera Australia.

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MURWILLUMBAH CIVIC CENTRE AUDITORIUM

79^th ANNUAL COMPETITION - 2010

DANCE SECTIONS 2010

Saturday 3^rd July to Thursday 15^th July

ADJUDICATOR (Saturday 3^rd July to Tuesday 13^th July)

MARILYN MORRISON

Marilyn Morrison started dancing at age five and was the Principal of her own dance school for twenty-nine years. She has choreographed shows for NSW clubs and shopping centre shows. She was also a singer / dancer on several overseas Cruise Ships.

Marilyn is proficient in all forms of dance and was also a competitive Ice and Roller Skater at state and national level. At one stage was a NSW Title holder.She has taught and prepared classes in Classical Ballet and Theatrical Scholarships for major eisteddfodau. She is also on the judging panel for M.A.T.S. (MO Awards in NSW Division).

Marilyn is the founder and convener of the Swansea Dance Festival which has continued running for the past nineteen years. She has adjudicated all major eisteddfodau in Australia, in every state. Her most recent adjudications have been for the Mazda Foundation National Dance Championships, New Zealand in 2008; South Australian Dance Competitions in 2009 and the Sunshine Coast Eisteddfod in 2010.

Marilyn is looking forward to returning Murwillumbah after a number of years.

WEDNESDAY MORNING 14^TH JULY 9.00am START

DANCE ADJUDICATOR: CHRIS HORSEY

(Wednesday 14^th July and Thursday 15^th July)

Chris Horsey is the winner of the Fred Astaire International Tap & Jazz Championship Waldorf Astoria, New York City. Since then he has performed in the Frank Sinatra Concert (Sanctuary Cove) and Quincy Jones – ‘The First Fifty Years’ alongside Stevie Wonder (Pasadena, Los Angeles). Some other productions have been 42^nd Street (Helen Montague Productions, original cast), Hot Shoe Shuffle (Queens Theatre, West End London and Japan), Chicago (IMG), Singing In The Rain (DAE/IMG), West Side Story (VSO playing Big Deal) and Crazy For You (TPC playing Lank Hawkins). Chris co-founded Tap Dogs (Union Square Theatre New York, for which he won a Village Voice ‘OBIE Award’ and North America). On film, Chris starred as Angus in Bootmen (Fox Searchlight Pictures).

Chris choreographed Changi (ABC TV), Mosh (starring Paul McDermott), Jive Junky’s (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), High Society (The Production Company), Karaoke – The Musical (starring John-Paul Young), various film clips and TVCs. Later this year, Chris will choreograph Sugar (for TPC in Melbourne). Earlier this year, Chris was flown to London to perform with Adam Garcia on Got To Dance (Sky 1 UK) and in April, he won the People’s Choice Award for his act 3 Hits & A Miss at the Short Sweet and Dance Festival, Sydney. Chris Horsey is on the Artistic Advisory Committee for this year’s inaugural The Sydney Fringe Festival and can be heard every week from 9.30am to 11.30am when he presents Arts Friday for Eastside Radio 89.7FM.