Murwillumbah Festival of Performing Arts

 

Committee Members 2010

President / Secretary:   Arthur Holmes

Treasurer:                            Kim Campbell

Convenors:        Speech           Pauline Hibbard

                                            Music             Pauline Hibbard

                                            Dance            Judith Kingston

 

Vikki Armour, Beth Brooks, Lachlan Glasby, Jenni Hibbard, Alison Janes, Bryanne Jardine, Beryl Lawther, Heather Martin, Lisa McCrone, Peter McLaughlin, Mary-Anne McShane, Mary Blane Outridge, Marion Roberts, Annette Simpson.

 

 

Patron J.D. Anthony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Message From The President

 Welcome to the 79th year of the festival.

 

To those returning, we hope that you will enjoy meeting up with friends and will benefit from this year of competition. We wish everybody who is visiting for the first time, a chance to experience some good, friendly competition and an opportunity to develop you talent and dedication to the performing arts.

 

Our adjudicators are all first class and we hope that you will gain from their professional comments.

 

The committee and the band of wonderful volunteers hope that we can provide all that you require to make this visit a really worthwhile experience. We look forward to greeting you.

 

Next year, 2011, we will celebrate the 80th year of the festival and we are planning some exciting celebrations. You are all invited to come back for this very special occasion.

 

                                            Break  a  leg,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

                                                                                   Arthur Holmes

                                                                                    (President/Secretary)

 

 

 

ADMISSION PRICES:                                                                        SEASON TICKETS:

ADULTS:                                          $5.00 per session                        MUSIC+SPEECH:    ADULTS: $20.00

DAY TICKET (3 sessions in any 1 day): $10.00 per day                                                    CHILDREN:     $10.00

CONCESSION:                               $3.00 per session                        DANCE:                     ADULTS           $30.00

SCHOOL STUDENTS:                     $2.00 per session                                                           CHILDREN      $15.00

PRE-SCHOOL AGE:                        FREE                                                

 

SPECIAL PERPETUAL TROPHIES and AWARDS          *M.P.T. = Memorial Perpetual Trophy    *M. Award =  Memorial Award

                                                                                                                     SPEECH

Kay Robinson – Most Promising Performer: 7yrs                                     Kay Robinson – Choral Speaking: Yrs 3 & 4

Lydia Pender – Most Promising Performer: 8yrs                                      Kay Robinson – Choral Speaking Choir: Yrs 5 & 6

Glynn Family – Most Promising Performer: 9yrs                                      Central Rotary - Halpin Family – Mur-bah Speech  & Drama Awardee

St James P S – Most Promising Performer:10yrs                                     M’bah Chamber of Commerce/ MFPA P.T. – Most Promising Tweed

Mt St Patrick P S –Most Promising Performer 11yrs                                                                                                    Valley Competitor – Speech

St Anthony’s P S – Most Promising Performer: 12 yrs                             Shortis & Daley Pharmacy – Shakespeare 14/15 yrs

Diamontime – Most Promising Performer: 13yrs                                      Southern Cross Credit Union Award P.T. – Runner-up award of G.H.

Kay Robinson – Most Promising Performer: 14yrs                                                                                              Stainlay Award – Speech & Drama

Lorene Baker  – Aggregate: 15yrs Aggregate                                            Tweed Theatre Company – Speech & Drama Encouragement Award

St James P S – Choral Speaking: Yrs 1 & 2                                              J.J. Richards Memorial Scholarship - $1000      

      

                                                                                                                     MUSIC

Alton Budd M. Award – Alton Budd Vocal Solo                                         MFPA P.T. – Infants Choir: Action

Anthony McKerrow P.T. – Instrumental Championship                             Mills Transport Award – Open Vocal & Organ Sections

Bruce Gregor M.P.T. – Senior Piano Championship                                  Mur-bah Philharmonic Choir P.T. - Best Choir of the Festival

Bruce Gregor M.P.T.  – Junior Piano Championship                                 Nancy Watt M. P.T. – Piano Aggregate

George Hanna M.P.T. – Primary Sch Small Vocal Group                         Pat & Keith Haydon Award – Most Promising Pianist

G. H. Stainlay M.P.T.  – Musical Scholarship Award                                Pat McKerrow M. P.T. – Alton Budd Runner-Up

Greg Pieris P.T. – Most Promising Vocal Perf: 20yrs & un                       Reg Aked M. Shield – Secondary Schools Choir – 4 Part

Julian Holland P.T. – Classical Guitar 20 years & under                           Southern Cross Credit Union Award – Runner-Up Award of G.H.

Harry Postema P.T.  – Primary Schools Choir                                                                                                                     Stainlay Award – Music

Heather Martin P.T. – Secondary Schools Orchestra/Band                       Tim Simpson P.T. – Woodwind Solo 16 Years & Under

Hibbard Family P.T.– Most Promising String Player                                     Tweed Valley Jazz Club P.T. – Jazz Solos

Kate Carter P.T. Most promising Tweed Valley Competitor                    Tweed Valley Jazz Club P.T.  – Jazz Groups

K & P Kirkland P.T. – Concerto                                                                 Tyalgum Festival P.T.  – Most Promising Student17 yrs & Under,

Margo Anthony Award – Chamber Music – Open                                                                                                               Classical Instrument

MFPA P.T. – Best Instrumental Group

                                                                                                                     DANCE

Amanda Darby P.T.  – 14yrs/Un Song & Dance Ch’ship                           M’bah School Of Dance P.T. – Adjudicator’s Award – Most Promising

Amelia Kingston P.T. – 14yrs/Un Modern Dance Ch’ship                                                                                               Classical Dancer

Amy SimpsonP.T. – 12yrs/Under Modern Dance Championship              MFPA P.T. – Most Promising Tweed Valley Competitor – Dance

Bernie Quinn P.T. – 14yrs/Under Tap Championship                               MFPA P.T. – Most Promising Student Attending a Murwillumbah

Cian Doohan P.T.  – Best Open Aggregate                                                                                                                       Dance School

Coastal Dance Theatre P.T.– Most Promising All Rounder                      MFPA P.T.  – Open Tap Championship

Downs Girls P.T. – 13yrs/Under Most Interesting Classical Ballet Impro   MFPA P.T. – 12yrs/Under Song & Dance Championship

Eliza Jane McAuliffe P.T. – Most Outstanding Song & Dance/Song           Mt Warning AM Rotary P.T. and $150: Dance

                                                                        & Tap – Any Age                  Nolan Girls P.T. – 14yrs/Under Encourgagement Award

Emily Amisano P.T. – 10yrs/Under Ballet Championship                           Ramsey Family Encouragement Award – 12yrs/Under Potential

Fiona Lazaredes P.T.  – Open Ballet Championship                                  in Classical Ballet other than 1st or 2nd

Hayley Peer P.T.  – 12yrs/Un Most Outstanding Modern Dancer              Paramount Dance Academy P.T. – Most Outstanding Tapper Overall

Jim’s Cycles P.T.  – 12yrs/Under Tap Championship                                                                                                  awarded by the Adjudicator

J.J. Richards Memorial Scholarship & P.T. - $1000                                 Prudence Bowen Runner Up P.T. - J.J. Richards Memorial S’ship

Judith Easton P.T. – 10yrs/Under Modern Dance Ch’ship                       Ray Hall Tyres P.T.  – Open Song & Dance Championship

Linda Walley P.T. – Overall Group Aggregate                                            Sophie-Louise McAuliffe P.T. – Most Outstanding Modern Dancer

Lisa McCrone P.T. – 10yr/Un Most Promising Waltz Tap Dancer                                                                                    12yrs/Under

Louise Harris P.T.  – 12yrs/Under Ballet Championship                           South Coast Dance Wear P.T.  – Best Classical Dancer of the Festival

Maryanne Swift Dancing Academy P.T. – M’bah Rotary Dance           Betty Marks Award – Runner-Up Award For Mur-bah Rotary

                                                                        Award                                  Sunnyside Shopping Centre P.T.  – 10yrs/Under Tap Championship

M’bah School Of Dance P.T. – 14yrs/Un Ballet Ch’ship                         Suzette-Maree M. P.T.  – 8yrs/un Most Promising Dancer

McAuliffe Sisters P.T. – Most Creative Improvisation of the Festival       Tanya Grant P.T.  – Open Modern Dance Championship