Autumn Academy 25
FINAL CONCERT
Friday 25 April 2025
6:30pm
Callaway Music Auditorium
UWA Conservatorium
WAYACHAMP respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we gather, learn and create, and pay respect to the First Nations People and their elders, past, present and emerging.
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Welcome
WAYACHAMP Director Sophie Curtis
Masters Orchestra | Directed by Sara Duhig
Saint-Saens, Selections from Carnival of the Animals (Arr. Frank Halferty)
Performers in alphabetical order:
Abigail Bartley, Amity Bartley, Anais Lutz, Ash Karunaratna, Eleri Harries, Eva Bruna Lalic, Grace Wu, Hailey Chen, Hazel Shand*, Imogen Bartley, Isabella Yip, Isla Bartley, Julia Ford, Miles Shand*, Nathan Bradder, Rose Leaver, Zara Raffan
Performances by chamber ensembles
Students to announce their pieces
Interval of 20 minutes
Piano Duet | Aila Lewis* and Kislon Huang
Mozart, Air from Figaro
Performances by chamber ensembles
Elite Orchestra | Directed by Shaun Lee-Chen
Bizet, L'Arlesienne Suite - Prelude, Minuetto, Adagietto, Carillon
Violin 1:
Zachary Madan (concertmaster), Seth Cheah, Pierre Tan, Ryan Wang, Kokoro Usuda, Mary Balakrishnan, Audrey Coetzee, Ellie Ryan, Kaitlyn Chen, Natascha Pufke, Helene Zhang Le Gentil
Violin 2:
Aditya Hardjanto, Karin Yorozu#, Juniper Anderson, Hinata Padilla, Caden Smith, Cadence Brooker*, Jordan Cheah, Benjamin Ong
Viola:
Sarah Shu#, Laurence Mitchell#, Miranda McVee
Cello:
Jinnry Zhuang, Stella Lewis, Alaia Torralbo Straton, Aiden Saito-Noble#, Leo Hao, Claris Chong, Sylas Cristonsen
Flute 1: George Holder
Flute 2: Aaron Pelc
Clarinet: Jimmy Wang
Oboe: Sabrina Van Kleef
French Horn: Safiya Abuarchid
Bassoon: Melody Ling
* Regional Scholarship recipients (thanks to Creative Australia)
# AUSTA Bursary recipients
CONCERT PROGRAM
Thanks to...
WAYACHAMP Director
Sophie Curtis
2025 Autumn Academy Tutors Shaun Lee-Chen, Ashley Smith, Stephanie Fraser, Zoe Van Drunen
Workshop Guests Hayley Burns, Lachlan Skipworth, Ashley Smith
Thanks also to
UWA Conservatorium staff Sarah Brittenden, Pip White, Danielle Louiseau
Volunteers Emerson Chiew, Leila Woods, Audrey Tan, Kylie Zhang
And to program sponsors
UWA Conservatorium of Music
Creative Australia
AUSTA
Associated Chamber Music Players (ACMP), New York
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