2005 - Complete Results and Event Report

Great New Venue

The newly built Raye Freedman Arts Centre at Epsom Girls Grammar School is a wonderful new Centre that is almost purpose designed for our event. This first class centre features, full lighting, excellent accoustics, sound proof practise areas, food facilities making the event most enjoyable for performers, audience and organisers.

Kochetov ill, so Poeluev Tours to the 2005 South Pacific Accordion Championships

In October 2004, Evgeny Kochetov won the Coupe Mondiale International Piano Accordion class in Pontarlier, France. Part of his prize was a concert tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2005 to be the guest artist at our event. Just as Evgeny was due to depart, he had the great misfortune to become ill with pneumonia.

This was little more than a week after he had won second place at the Klingenthal International Accordion Competition. Alexander Poeluev has made himself available for the tour. In 2002 Alexander became the first contestant to ever win two categories in the same year - the "Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships" and "International Competition for Piano Accordion".

Opening

The weekend began with a Wine and Cheese followed by the Welcome Concert in the new venue. Guests were the ASA New South Wales State Accordion Orchestra (Australia) conducted by Elizabeth Jones. Alexander Poeluev then performed and received a standing ovation for a superb performance from the enthusiastic audience. One of the worlds most exciting young accordion artists.

Competitions

On Saturday and Sunday followed the competitions. A most successful competition event was held and the competitions ended with the Results and Prize-Giving Concert to a quite full hall.

Finale

The finale of the Festival was the Farewell Dinner on Sunday night. The South Pacific Accordion Championship tropies are presented, and the night is always a great party with lots of live music and dancing. A great end to the 2005 event.

Photo Montage

Results are Listed in Program Order.

SATURDAY MORNING, AUDITORIUM
Championship Class C10, New Zealand Solo, 16 years and under, FIRST Jessica Chen, SECOND Christopher Thwaites, Championship Class C4, New Zealand Solo, 10 years and under, FIRST Abigail Wills,SECOND Yiran Qin
South Pacific Class SP251, South Pacific Piano Accordion Solo, 15 years and under, FIRST Jessica Chen, SECOND Stephanie Panzic, THIRD EQUAL Aonghas Anderson, THIRD EQUAL Christopher Thwaites, COMMENDED Martin Meyer, COMMENDED George Xu
Championship Class C9, New Zealand Solo, 15 years and under, FIRST Jessica Chen, SECOND Stephanie Panzic, THIRD EQUAL Aonghas Anderson, THIRD EQUAL Christopher Thwaites, COMMENDED Martin Meyer, COMMENDED George Xu
Championship Class C7, New Zealand Solo, 13 years and under, FIRST Campbell Thwaites, WITHDRAWN Elle Crump
WITHDRAWN Sam Mence
Championship Class C2, New Zealand Solo, 8 years and under, FIRST Michelle Sokol, SECOND Christian Villagracia Championship Class C12, New Zealand Open Solo, FIRST Jessica Chen, SECOND EQUAL Calum Anderson, SECOND EQUAL Grayson Masefield, HIGHLY COMMENDED Travis McWalter
Championship Class C15, New Zealand Open Entertainment Solo, FIRST Jacob Wills
Championship Class C61, New Zealand Intermediate Accordion Orchestra Championship, FIRST North Shore Music Makers

SATURDAY MORNING, DRAMA ROOM
Qualified Class Q208, 12 years Solo, FIRST Emmy Wafer, SECOND Wien Lau, THIRD EQUAL Tijana Ristovic, THIRD EQUAL Simon Zhou, HIGHLY COMMENDED Edward Giffney, COMMENDED Ivana Jovanovic
Qualified Class Q210, 14 years Solo, FIRST Stephanie Panzic, SECOND Aonghas Anderson, THIRD Christopher Tavernese, COMMENDED Jedda Kassis
Qualified Class Q211, 15 years Solo, FIRST Jacob Wills, SECOND Beau Warren, WITHDRAWN Amelia Granturco
Standard Class S108, 8 years, more than 6 months playing experience, FIRST Yan Yin Chiu, SECOND Divina Atuahiva, THIRD Aitkin Lau, COMMENDED Rebecca Wright
Standard Class S112, 10 years, more than 1 year playing experience, FIRST Jackie Chiu, SECOND Aiden Wright, THIRD Bridget Gillbanks
Standard Class S116, 12 and 13 years, more than 1 year playing experience, FIRST Connor Lindsay, SECOND EQUAL Christine Chiu, SECOND EQUAL Tijana Ristovic, HIGHLY COMMENDED Callum Braithwaite, HIGHLY COMMENDED Ivana Jovanovic, COMMENDED Ben Blakley, COMMENDED Caleb Magan, COMMENDED Wien Lau
Standard Class S118, 14 and 15 years, more than 1 year playing experience, FIRST Amelia Granturco, SECOND Shane Gillbanks, THIRD Beau Warren, HIGHLY COMMENDED Lucy Xu, HIGHLY COMMENDED Tyler Battista, COMMENDED Christopher Tavernese, COMMENDED Jedda Kassis
Qualified Class Q218, Light Classical Solo, 10 years and under, FIRST Abigail Wills
Qualified Class Q215, Free Bass Solo, 16 years and over FIRST Hamish Anderson

SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUDITORIUM
South Pacific Class SP252, South Pacific Piano Accordion Solo, 23 years and under, FIRST Ann-Elise Koerntjes, SECOND Campbell Hill, THIRD Kristina Panzic, HIGHLY COMMENDED Hilary Thwaites, COMMENDED Roseanne Rosario, COMMENDED Julie Ding, WITHDRAWN Alex Selman
Championship Class C16, New Zealand Solo Accordion Championship, FIRST Campbell Hill, SECOND Kristina Panzic, THIRD Hilary Thwaites, HIGHLY COMMENDED Roseanne Rosario, COMMENDED Julie Ding, WITHDRAWN Alex Selman
Championship Class C14, New Zealand Open Electronic Solo, FIRST Grayson Masefield
Championship Class C62 , New Zealand Open Accordion Orchestra Championship, FIRST North Shore Accordion Orchestra, conductor Lionel Reekie, SECOND North Shore Musicale Orchestra, conductors Adam Thorpe and Carol Yan

SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DRAMA ROOM
Qualified Class Q205, 9 years Solo, FIRST Cherise Barry, SECOND William Lin, THIRD Tom Foster-Christie
Qualified Class Q203, 7 years Solo, FIRST Michelle Sokol, SECOND Christian Villagracia, THIRD Liam Pugh
Qualified Class Q201, 5 years and under Solo, FIRST Matthew Sokol
Qualified Class Q209, 13 years Solo, FIRST Sam Mence, SECOND Elle Crump, THIRD Ben Blakley
Qualified Class Q204, 8 years Solo, FIRST Aitkin Lau, SECOND Rebecca Wright
Qualified Class Q207, 11 years Solo, FIRST Olivia Panzic, SECOND Campbell Thwaites, THIRD Aghilan Newman
HIGHLY COMMENDED Kororia Atuahiva
Qualified Class Q206, 10 years Solo, FIRST Abigail Wills, SECOND Yiran Qin, THIRD Aiden Wright
Qualified Class Q219, Light Classical Solo, 11 and 12 years, FIRST Olivia Panzic, SECOND Emmy Wafer, THIRD Callum Braithwaite, WITHDRAWN Edward Giffney, WITHDRAWN Campbell Thwaites
Qualified Class Q214, Free Bass Solo, 13 to 15 years, FIRST Christopher Thwaites, SECOND Jedda Kassis, THIRD Stephanie Panzic, WITHDRAWN Amelia Granturco
Qualified Class Q226, Entertainment Solo, 10 years and under, FIRST Abigail Wills, SECOND William Lin, THIRD Yiran Qin
Qualified Class Q212, 16 years and over Solo, FIRST Jason Pugh, SECOND Hamish Anderson
Qualified Class Q228, Entertainment Solo, 13 to 15 years, FIRST Jacob Wills, WITHDRAWN Rowan van den Hurk
Qualified Class Q231, Ethnic Solo, 11 and 12 years, FIRST Simon Zhou, WITHDRAWN Campbell Thwaites
Qualified Class Q232, Ethnic Solo, 13 to 15 years, FIRST Beau Warren, SECOND Jedda Kassis, THIRD Lucy Xu, HIGHLY COMMENDED Christopher Tavernese, HIGHLY COMMENDED Caleb Magan
Qualified Class Q233, Ethnic Solo, 16 years and over, FIRST Milica Canak, SECOND Joseph Bonica
Qualified Class Q213, Free Bass Solo, 12 years and under, FIRST Campbell Thwaites
Qualified Class Q216, Own Composition Solo, 12 years and under, FIRST Kororia Atuahiva

SUNDAY MORNING, AUDITORIUM
Championship Class C31, New Zealand Duet, 12 years and under, FIRST Edward Giffney & Olivia Panzic
Championship Class C32, New Zealand Duet, 15 years and under, FIRST Campbell & Christopher Thwaites
Championship Class C33, New Zealand Duet, 17 years and under, FIRST Aonghas & Calum Anderson
Championship Class C35, New Zealand Open Entertainment Duet, FIRST Kristina & Stephanie Panzic
Championship Class C8, New Zealand Solo, 14 years and under, FIRST Aonghas Anderson, SECOND Campbell Thwaites, THIRD George Xu, WITHDRAWN Rowan van den Hurk
Championship Class C11, New Zealand Solo, Junior Virtuoso, 17 years and under, FIRST Calum Anderson, SECOND Travis McWalter, THIRD Christopher Thwaites
South Pacific Class SP250, South Pacific Piano Accordion Solo, 12 years and under, FIRST Edward Giffney, SECOND Olivia Panzic, THIRD Emmy Wafer, HIGHLY COMMENDED Daniel Robinson
Championship Class C6, New Zealand Solo, 12 years and under, FIRST Edward Giffney, SECOND Olivia Panzic, THIRD Emmy Wafer, HIGHLY COMMENDED Daniel Robinson
Championship Class C13, New Zealand Open Free Bass Solo, FIRST Grayson Masefield, SECOND Christopher Thwaites, THIRD Hamish Anderson
Championship Class C1, New Zealand Solo, 7 years and under, FIRST Christian Villagracia, Championship Class C5, New Zealand Solo, 11 years and under, FIRST Yiran Qin
Qualified Class Q262, Open Duet, FIRST EQUAL Milica Canak & Amelia Granturco, FIRST EQUAL Jedda Kassis & Christopher Tavernese, THIRD EQUAL Joseph Bonica & Milica Canak, THIRD EQUAL Amelia Granturco & Christopher Tavernese, WITHDRAWN Joseph Bonica & Rob Scott-Mitchell
Qualified Class Q265, Open Improvisation Duet, FIRST Ross Braithwaite & Jenny Manuera-Jones
Qualified Class Q234, Accordion with Self Vocal Solo, 12 years and under, FIRST Edward Giffney
Qualified Class Q235, Accordion with Self Vocal Open Solo, FIRST Travis McWalter
Qualified Class Q267, Open Accordion with other Instrument, FIRST Kieran & Rowan van den Hurk
Championship Class C52, New Zealand Open Trio/Ensemble, FIRST Aonghas, Calum & Hamish Anderson
Qualified Class Q285, Open Entertainment Group, with or without other Instrument/s, FIRST Ivana Jovanovic, Jedda Kassis & Christopher

SUNDAY MORNING, DRAMA ROOM
Standard Class S120, 16 years and over, more than 2 years playing experience, FIRST Milica Canak, SECOND Joseph Bonica
Standard Class S121, 30 years and over, up to 2 years playing experience, FIRST Graeme Hayes
Standard Class S110, 9 years, more than 6 months playing experience, FIRST William Lin, SECOND Tom Foster-Christie
Standard Class S109, 9 years, up to 6 months playing experience, FIRST Siobhan McKeogh
Standard Class S113, 11 years, up to 1 year playing experience, FIRST Kororia Atuahiva, SECOND Keava McKeogh
Standard Class S105, 7 years, up to 6 months playing experience, FIRST Liam Pugh
Standard Class S114, 11 years, more than 1 year playing experience, FIRST Aghilan Newman
Standard Class S115, 12 and 13 years, up to 1 year playing experience, WITHDRAWN Crystal Nadin
Qualified Class Q221, Light Classical Solo, 16 years and over, FIRST Milica Canak, SECOND Jason Pugh
Qualified Class Q220, Light Classical Solo, 13 to 15 years, FIRST Stephanie Panzic, SECOND Sam Mence, THIRD Beau Warren
Qualified Class Q225, Original Accordion Composition Solo, 16 years and over, FIRST Ann-Elise Koerntjes, SECOND Milica Canak, THIRD Graeme Hayes
Qualified Class Q227, Entertainment Solo, 11 and 12 years, FIRST Campbell Thwaites
Qualified Class Q224, Original Accordion Composition Solo, 13 to 15 years, FIRST Amelia Granturco
Qualified Class Q261, 12 years and under Duet, FIRST Keava & Siobhan McKeogh
Qualified Class Q264, Open Accordion with Vocal, FIRST Abigail & Jacob Wills
Qualified Class Q243, Sight Reading, 13 to 15 years, FIRST Stephanie Panzic, SECOND Christopher Thwaites, WITHDRAWN Elle Crump, WITHDRAWN Rowan van den Hurk
Qualified Class Q242, Sight Reading, 11 and 12 years, FIRST Edward Giffney, SECOND Campbell Thwaites, THIRD Olivia Panzic, HIGHLY COMMENDED Emmy Wafer
Qualified Class Q244, Sight Reading, 16 years and over, FIRST Ann-Elise Koerntjes, SECOND Travis McWalter, THIRD Kristina Panzic, WITHDRAWN Alex Selman

SPECIAL AWARDS
Samantha Rutherford Memorial Trophy: Calum Anderson
The Cecil Smith Trophy: The North Shore Junior Accordion Orchestra, conductor Linley Hawkes
Cocurullo Family Trophy: Wills Family - Rien Wills, Andrew Wills, Jacob Wills, Abigail Wills
Doreen and Ben Emmett Memorial Rosebowl: Kristina Panzic
Emmett Family Classical Ensemble Trophy: Anderson Brothers - Aonghas, Calum and Hamish
Ben Emmett Accordion Orchestra Commendation Trophy: ASA New South Wales State Accordion Orchestra (Australia), conducted by Elizabeth Jones

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