Trinity Students Win Accolades at Balaklava Eisteddfod

The annual Balaklava Eisteddfod has been a highly anticipated competition for our talented musical students who regularly have received accolades for their skill and performance.

This year our Senior Clarinet Ensemble as once again recognised for their excellence receiving first place in the Senior “A” Instrumental Ensemble division. Led by Louise Skelton, the students have worked together so hard over the past year and performed brilliantly. They also went on to win the overall Championship Trophy for the fourth consecutive year. 

After their success in Mount Gambier earlier in the year, the Jazz Vocal Ensemble continued their winning streak with a first place in the Senior Choir section. This group has worked tirelessly all year, impressing audiences and judges everywhere they go. This unified group of talented singers has earnt their success with lots of hard work and commitment to perform to their best standard possible. 

Due to the Intermediate section only receiving one entry this year, our Gawler River Vocal Ensemble was unable to be awarded an official place, but their performance was outstanding and the students, led by Trish Hart, should be very proud. The adjudicator was very impressed with the quality of their singing and the technical skill displayed by everyone on stage. 

Congratulations also to the Junior Choirs from South and Gawler River who competed in the Junior section, both giving wonderful performances.

The South Junior Choir received an honourable mention for their performance that showcased a very technically accurate performance of two-part singing and were also congratulated for their unified sound and rhythmic accuracy. Congratulations to the students and their director, Andrew Newhouse. 

This was the first time at the Eisteddfod for the Gawler River Junior Choir who performed in the competitive section and did so with so much confidence producing a great sound. The students have gained from the experience, and I congratulate Amanda Cox for her wonderful direction and all the students involved for their hard work.

Thank you to all the music directors for their work in the lead up to the competition and the additional staff who attended to support the staff and students. It was a great success in every way, the student’s behaviour was exemplary, and we are all very proud of the achievements from all groups! 

Source: Kristy Triantafilakis, Director of Performing Arts