On Tuesday evening the annual Music Awards Dinner was held in conjunction with Westlake Girls High School. The evening is a chance to celebrate the commitment, leadership and long service of students to all the co-curricular music groups at both schools. There are also a number of special awards given out to recognise the individual achievements of top Senior students.
The annual awards evening is held at McHughs of Cheltenham where a buffet meal is one of the highlights, as was an entertaining vocal performance from Riley Cahill and Arthur Close, and a combined jazz group of both boys and girls called A Leisurely Horse and Cart.
Former Westlake Boys student Alex Taylor was the guest speaker this year – he gave an inspiring insight into life as a composer in New Zealand and encouraged all the students to “get stuck in” to a career in the Arts.
This year, the top awards included three new trophies donated by friends of the Music Department.
The top awards were:
| Samuel Yang
Most Improved Senior Musician |
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| Riley Cahill
Excellence in Composition |
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| Arthur Close
Excellence in Vocal Performance (donated by David and Michelle Squire) |
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| Josh Webster
Excellence in Instrumental Performance (donated by Raewyn and Alan James) |
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| Thomas Song
Outstanding Service to the Music Department (donated by the Tan family) |
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