School Competitions

Junior Choir Competition

Choirs

This year our adjudicator will be judging each choir against six key areas, being Overall Presentation, Balance and Blend / Intonation, Dynamic Range and Expressiveness, Ensemble Cohesiveness, Accuracy and Repertoire Selection.

Each choir will be awarded a Gold, Silver or Bronze award based on their performance.

Our Junior Choir line up;

TSAC Junior Choir
Augusta SS Junior Choir
WoodLinks SS Junior
Goodna SS Choir
Richlands East SS Choir
Riverview Choir
Collingwood Park SS Piccolos
WoodLinks SS Senior
Mezzo Forte Choir
Augusta SS Senior Choir
Raceview SS Senior Choir
Augusta SS Piccolos
Goodna SS Pasefika Group
Coopers Plains SS Choir

Choir AdjudicatorOur adjudicator this year is Stefanie Lorimer.  Stefanie is a choral educator and music teacher. She has directed choral groups (both in schools and the community) since 1992, both in England and Australia. Highlights include performing a commissioned work by Bob Chilcott in the Royal Albert Hall, Britten’s St Nicholas Cantata at the Watford Colosseum, and founding The Lakes Performing Arts Society choir with her husband Glenn in 2003.

Junior Bands Competition

We are thrilled to have Tony Lashmar returning as our bands adjudicator.

This year our adjudicator will be judging each choir against six key areas, being Overall Presentation, Balance and Blend, Dynamic Range and Expressiveness, Ensemble Cohesiveness, Accuracy and Repertoire Selection.

Each choir will be awarded a Gold, Silver or Bronze award based on their performance.

The Junior bands Line up

  • Corelli Strings
  • Augusta SS Junior Strings
  • Sprinfield Lakes Junior Strings
  • Paganini Strings
  • Augusta SS Senior Strings
  • Woodlinks SS Strings
  • Vivaldi Strings
  • Springfield Lakes Senior Strings
  • Woodcrest SC Strings
  • Augusta SS Junior Band
  • Springfield Lakes SS Junior Band
  • TSAC Junior Concert Band
  • Springfield Lakes SS Senior Band
  • Collingwood Park SS Senior Band
  • WoodLinks SS Combined Concert Band
  • Woodcrest SC Ukelele Group
  • Redbank Plains SS Concert Band
  • Fernvale SS Band
  • Augusta SS Senior Band

High School Bands Competition

Our High School Bands Line Up

  • Springfield Central SHS Strings
  • Browns Plains SHS Strings
  • Lowood SHS Concert Band
  • Browns Plains SHS Concert Band
  • Woodcrest SC Band
  • Bellbird Park SSC Wind Ensemble
  • Woodcrest SC Stage Band
  • Browns Plains Stage Band

Each year many local schools compete in front of the crowd on the main stage at the Goodna Jacaranda Festival. If you’d like to enter your school in one of our three categories, you can fill out the form below to be contacted by our schools program coordinator;