Last week, the largest instrumental festival for secondary students in Australasia happened over a week at Holy Trinity Cathedral. With over 4000 students and 144 groups representing over 52 schools, our ensembles performed from Monday through to a Saturday Gala. Students moved between the venues and never missed a beat!

Dio entered the sixth group, and two combined with Dilworth. These groups range from fledgling players to some hard-hitting seniors. The results over the weekend at the Gala Awards were fantastic. Dio groups were awarded three outstanding trophies and were invited to perform at the Gala on Saturday evening.

Outstanding Performance of a Romantic Work – Dio Chamber Orchestra
Outstanding Soloist Award – Dio Symphony Orchestra with Kaea Heke
Command Performance Award – Dio Symphony Orchestra
Silver  – Dio Symphony Orchestra (Leaders: Victoria Wright & Eleanor Tenbensel)
Silver – Dio Chamber Orchestra (Leaders: Eleanor Christiansen & Selena Hu)
Silver  – Dio/Dilworth Big Band (Leader: Hannah Wellington)
Silver  – Dio/Dilworth Concert Band (Leader: Maya Gao)
Bronze – ConcorDio Intermediate Strings (Leaders: Sasha Salman & Claire Jiang)
Non-competitive – Dio Wind Band (Leader: Stacey Chen)