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2025 Music awards and accolades

2025 National Jazz Competition:  

  • Sancta Maria College Big band: Gold Award  
  • Sancta Maria Stage Band: Bronze Award 
  • Jazz Combo Mom’s Spaghetti: Silver Award 
  • Jazz Combo Big Kahuna Burger: Silver Award
  • Jazz Combo Royale with Cheese: Bronze Award
  • Jazz Combo Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster: Emerging Award 

 

2025 Jazz and Blues Competition:

  • Big band received a Gold Award 
  • Stage Band, Silver Award
  • Jazz Combo Mom’s Spaghetti, Silver Award
  • Jazz Combo Big Kahuna Burger, Silver Award 
  • Jazz Combo Royale with Cheese, Silver Award 
  • Jazz Combo Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, Silver Award 

 

2025 KBB Music Festival

  • Big Band: Gold Award directed and conducted by Lukas Fritsch 
  • Concert band: Silver Award directed and conducted by Hamish Arthur 
  • Symphonia Chamber Strings: Bronze Award directed and conducted by Sonya Shone  
  • Stage Band: Bronze Award directed and conducted by Maia Tay-Morrison  
  • Festival Orchestra: Participation Award, conducted by Martina Sanchez, Katherine Chiang and Joanna Ma. 
  • Big Band: Best Performance of a Ballad Award directed and conducted by Lukas Fritsch 

 

Rock Quest: Chopstix were Semifinalists in the Regional Heats 

Stand Up Stand OutPunk Band Chopstix were Overall Runner-Up in the Stand Up Stand Out competition  

Big Sing: Our Sancta Maria Choir were awarded a Commended award

Kids Sing: Our Festival Choir were awarded a Commended award