ANZCA Graduation
The 2025 ANZCA Graduation Ceremony and Concert was held on Sunday, 16th of March at James Tatoulis Auditorium, Methodist Ladies’ College, Kew (Vic.).
A sell-out audience enjoyed performances from our graduates and guest performers, including successful Band syllabus candidates X-Train and No Having Fun, and Monash ANZCA Music Prize winner Su Min Lee. See the photo gallery below for images from the day.
Congratulations to all of this year’s successful Diploma candidates (teachers’ names in brackets):
Performance Diploma
Rowyn Ethan Gordon Byrnes, Pianoforte (Dalyellup Music Academy)
Olivia Callahan, Singing (Clarence Marshall)
Joanna Funk, Pianoforte (Joanna Funk)
Jeremy Xu, Pianoforte (May Louise Gavin)
Lucia Zhang, Pianoforte (May Louise Gavin)
Associate Performer Diploma
Camillo Lanzafame, Classical Pianoforte, Honours (Paula Melville-Clark)
Christie McLucas, Classical Pianoforte, Honours (Christie McLucas)
Abel Mueller, Classical Pianoforte (Paula Melville-Clark)
Cherish Mueller, Classical Pianoforte, Honours (Paula Melville-Clark)
James Rodriguez, Classical Pianoforte, Honours (Kidko Performing Arts)
Liam Sutherland, Classical Pianoforte (Suzanne Hewitt)
Associate Teacher Diploma
Helen Maree Sedman, Modern Pianoforte (Cynthia Delaney)
Graduation Ceremony – Academic Dress
At the annual graduation ceremony and concert, the Diploma graduates wear the ANZCA academic dress. This consists of a plain black gown, paired with black stole with one of the following:
• a blue edge for Performance Diploma (Perf.Dip.)
• an apricot edge for Associate Performer Diploma (A.Dip.A.)
• a green edge for Associate Teacher Diploma (ATDA)
• an apricot face for Licentiate Performer Diploma (L.Dip.A.)
• a green face for Licentiate Teacher (LTDA)
• a burgundy face for Fellowship Performer Diploma (F.Dip.A.).
