2016 CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

LEAGUE DIVISION

CHAMPION: Festival Statesmen (SA): 263 / 300
2nd PLACE: Hi-Jinx (WA): 261
3rd PLACE: Trebles Without Applause (NSW): 232

UNIVERSITY DIVISION

CHAMPION: Serotonin (QLD): 250 / 300
2nd PLACE: Burgundy Blue (VIC): 249 = 246 (judges) + 3 points (audience vote)
3rd PLACE: Vocally Owned (VIC): 246 = 244 (judges) + 2 points (audience vote)
Audience Vote (1 point) awarded to After5 (NSW)

SCHOOL DIVISION

CHAMPION: Brigidine College – Senior Vocal Ensemble (NSW): 264 / 300
2nd PLACE: Ormiston College – Octave (QLD): 247 = 246 (judges) + 1 point (audience vote)
3rd PLACE: Marist Sisters’ College – Bel Canto (NSW): 244 = 242 (judges) + 2 points (audience vote)
Audience Vote (3 points) awarded to Star of the Sea College – Stacella (VIC)

SEMI FINALS

UNIVERSITY / LEAGUE DIVISION – BATTLE ROUND 2

JUDGES WINNER: Serotonin (QLD): 494 / 600 = 235 / 300 (Round 1) + 259 / 300 (Round 2)
JUDGES RUNNER-UP: After5 (NSW): 487 = 245 (R1) + 242 (R2)
AUDIENCE VOTE WINNER: Burgundy Blue (VIC): 494 = 253 (R1) + 241 (R2)
AUDIENCE VOTE RUNNER-UP: Acapollo (VIC): 414 = 213 (R1) + 201 (R2)

UNIVERSITY / LEAGUE DIVISION – BATTLE ROUND 1

JUDGES WINNER: On Church Street  (VIC)
JUDGES 2nd PLACE: Mac-appella (NSW)
JUDGES 3rd PLACE: Serotonin (QLD)
AUDIENCE VOTE WINNER: Burgundy Blue (VIC)
AUDIENCE VOTE 2nd PLACE: Acapollo (VIC)
AUDIENCE VOTE 3rd PLACE: After5 (NSW)

SCHOOL DIVISION – Semi Final

JUDGES WINNER: Centenary State High School – Senior Vocal Ensemble: 244 / 300
JUDGES RUNNER-UP: Ormiston College – Octave (QLD): 243
AUDIENCE VOTE WINNER: St Leonard’s College – Auditioned Choir (VIC): 257
AUDIENCE VOTE RUNNER-UP: St Mary MacKillop College – Vocal Ensemble (ACT): 229

SPECIAL AWARDS

UNIVERSITY / LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Best Barbershop Song: ‘Oh Look At Me Now” – Hi-Jinx
Best Contemporary Song: “I Won’t Give Up” – Festival Statesmen
Best Comedy Song: “Pokemon Theme” – Acapollo
Best Jazz Song: “Grass Grows Greener” – Burgundy Blue
Best Student Arrangement: Millie Eagle and Charlotte Eagle “Yellow Flicker Beat / Love Runs Out” – After5
Best Non-Scholastic Arrangement: Nicholas Girard “I Won’t Give Up” – Festival Statesmen
Best Soloist: Mitre Khammash “I Wont’ Give Up” – Festival Statesmen
Best Vocal Percussionist: Daniel Maley “Canned Heat” – Festival Statesmen

SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Best Contemporary Song: “Royals” – Brigidine College – Senior Vocal Ensemble
Best Comedy Song: “Movie Medley” – Brigidine College – Senior Vocal Ensemble
Best Student Arrangement: Charlotte Eagle & Eliza David-May “Dangerous Woman” – Marist Sisters’ College – Bel Canto
Best Non-Scholastic Arrangement: Alex Van den Broek “Levels / Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” – Centenary State High School – Senior Vocal Ensemble
Best Soloist: Tiegan Denina “Royals” – Brigidine College – Senior Vocal Ensemble
Best Vocal Percussionist: Matthew Garnett “Let’s Get It Started” – Ormiston College – Octave

SEMI FINAL BATTLE ROUNDS – University / League Division

Best Contemporary Song: “Secret Love Song” – After5
Best Comedy Song: “Pokemon Theme” – Acapollo
Best Jazz Song: “Grass Grows Greener” – Burgundy Blue
Best Student Arrangement: Ruby Sethi “Moonlight” –Serotonin
Best Non-Scholastic Arrangement: Eva Spata “Secret Love Song” – After5
Best Soloist: Leon Ang “Pokemon” – Acapollo
Best Vocal Percussionist: Jake Colman (Whole Set) – Acapollo

SEMI FINAL – School Division

Best Contemporary Song: “Levels / Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” – Centenary State High School – Senior Vocal Ensemble
Best Folk Song: “Tshotsholoza” – Ormiston College – Octave
Best Non-Scholastic Arrangement: Alex Van den Broek “Wild” – Centenary State High School – Senior Vocal Ensemble
Best Soloist: Shaina Manalo “Marvin Gaye” – Bethlehem College & De La Salle College – Bethlesalle
Best Vocal Percussionist: Ethan Smith (Whole Set) – Centenary State High School – Senior Vocal Ensemble

2016 PARTICIPATING GROUPS

LEAGUE DIVISION

(Listed Alphabetically)

Festival Statesmen (SA): LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Harambee (VIC): Video Finalist
Hi-Jinx (WA): National Finalist – 2nd Place
On Church Street (VIC): Battle Round 2 Semi Finalist
Trebles Without Applause (NSW): National Finalist – 3rd Place

UNIVERSITY DIVISION

(Listed Alphabetically)

Acapollo (VIC): National Finalist
After5 (NSW): National Finalist
Anomaly (QLD): Battle Round 1 Semi Finalist
Burgundy Blue (VIC): National Finalist – 2nd Place
Mac-appella (NSW): Battle Round 2 Semi Finalist
Macabellas (NSW): Battle Round 1 Semi Finalist
Ring of Choir (VIC): Video Finalist
Serotonin (QLD): UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONS
The Buds (VIC): Video Finalist
The She Goats (VIC): Video Finalist
Vocally Owned (VIC): National Finalist – 3rd Place

SCHOOL DIVISION

(Listed Alphabetically)

Bethlehem College – Bethlesalle (NSW): Semi Finalist
Brigidine College – Senior Vocal Ensemble (NSW): SCHOOL CHAMPION
Brunswick Secondary College – Chamber Voices (VIC): Semi Finalist
Centenary State High School – Senior Vocal Ensemble (QLD): National Finalist
De La Salle College – Bethlesalle (NSW): Semi Finalist
Kingston State College – Decasonic (QLD): Video Finalist
Marist Sisters’ College, Woolwich – Bel Canto (NSW): National Finalist – 3rd Place
Mazenod College – Vocal Ensemble (VIC): Video Finalist
Melbourne Girls’ College – A Cappella Choir (VIC): Semi Finalist
Ormiston College – Octave (QLD): National Finalist – 2nd Place
Shelford Girls’ Grammar – SHE (VIC): National Finalist
Star of the Sea College – Stacella (VIC): National Finalist
St Leonard’s College – Auditioned Choir (VIC): National Finalist
St Mary MacKillop College – Vocal Ensemble (ACT): National Finalist

JUDGES

Massive thanks to our international judging team of a cappella experts for sharing their time and knowledge with the Australian A Cappella community. We all greatly appreciate it!

HEAD JUDGE: Chris Blain (AUS) – Video Finals, School Semi Final, School Final and University/League Final
Christopher Diaz (USA) – Video Finals
Deke Sharon (USA) – Video Finals
Ian Nisbet (AUS) – Battle Rounds, University/League Final
Johanna Vinson (USA) – Video Finals, School Semi Final and Final, University/League Battle Rounds and Final
Rob Latham (AUS) – School Final and University/League Final
Sam Creighton (USA) – Video Finals
Sava Djukic (AUS) – School Final
Zerafina Zara (AUS) – School Semi Final and Final, University/League Battle Rounds and Final

PLEASE NOTE:

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS – University/League and School Division
5 JUDGES

After the Championship Final groups performed:
– the judges scores were calculated
– the audience voted for their favourite group
Highest and lowest judges scores were excluded for each group resulting in the remaining 3 judges scores added together to make a score out of 300.

AUDIENCE VOTE

Group with highest audience vote had 3 points added to their judges total
Group with 2nd highest audience vote had 2 points added
Group with the 3rd highest audience vote had 1 point added

SEMI FINALS – Battle Rounds and School Semi Final
3 JUDGES

Each of the 3 judges scores added together to make a score out of 300.

UNIVERSITY/LEAGUE SEMI FINAL – BATTLE ROUND AUDIENCE VOTE

The judges and the audience both selected groups to progress through to Championship Final.
After all the Battle Round groups performed in Round 1 (before interval) the audience voted for their favourite group and the judges scores were calculated.
Top 3 groups – as selected by the audience votes – progressed to Battle Round 2 (after interval)
Top 3 groups – as selected by the judges – progressed to Battle Round 2 (after interval)

After all the Battle Round 2 groups performed (after interval) the audience voted for their favourite group and the judges scores were calculated.
Top 2 groups – as selected by the audience votes – progressed to final
Top 2 groups – as selected by the judges (total of round 1 and 2 judges scores) – progressed to final
*Total of 4 groups progressed through to the University / League Championship Final

SCHOOL SEMI FINAL – AUDIENCE VOTE

The judges and the audience both selected groups to progress through to Championship Final.
After all the School Semi-Finalist groups performed the audience voted for their favourite group and the judges scores were calculated.
Top 2 groups – as selected by the audience votes – progressed to final
Top 2 groups – as selected by the judges – progressed to final
*Total of 4 groups progressed through to the School Championship Final
*If the audience picked the same groups as the judges then the highest audience groups progressed forward along with the next highest groups, as selected by the judges.

SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS

Huge thank-you to our special guest artists who entertained the audience while the judges deliberated the results.

Suade and Drums of War