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ACHIEVERS IN THE ARTS

Villa Maria College has a strong Arts Faculty which incorporates music, singing, drama and art.

The College has produced a number of notable performers and artists. Recent individual achievers include:

		Seonaid and Eilish Espiner Chosen to play for the NZ Secondary Schools' Symphony Orchestra
Photo not yet available		Tessa O'Rouke Successfully auditioned for 2010 Christchurch musical theatre productions: High School Musical 2 and Showbiz production, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
		Anna Wang 2009 NZ Secondary Schools' Orchestra - Flute
		Joanne Casey 2011 NZ Secondary Schools' Choir
		Courtney Milne 2008 & 2009 NZ Secondary Schools' Brass Band - Tuba
		Kate Gallaher 2007 NZ Secondary Schools' Orchestra - Trumpet

College Choir

The College Chorale has a long history of success at National competitions. Notable College choirs since the first public performance of the College choir, Schola Cantorum in 1968 include:

Schola Cantorum
Bella Voce
Con Brio

Con Brio, the College's current chorale, has consistently achieved National honours at The Big Sing - New Zealand's National Secondary Schools' annual competition, placing second in 2009, and in 2007 travelled to Rome to perform for the Pope.