Ella Hicks

Ella is currently studying a dual degree in Bachelor of Music (Honours)/Secondary Education and is a third-year percussionist at UQ. Ella has been playing percussion for around 8 years and drum kit for around 9 years. Over these years she was fortunate enough to have participated in the Australian Honours Ensemble Program in 2019 and 2020 where she learned valuable ensemble playing skills. Ella was also successful in gaining a position in AYO's Spring Music Camp in 2020. Whilst attending high school at St Rita's College, she was awarded the junior and senior music prizes in 2019 and 2021 respectively and was also instrumental music captain during her final year. Ella was also proud to have won the UQ Isolde Schaupp Memorial prize in 2022 and 2023 and has been a member of the UQ Symphony Orchestra during these years. Ella has been a percussionist in the Queensland Youth Symphony from 2022 to 2023 and was fortunate enough to embark on their international tour to Singapore, Austria and Germany in late 2023. Additionally, Ella has participated various community-based musicals playing drum kit which include It Should Have Been You and Anything Goes, and was proud to have performed with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Karen Jacobsen’s Misogyny Opus in Mackay. Ella is extremely thankful for all of these opportunities and the incredible music education and experiences that she has received to date and looks forward to continuing to grow as a musician.