Pamana Ball 2019

Raychelle Jade Morcilla
Raychelle Jade Morcilla was born and raised in Australia. Her parents come from Bohol
and La Union, Philippines. She studied at the University of Sydney where she graduated
with combined Bachelor of Science, major in Anatomy and Physiology, and Master of
Nursing degrees.
Raychelle has been working as a full-time Registered nurse in the Cardiothoracic Intensive
Care Unit at Westmead Hospital where she cares for patients who have had heart and lung
surgeries. With over eight years of experience in the healthcare industry, she is honing her
nursing skills by currently undertaking a Diploma in Critical Care from the University of
Tasmania.
In her spare time, Raychelle enjoys exercise, music, TV shows, photography, spending time
with family and friends and travelling to new places. Having visited over 15 countries, she
holds great interest and appreciation in experiencing the different cultures, traditions and
foods each new place has to offer. She hopes in the near future that she would be able to
use her healthcare experience and education to travel abroad and volunteer to take part in
mission works for those less fortunate.
Nathanael Alcantara
Nathanael Alcantara was born in 1999 in Minto Campbelltown and he lives with his family in this quiet
neighborhood. In 2017 he completed his Higher School Certificate Minto Public School with distinction
at the state level as one of the highest achievers in general mathematics. Nathanael is currently pursuing
Bachelor of Commerce in Professional Accounting at Macquarie University.
Nathanael is a well rounded artist with proficient skills in music, visual arts and performing arts.
During primary school he took piano lessons and attained an early love for the instrument in classical
and jazz music, particularly bebop jazz and ragtime. Since 2013 he has played the organ for the local
catholic church in Minto. Also budding at an early stage was his passion for drawing. Throughout his
life he was self taught in this area, sketching things like castles and dragons during primary school, and
then to hyper-realistic drawings of faces or cars in later years.
Nathanael’s prime sporting achievements are in Taekwondo. He started his training when he was 7 years
old. Since then he has competed in tournaments at a local and state level, and in 2015 he achieved his
black belt. He has recently begun coaching students at his club, inspiring them with his determination
and skill. Nathanael continues his training and coaching at his club in Minto. He is is currently a math
tutor for year 12 students aiming for the Higher School Certificate. He continues to develop his skills in
the things he is passionate about, mainly in music and art. His recent hobbies include playing the violin,
running and writing short stories for his young sister.
Patrick Danao
Patrick began his love affair with music at an early age when he was placed on the throne of his father’s drum kit at 11 months old. Since then he hasn’t looked back
having travelled around the world performing with the likes of James Morrison, Dianne Reeves, Patty Austin, Wycliffe Gordon, Jeff Clayton, Marian Petrescu,
Kate Ceberano, Darren Percival, Joe Chindamo, Emma Pask, Troy Roberts, Kwame and many more. Now 23, Patrick “Patty” is regarded as one of Australia’s best
up and coming drummer.
Patrick attended the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts and was greatly involved with their music program, regular performers at the Sydney Opera
House. Patrick also became a member of the NSW Public School’s Jazz Orchestra where his love for big band drumming and passed with flying colours the
Australian Advance Drumming Board Examinations and in Advance Guitar; Advance Bass Guitar; Piano & has also picked up playing Saxophone; Trumpet;
Vibraphone & other jazz instruments. He was also the endorsing artist of elite companies like Bosphorus (Turkey) for cymbals & Schagerl (Austria) for handmade
brass snare drum.
In 2017, Patrick has completed Bachelor of Arts (Honours) course of study at the James Morrison Academy of Music-University of South Australia with affiliation
at Juilliard School of Music under Wynton Marsalis in New York. In 2016, he received his Bachelor of Music Degree Major in Performance at James Morrison
Academy-Uni SA. He studied under Australian jazz greats Graeme Lyall, David Jones, Mat Jodrell, Phil Stack and Carl Mackey. Patrick was the inaugural recipient
of the Academic Excellence Award. He is a recipient of multiple drum competition awards from 2003 to 2010.
He was also a member of the top-tier orchestra and was featured on their debut album “James Morrison with his Academy Jazz Orchestra”. The album has toured
across the US. The group performed at the Australian Embassy in Washington, DC as part of the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.
Prior to his course in Music, he worked with Filipino musical directors like Louie Ocampo and supported Filipino visiting artists like Dulce; Zsa Zsa Padilla; Sarah
Geronimo; Piolo Pascual and Black Jack.
Patrick has been a regular member of James Morrison’s Quartet. He has toured in over a dozen countries with sold out shows in London, New York, L.A., Vienna,
South Africa and appeared with the Czech National Orchestra for the Prague Proms. In 2017, the Quartet performed alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra featuring
jazz superstar Dianne Reeves.
During his free time, Patrick remains active in Church & Community services including in the Parish Youth Choir & Music Group.