LATE REGO TIL 3 APRIL! . . . REGIONALS . . . MORE INFO
TBS Regionals 2013
| TBS 2013 REGIONAL DATES, VENUES, CONTACTS | |
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Registration closes March 18, 2013, Late closing April 3 SOUNZ Composition Competition closes 15 May. Adj. – Anthony Ritchie GET MORE INFO about the rules and regulations |
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| By Area, Region and Date | Regional Coordinator |
| NORTHERN AREA |
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| Auckland | Catherine Blomfield |
| Auckland Town Hall | cath.blomfield@actrix.co.nz |
| Mon-Wed 10–12 June 2013 | |
| Northland | Margaret Williams |
| Whangarei Forum North | mewsic@xtra.co.nz |
| Thurs 13 June 2013 | |
| Waikato/B.O.P | Jeremy Whimster |
| St. Peter’s School, 1716 Cambridge Rd | jvwhim@actrix.co.nz |
| Cambridge | |
| Fri 14 Jun 2013 | |
| CENTRAL AREA | |
| East Coast | Glenys Kempshall |
| Hawke’s Bay Opera House, Hastings | mikeandglen@xtra.co.nz |
| Thurs 20 June 2013 | |
| Wellington | Elizabeth Crayford |
| Wellington Town Hall | ecrayford@clear.net.nz |
| Wed-Thu 5-6 June 2013 | |
| Manawatu/Wanganui | Stanley Barnes |
| Regent Theatre, Palmerston North | stanb@xnet.co.nz |
| Wed 12 Jun 2013 | |
| Taranaki | Paul Cooke |
| St Andrew’s Church | n.pcooke@clear.net.nz |
| 70 Liardet Street, New Plymouth | |
| Tues 18 Jun 2013 | |
| SOUTHERN AREA | |
| Canterbury | Heather Mace |
| St Mark’s Presbyterian Church, Avonhead | heathermace@paradise.net.nz |
| CBS Arena – Gala Concert | |
| Thurs-Fri 6-7 June 2013 | |
| Nelson/Marlborough | Myles Payne |
| School of Music / Nelson Cathedral | myles.payne@ncg.school.nz |
| Nelson | |
| Wed 12 Jun 2013 | |
| Otago/South Canterbury | Rosemary Tarbotton / Carole Randall |
| Knox Church, Dunedin | rosemary.tarbotton@otago.ac.nz |
| Wed 5 Jun 2013 | c.randall@xtra.co.nz |
| Southland | Di Lenihan |
| First Church, Tay St | plenihan@kinect.co.nz |
| Invercargill | |
| Tues 18 Jun 2013 | |
| NATIONAL FINALE | Rosemary Tarbotton / Carole Randall |
| Dunedin Town Hall | rosemary.tarbotton@otago.ac.nz |
| 29-31 August, 2013 | c.randall@xtra.co.nz |
………..Open the PRINTABLE VERSION
Late Entries Close Weds 3rd April
It’s not too late to enter The Big Sing this year. If you’ve got a secondary school choir of 12 or more voices you can enter.
Register online HERE by Wednesday the 3rd of April and you’re in.
Remember: You DON’T HAVE to compete! Yes, it’s a national competition, but The Big Sing Regionals are choral festivals. Sing one or two pieces from the categories–whatever you can manage. If you want to be considered for the Finale then, yes, you need 3 pieces which fit the categories. Otherwise, just join in with this festival of great choral music and sing your heart out!
Finale 2012 on Radio NZ Sundays 8pm
Starting this Sunday at 8pm for nine weeks, Radio New Zealand Concert’s Young New Zealand programme will be featuring highlights from the NZ Choral Federation’s Big Sing National Finale.
Details of the performances are available on the Young New Zealand page on RNZ’s website.
The Big Sing Finale 2012 Awards
BEL CANTO WINS PLATINUM!
Against some stunning competition, Bel Canto of Burnside High School has earned the top prize– the Platinum Award– at The Big Sing Finale 2012.
The awards were announced at the end of the Gala Concert, after all choirs had presented wonderful performances of one piece each.
The New Zealand Choral Federation is pleased to announce the full list of awards from this year’s Big Sing Finale. Congratulations to all choirs involved for their superb performances.
The Big Sing Finale Awards 2012:
PLATINUM
Bel Canto–Burnside High School
GOLD
Choralation–Westlake Boys’ & Girls’ Schools
Euphony–Kristin School
Macleans College Choir–Macleans College
Senior Chorale–Burnside High School
SILVER
Voicemale–Westlake Boys’ High School
Wellington College Chorale–Wellington College
SOS–Rangitoto College
Mandate–Otago Boys’ High School
Cantala–Wellington East Girls’ College
Seraphim Choir–Chilton St James School
All the King’s Men–King’s College
Con Brio–Villa Maria College
Saints Alive–St Cuthbert’s College
BRONZE
Bella Voce–Marlborough Girls College
Twilight Tones–Tawa College
Teal Voices–Wellington Girls’ College
The Fundamentals–Rangitoto College
GUEST CHOIR
Viva Camerata–Rathkeale/St Matthew’s Collegiate
Marist Stellar–Marist College
Menasing–St Kentigern College
Nga Manu tioriori O Kapiti–Kapiti College
AUAHI KORE AWARD–best performance of a Te Reo item
Saints Alive–St Cuthbert’s College, for “Motu Puketutu” by Cheryl Camm and Robyn Trinick
HUTT VALLEY TROPHY–best performance of a NZ composition
Choralation–Westlake Boys’ & Girls’ Schools, for “Ecce Beatum Lucem” by David Hamilton
YOUTH AMBASSADORS AWARD–awarded by the Organising Committee to the school that best demonstrates outstanding engagement with all elements of the Finale
Cantala–Wellington East Girls’ College
Gala Concert Tonight 6.30pm
NZSSC Free Concert Saturday
The New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir 2011-12 will be performing its last ever concert at The Big Sing Finale.
This is a free concert for all Big Sing Finale choirs:
Wellington Town Hall, 12.30pm – 1.15pm, Saturday August 18.
The programme includes:
Toia Mai (Paraire Tomoana)
Rytmus (Ivan Hrušovský)
Geistliches Lied (Johannes Brahms)
Mitten wir im Leben sind (Felix Mendelssohn)
Nemesi (John Psathas, commissioned for the 2011-12 NZSSC)
Hamba Lulu (traditional Zulu wedding song arranged by Mike Brewer)
Tofa Mai Feleni (Trad. Samoan, arr. Steven Rapana)
Our 61 members have been together since April 2011, gathering each school holidays for rehearsals and performances, led by Musical Director Andrew Withington, who will also direct the Big Sing massed choir this year. The 2011-12 NZSSC has performed in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Ashburton, Napier and represented New Zealand on an incredible tour to the Ihlombe South Africa Music Festival in July.
Following this Big Sing concert, the choir will make way for the 2013-14 choir, for which auditions will be held in February next year. See http://www.nzsschoir.com for audition details if you would like to be part of this fantastic national choir.
