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TBS Regionals 2013

6 April, 2013
TBS 2013 REGIONAL DATES, VENUES, CONTACTS
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
 
By Area, Region and Date Regional Coordinator
 
NORTHERN AREA
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

 
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Late Entries Close Weds 3rd April

30 March, 2013

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!

Get more info about the categories HERE.

NZ Repertoire Ideas from SOUNZ

14 March, 2013

Visit the SOUNZ site
Visit the SOUNZ site for more suggestions . . . >

Finale 2012 on Radio NZ Sundays 8pm

12 October, 2012

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

18 August, 2012


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

18 August, 2012

Watch online . . . >

Watch online . . . >

NZSSC Free Concert Saturday

17 August, 2012

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.

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