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Chris, it is doubtful that the Taranaki programme will be available until a few days before the local BIG SING / Kids Sing both are held on the one night Thursday 14th June at City West Church. Trevor C NP.
what year did big sing start ?
Hi Annie. You should find all the info you need, including the year the Big Sing started, on our About page: http://thebigsing.wordpress.com/about/
TBS Blog webmeister (c’est moi) will be away doing a bit of singing overseas until 10 Aug.
For urgent enquires, please go directly to the people who know stuff, such as:
Elizabeth Crayford (THE BIG SING National Coordinator): ecrayford@xtra.co.nz
¡Muchas gracias!
when are the dates for the 2012 Big Sing finals
When will tickets be available for Wellington Big Sing.
Tickets to the Gala Concert 6.30pm Weds 24 Aug, Wellington Town Hall, will be available through Ticketek from 11 July.
Why are they tickets not coming up on the Ticketek site? we have reached 11th July?
Apologies– tickets are in the works, but not yet ready for the Ticketek site. Mea culpa– official word was that tickets would be available 11 July “or soon thereafter”, which is what I should have posted.
Will post the link ASAP when Ticketek has tix available.
Finale Tix now available! Here’s the link: TBS on Ticketek
Chris,
I have yet to find out how to upload photos to the Big Sing page.
On the Taranaki page you will find a news item about the local Kids Sing and Big Sing that is a combined event in Taranaki.
If I want to login to the Big Sing page do I use my nzcf member details?
Trevor Creagh
When will christchurch results be posted?
Hi Nikki,
My sources tell me that Canterbury don’t actually have awards for their region. Each region decides on their own awards, and Canterbury doesn’t award any . . . awards. Nor do they do a gala concert in the evening.
Sorry, but I guess we will just have to wait for the Finale invitations to see which Canterbury choirs were tops!
will the big sing nationals still be held in CHCH? the city is unaccessible due to the earthquake. will the hosting city be changed?
Hi Lynn, well it’s early days yet, but we’re definitely thinking about various options and what will work best for everyone. We’ll keep you posted.
We are announcing today that the Finale will be moved to Wellington — one week earlier than planned; it’ll now be Mon 22- Wed 24 August.
We’re really lucky to be able to get the Wellington Town Hall for this event — it’s usually booked at least a year in advance. And it’s great that the Wellington committee are happy to take over a year earlier. We wish all the Christchurch choirs our very best and look forward to the Finale.
Hi there,
Could you please tell me the restrictions and regulations for choir uniforms for The Big Sing?
I am researching and designing a choir uniform and want to be specific.
Thanks so much
Wow! Haven’t had this kind of question before! I don’t know of any restrictions on uniforms. Many school perform in school uniform, many perform in uniquely-designed performance outfits. And there are also casual/ travel uniforms (polo shirts) in the mix. Up to the individual choir.
You might like to check out The Big Sing YouTube channel for a sampling of choir apparel from the recent past.
And I suggest you consider the performance venue– what colour is the stage/ background where the choir will most often perform?
Regarding The Big Sing venues, the town halls of the main centres mainly have wooden stages (if I remember correctly), so dark-coloured uniforms stand out well. Some regionals take place in theatres with black curtains, so dark uniforms can get lost.
Hope that helps. Anyone else got ideas or suggestions?
Yep, there aren’t any Big Sing requirements about uniforms. As Chris says, lots of schools use their regular uniforms or a dress version of that. Some have costumes designed specially for the choir — and you’ll see some of these on the Youtube clips Chris mentions.
I suppose the uniforms generally reflect the style of the school, so a few choose not to wear uniforms at all — perhaps just different coloured tee-shirts and jeans or something.
Actually, Jane. My reply was a bit of a cop-out. I care passionaltely about choir uniforms and have lots of ideas about what works well and what doesn’t. If you want to explore these further I’d be happy to talk to you. Feel free to contact me on 021 523 015, if you like.
Hi,
We are a Secondary School in Portugal
Where can we buy the score
Benedicat tibi Dominus of Grace Park
thanks
Hi Jose,
Sorry for the slow reply. We’re looking for information about Grace Park’s composition and will let you know as soon as we have something useful.
Links to Fundamentals performances from Big Sing Finale 08:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLC5CynslIo