![]() |
|
|
19/09/2008
|
|
NZCF - Governance Board election 2008 The
NZCF is delighted to announce that the following were elected to the Governance
Board at the AGM held on Sunday, 24 August in Wellington. THE
BIG SING FINALE - CDs and DVDs available 1. By mail to Big Sing Finale CD/DVD orders, P O Box 11562, Wellington. We need completed order forms and cheques for the correct amount made out to "Big Sing Finale". 2. By direct debit and emailed completed order forms: to ecrayford@xtra.co.nz and including direct debit information. Download
the CD order form here and the DVD
form here.
THE
BIG SING FINALE AWARDS BIG SING NATIONAL FINALE 2008 - AWARDS LIST
Platinum Award Gold
Awards Silver
Awards Bronze
Awards Special
Awards BIG
SING National Finale Performance Prize The
Big Sing Youth Ambassadors Award SOUNZ
Student Choral Composition Award Guest
Choirs |
THE
NATIONAL CHORAL CLINICS: The New Zealand Choral Federation is providing special opportunities in August and September 2008 for singers and conductors, in a series of Choral Clinics in twelve weekend events from Invercargill to Whangarei. Four outstanding overseas guest conductors will be heading up a "New Zealand first," with up to 50 singers and 20 conductors taking part in each centre. Tone Bianca Dahl from Norway, Rodney Eichenberger from Florida, Christopher Kiver from Pennsylvania and Debra Shearer-Dirié from Queensland will be introducing exciting new choral music to New Zealand over the next two months. Those who have already enrolled range from established conductors and choralists with good music singing skills, to senior secondary school music students and other beginning conductors along with less experienced singers. The weekends begin in Wellington on 1 August with Dr Christopher Kiver, a double Grammy award winner in choral music who teaches at Penn State University. There are still places available in these National Choral Clinics. For further information, click here (will take you to the Choral clinic page) Fact
file
The NZCF is delighted to announce that Simon Carrington has accepted an invitation to be a guest conductor at Sing Aotearoa 2009. This will be held in Rotorua over Labour Weekend, 23rd to 26th October, 2009. Click here to visit our new Sing Aotearoa 2009 page. CHRISTCHURCH CONDUCTOR APPOINTED AS MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHOIR
The Board of Trustees for the New Zealand Secondary Students Choir has much pleasure in announcing the appointment of Andrew Withington to the position of music director of the Choir. The choir has an impressive history of success in both national and international arenas and has recently completed a tour to Brazil and Argentina as the sole New Zealand representative choir in an international music festival.
Andrew, who is a resident of Christchurch, worked with the New Zealand Secondary Students choir from 2003 until 2006 as Deputy Musical Director and brings significant experience to the position. He began his career in choral conducting when he was appointed Music Director of the Christchurch Boys Choir in 1997, during which time he led a successful overseas tour to Japan. In 2000 Andrew completed a Bachelor of Music degree with First Class Honours in conducting childrens choirs, orchestration and analysis at the University of Canterbury and was awarded the prestigious Vernon Griffiths Prize in Musical Leadership. After three years teaching, he returned to University and gained a Masters Degree in Music, majoring in choral conducting while studying with Dr Karen Grylls at Auckland University. During his Masters programme, Andrew conducted secondary and tertiary choirs and participated in a masterclass at the World Choral Symposium in Japan.
In Christchurch, Andrew has had a long association with the Christchurch Schools Music Festival where he is the conductor of the Senior Representative Choir which comprises 100 Year 7 and 8 students auditioned from the Christchurch region. He is also Associated Conductor responsible for the 1000-voice Massed Choir combined with a 100-instrument orchestra. Currently Andrew teaches a Year 7 high ability class at Cobham Intermediate School in Christchurch where he is Head of Music. His singing experience includes his current membership of Voices New Zealand and past membership of the New Zealand National Youth Choir. As a choral adjudicator and clinician, Andrew has twice adjudicated regional festivals of the NZ Choral Federation THE BIG SING Secondary Schools choral competition and has been a tutor and participant at a number of New Zealand Summer School of Conducting courses.
Following
his announcement as Musical Director of the New Zealand Secondary Students
Choir during the National Finale of the Big Sing Festivals, Andrew urged
young singers to apply for the 2009-2010 Choir, and outlined a programme
of rehearsals, workshops, performances and activities designed to challenge
and promote excellence in choral singing. Auditions for the new choir
will be held nationwide during the October school holidays. Application
forms are available through the choirs website: www.nzsschoir.com |
|
New
Zealand Choral Federation
PO Box 49-105 Mount Roskill South Auckland 1445 Phone: 021 154 6923 Email: office@nzcf.org.nz |
|
![]() |