The Big Sing Cadenza Awards 2022
29 August 2022
It was wonderful to see our Cadenza festivals go ahead as planned this year, after the disruptions of 2020 & 2021 with Covid-related gathering restrictions. During Cadenza, the twelve selected choirs in each of our Cadenza locations (Timaru, Whanganui, and Rotorua) sang their recital selection of three songs for adjudicator Elise Bradley, in addition to enjoying workshops and massed singing items with Elise. Two days of singing culminated in a gala concert featuring all twelve choirs as well as the massed items.
Congratulations to all of the talented young singers, choir directors, support staff, and whānau for all the work they put into their impressive performances.
Here is the list of awards from the 2022 Cadenza festivals – note the awards are named after three of New Zealand’s iconic singing birds and are (in ‘pecking’ order from the top): Tūī, Korimako (Bellbird) and Wharauroa (Shining Cuckoo).
SOUTH ISLAND CADENZA (Timaru, 12-13 August 2022)
| Choir | School | Director | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancora | James Hargest College | Emma Jarman | Wharauroa |
| Bedean Choir | St Bede’s College | Helen Charlton | Korimako |
| Cantus Columba | Columba College | Courtney Hickmott | Korimako |
| Craighead Diocesan School Choir | Craighead Diocesan School | Celia Liu | Tūī |
| Dunstanza | Dunstan High School | Nick Meissel | Wharauroa |
| Logan Park HS Choir | Logan Park High School | Sara Brown | Wharauroa |
| Madrigali Rouge | St Hilda’s Collegiate | Ben Madden | Korimako |
| NayCol Chorale | Nayland College | Nigel Weeks | Korimako |
| Ovation | Marlborough Girls’ College | Robyn Randall | Tūī |
| Polyhymnia | King’s & Queens’ High Schools | Kris White/Dale Irvine | Korimako |
| Vivace | Villa Maria College | Naomi Hnat | Korimako |
| Waitaki Singers | Waitaki Girls’ High School | Sophie Pilbrow | Wharauroa |
LOWER NORTH ISLAND CADENZA (Whanganui, 15-16 August 2022)
| Choir | School | Director | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ad Lucem | Napier Girls’ High School | Chris Atkinson | Tūī |
| AwaSide | Whanganui High School | Jeanette Jones | Wharauroa |
| Black and Gold Collective | Wellington College | Kathy Roy | Wharauroa |
| Cantatrices | Palmerston North Girls’ High School | Roy Tankersley | Korimako |
| Celtic Heart | Taradale High School | Matthew Pipe | Tūī |
| Con Anima | St Patrick’s College | Roger Powdrell | Wharauroa |
| Future Prospect | Havelock North High School | Joe Christensen | Korimako |
| Jubilate | New Plymouth Girls’ High School | Juliet Woller | Korimako |
| Ngā Manu Tioriori | Onslow College | Katherine Hodge | Korimako |
| Rāwhiti | Wellington East Girls College | Penelope Isaac | Korimako |
| Singquistion | Nga Tawa Diocesan School | David Tipi | Wharauroa |
| Tangiata | Manukura | Tiya Blake-Ohlson | Korimako |
UPPER NORTH ISLAND CADENZA (Rotorua, 21-22 August 2022)
| Choir | School | Director | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale College Gospel Choir | Avondale College | Fredda Sorensen | Korimako |
| BC Collective | Bethlehem College | Glenese Blake | Korimako |
| Cigno Voce | Westlake Girls’ High School | Rachel Carson | Korimako |
| Luminosa Armonia Chorale | Tauranga Girls’ College | Stephanie Geor | Korimako |
| Macleans College Chorale | Macleans College | Sarah McNabb | Tūī |
| Raukura Choir | Rotorua Boys’ High School | Elisha Hulton | Korimako |
| Rewaken Polycation Choir | Manurewa High School | Sola Vuna | Wharauroa |
| St Paul’s Collegiate School Chamber Choir | St Paul’s Collegiate School | Tim Wayne-Wright | Korimako |
| St Mary’s Chamber Choir | St Mary’s College | Natalie Tantrum & Francisco Barros | Wharauroa |
| Takapuna Grammar School Chorale | Takapuna Grammar School | Jacob Moore | Tūī |
| The Centennial Choir | Mt Albert Grammar School | Terence Maskell | Tūī |
| The Fundamentals | Rangitoto College | Luana Prictor | Tūī |