Canterbury-West Coast Workshop
Sunday 15 November
The Great Hall of Te Matatiki Toi Ora I The Arts Centre, Clock Tower, 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch
Sing music from Tinā! with Igelese Ete and David Squire
New Zealand’s hit movie Tinā has entranced audiences throughout the country. Miki Magasiva’s debut feature film centres around the formation of a school choir that goes on to perform at the NZCF Big Sing festival, and is full of great music.
In this workshop you’ll work with two of the inspirational choir leaders who were involved in the film, getting a unique insight into the music in the powerful Samoan/NZ film.
With Tuilagi Dr. Igelese Ete you will explore the vocalisation, melodies, meanings and cultural significance of Samoan songs, the harmonic richness of Samoan choral traditions, including a special exploration of music from the film Tinā.
With David Squire you’ll have an opportunity to sing some of the songs from the film, with the conductor who directed the choir in the movie!
Registrations are now open — click the button on the top right of this page to sign up.
Dr. Igelese Ete
Dr. Tuilagi Igelese Ete is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean: Pacific at Massey University’s College of Creative Arts in Wellington. His journey in choral music began as organist, chorister and director for his Samoan church choir from a young age as well as performing with the New Zealand Youth Choir. With a wealth of experience in conducting, composition, and teaching, Dr. Ete served as the NZ Choirmaster for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. And more recently, he was the Choir Master and Music Arranger for the hit film Tinā.
David Squire
David Squire was Music Director of the New Zealand Youth Choir from 2011-2025 and currently directs international award-winning ensembles Voicemale (Westlake Boys High School), Euphony (Kristin School), the Westlake Symphony Orchestra, and the Auckland Youth Choir. He is in demand around the world as a choral director, adjudicator and educator, including the annual International Schools Choral Music Society festival in China. He was the off-camera choral director for the ‘Assisi Singers’ in the movie Tinā.
Workshop schedule
NZCF Personal/ACD Member: $30.00
Member of NZCF Member Choir: $40.00
Non-NZCF Member: $50.00