What a fabulous three days of stunning choral performances from our top secondary school choirs!
Congratulations to all the choir directors, accompanists, and students for their tremendous efforts.
Huge thanks to our adjudicators, Tim Sharp, Madeleine Pierard and James Tibbles, who had the difficult task of deciding the awards below…
Choir | School | Director(s) | Award |
All the Kings Men | King’s College | Steven Rapana | Silver |
Blue Notes | Tawa College | Isaac Stone | Gold |
Cantare | Westlake Girls’ High School | Fiona Wilson | Gold |
Cantatrices | Palmerston North Girls’ High | Myra Smith | Silver |
Cantrices | Christchurch Girls’ High School | Kaitlyn Tinworth & Jenny Morrison | Bronze |
Choralation | Westlake Girls’ & Boys’ HS | Rowan Johnston/Fiona Wilson | Gold |
Con Brio | Villa Maria College | Naomi Hnat | Silver |
Craighead Chorale | Craighead Diocesan School | Emma Hall | Bronze |
Euphony | Kristin School | David Squire | Silver |
Femme | Southland Girls’ High School | Sarah Rae & Peter de Blois | Bronze |
Fortissimo | Dilworth School | Claire Caldwell & James Harrison | Silver |
Kentoris | Saint Kentigern College | Jared Corbett | Silver |
Leonessa | Takapuna Grammar School | Jacob Moore | Silver |
Macleans College Chorale | Macleans College | Sarah McNabb | Bronze |
Queen Margaret College Chorale | Queen Margaret College | Mark Stamper | Silver |
Resolutions | Rangi Ruru Girls’ School | Helen Charlton | Silver |
Saints Alive | St Cuthbert’s College | Fiona Tibbles | Gold |
Schola | Baradene College of the Sacred Heart | Matthew Pipe | Bronze |
Serenata | Rangitoto College | Rhianna Maker | Bronze |
St Cecilia Singers | Diocesan School for Girls | Rachel Sutherland | Silver |
Takapuna Grammar School Chorale | Takapuna Grammar School | Jacob Moore | Silver |
Teal Voices | Wellington Girls’ College | Michael Fletcher | Bronze |
Voicemale | Westlake Boys High School | David Squire | Gold |
Wellington College Chorale | Wellington College | Mark Stamper | Silver |
Trophies | Detail | School | Choir |
Hutt City Trophy | Best Performance of a NZ work | Westlake Boys’ High School | Voicemale |
Tour Time Trophy | Best Performance of Choral Art Music | Tawa College | Blue Notes |
Auahi Kore Award | BP of a work using a text in te reo | Macleans College | Chorale |
Youth Ambassadors Award | Choir embodying spirit of the festival | Kristin School | Euphony |
SOUNZ Composition Award | For The Vast Hour | Westlake Girls’ High School | Wei Qi Lim |