This is the official website of the New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir. |
posted 18 Jan 2011 13:41 by the administrator
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Following three fantastic concerts in Ashburton and Christchurch during the October 2011 school holidays, our next concert will be in Napier:
Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Napier, Saturday January 28, 7.30pm.
Tickets $20 Adults
$15 Seniors
$10 Students
Tickets available at the door or for reservations,email: nzssc@xtra.co.nz, stating how many tickets required at what price, or phone 021 113 4520.
Following that, we gather in Wellington for the week after Easter, April 10-15, and in Auckland for final rehearsals and concert, July 4, before our international tour to the ISME World Conference in Music Education, Greece, July 5 - 22.Christchurch Sings, September 4 2011
Congratulations to all our members and music team on a fantastic contribution to Christchurch Sings at the CBS Arena, Christchurch.
The NZSSC joined 400 voices on the anniversary of the September 4 earthquake
to sing the beautiful Faure Requiem, conducted by Andrew
Withington and
accompanied by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. The NZSSC also
presented a few favourites from our current repertoire and received a
wonderful review on Upbeat:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/concert/programmes/upbeat/20110906 (Christchurch Sings Review from Tony Ryan) |
posted 10 Sep 2010 02:26 by Malcolm Long
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updated 1 Dec 2011 14:54 by the administrator
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Our next auditions will be held in late 2012.
Applications can be made on this site from September 2012.
To be eligible to audition, you must be a full time secondary student in 2013.
Conducting
Intern
NZSSC would like to hear from anyone
interested in a being a Conducting Intern with the choir.
While we have filled current opportunites (October 2011 and January 2012), future opportunities will be advised on this site.
Interns will gain invaluable experience
working with a national choir and its Music team, led by Andrew Withington, and
will conduct a piece at our public concert.
Internships are unpaid and candidates
need to provide their own accommodation for the week.
Expressions of
interest should be directed to Anna Bowron at NZSSC, nzssc@xtra.co.nz. Include a CV and/or
music and conducting experience. We may request digital footage of your condicting skills to support your applications. Applicants shall be assessed and chosen by
Andrew Withington. |
posted 10 Sep 2010 01:40 by Malcolm Long
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updated 22 May 2011 19:38 by the administrator
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The New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir was awarded the People's Choice Award at the 2010 International Choral Kathaumixw in British Columbia, Canada, held in July 2010. The award was created especially for the choir in recognition of the way thousands of festival goers and participants from around the world responded to their music during the six day choral competition. The choir was placed first in Adult Mixed Choir and second in both Youth Choir and Folk and Cultural Traditions competition categories, but narrowly missed the Kathaumixw Choir of the World Award, won by another outstanding youth choir from Denmark. The 54 members of the New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir, aged 15 – 19 years, were overwhelmed by a standing ovation from an audience of over 2000 at the Awards Concert with their presentation of three New Zealand songs -Salve Regina by David Childs, Rise Out Your Bed arranged by Richard Oswin and Ngapo Wehi's Kua Rongo. The Musical Director of the choir is Andrew Withington from Christchurch with Grant Bartley (Christchurch) as accompanist and Morag Atchison and Kate Spence (both from Auckland) as Vocal Consultants.
The 17 day tour to western Canada marked the end of 18 months hard work together for the choir. Choir members are selected through nationwide auditions held every two years, with approximately one in five auditionees offered places in the choir. The 2009/10 choir included students from 32 high schools from Dargaville to Alexandra. Members gather for rehearsals, vocal tuition and public performances for one week of each school holidays, with the pinnacle of membership a tour to an international festival or competition. Other recent awards for the choir include The World’s Choir at the 2006 Hong Kong International Youth & Children’s Festival and Champion Mixed Voice Youth Choir at the 2006 World Choral Olympics, China.
The choir could not possibly have travelled and competed without financial support from Principal Sponsor Adrian Durham, the Sargood Bequest, Perry Foundation, the Southern Trust, ASB Community Trust and several individuals. Creative New Zealand is also a supporter of the choir. Thank you to them all. |
posted 10 Sep 2010 01:06 by Malcolm Long
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Tangata Pasifika recently presented a story on NZSSC membership. NZSSC is the third chapter of the programme.
To view this great insight into being a member of the choir, click here. |
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