Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Upcoming Music Events for the end of Term 2!

Kids in Town” next week - Thursday June 24th , 12.30 – 1pm.

Chisnallwood Pasifika and Ukulele band are performing in the Christchurch Art Gallery Foyer.

Do come and support them!

Permission forms are temporarily available from http://chisnallwoodmusic.wikispaces.com/Ukulele+Band

Monday June 28th 7 – 8pm. Christchurch Symphony Orchestra rehearsal.

Chisnallwood orchestra members are invited to observe! This is a great opportunity to see the professionals at work! Permission forms are available temporarily from http://chisnallwoodmusic.wikispaces.com/Orchestra

Tuesday 29th 7pm Family Music Groups Concert in the school hall. This is an opportunity for parents and family to hear their students perform with the orchestra, jazz, percussion, choir and other groups before Open Night on the 30th.


Wednesday 30th June 6 - 8pm. Open Night. Orchestra, jazz, choir, ukulele, percussion, chamber and rock to perform. Groups will be performing either in the hall or the music room.


Thursday 1st July 1.45 - 2.45. Vocal masterclass with Ravil Atlas. Free for all vocal students, Gold coin for others.


July Holidays: Jazzband workshop and soundtech course.

RockQuest Congratulations


Congratulations to "Chain Reaction" for their fabulous performance last Friday at the Rockquest Regional Finals at the Isaac Theatre Royal! They were a real credit to themselves and the school! Also congratulations to Kayley Linden for winning the female air-guitar competition! Congratulations to the yr12/13 band "Runaway Joe" with 3 ex-Chisnallwood students who were placed 2nd the following night. Many thanks to the students and parents who came and supported Chain Reaction and the other bands at Rockquest.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

RockQuest Regional Finals

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Isaac Theatre Royal, Gloucester St, ChCh
Fri-Sat 11th-12th June 2010, 7pm
$15 from Ticketek or $20 on the door

Please come and support Chain Reaction from Chisnallwood - the youngest band on Friday!

Here is the line up of bands for the Regional finals of Rockquest 2010

The 14 bands competing on Friday 11 June:
GiiigglePOP!!! Middleton Grange
Custard Bear Christchurch Boys' High School
Drown The City Shirley Boys' High School
K2 Shirley Boys' High School
Villain Shirley Boys' High School
Mahalia Simpson Marian College
The Guest Aranui High School
Dawning Papanui High School
Forget Gravity Papanui High School
Hillview in Black Linwood College
Chain Reaction Chisnallwood Intermediate
Le Mouvement Queen Charlotte College
LiveWire Darfield High School
D`Preeshiated Aranui High School


Check out http://chisnallwoodmusic.wikispaces.com/RockBands for more details

Ukulele news

All the media links (YouTube, newspapers, Chartfest and TV) are now on the Chisnallwood Ukulele Band page http://chisnallwoodmusic.wikispaces.com/Ukulele+Band.
This will continue to be updated.
Upcoming performance:
Thursday June 24th at 12.30pm in the ChCh Art Gallery - Chisnallwood Ukulele Band and Pasifika as part of Kids In Town. Wharenui School performs at 12noon.

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