Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Almost April




MUSIC FESTIVAL SPECIAL GROUPS
Any advancing instrumentalists or singers who wish to audition to be part of a special representative group at the ChCh Schools’ music festival in October  - such as orchestra, concert band or senior special choir – please read the audition and rehearsal requirements at musicfestival.school.nz, get a code from Mrs Bell then register online at musicfestival.school.nz . Applications to audition close on April 4th with no late applications accepted.

5 School ROCK BANDS are underway and have current information on the rock band page of chisnallwoodmusic.org.nz

Well done to the JAZZ BAND, IRISH BAND and MAX ALDRIDGE who performed at the Avondale Community Day last Saturday. Photos of the event can be viewed at this link.

This week we had Rhythm Interactive at school and it was great seeing the whole school play djembe drums together!

Coming up: NZSO schools' concert on April 4th. The orchestra plus 3 classes will be attending this. Students can check out the orchestra page of chisnallwoodmusic.org.nz to do some preparation and research!

Advertisement for a new out-of-school choir:

Christchurch School of Music - Christchurch Children's Choir
Taking enrolments for this year! 

Beginning Term 2 - Saturday 10th May until Saturday 13th December

When: Every Saturday following the school term from 11:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Cathedral College, Ferry Road

Conductor: Charlotte Wilson

The Christchurch Children's choir is the CSM Sings! project's new choir.  This performance-based choir is for children aged 8 to 12.  It gives children the opportunity to sing with other children from all over the city.  The repertoire and techniques the children learn help promote better singing, harmonising, musical skills, understanding and appreciation.  It will enhance any child's school choir activities and can be taken alongside our other vocal programmes.  A regular schedule of performances highlights the choir's activities.

Enrol now by contacting the Christchurch School of Music office 03 366 1711 or email offce@csm.org.nz


Wednesday, March 19, 2014

March music week 7


Chisanallwood singers max, Rory, Nic and Ryan met up with ex-Chisnallwood student Taylor Roche at the combined schools' barbershop quartet workshop hosted by Shirley Boys. The workshop was run by the Canterbury Plainsmen.

The Hanumi Saxophone quartet performed at Chisnallwood then ran masterclasses afterwards. The quartet are from Germany and the Netherlands.

SATURDAY March 22
 2 - 4pm
Avondale Park
The Chisnallwood Jazz Band, Irish band and Max Aldridge will be performing.
This will be a free, fun, family community afternoon.

A reminder...







Wednesday, March 5, 2014

March Music Update



NZSO VISIT APRIL 11th

We have been given the opportunity to attend a performance of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at CBS Canterbury Arena at 11am on Friday 11 April. Buses will take the students from Chisnallwood Intermediate at 10.10am and return them to school by 12.30pm.The theme for the performances is the environment and features excerpts from:
Smetana The Moldau
Vivaldi Spring (1st Movement Allegro)
Grieg Peer Gynt –Morning
Ritchie Wind Quintet Op. 142 

Norman The Lion in the Meadow (narrated story)
Beethoven Symphony 6 Movement 4 (Thunder)
Strauss. J The Blue Danube Waltz
Ritchie Yet another Poem of Spring
Strauss. J Thunder and Lightening Polka

If music students wish to attend this along with the our orchestra, they need to fill in the permission form at http://chisnallwoodmusic.org.nz/nzso-trip/ by Monday.

HANUMI SAXOPHONE QUARTET TO VISIT CHISNALLWOOD NEXT WEEK

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We have a fantastic saxophone opportunity at Chisnallwood next week!!!
Sam Jones, an ex-Chisnallwood student and now in his 3rd year of university classical saxophone has arranged to have the entertaining and accomplished Hanumi sax quartet perform at Chisnallwood next Wednesday in assembly then stay on and give masterclasses from 3-5pm.
The masterclasses will be open to all sax students in ChCh, so if you are keen to play at this I’d recommend registering soon so you don’t miss out. It is nearly full for performers but there are still plenty of spaces foe observers.
They also have a public concert at night at Rangiruru before leaving ChCh.
WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE:
  • 1.45pm performance at Chisnallwood (free)
  • 3-4.45pm masterclasses at Chisnallwood (see registration website for costs). I would encourage sax students to at least be an observer at the masterclasses as you will learn a lot!
  • 7.30pm concert at Rangiruru (see attached poster for costs, or free if you have attended the masterclass)
You can register for the masterclass at: http://menza.co.nz/category/canterbury/



CHCH SCHOOLS' MUSIC FESTIVAL AUDITION APPLICATIONS OPEN

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Any advancing instrumentalists or singers who wish to audition to be part of a special representative group at the ChCh Schools’ music festival in October  - such as orchestra, concert band or senior special choir – please read the audition and rehearsal requirements at musicfestival.school.nz, get a code from Mrs Bell then register online at musicfestival.school.nz . Applications to audition close on April 4th with no late applications accepted.



IRISH BAND PERFORMANCE

The Chisnallwood Irish Band played at Ferrymead Heritage Park as part of Streets Children’s Day on Sunday. It was a huge event with well over 10,000 people at this free event. Our group finished off the day with their half hour set all introduced by Olivia who had researched the songs. It was great to have two students from last year’s band, James and Claudia, come back and perform alongside some of our students who have only joined this year. It was lovely to see young audience members dancing along to the music.
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