Wednesday, April 16, 2014

May Music


Congratulations to Pagan Cashell room 9 for her very high achievement in her theory grade 2 exam this term! Any others from theory club wanting to sit exams later in the year should register their interest at http://chisnallwoodmusic.org.nz/category/music-groups/music-theory-club/ (The next entry is due May 9th)

PERFORMANCES IN MAY
Students @ Aranui Library as part of NZ Music month:
Jazz and Rock bands - Thursdays - 1.30-2.30pm THURSDAY MAY 22
Irish Band -  2pm  FRIDAY MAY 23 
CHOIR and UKULELES and Hook-line and Sing-a-long - May 30th 11am

ROCK BAND
Parents' Rock Night - May 21st 6.30pm
RockQuest May 24th

VISITING PERFORMANCES
Visit by Caledonian Pipers May 5th
Visit by Burnside Jazz May 12th (with combined performance in assembly)

Open Choir Rehearsal and open theory club as part of National Music PD Day May 16th (see menza.co.nz for details)

National Hook Line and Singalong May 30th 12 noon. Chisnallwood will have a sing-off in the hall between the houses. You can get practicing the song at http://menza.co.nz/islands/

Some school holiday music activities:
Rock band rehearsals

Sound tech training for those registered.

Friday, April 11, 2014

End of term 1 news


CSO
CONGRATULATIONS to Max Bobby, Pagan Cashell and reserve Liam Johnson who are the 2014 Chisnallwood Christchurch Symphony ambassadors. They will be offering some free opportunities to attend CSO rehearsals and concerts throughout the year!
You might want to put these dates in your diary: (The last one can't be confirmed)
1RehearsalRussian Masters
13-Sep
10.30am-1pmWigram
2RehearsalBeethoven Darkness into Light
21-May
10.30am-1pmTransitional Cathedral
3RehearsalVirtuosity
18-Oct
10.30am-1pmWigram
1PerformanceBold as Brass
20-Sep
7.30pmWigram
2PerformanceVirtuosity
18-Oct
7.30pmWigram
3PerformanceLove and Loss
14-Jun
7.30pmWigram
4Performance??Last night of the Proms??
1-Nov
7.30pmTheatre Royal

NZSO concert APRIL 11th Quite a few students went to the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra education concert in the CBS arena. Information and resources about this are on the orchestra page.
MAY IS NZ MUSIC MONTH!
What is Chisnallwood doing? Our groups will be performing at Aranui library throughout May, we will have assembly performances, a jazz workshop and performance with Burnside High, a bagpipe demo, an open choir rehearsal workshop on May 16th and the big house sing-off on May 30th where houses will compete for house points by singing the HookLine and Singalong song "Islands" as well as filming a massed sing-along. You can find the music to practice at menza.co.nz/islands
Over the April holidays we will have a some rock rehearsals and sound tech training at school.
Check out the new "what's on ChCh" page to find some out-of-school concerts you may want to go to....