This week we are looking forward to members of the NZSO visiting Chisnallwood on Sept 14th.
They will give a performance to our whole school in the morning then another performance to 600 visiting students from ChCh schools. Preparation resources have been available on both the NZSO website and the orchestra page of the wiki. Our orchestra has had a go at playing one of the pieces! We look forward also to John Ritchie visiting the first performance and hearing his son Anthony Ritchie's composition, "Purakaunui". As well as Anthony's piece, they will play Hungarian Dance No.5 by Brahms, Can-Can by Offenbach, An American in Paris by Gershwin, Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky, Fred No Frevo by Ney Rosauro.
Then on Saturday we wish four of our Chisnallwood bands good luck as they play at BandQuest at Kaiapoi High. This will involve a big sound check for them in the afternoon, then everyone is welcome to come and support them as they play at night 7-9pm. The entry price is $10 ticket. This event is only for bands up to year 8. Our bands taking part are: 50-50, True Culture, Infinity and Unknown.