April news - End of term 1

Well done to the performance groups and itinerant students who have all made great starts to the year!

The ukulele group gave their debut performance last Sunday at the Accordion Society Variety Concert. Well done to them!

Coming up in May, various groups will be performing at Aranui Library such as the Irish band, jazz bands, rock bands, uke band and marimba band. This is part of NZ Music Month.

There are a few special end-of-term forms to fill in for some of the groups. These are all on the wiki.

Jazz and rock should make sure their rehearsal forms are filled in urgently if they haven't done so already. RockQuest applications close May 8th!
Theory Club members have the chance to sign up for our iCloud Musitian software trial.
You can also indicate if you wish to sit an exam next term.
Choir - have you done your online test? Watch the notices for special choir audition practices during the week.

Students will be notified this week about Sound tech training in the holidays.

Marimba, Uke and recorder players please put September 18 in your diaries for the "Strum, Strike and Blow" festival at the CBS Arena.

Ukulele Band April 7, 2013

Welcome to 2013

We are looking forward to a fantastic year of music!

MUSIC LESSONS
You can sign up already on the home page of www.chisnallwoodmusic.org.nz to learn an instrument or vocals... Lessons will start over the next two weeks!

SPONSOR A MUSIC STUDENT
A new initiative is being able to sponsor a child to learn an instrument who otherwise couldn't afford to learn. You can find the form for this here.

ITINERANT MUSIC DEMO CONCERT - Tuesday 5th Feb
On Tuesday most of the itinerants will be in at school to do a special demo to all year 7s at 1.45pm. Hopefully this will help students choose an instrument to love and learn!

MUSIC GROUPS
The Chisnallwood music groups (which are all free) will start from next week. Students should check the daily notices for other groups but here are the dates of our first "sign-up" meetings next week:

• Monday 11th Feb,  11am ORCHESTRA - all who play an instrument are welcome (you don't need instruments for this meeting)
• Wednesday 13th Feb, 1.10pm Ukulele - all welcome (sign-up sheet here)
• Thursday 14th Feb, 1.45pm jazz band - for those playing sax, (or who have skills on other wind instruments), or any brass instruments. Drums, bass, guitar, keyboard and vocals will be auditioned.
• Friday 15th Feb,  11am CHOIR- all welcome
• Friday 15th Feb,  2.45pm THEORY CLUB - all welcome (there's a sign up sheet here)

CLASSICAL SPARKS FREE  FAMILY CONCERT
Don't forget there is the Classical Sparks Concert on Tuesday night in Hagley Park which is a great event for families featuring the Christchurch Symphony the Army Band, fireworks and more.

• Tuesday 5 February
• 7.30pm – 10pm
• North Hagley Park
• Postponed to Wednesday 6 February if wet
• FREE

Their programme is outlined below...

This classical music and fireworks concert showcases a 65–piece orchestra with the NZ Army band and numerous soloists. The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra takes the stage from 7.30pm. As a rousing finale, the orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture as the soundtrack to a fireworks display.

2001 A Space Odyssey Performed by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and the NZ Army Band

Trumpet Voluntary Purcell Performed by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and Private Raynor Martin

Triumphal March Elgar Performed by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and the NZ Army Band

Dble Cello Concerto G minor RV531 Vivaldi

Gareth Farr Sea Gongs part 1 Performed by the CSO 

Piu Jesu Performed by the Christchurch Symphony, Rachel Doig, and Treble

Flight of the Bumble Bees NZ Army Band and Staff Sergeant Phil Johnston

Ai Giochi Addio Performed by the CSO and Anna Hawkins

Journey On Performed by the CSO and Anna Hawkins

William Tell Overture Performed by the CSO and the NZ Army Band

Second half

Marriage of figaro Mozart  CSO

Classical Gas Performed by the CSO and Graham Wardrop

Mahler 5th C Sharp Minor Performed by the CSO

Arban Carnival of Venice Performed by the CSO and Kyle Lawson

Cinema Paradiso Overture/love theme Performed by the CSO and Hamish Oliver

Estancia by Ginastera 3rd mvt Performed by the CSO

The Prayer Performed by the CSO Anna Hawkins, and Robert Enari

1812 Overture Performed by the CSO and the NZ Army Band

Coming up this week.....

Thursday Dec 13th - 12.30pm-1pm - Our choir and jazz band will be performing at the RE:START MALL in town as part of Kids In Town. Come on down, have a coffee and a listen to some Christmas music. We will have special guests Amy Bowie and Anna Whitaker!

Saturday Dec 15th 6pm at the CBS Arena. Our Choir is lucky to be performing with the Christchurch Symphony at the Christmas Concert! http://www.cso.co.nz/concert-christmas-18 The choir will be having rehearsals with the orchestra on Friday night and Saturday afternoon.


2012 School Music CDs are underway and will feature lots of music groups!
2 CDs for $10

Also the 2012 School Production DVD is available to order - cost $10.

Both the CD and DVD can be ordered by clicking the link at www.chisnallwoodmusic.org.nz

PHOTOS FROM LAST WEEKEND

Re-Percussion Concert 2012

QEII Farewell

UkeFest 2012

The Last Two Weeks of 2012 Chisnallwood Music

Friday Dec 7th 1.15pm Outdoor lunchtime rock concert at school if fine.

Saturday Dec 8th - Ukulele Festival at Chisnallwood - Come and hear our ukulele players combine with 300 others in a massed concert at 2pm! Entry is just a gold coin. This will be outside on the netball courts if fine and in the hall if wet. Special guests include Henare Kaa and Natalie Slade (vocal soloists), Kevin Fogarty (he wrote songs such as "Rock that Uke"), Maria Winder and Mary Cornish (from the NZ Ukulele Trust), Clayton Hiku (bass) and Luke Smillie (drums).
And Kevin Fogarty will be running a uke workshop at 10am for anyone interested in developing their skills.
See https://sites.google.com/site/chchukefest/ for details.

Sunday Dec 9th - 12-3pm Our Jazz bands will be playing at the "Farewell to QEII"

Sunday Dec 9th 7pm at Cashmere High's McCombs performing Arts Centre - Our percussion group will be playing at the annual "Re-Percussion" Concert.
See http://pandemoniumpercussion.homestead.com/ for details.

Thursday Dec 13th - 12.30pm-1pm - Our choir and jazz band will be performing at the Re:Start mall in town as part of Kids In Town. Come on down, have a coffee and a listen to some Christmas music. We will have special guests Amy Bowie and Anna Whitaker!

Saturday Dec 15th 6pm at the CBS Arena. Our Choir is lucky to be performing with the Christchurch Symphony at the Christmas Concert! http://www.cso.co.nz/concert-christmas-18 The choir will be having rehearsals with the orchestra on Friday night and Saturday afternoon.

Tuesday 18th Dec 9.30am and 11am and Wednesday 19th Dec 1pm. The choir, orchestra and jazz band will be an important part of the final three school prizegivings.

2012 School Music CDs are underway and will feature lots of music groups!
Also the 2012 School Production DVD is available to order.
Both the CD and DVD can be ordered by clicking the link at www.chisnallwoodmusic.org.nz

New Brighton Santa Parade 2012

Check out the jazz page on chisnallwoodmusic.org.nz for more photos from the Santa Parade last weekend.

Congratulations Sam

Check out ex-student Sam Jones' recent achievements on sax.
He started sax when he was at Chisnallwood and has continued to keep a link with the school, twice helping our jazz band this year. Congratulations Sam.

http://www.nzsm.ac.nz/news/Sax-Sam.aspx

Music this week

Wednesday November 28th

6.30pm - 7.30pm Itinerant Night 3

6.30 - 7.30pm CONCERT ROOM - Leroy Edgar's guitar students

6.30pm - 7pm MEDIA ROOM Clayton Hiku's guitar and bass students then walking over to the hall to see the short Hip Hop dance item at 7pm.

7pm Hall Leearna's Hip Hop dance item

Saturday  December 1st 

10.30am New Brighton Santa Parade 

Watch out for the Chisnallwood Jazz Band on the truck being driven my Mr Richardson! 

(Jazz band needs to be assembled at 10am on Marine Parade opposite the Working men's club or else meet at Chisnallwood at 9am)

Itinerant Night 2

Wed 21 Nov
6.30pm - 7.30pm

MEDIA ROOM  - keyboards
CONCERT ROOM - piano and cello
LIBRARY - guitar (Phil), clarinet, sax and trumpet

Next week:
guitar, bass and hiphop.