NZ CHORAL FEDERATION - THE BIG SING 2014
SELECTED NATIONAL FINALE CHOIRS AND RESERVES
&
SOUNZ-NZCF COMPOSITION COMPETITION AWARDS
Embargoed until 4pm 23 June 2014
The NZ Choral Federation is delighted to announce the twenty-four choirs to be invited to participate in The Big
Sing 2014 National Finale, along with eight reserve choirs, and also to announce the SOUNZ-NZCF Composition
awards.
FINALIST CHOIRS (alphabetically by school)
The following choirs are invited* to attend the Finale:
Christ's & St Margaret's Colleges
Collegium
Craighead Diocesan
Craighead Chorale
Dilworth School
Fortissimo
Diocesan School for Girls
St Cecilia Singers
Diocesan & Dilworth Schools
Divinitus
Epsom Girls' Grammar School
Paradisum
King's College
All The King's Men
Kristin School
Euphony
Macleans College
Macleans College Chorale
Nelson College for Girls
Stella Nova
One Tree Hill College
Chorale
Otago Girls' & Boys' High Schools
Barock
Palmerston North Boys' High School OK Chorale
Rangitoto College
The Fundamentals
Rangitoto College
SOS
Saint Kentigern College
Menasing
Saint Kentigern College
Kentoris
Southland Girls' High School
Femme
St. Cuthbert's College
Saints Alive
Tauranga Girls' College
Luminosa Armonia Chorale
Tawa College
Blue Notes
Villa Maria College
Vivace
Westlake Boys' High School
Voicemale
Westlake Girls' & Boys' High Schools Choralation
Mixed
Female
Male
Female
Mixed
Female
Male
Female
Mixed
Female
Male
Mixed
Male
Mixed
Female
Male
Mixed
Female
Female
Female
Mixed
Female
Male
Mixed
Canterbury/W Coast
Otago/S Canterbury
Auckland
Auckland
Auckland
Auckland
Auckland
Auckland
Auckland
Nelson/Marlborough
Auckland
Otago/S Canterbury
Manawatu/Wanganui
Auckland
Auckland
Auckland
Auckland
Southland
Auckland
Waikato/Bay of Plenty
Wellington
Canterbury/W Coast
Auckland
Auckland
RESERVE FINALISTS
The following reserve choirs will be invited in the order below* to attend the Finale if any of the above choirs decline
its invitation:
1. Chilton Saint James School
I See Red Choir
Female
Wellington
2. St. Andrew's College
Staccoro
Mixed
Canterbury/W Coast
3. Rathkeale and St Matthew's
Viva Camerata
Mixed
Wellington
4. Takapuna Grammar School
Skat a Tak
Mixed
Auckland
5. Wellington East Girls' College
Cantala
Female
Wellington
6. Otago Girls' High School
Southern Hesperides
Female
Otago/S Canterbury
7. Rangi Ruru Girls' School
Resolutions
Female
Canterbury/W Coast
8. Havelock North High School
Future Prospect
Male
East Coast
* Invitations to attend as Finalist Choirs will be sent to each selected choir and are to be accepted or declined (by
email to ecrayford@clear.net.nz) by 4pm Monday 30 June 2014.
SOUNZ-NZCF COMPOSITION COMPETITION AWARDS
WINNER: Luke Ross, Onslow College, Wellington: Big Cheese
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Denzel Panama , King’s College, Auckland: A Prayer
Eliana Dunford, Wellington Girls' College, Wellington: Hope
Gabriel Khor, Burnside High School, Canterbury: Paris At Night
COMMENDED
Rose Freeborn, James Hargest College, Southland: Invictus
Susy Park, Westlake Girls High School, Auckland: Pie Jesu
Jessie Chang, Burnside High School, Canterbury: Death Of Ophelia
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General comments from adjudicator David Griffiths
The number of applicants was a very encouraging sign. Choral music is such a rich and growing sound world for
folk to get involved with and for young composers a great way to be able to hear their pieces first hand in school
choirs. The standard of entries was high with some exceptional examples of exquisite word setting and imaginative
choral writing. What I looked for was a consistency of style, accuracy of notation, a keen harmonic understanding,
strong thematic ideas, appropriate setting of words and overall construction of the composition. While some of the
pieces demonstrated deep feeling and sincerity, these were affected occasionally by notation errors, awkward word
setting and problems with part writing that detracted from the intent of the music.
My congratulations to the winners and all competitors on their efforts.
NZCF The Big Sing National Committee 2014
23 June 2014
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