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This is awarded to each member of the group adjudicated the best group over-all in each District Contest. It is a cash prize of $100 to each group member. All groups entered in the Instrumental Performance Section are eligible for this prize.
The adjudicator can name up to four other groups as Highly Commended .These groups receive certificates at a later date acknowledging the Highly Commended achievement.
Sponsored by Auckland composer Keith Statham, this award of $400 is given at each District Contest for the best performance of a New Zealand work.
These awards are presented to groups at district contests who the adjudicators judge to be striving for excellence in their music making. Groups eligible for this award must contain wind and/or brass and/or percussion instrument(s). The awards are in the form of KBB Music vouchers which are awarded to each member of the group.
Awarded at the adjudicator’s discretion to a group other than the winning one, which is worthy of special mention.
All participants in the District Contests will be presented at the District Contest with a certificate of participation.
This is awarded to each member of the winning group at the National Final. Each winning group member receives a minimum of $1,000 cash prize.
Each member of the winning group at the National Final will receive the Arthur Hilton Memorial Prize of a relevant musical text for their reference in the future.
An award of $1000, and a performance at the National Final, is given for the best performance of a New Zealand work, selected from the District Contest Statham Award winners.
These awards are presented to groups at the National Final. Groups eligible for these awards must contain wind and/or brass and/or percussion instrument(s). The awards are in the form of KBB Music vouchers which are awarded to each member of the group.
This is awarded to the winner of the Original Composition section of the contest. The winner will receive a SOUNZ (Centre for NZ Music) prize of $500 cash and a one year subscription to CANZ (Composer’s Association of New Zealand).
All participants at the National Semi-final will receive a certificate of participation and a Flexi Pass subscription to Chamber Music New Zealand’s 2013 Concert Season in the centre of their choice.