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Auckland ensemble Geist are the winners of the 2011 NZCT Chamber Music Contest.
Lauren Bennett, Britta Balzat (violins), Sophia Lee (viola) and Sally Kim (cello) were awarded the James Wallace Arts Trust Prize of $1,500 cash each, as well as the Arthur Hilton Memorial Prize of a relevant musical text for their reference in the future. The four members all attend Westlake Girls' High School in Auckland.
They performed the dramatic opening movement from Schubert's String Quartet No 14 in D minor 'Death and the Maiden', and despite Britta breaking a string during the performance, the quartet played on, securing the top performing prize in the competition.
The Jones Trio from Burnside High School in Christchurch were awarded the KBB Music Award for the best performance involving wind, brass or percussion. Lena Taylor (flute), Sam Jones (alto saxophone) and Juea Park (piano) performed Russell Peterson's Trio for Flute, Alto Saxophone and Piano.
Napier Girls' High School's Menagerie Trio were awarded the Statham Award, a new prize that was introduced this year for the best performance of a New Zealand work. Wei-Yan Fan (violin), Phoebe Sparrow (voice), and Ella Sparrow (piano) performed Five Songs from No Ordinary Sun Song, Tangi, Importune the East Wind by Dorothy Buchanan.
In the Original Composition section, Marcus Jackson from Lindisfarne College in Hawke's Bay was the winner of the SOUNZ Composer Award. Marcus's group, Memoir Trio, performed his composition, Memoirs of a Forgotten Soul. He received a SOUNZ prize of $500 cash and a one-year subscription to CANZ (Composers' Association of New Zealand).
All participants at the National Semi-Final and National Final received a certificate of participation and a Flexi Pass subscription to Chamber Music New Zealand’s 2012 Concert Season in the centre of their choice.
Watch the 2011 national finalists perform below:
The 12 Semi-Finalists in the Instrumental Performance section and session times are:
Session 1: 11.30am-1.30pm
The Arensky Trio – Hamilton
DaeHye Ko, violin – Sacred Heart College
Alexander Arai-Swale, cello – Hillcrest High School
Amy Sun, piano – Waikato Diocesan
Performing Piano Trio No 1 in D minor (1st movement) by Anton Arensky
Blitz5 – Auckland
Alexander Lee, violin – Kristin School
Hyun Ah Lee, violin – Maclean's College
Soo Min Choi, viola – King's College
David Shin, cello – Botany Downs
Arnold Lee, piano – King's College
Performing Piano Quintet in A major (1st and 3rd movements) by Antonin Dvorak
Menagerie Trio – Napier
Wei-Yan Fan, violin – Napier Girls’ High School
Phoebe Sparrow, voice – Napier Girls’ High School
Ella Sparrow, piano – Napier Girls’ High School
Performing Five Songs from No Ordinary Sun Song, Tangi, Importune the East Wind by Dorothy Buchanan
Moszkowski Trio – Wellington
Angel He, piano – Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
Aziel Verner, violin – Home School
Asaph Verner, violin – Correspondence School
Performing Suite in G minor Opus 71 by Maurice Moszkowski
Geist – Auckland
Lauren Bennett, violin – Westlake Girls' High School
Britta Balzat, violin – Westlake Girls' High School
Sophia Lee, viola – Westlake Girls' High School
Sally Kim, cello – Westlake Girls' High School
Performing String Quartet No 14 in D minor ‘Death and the Maiden’ (1st movement – Allegro) by Schubert
Zarebski Quintet – Christchurch
Amy Lee, piano – Rangi Ruru Girls’ School
Diane Huh, violin – Christchurch Girls’ High School
April Ju, violin – Burnside High School
Martin Qi, viola – Burnside High School
Catherine Kwak, cello – Villa Maria College
Performing Quintet in G (1st movement – Allegro) by Juliusz Zarebski
Performing Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor Opus 25 (4th movement – Rondo alla Zingarese) by Johannes Brahms
The winner of the composition prize is Marcus Jackson from Lindisfarne College in Hawke's Bay. His composition, Memoirs of a Forgotten Soul, will be performed at the National Final on Saturday 16 July.
Highly commended prizes were awarded to Daniel Sun from Christchurch and Mitchell Henderson from Dunedin.
Commended prizes were awarded to Alex Ladyman from Wellington, Paul Newton-Jackson from Hamilton, Harriet Adams from Dunedin and Rowena Rushton-Green from Dunedin.
The National Semi Finals will be held on Friday 15 July at 11.30 am and 4.30pm. Six groups will then be chosen to perform in the National Final, which will be held on Saturday 16 July at 7pm. The National Final will also include a performance of the winning Original Composition. The venue for both events is the Academy of Performing Arts, University of Waikato, Hamilton.
National Semi-Finals: Child (school-age) Free | Teachers (with school group) Free | Adult $10 | Door sales only
National Final: Child (school-age) $5 | Adult $20 | Family Pass (2 adults & 2 children) $40 | Book at Ticketek | ph 0800 TICKETEK (0800 842 538) | www.ticketek.co.nz | service fees apply
Both events are free for CMNZ subscribers: simply show your subscription Pass at the door.
A Semi-Final Showcase will be held at the Wallace Gallery in Morrinsville on Saturday 16 July at 2pm. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for students. Bookings are available by phoning 07 889 7791or by emailing info@morrinsvillegallery.org.nz.
The Six Finalists in the Instrumental Performance section are, in order of performance:
Zarebski Quintet – Christchurch
Amy Lee, piano – Rangi Ruru Girls’ School
Diane Huh, violin – Christchurch Girls’ High School
April Ju, violin – Burnside High School
Martin Qi, viola – Burnside High School
Catherine Kwak, cello – Villa Maria College
Performing Quintet in G (1st movement – Allegro) by Juliusz Zarebski
Menagerie Trio – Napier
Wei-Yan Fan, violin – Napier Girls’ High School
Phoebe Sparrow, voice – Napier Girls’ High School
Ella Sparrow, piano – Napier Girls’ High School
Performing Five Songs from No Ordinary Sun Song, Tangi, Importune the East Wind by Dorothy Buchanan
Performing Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor Opus 25 (4th movement – Rondo alla Zingarese) by Johannes Brahms
Faultlines – Christchurch
Suyen Rae, soprano – Burnside High School
Joan Tay, piano – Burnside High School
Andrew Robinson, violin – Burnside High School
Martin Robert, cello – Rudolf Steiner School
Performing My Illness is the Medicine I Need (movements I-VI) by Thomas Larcher
Interval
Geist – Auckland
Lauren Bennett, violin – Westlake Girls' High School
Britta Balzat, violin – Westlake Girls' High School
Sophia Lee, viola – Westlake Girls' High School
Sally Kim, cello – Westlake Girls' High School
Performing String Quartet No 14 in D minor ‘Death and the Maiden’ (1st movement – Allegro) by Schubert
National Final: Child (school-age) $5 | Adult $20 | Family Pass (2 adults & 2 children) $40 | Book at Ticketek | ph 0800 TICKETEK (0800 842 538) | www.ticketek.co.nz | service fees apply
Both events are free for CMNZ subscribers: simply show your subscription Pass at the door.
Whangarei
Winning Group
Brioso7
Jonghun Kim, violin - Whangarei Boys High School
Annemieke Hendriks, violin - Pompallier Catholic College
Elise Jaunay, violin - Home Schooled
Samantha Coe, violin - Home Schooled
Becky Davidson, violin - Kamo High School
Jessica French, violin - Kerikeri High School
Xena Martin, cello - Home Schooled
Work performed: Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G JS Bach
Highly Commended
Chip Munks Trio - Kamo High School
Cliaereemhun Quartet - Kamo High School
Smash - Kamo High School, Whangarei Boys’ High School
KBB Music Award
Cliaereemhun Quartet - Kamo High School
Auckland
Winning Group
Geist
Lauren Bennett, violin
Britta Balzat, violin
Sophia Lee, viola
Sally Kim, cello
All from Westlake Girls' High School
Work performed: Death and the Maiden mvt 1 Allegro by Schubert
Highly Commended
Zingaro - Auckland Grammar School, Westlake Girls' High School, Epsom Girls' Grammar School
Moldau Quartet - St Cuthbert's College, Auckland Grammar School
Fuoco Trio - Westlake Girls' High School
Audjudicator's Award
Ibert Trio - Rangitoto College, ACG Senior College, Westlake Boys' High School
KBB Music Award
Drumline - St Peter’s College
Reed Between The Lines - Westlake Girls' High School, St Mary's College, Takapuna Grammar
Concordia - Epsom Girls' Grammar School
Statham Award
Mystic Manderins - St Cuthbert’s College
Additional Sponsored Auckland Awards
Newcomers Award (sponsored by the APO)
St Mary's Strings - St Mary's College
Most Engaging (sponsored by Jenkins Piano Services)
Heavy Metal - Saint Kentigern College
Hamilton
Winning Group
Arensky Trio
DaeHye Ko, violin - Sacred Heart College
Alexander Arai-Swale, cello - Hillcrest High School
Amy Sun, piano - Waikato Diocesan
Work performed: Piano Trio No 1 in D minor mvt 1 by Arensky
Highly Commended
123 - Home Schooled
Bluetet - Hillcrest High School, Home Schooled, Fairfield College, St Paul's Collegiate
4 Islands - Home Schooled, Hillcrest High School, Hamilton Fraser High
Troika - Sacred Heart College, Hillcrest High School
Adjudicator's Award
JRJ - Cambridge High, Hillcrest High School
KBB Music Award
Bluetet - Hillcrest High School, Home Schooled, Fairfield College, St Paul's Collegiate
Statham Award
St Paul's Quartet - St Paul's Collegiate
Tauranga
Winning Group
Red Bethlehem College Piano Trio
Yubin Kang, violin
Dominic Lee, cello
Jee Ah (Sarah) Oh, piano
All from Bethlehem College
Work performed: Piano Trio Opus 2 by J Suk
Highly Commended
229 Strings - Bethlehem College
The Timeless Trio - John Paul College
Tied Notes Trio - Taupo-nui-a-tia College
Sax Mix - Taupo-nui-a-tia College
Adjudicator's Award
LBD (Formerly known as Girl Stuff) - Otumoetai College
KBB Music Award
The Timeless Trio - John Paul College
Statham Award
Tied Notes Trio - Taupo-nui-a-tia College
New Plymouth
Winning Group
Gragnani Garnish
Mikaela Christian, flute - New Plymouth Girls' High School
Adrian Robb, violin - New Plymouth Boys’ High School
Dylan Solomon, guitar - Francis Douglas Memorial College
Work performed: Trio for flute, violin, guitar Opus 13 by Gragnani
Highly Commended
Dolce Trio - New Plymouth Girls' High School
Can-Do Trio - New Plymouth Boys' High School
Adjudicator's Award
Bosnian Five - New Plymouth Girls' High School
KBB Music Award
SAAT Two Eleven - New Plymouth Boys' High School
Gisborne
Winning Group
We'll be Bach
Gael Barthelet, guitar
Nadia Stander, guitar
Bernadette Stander, guitar
All from Campion College
Works performed: Rondeau; Arioso; Badinerie - by JS Bach
Highly Commended
Yesterday Was Tuesday - Gisborne Girls' High School
The Leego Trio - Campion College, Gisborne Girls' High School, Correspondence School
Deux Piano-Huit Mains - Gisborne Girls' High School
ABC Trio - Lytton High School, Campion College, Gisborne Girls' High School
Adjudicator's Award
Serious Saxes - Gisborne Girls' High School
Whanganui
Winning Group
Neptune Trio
Helen Kim, violin
Patrick Richardson, Clarinet
Georgiana Carpenter, piano
All from Wanganui Collegiate School
Work performed: Suite 2 & 4 by Milhaud
Highly Commended
Misty Overtones - Nga Tawa School
Les Grenouilles - Wanganui High School
Flarinetino - Nga Tawa School
A Quarter to Mozart - Wanganui High School, Wanganui Home Educators
Adjudicator's Award
Merely Players - Wanganui High School
KBB Music Award
High Brass - Wanganui High School
Jupiter Trio - Wanganui Collegiate School
Palmerston North
Winning Group
Khachaturian Trio
Prin Keerasuntonpong, violin - Tawa College
Emily Evers, clarinet - Ponatahi Christian School
Anna McBride, piano - St Matthews Collegiate
Work performed: Trio for violin, clarinet & piano, mvts 1 & 3 by Khachaturian
Highly Commended
Scrap Metal Merchants - Palmerston Boys’ High School
Staccato Strings - Palmerston North Girls’ High School
Trio Momento - Palmerston North Girls’ High School, St Peters College, Home Schooled
The Three Musketeers - Palmerston Boys’ High School
Adjudicator's Award
Livewires - Palmerston Boys’ High School
KBB Music Award
Lejah Lines - Wairarapa College
Statham Award
Scrap Metal Merchants - Palmerston Boys’ High School
Timaru
Winning Group
Three Brilliant Fiddlers
Fiona Cartwright, violin - Opihi College
Emilia Hansen, violin - Opihi College
Natasha Allan, violin - Mountainview High School
Work performed: Sonatine in G Opus 33 No 4 by Ernst Streben
Highly Commended
Ebony - Waitaki Boys’ High School
Malima Sounds - Roncalli College
Waitaki Trio - Waitaki Girls’ High School
Classical Cafe - Waitaki Boys’ High School
Adjudicator Award
Bellissimo - St Kevin's College
KBB Music Award
Classical Cafe - Waitaki Boys’ High School
Dunedin
Winning Group
Mousikos
Annabel Drummond, violin - Columba College
Hannah Kim, cello - St Hilda’s Collegiate School
Modi Deng, piano - Columba College
Work performed: Trio No 3 in C, 2nd mvt: Andante & 3rd mvt: Allegro by Bohuslav Martinu
Highly Commended
Trio von Weber - Otago Boys’ High School
Trio me, ya! - Columba College
Dvorak Trio - Logan Park High School, Columba College, James Hargest College
Adjudicator Award
Stuck with the Clarinets - Columba College
KBB Music Award
Roy. G. Bir - Otago Girls’ High School
Sunken Waltz - Logan Park High School
Southland
Winning Group
Impresario
Josiah Brown, euphonium
Claire Yorkstone, tenor horn
Quintin Blaas, cornet
Anna Redmond, flugel horn
Hannah Clarke, baritone
All from James Hargest College
Work performed: Impressions of Brass by Gabriel Faure
Highly Commended
Percussi Svegliato - James Hargest College
Tsuchi - Southland Boys’ High School
Vankarmic - Gore High School, St Peter’s College, Home Schooled
The Kepler Trio - James Hargest College
Adjudicator's Award
www.u - Southland Boys' High School, Southland Girls' High School, Verdon College, Home Schooled.
KBB Music Award
The Accidentals - James Hargest College
Statham Award
Tsuchi - Southland Boys’ High School
Christchurch
Winning Group
The Jones Trio
Lena Taylor, flute
Sam Jones, alto saxophone
Juea Park, piano
All from Burnside High School
Work performed: Trio for Flute, Alto Saxophone and Piano by Russell Peterson
Highly Commended
Felix Trio - Burnside High School
Sw!tch - Burnside High School
Faultlines - Burnside High School, Rudolf Steiner School
Zarebski Quintet - Burnside High School, Christchurch Girls' High School, Villa Maria College, Rangi Ruru Girls' School
Adjudicator's Award
8 Strings, 88 Keys - St Andrew's College
KBB Music Awards
Burnside High School Percussion Ensemble - Burnside High School
Amici Quintet of the Christchurch School of Music - Middleton Grange School, Cashmere High School, Avonside Girls' High School
Statham Award
Running with a Bass - Rudolf Steiner School, Burnside High School
Wellington
Winning Group
Moszkowski Trio
Angel He, piano - Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
Aziel Verner, violin - Home School
Asaph Verner, violin - Correspondence School
Work performed: Suite in G minor Opus 71 by Maurice Moszkowski
Highly Commended
1992 Quintet - Wellington Boys' College, Newlands College, Hutt Valley High School, St Patrick's College, Correspondence School
Newlands College - Newlands College
Alegrin Trio - Wellington College, Hutt Valley High School, Chilton St James
Piazzolla Trio - Scots College, Makoura College, St Patrick's College
Adjudicator's Award
The Tritones - Kapiti College
KBB Music Award
The 4 Corders - Kapiti College
Statham Award
1992 Quintet - Wellington Boys' College, Newlands College, Hutt Valley High School, St Patrick's College, Correspondence School
Hawke's Bay
Winning Group
Menagerie Trio
Wei-Yan Fan, violin
Phoebe Sparrow, voice
Ella Sparrow, piano
All from Napier Girls' High School
Work performed: Five Songs from No Ordinary Sun Song, Tangi, Importune the East Wind by Dorothy Buchanan
Highly Commended
Striano - Napier Girls' High School
La vague Trio - Havelock North High School, Rudolf Steiner School, Karamu High School
The Dreamers - Napier Girls' High School
The Telemannians - Napier Girls' High School
Adjudicator's Award
Bang Bang Bang - Taradale High School
KBB Music Awards
Memoir Trio - Lindisfarne College, Napier Boys' High School
The Telemannians - Napier Girls' High School
The Dreamers - Napier Girls' High School
Nelson
Winning Group
Borrowed in Time
Jacob Thomson-Laing, violin - Nelson College
Georgia Thomson-Laing, cello - Nelson College for Girls
Veronique Sandler, violin - Nelson College for Girls
Work performed: String Trio in G minor on Russian Folk Song by Borodin
Highly Commended
Saxettes - Nelson College for Girls
Les Six - Nelson College for Girls, Nelson College
Adjudicator's Award
Costishe - Nelson College, Nelson College for Girls, Nayland College
KBB Music Award
Brass Roots - Waimea College