High note for 国产午夜福鈥檚 College at The Big Sing
10 Jun 2024
College鈥檚 Schola Cantorum has won the award for the Best Performance of a piece in te reo M膩ori at The Big Sing Canterbury-West Coast regional event at the 国产午夜福church Town Hall.
Director of Music Robert Aburn explains that the choir鈥檚 performance of the College waiata, Te Whakapono Ki Te Atua, 鈥渃elebrates our College community, inclusiveness, our history, our successes, and our aspirations鈥�.
鈥淎 treasured taonga composed by Te Huaki Puanaki and his family, this powerful piece has been integral to magnificent programmes presented by both Schola Cantorum and the Chapel Choir at the New Zealand Choral Federation event,鈥� he says.
鈥淢usicians in the audience have praised both choirs for their musical excellence, attention to detail, and overall contrasting sound qualities. The boys have truly lifted their performance skills throughout the rehearsal period. They have moved from a choir that sings in Chapel to a true recital choir and that requires a different set of performance skills.鈥�
Mr Aburn has also acknowledged accompanists Janet Gibbs (piano), Cole Moffatt (guitar), Lucas Zhong (violin), Joshua Padayachee (cello) and Hugo Zanker (cello) following 鈥渢heir superb performances and for supporting the works with a strong sense of professionalism鈥�.
to view Schola Cantorum perform at Big Sing.
