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The Muse News from the PNGHS Music Department November 2017 Recording

Stomach), PNGHS and CSS offered a recording studio scholarship to emerging

Congratulations to Alyssa Toland (Y10) who will record three solo songs using

She goes into the studio in the next few weeks and is due to complete her

We look forward to hearing the mastered tracks and sharing them with other

Audio Workshop At the start of term, Nigel Mauchline and Harry Lilley from The

1 The Muse News from the PNGHS Music Department November 2017 Recording Scholarship In a new collaboration with the Creative Sounds Society (The Stomach), PNGHS and CSS offered a recording studio scholarship to emerging musicians in Y9, 10 and 11 this year. Congratulations to Alyssa Toland (Y10) who will record three solo songs using voice/guitar. She goes into the studio in the next few weeks and is due to complete her project by mid-december. We look forward to hearing the mastered tracks and sharing them with other music students. Audio Workshop At the start of term, Nigel Mauchline and Harry Lilley from The Stomach, ran an audio workshop for our High Performance Bands and audio class students on the X32 mixer. This was an extremely valuable learning opportunity for both students and staff. Cantatrices Social Outing For their end of year get together, the choir decided to have a meal followed by Karaoke. Fun was had by all!

Music and the Movies: Take 2 Our final concert for the year has been and gone.

The sound crew used the Huia Centre mixing desk for the first time in a live performance situation.

The occasion was also an opportunity to publically acknowledge the work of our 2017 music leaders, Danielle, Amy

Marian, Amy S, Amy O, Danielle The link to the photos is here: https://drive.google.

2 Music and the Movies: Take 2 Our final concert for the year has been and gone. With over 100 performers it was a busy evening. The sound crew used the Huia Centre mixing desk for the first time in a live performance situation. This puts into practice what they learnt at their audio workshop. The occasion was also an opportunity to publically acknowledge the work of our 2017 music leaders, Danielle, Amy O, Shannen, Riley, Marian and Amy S. Marian, Amy S, Amy O, Danielle The link to the photos is here: aring The first page in Google drive lists the urls to access the YouTube Performances. Mardon Award Congratulations to Rose Wu (Y13), winner of the Mardon Award (for the third successive year!) with her piano composition Outside my Ruahine Window. Also, to Maeve Egan (Y12) who was highly commended for her compositions.

Arts Prize Giving 2017 Congratulations to all music students whose contribution and success were acknowledged at this recent ceremony. This is a credit to your commitment and hard work keep it up!

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3 Arts Prize Giving 2017 Congratulations to all music students whose contribution and success were acknowledged at this recent ceremony. This is a credit to your commitment and hard work keep it up! Top Arts Awards Dux Artium: Amy Srichantra Proxime accessit: Shania Mike-Tamihana Garland Cup: Riley Booth Riley, Amy, Shania The link to the photos taken by the Music Department is here: ring Trophies Begg s Music Award: Amy Srichantra Pomana Cup: Shannen Petersen Joan Stevens Rosebowl: Shania Mika-Tamihana Conchord Award: Marian Sun Mary Ayres Cup: Riley Booth Pilcher Cup: Marian Sun Sutherland Cup: Shannen Petersen Dellow Cup: Joyee Gui Boyack Cup: Enshean Lin Prentice Cup: Ayoung Cho PTA Trophy: Olivia Hurnard Laureates: Shania Mika-Tamihana, Helen Su, Marian Sun, Charlotte Williams, CJ Pearce, Amy Srichantra, Nomuna Amarbat, Joyee Gui, Madeleine Williams, Ayoung Cho, Isabella Halligan, Enshean Lin, Anna Prasitdamrong, Sibel Atalay High Performance Certificates for Composition/ Performance: Rachel Greene, Thraushi Bowatte

Certificates for Leadership in Music: Riley Booth, Danielle Dekker, Amy O Neill, Shannen Petersen, Amy Srichantra, Marian Sun Certificates for Outstanding contribution to Music: Emily MacKay,

Chen, Ella Davis, Kyla Fung, Nicole Cheng, Emma Stein, Lily Warnock Arts Bars These students received points from their music activities which contributed towards their Arts Bars.

4 Certificates for Leadership in Music: Riley Booth, Danielle Dekker, Amy O Neill, Shannen Petersen, Amy Srichantra, Marian Sun Certificates for Outstanding contribution to Music: Emily MacKay, Christine Leong, Rachel Greene Certificates for Outstanding progress in an instrument/ ensemble: Eliana Turu, Alicia Robinson, Arwen Mason, Lenna van Leeuwen, Tirzah Vogt, Syedda Hussain, Regina Chen, Ella Davis, Kyla Fung, Nicole Cheng, Emma Stein, Lily Warnock Arts Bars These students received points from their music activities which contributed towards their Arts Bars. Emily MacKay, Amy McLaren, Celestial Brown, Ellie Cho, Hannah Blyde, Shannen Petersen, Ally Prasitdamrong, Riley Booth, Amy-Mae Sorrell, Enshean Lin, Alanna Gray, Charleigh Griffiths, Emma Mortiboy, Lily Bourne, Maeve Egan, Oshi Azmi, Lily Warnock, Sylvia Kanace, Lydia Pavarno, Rachel Greene, Lily Viles, Jessica Slimin, Alicia Robinson, Ayesha Satya, Harriet Cobham, Sonakssi Ramilan, Anna Dombroski, Lenna van Leeuwen, Arwen Mason. Sarah Grant, Kelsey Osborne, Madeleine Williams, Olivia Hurnard, Grace Fakahau, Jennifer Xu, Grace Little, Kaylee Wu, Rachel Hodgson, Ayoung Cho, Maggie Nie, Amelia Williamson, Sanya Verma, Eden Brown, Elizabeth Mapuilesua, Ankita Aneesh, Regina Chen, Kezia Gowan, Sung-A Cho, Ana- Finau Fonohema, Madison Pomana, Anya Darby, Georgiana Rochester, Alyssa Toland, Eden Waru, Lily Charnley, Lisabet Morgan, Kelly Yang, Elizabeth Tichbon, Manling Ngai, Nicole Cheng, Joyee Gui, Catherine Orr, Esther Lee, Sibel Atalay Music Committee News Our term 4 event was an outdoor concert on the stage featuring Rachel Greene & Amy McLaren (voices) and bands Focus, Riptide and fjp. It was stunning weather and there was a large, supportive crowd in attendance to hear a wide range of pieces performed. The event finished with a spontaneous performance of Toto s Africa, led by Y13 students. Thanks to all performers and the sound crew, ably led by Shannen. See the pictures here g

Music in the Library The year finished with two concerts in October.

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The following students have been selected for 2018 High Performance instrumental ensembles. Congratulations!

Atalay Jazz Band: Regina Chen, Alicia Robinson, Marian Sun, Joyee Gui, Xinning Gong, Eden Brown Chamber Music: Ayoung Cho, Enshean Lin, Xinning Gong,

Students in these include Catherine Orr, Kelsey Osborne, Olivia Hurnard, Tirzah Vogt with others to be added at the start of next year.

5 Music in the Library The year finished with two concerts in October. First was Amy Srichantra, and this was followed a few days later by Training Orchestra, directed by Mr Whittaker. See the TO pictures here: ysf9btdldufe?usp=sharing High Performance Programme 2018 Instrumental auditions are complete and vocal auditions will soon be finished. The following students have been selected for 2018 High Performance instrumental ensembles. Congratulations! Band: Lisabet Morgan, Hannah Blyde String Orchestra: Amy Srichantra, Enshean Lin, Emma Stein, Arwen Mason, Nicole Cheng, Ayoung Cho, Megan Perrott, Sibel Atalay Jazz Band: Regina Chen, Alicia Robinson, Marian Sun, Joyee Gui, Xinning Gong, Eden Brown Chamber Music: Ayoung Cho, Enshean Lin, Xinning Gong, Emma Stein, Emily MacKay, Joyee Gui Choir accompanist: Anna Prasitdamrong In 2018 we also expect to have a number of developmental chamber music groups. Students in these include Catherine Orr, Kelsey Osborne, Olivia Hurnard, Tirzah Vogt with others to be added at the start of next year. Cantatrices 2018 will be announced in the near future. Choral Commission Local composer Graham Parsons has written a choral work specifically for Cantatrices, to be performed by the choir next year. You will need to wait until then for more details! Audio Recording Project For their final major project of the year the audio students worked with Mr Boniface to record String Orchestra live. We look forward to hearing the final product.

Come in and Stay Awhile Cantatrices and the OK Chorale performed their first public concert together, presenting a wide-ranging programme to a very large and appreciative public audience at St

The concert was put together at short notice with the choirs having only three rehearsals together prior to the event.

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6 Come in and Stay Awhile Cantatrices and the OK Chorale performed their first public concert together, presenting a wide-ranging programme to a very large and appreciative public audience at St Peter s Church. The choirs each sang two brackets of songs individually and combined at both the start and the end of the concert for four numbers. The concert was put together at short notice with the choirs having only three rehearsals together prior to the event. Thanks to Mrs Smith, Miss Joe and Mr Young for their hard work in ensuring such a successful collaboration. See the pictures here: sp=sharing Video link is on the first image. Final rehearsal before the concert PNGHS Music Facebook page Sign up to our new PNGHS Music Fb page to keep up with the latest music news as it happens. Please encourage your friends and family to sign up too. You can find us at: Senior Prize Giving Thanks to Riley Booth (foyer music) and Jazz Band (pre-event music and recessional) for their contribution to this event. Our congratulations to the many music students who crossed the stage. Top 5 Academic Awards (Y13) Dux: Rose Wu Proxime accessit: Kyla Fung Sana Patel, Esther Lee Special Awards Scott Cup (all round endeavour): Rose Wu Julia Wallace Memorial Award (leadership): Lueni Havea PNGHS Trust Scholarship & Otago University Scholarship: Rose Wu School Leaders 2018 (Top 5) Head Girl: Madison Pomana Arts: Lisabet Morgan School Community: Tharushi Bowatte

Y11 Distinction Awards Nicole Cheng, Lily Warnock Y12 Distinction Awards Anna Dombroski, Charlotte Williams Distinction Awards - Music Level 1 and Opus Award: Xinning Gong Level 2:

8 (Distinction) Ayoung Cho, Cello, Grade 8 (Distinction) Nicole Cheng, Viola, Grade 5 (Distinction) Taylah Hodgetts, Violin, Grade 5 (Distinction) Jessica Carroll, Piano, Grade 1 (Merit)

instruments, in a contemporary art music style. The concerts compliment the recent studio recording of the works. At the end of the year we will farewell Mr Whittaker.

developmental chamber music, we will miss his musical expertise, institutional knowledge, and willingness to take on any and all music challenges.

7 Y11 Distinction Awards Nicole Cheng, Lily Warnock Y12 Distinction Awards Anna Dombroski, Charlotte Williams Distinction Awards - Music Level 1 and Opus Award: Xinning Gong Level 2: Nicole Cheng Level 3: Marian Sun Music Success Stories Marian Sun, Flute, 2 nd place in the Musica Viva Instrumental Final of the Young Performers Scholarship Sibel Atalay, Violin, Grade 8 (Distinction) Ayoung Cho, Cello, Grade 8 (Distinction) Nicole Cheng, Viola, Grade 5 (Distinction) Taylah Hodgetts, Violin, Grade 5 (Distinction) Jessica Carroll, Piano, Grade 1 (Merit) Music Staff News Mr Boniface has been awarded funding from the Earle Trust for a series of local, collaborative performances, combining playing double bass with traditional tāonga pūoro instruments, in a contemporary art music style. The concerts compliment the recent studio recording of the works. At the end of the year we will farewell Mr Whittaker. Having taught music at PNGHS for almost 40 years, as a classroom teacher, HoD Music and most recently as a string teacher and director of training orchestra, percussion ensemble and developmental chamber music, we will miss his musical expertise, institutional knowledge, and willingness to take on any and all music challenges. We wish him well in his retirement and may see him back in a relieving or volunteer capacity in the music department. See the photos here: Farewell from Training Orchestra

fjp fjp played a house concert in Wellington recently. You can see their performance on their YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.

Your Music Leaders You can contact any of the leaders on their school email addresses. They are happy to answer questions related to our music programmes or to help you individually.

school.nz Vocal Shannen Petersen shannenpet@pnghs.school.nz Audio Performance Music Leader Amy Srichantra amysri@pnghs.school.nz String Orchestra The Muse Please send your ideas and contributions to the Editor, Ms Carter at k.

8 fjp fjp played a house concert in Wellington recently. You can see their performance on their YouTube channel. wga3y05c1ymq NCEA Happy studying and good luck to all students about to sit NCEA external exams. Your Music Leaders You can contact any of the leaders on their school addresses. They are happy to answer questions related to our music programmes or to help you individually. Music Prefect Danielle Dekker danielledek@pnghs.school.nz Arts Council & Music Committee Programme Music Leaders Amy O Neill amyone@pnghs.school.nz Volunteers Marian Sun mariansun@pnghs.school.nz Instrumental Riley Booth rileyboo@pnghs.school.nz Vocal Shannen Petersen shannenpet@pnghs.school.nz Audio Performance Music Leader Amy Srichantra amysri@pnghs.school.nz String Orchestra The Muse Please send your ideas and contributions to the Editor, Ms Carter at k.carter@pnghs.school.nz If you have any problems with receiving this newsletter contact Ms Fisher, Music Administrator, at k.fisher@pnghs.school.nz If you know anyone who would like to be added to our circulation list for The Muse please ask her/him to Ms Fisher k.fisher@pnghs.school.nz with the subject line Send me The Muse. Next Issue: December 2017 Music Calendar November 2018 Prefect & Programme Leader interviews December 12 Junior Prize Givings, Huia Centre, am Dates for 2018 will appear in the December issue of The Muse.

The Muse News from the PNGHS Music Department

The Muse News from the PNGHS Music Department December 2017 Music Leaders 2018 We congratulate our senior students who have been appointed to the 2018 Music Leadership team. Shannen Petersen Marian Sun