2018 SYLLABUS VOCAL. Enter online at Entries Close: 5.00 pm, Monday, 21 May 2018 P O Box 243, Hamilton

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1 76 th HAMILTON COMPETITIONS 2018 SYLLABUS VOCAL Dates: 15 th 17 th July 2018 Enter online at Entries Close: 5.00 pm, Monday, 21 May 2018 P O Box 243, Hamilton Find us on Facebook: Hamilton Competitions Society

2 MAJOR SPONSORS The Hamilton Competitions Society is grateful for the generous financial support received from: Norah Howell Charitable Trust Creative Waikato CNZ Creative Communities Scheme Wilson Home Trust Evans Chung Corinne Schuitemaker Other Supporters St Peter s School, Cambridge The Link Centre, St Andrew s Church, Hamilton University of Waikato, Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts Hillcrest High School Riverlea Theatre and All individual general and class sponsors

3 2018 HAMILTON COMPETITIONS Welcome to the 2018 Hamilton Competitions. This syllabus provides an outline of the classes available in a particular discipline. As well as this discipline, there will be competitions available for other performing arts. Please check our website or contact a convenor for information about other competitions. You are very welcome to come to classes in any discipline and watch, listen and enjoy. In July 2018, our 76 th festival will host the following art forms: dance, piano, vocal, speech & drama, strings & orchestral instruments and special needs. The competitions are held over 10 days at a range of venues in Hamilton and Cambridge. Performers will come from a range of communities throughout the upper North Island and from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. They will range in age from little pre-schoolers to adults completing tertiary study and vying for the big prizes in the Vocal and Piano competitions. The main prize money from the Norah Howell Awards will be used to fund further study and launch performance careers. You can enjoy the Norah Howell Awards at the University of Waikato, Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts over the weekend of: 14 th & 15 th July In selected disciplines, young people will compete for the opportunity to represent the Waikato at the National Young Performer of the Year Awards (PACANZ). These awards will be held from 19 th 21 st October in Palmerston North and will bring together the finest young talents to compete for prize money and the recognition associated with being the best in their discipline. The 2018 PACANZ disciplines are: Ballet, Tap, Vocal and Pianoforte for Soloists and the Troupe/Group Dance Award Another special part of the competitions is the morning event, held just before the end of Term 2 for Children & Young Adults with Special Needs. This is a delightful event and we would love you to come and enjoy their special time on Thursday, 5 th July at The Link, St Andrew s Church, River Road, Hamilton. Your involvement and support of the Hamilton Competitions is a key to our success. Please come along, bring your friends and family. We trust you will enjoy the experience and provide gracious support for those participating. Standing up to perform is a challenge, and everyone who has the courage to do so is entitled to our respect and applause. If you have the opportunity to thank the Convenors and their helpers, please do. They are all volunteers and perform a great role organising and running the events for you. Best wishes to all competitors. John Drummond President PS If you are interested in helping either beforehand or on the day, please contact any of our committee members to offer your assistance. Thank you.

4 HOUSEKEEPING Please note: entry fees and programme charges, where applicable. Entries for the 2018 Competitions are now online at Pay by cheque or internet banking If you are paying by internet banking/direct credit, the Hamilton Competitions Society Inc. bank account details are: Bank Westpac Account No Please include the information below with your payment. Payments with no information cannot be traced! Entries with no record of payment cannot be accepted. Particulars Code Reference Competitor s Last name First name Discipline For example Smith Anna Strings Some disciplines distribute their Syllabus and Entry Forms by . Some disciplines, especially Dance, reach capacity before the closing date. If this happens, entries will close early. Please ensure you enter promptly to be assured a place. As you enter, please check the venue, dates, times, your availability and that you meet the eligibility criteria. Please check the general rules and specific rules for your discipline. Maps for the Venues below will appear in the Programmes and on our website. Venue Discipline Dates St Peter s School Dance 7 th 10 th July Main Highway, Cambridge Riverlea Theatre Junior Vocal 16 th 17 th July Riverlea Road, Hamilton The Link, St Andrews Church Children & Young Adults 5 th July River Road, Hamilton with Special Needs Waikato Diocesan School Speech & Drama 7 7h 9 th July River Road, Hamilton Hillcrest High School Strings & Chamber 7 th July Masters Ave, Hamilton Lady Goodfellow Chapel Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts University of Waikato Piano Norah Howell Award ~ Piano Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts University of Waikato Adult Vocal Norah Howell Award ~ Vocal/PACANZ 13 th July ~ morning 14 th July ~ evening 15 th July ~ afternoon 15 th July ~ evening

5 HAMILTON COMPETITIONS SOCIETY (Inc.) Role/Position Name Phone Number Patron John Haughie President John Drummond Minutes Secretary Coryn Knapper Committee Dance Katy Cockerton Pianoforte Peter Gillies Speech & Drama Jenni Nelson Strings, Chamber Music & Ensembles Children & Young Adults with Special Needs Vocal Mary Allan Janet Wilkins Antoinette Neeve Coryn Knapper Mary Jones Life Members John Haughie Beryl Bowler Trudy Dutton Maryla Endert Rae Knell Rose Kerin Ena Were Leigh Krippner Michele Wahrlich Marion Francis Advisors Accounts Reviewer Stephen Gajzago THE HAMILTON COMPETITIONS SOCIETY (Inc.) General Rules The rules below are general to all disciplines. Please ensure that you are aware of the specific rules as well as the general rules. Check the printed syllabus and the Convenor for any specific rules relevant to your discipline. 1 Competitors These competitions are for amateurs. Professionals receiving remuneration for the expertise in their art are limited only to OPEN classes where offered. 2 Age Limit Age of competitor is to be taken as at 1 st June in the year of the competition. Proof of age must be provided if requested. 3 Entries 3.1 Only one entry per person per class. All forms (online or paper) are to be correctly and completely filled out. Entries are to be lodged with the Competition Convenor before or on the closing date of the Competition. Participants must indicate if they have entered other sections. 3.2 The Hamilton Competitions Society Committee reserves the right to cancel a class if there are insufficient entries. Refunds will be given in this instance.

6 4 Late Entries 4.1 Late entries will be accepted at the discretion of the section convenor. 4.2 Late entry fee of $15 per entry form applies to entries received after the closing date. 5 Adjudicator 5.1 No competitor who has been coached or taught by the adjudicator during the year preceding the competitions will be allowed to compete. 5.2 There must be no communication with the adjudicator by a competitor until the competition has been completed and the results received of ALL classes announced/published or disqualification may result. 5.3 A substitute adjudicator may be appointed in the event of the announced adjudicator having to withdraw. 6 Performance 6.1 Order of Performance - Competitors will perform in the order shown in the programme unless approved otherwise by the convenor. 6.2 Standards of Performance - If the competitor s performance is not of sufficient standard, the adjudicator has the right not to award a placing. 6.3 Staging No unauthorised person will be permitted back-stage. The adjudicator or their appointee only may give prompting or other assistance when necessary. 7 Restricted Classes Restricted classes are for competitors who, at the date of the competitions, have never won first prize in this or any other Competitions Festival in the particular discipline in New Zealand. See section syllabus for specific requirements for the various classes. 8 Protests Any protest must be lodged in writing to the Secretary, Hamilton Competitions Society within 12 hours of its occurrence and accompanied by a $10 non-refundable fee. The decision of the Protest Committee shall be final. 9 Trophies and Cups 9.1 Engraving - Winners of trophies and cups may have the year and their name professionally engraved on their trophies and cups at their cost. 9.2 Return of Trophies and Cups - Trophies and cups awarded in one year must be returned to the convenors no later than 1 st June of the following year, and in the same condition in which they were awarded. The winner is also accountable for any damage incurred whilst these items are in their care. Should repairs be necessary then consultation with the convenor is required prior to repairs being carried out. 10 Video Recording (Audio &/or Video) and Photography Photographing with or without flash is prohibited during a performance. Video filming can be undertaken if permission of the performer and convenor has been obtained in advance. Please inform the convenor of the relevant section before undertaking any video recording. 11 General The Hamilton Competitions Society reserves the rights of applying and interpreting the rules of the Society. Decisions made by the Hamilton Competitions Society Committee are final. 12 Health & Safety Competitors and competition attendees must abide by the Health & Safety rules of the competition and the competition venue.

7 Vocal and Piano Awards Each year the Hamilton Competitions Society receives a significant sum of money from the Norah Howell Trust. This money is used for the Norah Howell Awards which are granted to outstanding performances in special classes in the Vocal and Piano competitions. Norah Howell was born in Hamilton in 1906 and died in She had a lifelong interest in music and gardening and a strong social conscience. Norah grew up in the Waikato and Auckland and attended the Sydney Conservatorium where she studied violin and piano. Norah s husband, Cedric, was killed during WWII and Norah then used her musical gifts to support herself and her two sons. She performed as a soloist and employed her superb accompanying skills to support vocalists and instrumentalists. In her later years she established the Norah Howell Trust which has provided financial support to a number of tertiary students at different Universities and to the Hamilton Competitions Society. We greatly appreciate the trustees on-going support of our young performers. Thank you, Norah Howell. The 2018 Norah Howell Piano and Vocal Awards will be held in the Concert Chamber of the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, University of Waikato on the evenings of Saturday, 14 th [Piano] and Sunday, 15 th July [Vocal]. We encourage you to support these outstanding young people in fine evenings of concert. VOCAL SECTION Adult Vocal: Sunday 15 th July 2018 Junior Vocal: Monday 16 th & Tuesday 17 th July 2018 ADJUDICATOR: Christine Treseder Hallett Christine attained a Diploma of Teaching from Ardmore Teachers College, and a Bachelor of Music, from the University of Auckland (1996); and also FTCL Voice from the Trinity College of Music and is LRSM of the Royal College of Music. She has studied singing with Dame Sister Mary Leo, Beatrice Webster and Patricia Wright. Christine has taught music for twenty-three years at primary and intermediate level at schools in Auckland, Napier and London. With twelve years spent as Head of Music specialising in Music Theatre at Mt Albert Grammar School. Where she organised and directed eight shows. Since 1989 Christine has been teaching as an Itinerant Singing Teacher at many schools in Auckland, preparing students for solo roles in school shows, Cambridge and N.C.E.A level one, two and three singing exams. At the same time teaching privately in her home studio, she has guided many private students successfully through Trinity College London and Royal College of Music (ABRCM) with some students studying and performing in London, Australia, New Zealand and France. She is passionate about building good solid vocal technique and confident performance skills. Her knowledge of musical disciplines across many genres has been the springboard for many students to further their studies in music theatre, jazz and classical; her more notable success stories, being

8 Moses McKay of Sole Mio, and Edward Laurenson who has just completed with Distinction his Masters at Guildhall, London. Christine has continued her own love of singing through performing in competitions, recitals, as a soloist in Oratorio, Opera and concert work in New Zealand and England. She was a finalist in the Mobil Song Contest (1979, 1983). Christine was a member of the New Zealand Opera Chorus from 1990 to 2016; during this time she sang in 37 operas. Christine is a long-standing member of NEWZATS and has attended World Singing Teachers Conferences in Auckland, Vancouver, Paris and Brisbane. As a founding member of the New Zealand Singing School, held in Napier, she has attended many of the singing schools as a participant and observer. She has continued her professional development by acquiring new ideas and vocal techniques to further the vocal development of her students. Christine was awarded the Woolf Fisher Trust Award in 2016, in recognition of her 47 year service to music teaching in New Zealand. This gave her an opportunity to attend the World Singing Teacher s Conference in Stockholm, Sweden in August Additional Rules and Notes for Vocal Section Entry Fees: Junior Section: $8.00 for each class Adult Section: $40.00 for the NORAH HOWELL AWARD / PACANZ class $15.00 for each other class Song Titles: Titles of all items must be included on the entry form. No change of item will be permitted. In all classes, competitors may not render any piece with which they have previously won at these competitions, and must not give the same item in more than one class. Adjudicator s Copies: Adjudicator s copies of items must have the class and competitor number clearly printed on the cover. These must be handed to the Convenor before the class commences. Prompting: No prompting, or assistance of any kind, may be rendered during the performance, except by the adjudicator or his/her appointee. Accompaniments: If a backing tape or CD is to be used, it must not contain any vocals and competitors must provide their own playing equipment. Camera / Video Camera: Cameras with a flash are not permitted. Video cameras may be used at the Convenors discretion and with the consent of the competitor. Aggregate marks: In all aggregate sections awards, cups and trophies, etc. will be decided on the Adjudicator's highest aggregate marks. Accompanist: No official accompanist is appointed. However, convenors can provide phone numbers of accompanists. Copies of the music must accompany the entry form and rehearsals and payments negotiated directly with the accompanist.

9 ADULT VOCAL COMPETITION: 15 th JULY, 2018 CLASS 11: NORAH HOWELL AWARD / PACANZ CLASS (run concurrently) PRIZE POOL Winner: $3,000 (Braithwaite cup) Runner up: $1,000 A PACANZ nominee who is not a winner or a runner up will receive $ 150 Specific Rules The awards are granted to the performers with the highest aggregate marks over Class 11. Previous winners (1 st place recipients) may not re-enter. Age Over 18 years at 1 July 2018 Entry Fee $40 for Class 11 Time Limit Class 11: 15 minutes. CLASS 11 - NORAH HOWELL AWARD / PACANZ CLASS PROGRAMME 1 st item (Wakefield Enterprise cup) 20 th or 21 st Century Art Song 2 nd item (Mary Heberley cup) A Lied by Schubert, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Mahler, R. Strauss or Wolf 3 rd item (Waikato Times cup) Own Selection Performers shall introduce their items and must sing them in the original language in which they were composed. There is a time limit of 15 minutes and no less than 12 minutes, including the introduction. A penalty of 5 marks will be deducted if the time limit exceeds 60 seconds or more. PACANZ, also known as the NATIONAL YOUNG PERFORMER AWARDS CRITERIA FOR VOCAL A. Performers shall be 18 and under 25 years as at 1 st of October B. Performers shall introduce their items and they must sing them in the language in which they were composed. C. 1. Each Performer will perform a programme of a maximum of 15 minutes and no less than 12 minutes, including the introduction. There will be percentage mark given for the complete programme. A penalty of five marks will be imposed if the minimum time limit is not met, or the maximum time limit is exceeded by 60 seconds or more. D. 2. An accompanist is provided, but Competitors may bring their own at their own expense Each performer will perform a programme consisting of: 20th or 21 st Century Art Song A Lied Own Selection

10 E. In the semi-final, those performers recalled will perform two or three items from their programme. This will be at the Adjudicators discretion. The number of semi-finalists is determined as per the NYPA rules Competitors will be chosen based on their marks in the Preliminary round. F. Three performers will be recalled for the Final Award Concert and will perform one item from their original programme, as directed by the Adjudicator SOCIETY NOMINATION Each Society, which is a financial member of PACANZ, may nominate up to two competitors, who shall be selected by the adjudicator, based on a performance as outlined in A-D. The adjudicator will determine that a competitor has displayed a sufficient standard of performance to competently represent that society at the National Finals. The standard required will be at the absolute discretion of the adjudicator but will include: A demonstration of adequate preparation, An authority of performance and a performance with a level of maturity commensurate with a national final competition of this age group. If the adjudicator considers that sufficient standard has NOT been reached by any competitor, then NO nomination will be made. The Nominating Society is responsible for paying part of the entry fee to the National Young Performer Awards i.e. $75 inc gst. The Nominee is responsible for paying the rest of the entry fee to the National Young Performer Awards i.e. $ incl gst DIRECT ENTRY NOMINATION If the adjudicator considers that more than two competitors have reached a sufficient standard the adjudicator may report to the committee that those competitors should be given the option of a DIRECT ENTRY NOMINATION. The DIRECT ENTRY nominee will be responsible for paying the full entry fee i.e. $ incl gst. OTHER ADULT VOCAL CLASSES: 15 th July All other Adult classes, except for Class 15, carry the following awards: 1 st - $50 2 nd - $40 3 rd - $25 Class 15 - $1,500 Entry Fees: $15 per class Time Limits: 4 minutes per item for classes minutes for class OWN SELECTION A song not offered in Class 11 Lillian Boulton cup 13 LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT A song not offered in Class 11 Operatic Society cup 14 EARLY ITALIAN ARIA A song not offered in Class 11 Ham. Music School Aria cup 15 WAIKATO YOUNG SINGER AWARD The winner will receive $1,500 Awarded to the highest aggregate marks over 2 Contrasting Songs of Contemporary Styles (eg pop, rock, jazz, blues, country, musical theatre) In the event of a tie the money will be shared equally.

11 Previous winners may not re-enter. Classical styles will compete for the award in odd years. Competitors must be aged 16 and under 25 years as at 1 st June 2018 and must live permanently in the Waikato Region from 1 April 2018 until the time of the competition. Competitors whose family home is in the Waikato and who are undertaking tertiary study elsewhere in N.Z are eligible for this award. You: will need to sing two contrasting, contemporary songs must provide a copy of the scores for the adjudicator will have a short discussion with the adjudicator to tell her how you would use the money if you won it. The interviews will be held at the Performing Arts Centre probably between 12:30 and 1:30pm. A sound system & mic, or piano will be available. Entries for the 2018 competition are now being accepted online. Please enter online at: If you are unable to enter online, please contact the Competition Convenor for an entry form. cknapper@xtra.co.nz or (07) JUNIOR SECTION 16 th & 17 th July 2018 Entry Fee: Time Limit: $8 per class 3 minutes per class 15 AND UNDER 18 YEARS AWARDS 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd certificates and badges will be awarded in all classes. Highly Commended and Commended certificates will be awarded. Classes 21, 22, 23, 24 Highest aggregate marks $80 Plied cup 2 nd highest aggregate marks $50 3 rd highest aggregate marks $30 1 st place in Class 25 will receive $20 2 nd $15 3 rd $10 1 st place in Class 26 will receive $20 2 nd $15 3 rd $10

12 CLASSES CLASS 21 OWN SELECTION Wallace trophy CLASS 22 20th or 21 st CENTURY ART SONG Quartermaster trophy CLASS 23 FOLK OR TRADITIONAL HCS Junior Vocal trophy CLASS 24 SACRED SONG Ryan Family cup CLASS 25 SONG IN COSTUME Nancy Shirley trophy CLASS 26 CONTEMPORARY SONG HCS Rose Bowl 13 AND UNDER 15 YEARS AWARDS 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd certificates and badges will be awarded in all classes. Highly Commended and Commended certificates will be awarded. Classes 31, 32, 33, 34 Highest aggregate will receive $80 (Knapper scholarship) & Joan Metcalf cup 2 nd highest aggregate will receive $50 3 rd highest aggregate will receive $30 1 st place in class 35 will receive $20 2 nd $15 3 rd $12 1 st place in class 36 will receive $20 2 nd $15 3 rd $12 CLASSES CLASS 31 OWN SELECTION HCS Junior Vocal cup CLASS 32 20th or 21 st CENTURY ART SONG HCS cup CLASS 33 FOLK OR TRADITIONAL Lyford Family cup CLASS 34 SACRED SONG Calderwood trophy CLASS 35 SONG IN COSTUME Cyrano trophy CLASS 36 CONTEMPORARY SONG HCS Star trophy All other Junior Section classes carry the following awards - 1 st $15, badge, certificate 2 nd $10, badge, certificate 3 rd $8, badge, certificate 11 AND UNDER 13 YEARS CLASSES Highest Aggregate marks classes Mary Pilcher trophy CLASS 41 OWN SELECTION Ellery trophy CLASS 42 20th or 21 st CENTURY Knapper tray CLASS 43 FOLK OR TRADITIONAL SONG Donna trophy CLASS 44 SACRED SONG Levick trophy CLASS 45 SONG IN COSTUME Harriet Ann trophy

13 9 AND UNDER 11 YEARS CLASSES Highest Aggregate marks, classes Mary McCabe trophy CLASS 51 OWN SELECTION Haig trophy CLASS 52 SONG IN COSTUME Ford cup CLASS 53 FOLK OR TRADITIONAL SONG Hofer trophy CLASS th or 21 st CENTURY HCS cup CLASS 55 SACRED SONG HCS cup 8 YEARS AND UNDER CLASSES Highest Aggregate marks, classes McDowall Family Trophy CLASS 61 OWN SELECTION HCS cup CLASS 62 SONG IN COSTUME Madeleine Walker trophy CLASS 63 FOLK SONG Majors n Minors trophy CLASS th or 21 st Century HCS cup CLASS 65 Sacred Song HCS cup Entries for the 2018 competition are now being accepted online. Please enter online at: