Yesterday at the NZCT District Chamber Music Competition two St Paul’s groups competed against groups from Thames High School, Te Awamutu College, Sacred Heart Girl’s College, Waikato Diocesan, Hillcrest High School and home schooled students. Our two performing groups were:
- Echoes: Paul Newton-Jackson, Fiona Thorpe and Michael Torrance
- Ripon: Jess Chanwai, John Penyas of St Pauls and Daniel Ng and Simon Miles of Hamilton Boys High
In total, there was 14 groups entered in the Chamber Music Competition. The adjudicator can name up to four groups, other than the overall winning group, to receive the Highly Commended Award. Ripon and Echoes both received Highly Commended awards.
In addition, Echoes won two extra awards: The Statham Award for the Best Performance of a New Zealand Work in association with SOUNZ and the Original Composition Performance Award in association with SOUNZ and CANZ. This is where a composition is entered in the Senior Composition Section and this composition is played as part of the District Contest. Paul Newton-Jackson entered his composition and this was performed by Echoes, winning them the two additional awards.
Congratulations to the two groups!
