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Year 12 Drama – Major Performance

 

This term, Year 12 Drama students will perform plays for their major assessment – scenes from New Zealand plays. Please do support them at 7.30pm on September 7 & 9 in the Drama Studio.  The commitment and motivation of these two teams will undoubtedly result in outstanding performances. The students invite you to see their shows. Gold coin donation – proceeds towards costuming and equipment.

Join us at the NELSON SCHOOL OF MUSIC – This Friday!

Following on from their success in the “Solitary” concerts in June, Year 11, 12 and 13 Music students are presenting two more concerts in September in order to complete their performance requirements for NCEA Music.  Feedback from parents was overwhelmingly positive from the June concerts—the venues were great and the students clearly enjoyed performing in such great spaces. As last time, many students will be performing as featured soloists, but the “Suspended” concerts will see a lot more performances by students as a member of a group.  These concerts are open to the public, so be sure to book your tickets early and then encourage your friends and neighbours to come along and support this new initiative from the Music Department! As last time, the students are being given a choice of venues depending on the style of music they are planning to present:

Suspended ReVolution 1 Sept, 7pm – The Playhouse, Mapua, for rock, jazz and generally amplified styles
Suspended ReSolution 11 Sept, 7pm-The Nelson School of Music (NSOM) for classical, folk and more acoustic styles.

 Get more info from Chris Burcin bu@waimea.school.nz or leave a comment here.

Everyone Welcome!

Waimea College will be not only be welcoming students from Wellington College’s Chorale to Nelson for this concert at the School of Music on Sunday 23 August but our orchestra will also be joining forces with Nelson’s Greenhill Community Orchestra. The concert will showcase the choirs and the combined orchestra and conclude with everyone (Tutti!) coming together in a tumultuous finale of rousing opera choruses. Tickets ($10 or $5 for students) are available from Waimea College or at the door. Following this concert, Belle a Cappella and Chorale will travel together on their trip south towards the Big Sing Finale. Belle a Cappella wishes Chorale the very best of good luck in the competition!
Thank you to Belle a Cappella families for providing billets for the boys and staff from Wellington College. Please contact Mrs Sullivan for any additional information.
Keep up with Belle a Cappella at www.belleacappella.org

toysonfire on YouTube

Check out toysonfire’s video for the Smokefreerockquest National Finals. Rate it and enjoy!

The Big Chill Concert on K Drive

Students, while at school, can check out their performances from The Big Chill concert on K Drive/ Music/ The Big Chill

A good way critique your performance in the lead up to SmokefreeRockQuest, Chamber Music Competition, The Big Sing, JazzQuest, the Variety Concert . . .

Bring your $ $ $

New, Cheaper Sibelius Notation Software

Sibelius has come out with a new “light” version which you can purchase for only $280. (Full version $550)

It doesn’t have the crazy amount of features that Sibelius has, but it looks like it would be useful to students right up through Year 13 Music.

Go and read about it for yourself! . . . >

Not to be missed!

Off to the Nationals!

Check out all the Shakespeare Festival Awards We Won! 

BEST PRODUCTION (5 MIN SCENE)
Macbeth directed by Jennifer Currie – The cast (Jennifer Currie, Samantha Baker, Joel Tyrie, James Burke, Gayle Hay, Sarah Donald) will now go to Wellington to the National Shakespeare Festival at Queen’s Birthday weekend

BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR (5 MIN SCENE)
Jennifer Currie – Macbeth

BEST CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO ACTORS
Travis Mills & Lauren Lines in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST DESIGN
Romeo & Juliet – directed by Arcadia Edmonds Whale 

BEST STAGE COMBAT
Liam Bennett & Sam Stocks in King Lear 

BEST SCREAM
Arcadia Edmonds Whale in Romeo & Juliet 

BEST RECOVERY FROM AN UNPLANNED INCIDENT
Travis Mills in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

BEST TRAGEDY
King Lear – directed by Doug Brooks

MOST IMAGINATIVE PRODUCTION
Macbeth – directed by Jennifer Currie 

BEST COMEDY
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – directed by Liam Bennett 

BEST HISTORY
Richard III – directed by Mel Stewart 

BEST DELIVERY OF LINES
Richard III – directed by Mel Stewart 

BEST JUNIOR PERFORMANCE
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Pyramus & Thisbe scene)- directed by Doug Brooks  

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Nathaniel Wilson in King Lear

RUNNER UP BEST PRODUCTION (5 MIN SCENE)
Macbeth directed by Alannah Mear 

RUNNER UP BEST PRODUCTION (15 MIN SCENE)
Richard III directed by Mel Stewart 

NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS PRODUCTION
Direct Entry – Stephanie Flowers (who will also joint the Best Production Cast in Wellington)

Well done to everyone who took part and those who helped out behind the scenes - Now all the hard  seems worth it!

Learn from the Expert!

This year the talented Rachel More will be travelling from Wellington to adjudicate the festival. Rachel graduated from Toi Whakari in 2002 and since then has directed shows at many of New Zealand’s professional theatres. She has also worked extensively in children’s television. Rachel will be running a workshop for budding young directors on Friday 3^rd April at 4pm in Waimea College Hall. Open to all Nelson students. Gold coin donation.

University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival 2009

 

Rehearsals are going well for our 15 entries to the UOSWSF. Categories consist of  fifteen minute adult, or student-directed scenes, and  five-minute student-directed excerpts. But of course, students can interpret the Shakespeare text in any way they choose. The rules simply state that the original text must be used. Last year our puppet show version of the famous Romeo & Juliet balcony scene, brought home two awards for Waimea along with the countless others! Come along this year to Motueka High School on Saturday 4 April to support our student entries.

See the Ballet!

Camerata Camp 2009

Camerata 2009 started off with a spectacular camp. Nearly 40 students descended upon Bridge Valley for 3 days of learning new music, learning about their voices and becoming a team– all with great success!

Thanks especially to your conductors Steve, Rewa and James for getting the choir sounding so good so quickly. And to the staff and parents helpers who kept everyone safe and happy: Mr. McAfee, Mrs. Kennedy and Candy Climo.

Music Intrument Tuition

Now is the time to sign up for music instrument lessons at Waimea College.

Friday 13 February is the deadline for applications.

See Mrs. Sullivan in M block for an information pack (including an application forms for lessons)

Yes, you do need to fill out a form if you took lessons last year and are continuing this year.

Belle a Cappella Camp 2009

BELLA CAMP 2009
26-28 Jan– Teapot Valley

After 3 intensive days of rehearsal, vocal training and team buildling– plus a bit of fun– The choir’s exciting, new sound has come together, as well as much of the year’s music. See all the pics . . . >

Audition on YouTube to play Carnegie Hall

. . . Boiled down, it has two essential parts. The composer Tan Dun has written a four-minute piece for orchestra. YouTube users are invited to download the individual parts for their instruments from the score, record themselves performing the music, then upload their renditions. . .

. . . Entrants have until Jan. 28 to upload their videos. The panel picks a short list of finalists, and YouTube users, “American Idol”-style, choose the winners, who are flown to Carnegie Hall in April for a concert conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, the music director of the San Francisco Symphony. Google will arrange for visas and pay costs. . . . Read the full article . . . >

Waicademy Arts Awards go Global

Young @ Art Exhibition

 

Check out this awesome exhibition of student art work.

Free admission!

 

 

 

 

Belle a Cappella 2009 Auditions

Anyone at Waimea College can audition to join Belle a Cappella, our national award-winning chamber choir.

See Mrs. Sullivan for an audition time in Week 2 of Term 4.

Learn more about the audition and how to prepare . . . >

Southern Jam Youth Jazz Festival

Waimea College Jazz Band
6-10 August
Blenheim & Picton
Get more info on venues and times HERE

Waimea College’s renowned jazz band is heading off, once again, to participate in the Southern Jam, the Top of the South Youth Jazz Festival.

In the past the group has represented the college superbly, winning Silver and Bronze awards, as well as several special awards—including most unusual instrument (megaphone).

This year’s group consists of 4 wildly talented Waimea College students: Lucy Carver (saxophone), Ben Wilkinson (guitar), Marcus Irvine (drums) and Laura Marwick (vocals) plus one student from Nayland (who must be talented to keep up with these guys). They are led by their truly inspiring teacher, Tim Parker. The group does not currently have a name—in the past it has survived under various guises including the Defect Society (then as rock band), The Parker Experience (where they played the Nelson Jazz Festival) and even Funy Dorey. If you manage to get over to the Southern Jam, look for them as the “Nayland/ Waimea Combo”.

For Southern Jam 2008 the event will include approximately 200 students – some from as far away as Queenstown and Dunedin.The the New Zealand Air Force Band will once again take the Master class sessions and judge the competition as well as performing at the Gala concert.This offers the students a fantastic opportunity to learn from such a well respected professional band and in addition to the community as a whole who also benefited from the chance to see the New Zealand Air Force Band in action.

In addition to the workshops, the schools will take part in public performances at key venues around Blenheim and Picton, giving them the chance to put into practice what they learn at the workshops. This also offers the community the chance to hear some very talented youth performances free of charge. Look for them at cafes and wineries around Marlborough, and even at the airforce base.

For more information, including specific performance venues where you can here the combo free of charge, visit the Southern Jam events page.

What’s the Buzz with JC on YouTube?

Welcome Back– JC Superstar in full swing!

If you are involved in JC Superstar, then you have a busy couple weeks ahead.

Please amend your schedule– add MONDAY 21 July 5.30-8.30pm

Talk to Mel or another staff member if you cannot any part of this rehearsal.

EVERYONE needs to be at all rehearsals– cast, band, orchestra, choir, dancers . . . EVERYONE!

Consult your blue rehearsal schedule or check this ONLINE SCHEDULE to make sure you know where to be and when.

Arrive EARLY with ALL THE GEAR you need and be READY TO START at the start time.