The Big Sing Wellington Regionals 2018 Awards & Certificates Monday 18 June
Participating Choirs
Choir name School Name Director/conductor
Belles Voix St. Catherine's College Fiona Boddy Boys in Treble Hutt Valley High School Grace Davey Cantala Wellington East Girls' College Brent Stewart HVHS Class Hutt Valley High School Grace Davey Junior Choir Wellington East Girls' College Lemau Sio & Regan Thompson Kapiti College Choir Kapiti College Bridget O’Shanassy Malevox Scots College Ivan Patterson Multi Choir Wellington East Girls' College Penelope Hooson, Mary Lualua & Faleali'i Tafaovale Onslow Chamber Choir Onslow College Katherine Hodge Onslow College Choir Onslow College Katherine Hodge Paraparaumu College Choir Paraparaumu College Claire Neil Phoenix Chorale Heretaunga College Megan Brownlie Senior Choir Wellington East Girls' College Emily Yeap Sonore Sacred Heart College Lower Hutt Cath Haley & Rosemary Russell Strathmore Singers Scots College Sammy Seau & Ivan Patterson Teal Wellington Girls' College Nicola Sutherland Teal Voices Wellington Girls' College Michael Fletcher & Nicola Sutherland Viva Camerata Rathkeale & St Matthew's Collegiate Kiewiet van Deventer WC and WGC Combined Choir Wellington Girls' College Nicola Sutherland Year 12/13 Music Classes Sacred Heart College Lower Hutt Rosemary Russell
Choirs are listed alphabetically
Category Awards
Award Choir School
Category 1 - NZ or Pasifika music VUW Cup Teal Voices Wellington Girls' College (Best performance of a category 1 work) Certificate Sonore Sacred Heart College Certificate Combined Choir Wellington College and Wellington Girls' College Adjudicator's choice (not marks-based) Strathmore Singers Scots College Adjudicator's choice (not marks-based) Boys in Treble Hutt Valley High School
Category 2 - classical - medieval till present day Guy Jansen Cup Cantala Wellington East Girls' College (Best performance of a category 2 work) Certificate Viva Camerata Rathkeale & St Matthew Collegiate Certificate Kapiti College Choir Kapiti College Adjudicator's choice (not marks-based) Onslow College Chamber Choir Onslow College Adjudicator's choice (not marks-based) Teal Wellington Girls' College
Category 3 - other styles of music Rachel Tipping Cup WC and WGC Combined Choir Wellington College and Wellington Girls' (Best performance of a category 3 work) College Certificate HVHS Class Hutt Valley High School Certificate Junior Choir Wellington East Girls' College Adjudicator's choice (not marks-based) Strathmore Singers Scots College Adjudicator's choice (not marks-based) Phoenix Chorale Heretaunga College Overall Awards
Award Choir School
Best performance of a Student Composition HVHS Class Hutt Valley High School (for for E ai ta Ihoa by Esther Sopoaga) Best performance by a Student Directed choir Year 12/13 Music Classes Sacred Heart High School, Lower Hutt Best performance by a Student Accompanist HVHS Class Hutt Valley High School (to William Berry) Adjudicator's Choice Y12 & Y13 Music Class Sacred Heart College (for Will the Circle be Unbroken) Adjudicator's Choice Multi Choir Wellington East Girls' College (for Hamba Lulu) Adjudicator's Choice Senior Choir Wellington East Girls' College (for I feel pretty) Adjudicator's Choice Belles Voix St Catherine's College (for Little Shop of Horrors) Adjudicator's Choice Paraparaumu College Choir Paraparaumu College (for Mona Lisa)
Festival Cup Wellington East Girls' College (awarded by committee to the school that best represents the spirit of The Big Sing)
Tuesday 19 June
Participating Choirs
Choir name School Name Director/conductor
Ad Summa Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, Karori Megan Fitness & Amira Bajema Altissime Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, Karori Maaike Christie-Beekman, Lisa Harper Brown & Marian Campbell Armonia Dolce Wairarapa College Aimee Fawcett Blue Notes Tawa College Isaac Stone Cantate Wairarapa College Andrea Thomson Circle of 5ths Wellington High School Kirsten Mackenzie & Shan Jordan Con Anima St. Patrick's College, Wellington Roger Powdrell Dawn Chorus Tawa College Murray Cameron and Isaac Stone Early Birds Tawa College Marama Butler & Helen Oliver Naenae College Choir Naenae College Megan McCarthy Nga Hau e Wha Aotea College David Brooks Northern Notes Newlands College Benjamin Lau Out of the Blue St. Patricks College, Silverstream Andrew Stopps Pogonologists Wairarapa College Mikael Starzynski Queen Margaret College Chorale Queen Margaret College Mark Stamper Seraphim Chilton Saint James School Ella Buchanan Hanify St. Oran's College Choir St. Oran's College Kathleen Roy & Grace Ashworth-Lawson Sweet Margaritas Queen Margaret College Louise Logan Viridi Vocem Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, Whitby Nicole Ting Wellington College Chorale Wellington College Mark Stamper
Choirs are listed alphabetically
Category Awards
Category 1 - NZ or Pasifika music VUW Cup Con Anima St Patrick’s College, Wellington (Best performance of a category 1 work) Certificate Naenae College Choir Naenae College Certificate Nga Hau E Wha Aotea College Adjudicator's choice (not marks-based) Dawn Chorus Tawa College Adjudicator's choice (not marks-based) Pogonologists Wairarapa College
Category 2 - classical - medieval till present day Shona Murray Cup Blue Notes Tawa College (Best performance of a category 2 work) Certificate Queen Margaret College Chorale Queen Margaret College Certificate Con Anima St Patrick’s College, Wellington Adjudicator's choice (not marks-based) Early Birds Tawa College Adjudicator's choice (not marks-based) Altissime Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, Karori
Category 3 - other styles of music Dorothy Buchanan Cup Wellington College Chorale Wellington College (Best performance of a category 3 work) Certificate Seraphim Chilton Saint James School Certificate Cantate Wairarapa College Adjudicator's choice (not marks-based) Ad Summa Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, Karori
Overall Awards
Award Choir School
Best performance of a Student Composition Altissime Samuel Marsden Collegiate School Karori (for Haute mer by Rachel Mair) Best performance by a Student Directed choir Early Birds Tawa College Best performance by a Student Accompanist Armonia Dolce Wairarapa College (to Denny Lauvi) Adjudicator's Choice Viridi Vocem Samuel Marsden Collegiate School Whitby (for I te Po) Adjudicator's Choice St Oran’s College Choir St Oran;s College (for Vague) Adjudicator's Choice Armonia Dolce Wairarapa College (for Royals) Adjudicator's Choice Northern Notes Newlands College (for Numaia Fiu) Adjudicator's Choice Out of the Blue St Patrick's College, Silverstream (for Ka Waiata) Adjudicator's Choice Circle of 5ths Wellington High School (for If I Fell)
Festival Cup Aotea College (awarded by committee to the school that best represents the spirit of The Big Sing)
Both Days
Overall Awards Award Choir School The Ministry of Youth Development ‘Spirit of the Festival’ Viva Camerata Rathkeale & St Matthew Collegiate Youth Ambassadors Award