NZ Choral Federation Annual Secondary Schools Choral Festival

 National Finale

 27 - 29 August 2009

 Dunedin Town Hall 

The Big Sing Finale is over for another and some more great performances.   

 FINALE AWARDS

 

PLATINUM AWARD

Choralation                  Westlake Girls' and Boys' High Schools, Auckland

 

GOLD AWARDS

Bel Canto                      Burnside High School, Christchurch

Craighead Chorale      Craighead Diocesan School, Timaru

 

SILVER AWARDS

Grammar Voices          Auckland Grammar School, Auckland

Magna Voce                  Burnside High School, Christchurch

Schola Cantorum         Christ's College, Christchurch

Saint Cecilia Singers   Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland

OK Chorale                    Palmerston North Boys' High, Palmerston North

Resolutions                   Rangi Ruru Girls' School, Christchurch

The Fundamentals       Rangitoto College, Auckland

Saints Alive                   St Cuthbert's College,  Auckland

Con Brio                         Villa Maria College, Christchurch

Voicemale                     Westlake Boys' High School, Auckland

 

BRONZE AWARDS

Aurora Voices              Burnside High School, Christchurch

Chapel Choir                Christ's College, Christchurch

Bella Voce                    Marlborough Girls' College, Blenheim

Sings Hilda!                  St Hilda's Collegiate School, Dunedin

Con Anima                    St Patrick's College, Wellington

Bellissimo                     Whangaparaoa College, Whangaparaoa

Wellington College Chorale, Wellington College, Wellington

 

 

GUEST CHOIRS

Southern Hesperides  Otago Girls' High School, Dunedin   

The Tenners                  Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth

 

Platinum: top choir over 90%, Gold: 85% and over, Silver: 75-84%, Bronze: 65-74%, Finalist: 65%

 

 

SPECIAL AWARDS

 

AUAHI KORE AWARD for best performance of a work using Maori text

Craighead Chorale Diocesan School, Timaru

 

HUTT CITY TROPHY for best performance of a New Zealand composition

Choralation, Westlake Girls' and Boys' High Schools, Auckland

 

SOUNZ AWARD for best student composition

Grace Park, Westlake Girls' High School, Auckland

Swindells

 

Choirs selected to attend the Finale are listed below by region.

AUCKLAND
1. Saints Alive - St Cuthbert's College
2. St Cecilia Singers - Diocesan School for Girls
3. Voicemale - Westlake Boys' High School
4. Choralation - Westlake Boys' & Girls' High Schools
5. Grammar Voices - Auckland Grammar School
6. The Fundamentals - Rangitoto College
7. Belissimo - Whangaparaoa College

MANAWATU/WANGANUI
8. OK Chorale - Palmerston North Boys' High School

WELLINGTON
9. Wellington College Chorale - Wellington College
10. Con Anima - St Patrick's College, Wellington

NELSON/MARLBOROUGH
11. Bella Voce Marlborough Girls' College

CANTERBURY/WEST COAST
12. Resolutions - Rangi Ruru Girls' School
13. Bel Canto - Burnside High School
14. Chapel Choir - Christ's College
15. Schola Cantorum - Christ's College
16. Con Brio - Villa Maria College
17. Magna Voce - Burnside High School

OTAGO/SOUTH CANTERBURY
18. Craighead Chorale - Craighead Diocesan School
19. Sings Hilda - St Hilda's Collegiate School
20. Craighead Choir - Craighead Diocesan School

Reserve 1. Aorora Voices - Burnside High School
Reserve 2. Cantare - Westlake Girls' High School

GUEST CHOIRS
The Tenners - Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth
Otago Girls' High School Choir - Otago Girls' High School