National Children’s Choir of Australia 2010 itinerary
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The NCCA came to New Zealand late on July 28th and was hosted in Auckland by the Choralation choir of Westlake Boys and Girls High Schools led by Rowan Johnstone. Their busy schedule was as follows:
July 29th Full day Maori Choral Workshop with Hangi meal hosted by Aorere College’s “Sweet Sixteen” Choir led by Douglas Nyce.
July 30th and 31st Two day choral competition, workshops, massed choir rehearsals and recordings.
August 1 Flew to Queenstown
6pm Recital in St Peters Church, Queenstown with the Central Otago Regional Choir directed by John Buchanan
August 2nd Recital in the Mercure Hotel.
August 3rd Daytime skiing in the Cadrona Valley
August 4th lunchtime Concert at Geraldine Primary School with the Colla Voce Choir conducted by Shirley Lindroos from Geraldine High School
7pm concert in St John’s Church with the Mt Hutt College Choir directed by Thirza Currie and the Crescendo Light Orchestra conducted by Lyn Blackwell at St Johns Church Methven.
August 5th 7pm concert in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Barbadoes St, Christchurch with the choir and orchestra of Christchurch Boys High School and the Cathedral Choir all led by Don Whelan. This cathedral, a wonderful place for a choir to sing, was not broken in the subsequent earthquake but was cracked badly enough to be out of commission in the interim.
August 6th On the plane back to Melbourne
Our first international choir is the National Childrens choir of Australia. this shows what the did in their 13 days in New Zealand
I hope the singers in The National Childrens Choir And Youth Choral of Australia have a wonderful time on their first tour of New Zealand. I miss them heaps. Hope you all arrive home safely.
From a mum missing her son.
Kerrie’s son is long since returned to her. The NCCA has now adopted a new name, “Southern Voices” and you can visit them at http://www.southernvoices.com.au