10 day Itinerary for 2012 Singdownunder Festival Visit

Day 1 Monday June 25th Afternoon arrival from South Australia

Day 2 Tuesday Touring “volcanic’ Auckland Singing with Auckland girls school Visit Auckland’s Skytower

Day 3 Wednesday After a breakfast in the hotel transfer to Aorere College for Maori Choral Workshop.   Program includes

• Maori welcome, Powhiri with speech and song from hosts and guests
• learning a Maori choreographed action song taught in sections by sections of the host choir, Sweet Sixteen
• welcome to the Maori Department of the school
• sharing a Maori “Hangi” lunch with the school’s Kapa Haka (Maori Cultural) group in the Maori dapartment.
• participation in the Aorere College unique “singing assembly” under choral director Douglas Nyce including coperformance of Maori song with host choir
• learning the long and/or short poi under instruction.  (See the ladies of the Patea Maori Club)

Day 4 Thursday Adjudication day with Auckland school and youth choirs at Holy Trinity Cathedral.

All day participation.  Adjudication rounds; sing 15 minutes, one song or many, a cappella or accompanied (there is a piano)

Day 5 Friday Transfer to Rotorua.  Lunchtime concert/event at Hillcrest High School Hamilton en route under Mervyn Cook’s direction.

Day 6 Saturday Powhiri, shared meal and shared concert at Ohinemutu Marae.

Day 7 Sunday Transfer to Taupo, afternoon concert.

Day 8 Monday Exploring Waitomo limestone area.  Recording opportunity in the unsurpassed acoustic of Waitomo’s Cathedral Cave.

Day 9 Tuesday Touring to Auckland.  Evening workshop concert with SingforJoy Devonport choir

Day 10 Wednesday Depart “bound for South Australia”

This post gives details of a touring choir's planned itinerary in Auckland as part of the Singdownunder Festival.