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20-Sep-2013
Accordion Successes, South Auckland Performing Arts Competition - New Zealandby Tamba Young |
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| A short report by Tamba Young. The 2013 South Auckland Performing Arts Competitions were held on the first weekend of August at the Hawkins Theatre in Papakura. My accordion group consisting of Andrew McFall, Ellie Archer, Bradley Williams and Daniel Robinson performed in the instrumental small ensemble section on Saturday 3rd August. We competed for the Davy McKee Challenge Shield for a classical performance, and the Papakura Music School Trophy for a contemporary performance, both of awards which we have won in the past. Our classical song was Donna Diana, the first song we learned after the Coupe Mondiale in Auckland 2009. In this category, we were awarded a blue ribbon, with first prize going to an impressive all female string group called Quartet de Vita. Our contemporary song called Impact was composed by a fellow member of Noteable Soundz, Daniel Robinson. This was our first public performance of the piece, and it achieved first place and the Papakura Music School Trophy. Former Noteable Soundz member Martin Meyer was also awarded a prize in the same ceremony, with him and Joshua Helm winning the Instrumental Duet KBB Music Trophy, playing piano accordion and cello respectively. It is even more commendable that the pair were defending champions of the award. The two songs we played have both been recently recorded for our CD and the evening of competitions was topped off with the traditional multi family trip to a nearby pizzeria. Picture below, left to right: Bradley Williams, Andrew McFall, teacher Lorraine Parnell, Daniel Robinson, Ellie Archer and Tamba Young. |
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