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Southland Secondary Schools’ Jazz Fest Results 2014
Southland Secondary Schools’ Jazz Fest Results 2014
Southland Secondary Schools’ Jazz Fest Results 2014
The annual Southland Secondary Schools’ Jazz Fest was held at Ascot Park Hotel on Friday 24 October. The level of musicianship was outstanding.
The audience was treated to some amazing performances, both by the six bands competing against each other and by individuals within each band.
At the end of the night there was a tribute made to Itinerant Brass tutor, Mr John McLelland, who was director of four of the bands from Invercargill, and has done so for the last three years. Sadly, John is returning to Canada at the end of 2014.
Group Awards:
1st James Hargest College Off The Record (pictured above)
(Michael Zhang, Quintin Blaas, Anna Redmond, David Stupples, Susana Sotutu, Claire Yorkstone,
Josiah Brown, Rebekah Elder, Jonty Heydenrych)
2nd Wakatipu High School Best Served Chilled
(John Manulea, Angus Reid, Nick Foley, Ella McBeth, Bence Csontos, Luke Petre, A J Key,
Anthony Dickson, Juan Quintero, Millie Aitken)
3rd James Hargest College The Jazz Burgers
(William Swan, Horace Zhang, Timothy Tuckey, Finn Bodkin, Sam Watts, Liam Fairbairn,
Dryw McArthur, Donald Thomson, Mikayla Sotutu)
Best Test Piece James Hargest College Off The Record
Individual Awards:
Best Brass Gabriel Winders Verdon College
Best Piano Michael Zhang James Hargest College
Best Bass Jonty Heydenrych James Hargest College
Best Guitar Sam Cullen Verdon College
Best Flute/Clarinet Rebekah Elder James Hargest College
Best drums Juan Quintero Wakatipu High School
Best Saxophone Kayleigh Short Cromwell College
Best Vocalist Susana Sotutu James Hargest College
Best Compere Susana Sotutu James Hargest College