St Paul’s Collegiate School students competed at the district Chamber Music Competition at the University of Waikato Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts this week with the aim of progressing through to the regional competition.
Two St Paul’s groups – The Three Amigos (David Su, Jack Walters, Pat Jirapanayut) and Bravura (Aidan Phillips, Emi Ng and Matthew Jayasuria) – competed as well as Emi Ng and Daniel Wheeler who performed in groups made up of students from various schools.
Eighteen groups competed for coveted prizes, with Bravura winning a $100 prize and an award for the best performance of a New Zealand work. They also won the adjudicators award for a group worthy of special mention.
Emi Ng’s group also performed very well, receiving a highly commended.
The Three Amigos had pleasing comments from the adjudicator who said the performance was well executed and a logistically interesting exercise with three musicians on the one piano.
Musicians proceeding to the regional competition will be announced on Sunday 19 June.
