CBHS Music

We are incredibly excited to be playing the Big Band Festival this year. You can find us at Riverside Market from 2pm this Friday, and 1pm this Sunday. See you there 🎷🎺

Big Night Out ‘24 🥁🎸🎹

Another amazing year at Southern Jam Jazz Festival. It is always such an honour to see so many incredible musicians perform from around the South Island.

We had another successful competition.
🏆 CBHS Jazz Band won the Rodger Fox Memorial Trophy for Best Big Band
🥇 CBHS Jazz Band won a gold award
🥈 CBHS Funk Band won a silver award
⭐️ Matthew Dennis was selected for the all-star band

Congratulations to all the students whose hard work and dedication has paid off this year.

Altiora Peto 🔵 ⚫️

We’ve been having a blast in Blenheim for Southern Jam 2024. Be sure to follow CBHS.Music on Instagram to keep us with all the videos of performances throughout the week.

A huge thankyou to the for performing for our Music students last week. You put on an amazing show!

Canterbury regions ‘24 🤘🏼🎸

Big Night In is coming up at the end of the term.
A night of incredible music by CBHS and CGHS.
Be sure to get your band signed up with Mr. Brouwer or Mr. Barker as soon as possible to secure your spot!

Blood Brothers 2024: the cast, the crew, the band.

For many, musicals are the greatest memory from their time at school. We hope that this is no exception.

Thank you to the students, staff, parents, friends, family, and everyone who made this musical possible.

BTS: Blood Brothers. Check out shots from in the band pit.
2 shows to go! Friday and Saturday, doors open 7pm

Congratulations to and ._band for making it through to the Canterbury regional final for 2024.
Be sure to come to Ngaio Marsh theatre next Saturday June 8th to support them as they compete for a spot in the next round.
Tickets available from Eventfinda (link in comments)

To everyone who came to opening night, thank you.
Bring on night two! ✌🏼🩸

1…. 2…. 1,2,3,4.
Meet the band behind Blood Brothers.
Months of hard work and practice have gone into making this show as amazing as possible. We can’t wait to share it with you.
Get your tickets now 🎟️🎸🥁🎷🎺

Congratulations to Vertigo and River Street for making it through to the regional finals of Rockquest.
We are incredibly proud of your achievement.
The regional final will be held on June 8th at the Ngaio Marsh theatre.

Two days, five sessions, 77 acts. The Canterbury Heats were packed full of passionate, talented, and inspirational young musicians!

Here are the results from the Canterbury Regional Event held on Friday and Saturday:

Smokefreerockquest 1st place solo-duo: Ben Evans from Cashmere High School
Smokefreerockquest 2nd place solo-duo: Lachie from Hagley College
Smokefree Tangata Beats regional winning band: ME’A LEA BOIZ from Catholic Cathedral College
Rockshop Best Use of Electronic Assistance: Lachie from Hagley College

The Top 16 bands performing at the regional final are:
The Spoons from St Margarets College
Equilibrium from Burnside High School
JAWWN from Burnside High School
Ratcry from Middleton Grange School
The Haizys from St Bede’s College
Artisan from Darfield High School
Indefinite Descent from Rolleston College
5 On Air from Christ’s College
c.o.m.a. From Christ’s College
VERTIGO from Christchurch Boys’ High School
River St from Christchurch Boys’ High School
stupidsaysWHAT? from Hagley College
Awethntix from St Andrew’s College
Midnight Buzz from Shirley Boys’ High School
The E.C.H.O from St Andrew’s College and Papanui High School
Saluna (King Tide) from Shirley Boys’ High School

Feedback will be sent out to all the acts who competed.
If you're a solo-duo who placed, or a band going through to the final, your feedback email will include the details on what happens next for you.

~ TAYLOR GIVEAWAY ~
During this year's Smokefreerockquest and Smokefree Tangata Beats tour our friends at Taylor and NZ Rockshop are giving away a very special guitar - a Taylor GS-Mini!
To enter - all you need to do is head to smokefreerockquest.co.nz and enter with your email address before 31 May!

It’s show time! This Wednesday night Blood Brothers opens. Who’s excited?
Grab your tickets now!