Gisborne Girls' High School Music

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The Tairawhiti Regional Finals of Smokefreerockquest were held at the War Memorial Theatre on Friday 12th June.

You’ve got Mail (Year 11), Eunoia (Year 12), Talking to Myself (Year 12), My Way (Year 13) and White Collar Missy (Year 13) took to the stage presenting two original songs each. With 12 bands in the final we were pleased to come away with several awards.

Best Song - “Midnight in Paris” by Karli Bartlett from Eunoia
Musicianship Award - Rosanna Hepburn-Van Zyl from White Collar Missy
Third Place in the Band Category - White Collar Missy
Second Place in the Band Category - You’ve Got Mail.

You’ve got Mail move onto the next stage which is making a video entry. Along with first and second place around the country, they go into the pool from which there will be 35 bands chosen to be considered for National Finals in Wellington in September.

Good luck to them, and to Copium from Tolaga Bay Area School who placed First in the Band Category.

Thanks to Tami Wilson for the photos

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Our 2026 Smokefreerockquest journey has been epic. From the Heats to the Regionals to online entries - our bands and solo/duos have been practising hard out and performing on the stage at War Memorial and in our Music Room.

Fourteen Bands and one Duo performed at the Heats on May 15. With a huge 32 acts performing it was quite a day, but we came away with five groups through the the regional finals.

Performing in the Heats were:
Taz n Nat - Natalie Hudson and Tasmin Ryan
Army Surplus - Sophie Haskins, Lily-Rose Cairns, Molly Muir, Milla Jones, Tahlia Cameron, Charli Willoughby
Dynamik - Neiva Keir, Casey Orford, Sienna Spencer, Pippa Keyworth, Avalon Hayes, Shekinah Isnit, Maia-Dee Cook
Dream Catchers - Jaynie Ovenden, Caitlyn Stewart, Baely McLean, Josie Keast, Binuri Ranaweera, Shrivali Singh
Whakaia - Liarah Fox, Desire Lewis, Mafi Niupalau, Brooklyn Te Rauna, Kasey Brown-Mihaere, Neveah Hovell, Mataria Bristowe
Silent Vain - Prophoce-Rain Hillman, Chazei Tehau, Malia Cousins, Mya Brew, Sofia Sener
Shockwave - Pearl O'Connor, Danika Schwass, Kayleigh Goncalves, Saramae Lamb,
No Strings Attached - Jessie Jones, Sophie Warren, Hinemaia Reedy, Kaela Reeves, Grace O'Connor
VALORIE - Esmae Fourie, Olivia Brown, Feifei Yu, Josie Lambert,
Maggie Johnson
Blue Nitrate - Natalie Bacon, Willow Roberts, Kylah Mason, Farhat Ali, Atahlia Herewini-Koia

Through to regional finals
You've Got Mail - Pyper August, Klara Pauwels, Celia Willoughby, Indigo Ruifrok, Zara Couper
Eunoia - Princess Estrada, Chloe Olangca, Sharfaye dela Torre, Lou Mangco, Karli Bartlett
Talking to Myself - Zita Szoke, Zeva Kinnaird, Naomi Campbell, Celena Bull, Miracle Eccles, Emilia Ilin
My Way - Nikita Schwass, Ainise Toupili, Maia Matete, Savanah Williams, Jasmine Reynolds
White Collar Missy - Estella Hepburn-van Zyl, Koston Stevens, Layla Mersham, Rosanna Hepburn-van Zyl, Carly Bottrill, Ella Destounis

CONGRATULATION to everyone who performed - we were very proud of you!

Photos: Tami Wilson

Wow… what epic couple of weeks it has been! First up for our amazing music students was the annual Chamber Contest held at the Lawson Field Theatre on June 3rd. With a line up of fourteen groups made up of 42 GGHS students and 2 GBHS students, there was plenty of variety and opportunity for students of all levels of experience to show their skill and hard work.

RESULTS:
Best Group Overall - Forte Fingers
Wairere Kutia - piano (Gisborne Girls High School)
Pyper August - piano (Gisborne Girls High School)
Romie Roseman - piano (Gisborne Girls High School)
Hinemaia Reedy - piano (Gisborne Girls High School)
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Highly Commended
Ana 1 Ana 2 Ana 3 - Gisborne Girls High School/Gisborne Boys High School
The Dolls - Gisborne Girls High School
It Never Raines - Gisborne Girls High School
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Adjudicator's Award
Rising Up - Gisborne Girls High School
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KBB Music Award
Bb Brotherhood - Gisborne Girls High School/Gisborne Boys High School
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Best Performance of a New Zealand work
Ana 1 Ana 2 Ana 3 - Gisborne Girls High School/Gisborne Boys High Gisborne Girls' High School

So proud of all our students at last nights Chamber Contest.

Just in from the Central District Rounds of the CMNZ NZCT Chamber Music Contest.

TAIRĀWHITI

Best Group Overall - Forte Fingers

Wairere Kutia - piano (Gisborne Girls High School)

Pyper August - piano (Gisborne Girls High School)

Romie Roseman - piano (Gisborne Girls High School)

Hinemaia Reedy - piano (Gisborne Girls High School)

Work performed: Moritz Moszkowski's Spanish Dance No. 1 Op 12

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Highly Commended

Ana 1 Ana 2 Ana 3 - Gisborne Girls High School/Gisborne Boys High School

The Dolls - Gisborne Girls High School

It Never Raines - Gisborne Girls High School

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Adjudicator's Award

Rising Up - Gisborne Girls High School

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KBB Music Award

Bb Brotherhood - Gisborne Girls High School/Gisborne Boys High School

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Best Performance of a New Zealand work

Ana 1 Ana 2 Ana 3 - Gisborne Girls High School/Gisborne Boys High School

Performed: Christopher Norton's Happiness

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WHANGANUI

Best Group Overall - Ivory and Brass

Arne Leiva Benegas - Cornet (Whanganui High School)

Moata Leiva Benegas - Trombone (Whanganui High School)

Jacob Huang - Piano (Whanganui High School)

Work performed: Carl August Gustav Riccius' Concertino

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Highly Commended

Felixitations - Whanganui Collegiate School

The Ghost Notes - Whanganui High School

Cullinane Pipe Trio - Cullinane College

No Strings Attached - Whanganui High School

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Adjudicator's Award

Three of a Kind - Whanganui Home Educators

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KBB Music Award

Ivory and Brass - Whanganui High School

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Best Performance of a New Zealand work

The Ghost Notes - Whanganui High School

Work performed: Michael Franklin-Browne's A Day at the Races

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Best Newcomer Award

St. George's Trio - St. George's school

Josef Haydn's Allegro & Andante, arranged by L. Moyse

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IRMT Whanganui Most Promising Junior Group

Trio Traviata - Whanganui Collegiate/Whanganui High School

Work performed: Heinrich Alberti's Fantasie on la Traviata by Verdi

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Whanganui Music Society Award for best group with a vocalist

Panache - Whanganui High School

Works performed: Requiem for a Soldier - Kamen & Fauré; Whisper of Angels - Kamen & Fauré; Anything Goes - Porter & Rogers; The Lady is a Tramp - Porter & Rodgers

New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) KBB Music

We all had such an awesome time with Annie this week. Thank you Annie and NZ Music Commission

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Hi everyone
Wondering if anyone can help us out. We have a number of senior students who don’t have instruments to practice on at home. In particular bass guitars. Does anyone have any lying around that they might possibly be able donate? Doesn’t matter about their condition - we can do them up and get them working again.