On Friday, 6 June, 8 groups of Westlake Girls and Boys students travelled to Raye Freedman Art’s Centre in Epsom to compete in the district rounds of the 60th annual New Zealand Chamber Music Contest (NZCT).
Their sessions featured a wide range of ensembles performing everything from classical repertoire to contemporary works. Students showcased their technical skill, ensemble cohesion, and musical interpretation, impressing adjudicators and audience members alike.
These performances reflect months of dedicated rehearsal time from students, from the selection of repertoire right through to performing on the stage. Congratulations to all the ensembles below from Westlake Music — it was a fantastic celebration of collaborative music-making.
The Octopals (Chloe Liong, Bada Jeong, Limin Khaw, Antonia Georgieva, Coco Pratt, Rosa Morris, Rhea Bourhill, Nanae Sato-Nates)
Clarinet Crescendo (Miya Riseborough, Angela Seo, Afia Naushad, Rosa Morris, Grace Young, Andrea Yang, Chloe Day, Yuri Jung)
Clarivio Keys (Miya Riseborough, Miya Atkin, Amber Liu)
Four is Enough (Limin Khaw, Nanae Sato-Nates, Luke Manley, Joshua Wilson)
Eleutheria (Piper Donaldson, Charlotte Smith, Winnie Meng, Bada Jeong, Tiffany Ma)
Lumina Quartet (Miya Aitken, Amy Malcolm, Afia Naushad, Mimi N’deble)
Triptyque (Jannet Cho, Anna Wang, Angela Seo)
LCVM Collective (Crystal Shangci Xu, Miya Yuxin Wang, Lucy Liang, Veronica Liang).