Cantare Choir has recently enjoyed plenty of time singing together over the past two weeks, as they performed with the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra in the Auckland Town Hall as well as completing their annual camp on the picturesque Whangaparaoa coast.
The APO’s Discovery Concert is an educational concert for Auckland secondary students and this year featured various orchestral masterpieces with connections to the cultural city of Vienna. As a finale, Cantare was invited to perform a modern work by Earl Maneein ‘The Brightest of All Possible Futures’ which aims to convey young people’s frustration and anger about climate change and war, before ending with a message of unity to create positive change.
The Year 9 extention Academy class of 45 students were excited to go to the concert and enjoyed seeing their Westlake peers performing with a professional orchestra.
The piece itself is certainly impactful – it includes punk and heavy metal elements, a soprano soloist and shouting from the orchestra and choir.
The video recording will be played at Carnegie Hall in New York and possibly across other parts America.