Year 13 students from Westlake Girls have been awarded First, Third and two Highly Commended in the NZCF Federation Choral Composition competition.
Jonine Tiakia won with her composition piece Invictus. Lisa Qian came third equal with A Night Thought, while Hannah Jones and Melody Zhang both received a Highly Commended for Voices of the Air and Tree at my Window respectively.
The NZCF-SOUNZ Choral Composition Competition was introduced to mark the third millennium, with a trophy presented by NZCF Auckland Region. The competition is run in conjunction with SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, and awards a prize for the best choral piece composed by a New Zealand secondary school student. There were 23 entries in this year’s competition.
Pictured with Jonine at the piano are from left: Hannah, Lisa and Melody.