Last weekend the Cantare choir camp was finally able to go ahead after being cancelled earlier in the year during lockdown.
On the Friday, the choir worked with guest clinician Elise Bradley (pictured above and right). Elise was previously HOD Music at Westlake Girls High School before becoming the Musical Director of the prestigious Toronto Children’s Chorus in Canada, where she has worked for the past 15 years.
Elise commented that it was a pleasure to work with Cantare who were so responsive and thoughtful in their approach to the music. She was delighted to see them work cohesively as a team towards their goals and it was an added bonus to work with her granddaughter Bella Allan-Moetaua, who is a current member.
The choir continued their hard work and fun into the next two days and enjoyed a Saturday night zoom session with Chris Bruerton from his home in the UK (pictured left).
Chris is the Kiwi member of the international award winning ensemble “The Kings Singers” and will be working with the choir in person later in the year when he visits New Zealand.
The choir are now very much looking forward to sharing their music at The Big Sing Festival coming up in June.
The camp is pictured below left, and below right are Music staff Rachel Carson, James Harrison and Fiona Wilson (HOD).
