Audrey Guo (Year 12) is participating in the final two rounds of the New Zealand Chamber Music Competition.
Audrey is a pianist in the trio ‘Menotti’ and they are performing Suite for Two Cellos and Piano by Gian Carlo Menotti. The trio includes cellists Matthew Chanwai and Junghwan Choi from St Paul’s Collegiate School and Rangitoto College respectively.
The Chamber Music Contest National Finals are held in Christchurch on the weekend of 6-7 August. ‘Menotti’ is one of the three chamber groups from Auckland that were selected to progress through to the semi-finals. Twelve chamber groups perform in the semi-finals and only six groups go on to compete in the final round.
Westlake Girls has a long history of success at this national competition and many of the players have gone on to become professional musicians in their respective instruments.
“It has been a great experience performing alongside amazing musicians and we are excited for this week end,” says Audrey. We wish her and her group members all the best.
If Menotti makes it through to the final six, you can watch her performance live-streamed from 7pm tomorrow (Saturday 7 August) night. You can watch live here.