The Junior Choir is composed of approximately 85 auditioned pupils in Years 5 & 6
Junior Representative Choir
Saturday Rehearsals
Attendance is compulsory
Dates: Saturday, 24, 31 August; 7, 14, 21 September; and 19 October
Start: 1pm at Avonhead Baptist Church, 102 Avonhead Rd (except 21 Sept – see below).
Finish: 3.30pm at Avonhead School, 55 Avonhead Rd
IMPORTANT: Please note that the rehearsal on 21 September will start and finish at Avonhead School.
Please note different start and finish locations for some rehearsals. All rehearsals start and finish at the stated time – please arrange your transport around this so that you are not late arriving OR being collected!
Holiday Course
Attendance is compulsory
Dates: Monday – Wednesday 30 September, 1 & 2 October
Venue: Avonhead School
Time: 9.00 – 2.30pm each day (Report at 8.45am)
Please note: We require the assistance of teachers or of parents of children attending the Holiday Course to help supervise the children during their two 30-minute breaks on each day of the course. Click here for more details
Rehearsal music tracks
Click here for Rehearsal Music Tracks for the Junior Choir
Dress Rehearsals
Attendance is compulsory for both rehearsals
Date: Monday 21 October
Venue: Christchurch Town Hall
Time: 9.30-2.20pm (bring lunch and snacks)
and
Dates Tuesday 22 October
Venue: Christchurch Town Hall
Time: 9.30-12pm
Performance Evenings
Attendance is compulsory for all four evenings
Dates: Tuesday – Friday, 22 – 25 October
Reporting Time: by 6.00pm
Collection Time: 9.15pm
Conductor
The conductor of the Junior Choir is Kimberley Wood.
Kimberley is a PhD candidate in Marketing at the University of Canterbury. In 2020, she received a master’s degree in commerce (MCOM), and a Bachelor of Music degree in 2018. After receiving her LTCL in singing, she became a member of the New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir (2013-2014) and New Zealand Youth Choir (2017-2019). In 2021-22 she was on the committee for the New Zealand Choral Federation Canterbury / West Coast branch. You can find out more about Kimberley here.
Kimberley is assisted by accompanist Hsing-Yin Lin.
Manager
The Manager of the Junior Choir is Jill Plank.
If you have a child in the Junior Choir, any questions or concerns that cannot be answered by information on this site can be answered by Jill. Email: jilldragonladychoir@gmail.com; ph: 021 177 6261
The Junior Representative Choir is supported by…
