Rehearsals
Please email rachel@musicfestival.school.nz if you will not be available for 1 or more of the below rehearsals.
Rehearsal 3
- 7-8pm, Thursday 16 October
- Avonhead Baptist Church (102 Avonhead Road, Avonhead)
- Please bring your music in a black folder to this rehearsal
Rehearsal
- 2:35-3pm, Saturday 1 November
- Avonhead School Hall, Avonhead Primary School (55 Avonhead Road, Avonhead)
- This will be a run through rehearsal with the Representative Choirs so please gather in the foyer outside the Avonhead school hall before entering as rehearsal will be in progress. Please park on Avonhead road, not in the staff car park.
Soundcheck/Technical Rehearsal
- Monday 3 November
- 12.45-1.20pm
- Christchurch Town Hall, 86 Kilmore Street, Central City. Meet in the Town Hall foyer and someone will take you through to the green room backstage before the run through.
- We realise this is during a work/school day so no obligation to attend but it would be great to have some of you who can come for our technical crew to sort out lighting and staging.
Performances
Please email rachel@musicfestival.school.nz if you will not be available for 1 or more of the performances listed below.
- Tuesday 4 November
- Wednesday 5 November
- Thursday 6 November
- Friday 7 November
Call time: 7:40pm for a performance time of 8:14pm
Venue: Christchurch Town Hall, 86 Kilmore Street, Central City – meet in the green room backstage
Concert Dress
Please wear plain smart black clothes for the performance, and your 4 year medal if you have one!
Crowded Table
The song we will be performing this year is Crowded Table, originally written, performed and recorded by the American country music supergroup The Highwomen. This choir (SATB) version is arranged by Andrea Ramsey.
Sheet Music
Download the score for Crowded Table here.
Feel free to download the score onto a tablet device and bring it to the rehearsal. There will also be printed scores available for you to collect at the first rehearsal.
Please do not distribute or use this sheet music outside of rehearsing and performing for the Christchurch Schools’ Music Festival 2025 Alumni Choir.
Voice Parts
See this list for your assigned voice part (Soprano, Alto, Tenor Bass). This is based on the information you provided us when you registered to be a member of the Alumni Choir. If, after looking at the music, you would be more comfortable singing a different voice part, please email rachel@musicfestival.school.nz to discuss.
Learning Tracks
Teaching Notes
Please read through the teaching notes here. They will help guide you in your music learning and there is also important information about phrasing, markings to take note of, diction/vowels, and vocal production.
Festival Whānau
Please join our Festival Whānau by registering your details here. We are building a database of those who have been involved or interested in the Festival so that we can keep in touch in the future!