- First equal prize: Harry Peirse
- First equal prize: Rebekah Mapson
- Achievement prize:Tian Yi Lu
- Achievement prize: Hayley Reid
- Achievement prize: Jennie Verdonk
The Music Association Of Auckland Quartet Composition Competition
ComposerĄ¯s Biography
 Rebekah Mapson
is 17 years old and is a Year 13 student at Westlake GirlsĄ¯ High School. She has been studying music for five years but only started composing in 2004. Rebekah has been involved in choral singing from the age of nine and is currently in the award winning choir, Key Cygnetures. It is from an exposure to a variety of different musical styles that Rebekah draws inspiration to compose. Rebekah is hoping to pursue a tertiary education in music at Otago University next year.
 Harry Peirse
is a year 12 student at Western Springs College and also studies classical piano, jazz piano and musical composition. He recently completed Grade 8 classical piano and is now working towards his performance certificate. Upon completion of his schooling, he plans to study towards a Bachelor of Music at Auckland University. His musical tastes favour the late romantics, particularly Rachmaninoff and Debussy, and he also enjoys the music of various twentieth century classical composers.
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Hi everyone
On Saturday the MAA (Music Association of Auckland) composition
competition held its finalists concert. Five quartets were presented,
each of which included a Chinese instrument amongst their
instrumentation. In a unanimous decision the four judges decided to
award a joint first place. The two winning works were "Ritual Dance"
by Rebekah Mapson of Westlake Girls High School and "Caprice" by Harry
Pierse of Western Springs College. A good-sized audience of friends
and supporters attended the performances and were treated to some
demonstrations of various Chinese instruments, and then afternoon tea
following the concert.
It is intended to run a similar competition next year, possibly with
an emphasis on Indian musical instruments. It would be great next time
to have a larger range of entries - it can, after all, be easily built
into composition tasks at senior level in schools. The upper age limit
was only 20, so school students were not (potentially) competing
against much more advanced composers. It's also a great way to
introduce students to the music of other cultures. And it gives
composing a 'real' deadline and a reason for writing something.
Congratulations to Elsa Lam, her team and the various sponsors, for
organising a great multi-cultural event, and best wishes for the
future!
DAVID HAMILTON
Composer, choral conductor, music educator
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
web-site: www.dbhmusic.co.nz
Many hyperlinks on poster and entry form. Please check them out!!!
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