Concours de la Chanson, French Singing Competition
Garth Wilshere
Concours de la Chanson, French Singing Competition
Grande Finale
St Andrew’s on The Terrace,
Reviewed by Garth Wilshere
THIS competition organised by Alliance Française Wellington in co-ordination with Jenny Wollerman at the NZ School of Music is in its second year and showcases promising young singers in French language and repertoire.
Prizes are generous, including French tuition and cash for all place-getters and for the winners this year a trip to New Caledonia for masterclasses at the Conservatoire Musique Nouvelle Calédonie as well.
In the finale there were four singers in the Chanson Moderne section and all acquitted themselves well although Kieran Rayner was for me the clear winner for his excellent, strongly sung, powerful, bitter-edged Amsterdam by Jacques Brel, well-deserving the $2000 first prize. Second prize of $500 went to Daniella Rosa-Young also sensitively singing Brel, and third prize of $250 to Estere Dalton.
The classical Mélodie section had eight finalists and the clear winner was Bianca Andrew who had excellent French language skills to match her vocal and interpretive skills in De Soir from Debussy’s Proses Lyriques. Second place went to Rose Blake for a beautifully characterised and delivered Les Filles de Cadix by Delibes, with third place-getter Fredi Jones nicely capturing his Fauré song.
Judges were ex-pat New Zealand singer Catherine Pierard and from The Conservatoire, Bruno Zanchetta, the assistant director, with prizes presented by the French Ambassador His Excellency Mr Francis Etienne.
Grande Finale
St Andrew’s on The Terrace,
Reviewed by Garth Wilshere
THIS competition organised by Alliance Française Wellington in co-ordination with Jenny Wollerman at the NZ School of Music is in its second year and showcases promising young singers in French language and repertoire.
Prizes are generous, including French tuition and cash for all place-getters and for the winners this year a trip to New Caledonia for masterclasses at the Conservatoire Musique Nouvelle Calédonie as well.
In the finale there were four singers in the Chanson Moderne section and all acquitted themselves well although Kieran Rayner was for me the clear winner for his excellent, strongly sung, powerful, bitter-edged Amsterdam by Jacques Brel, well-deserving the $2000 first prize. Second prize of $500 went to Daniella Rosa-Young also sensitively singing Brel, and third prize of $250 to Estere Dalton.
The classical Mélodie section had eight finalists and the clear winner was Bianca Andrew who had excellent French language skills to match her vocal and interpretive skills in De Soir from Debussy’s Proses Lyriques. Second place went to Rose Blake for a beautifully characterised and delivered Les Filles de Cadix by Delibes, with third place-getter Fredi Jones nicely capturing his Fauré song.
Judges were ex-pat New Zealand singer Catherine Pierard and from The Conservatoire, Bruno Zanchetta, the assistant director, with prizes presented by the French Ambassador His Excellency Mr Francis Etienne.
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