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OverviewNew Zealanders love to sing together. Thousands of us sing in hundreds of choirs throughout the country, making it our most popular and participated in performing art. Most of us have sung in school choirs, or participated in national competitions such as the Big Sing, and increasingly people are joining choirs as adults, recognising the benefits to wellbeing and the sheer pleasure of making music together. But the story of choirs in New Zealand is not just one of enthusiastic participation, it is also about striving for excellence, and achieving it. And it’s not just about our great soloists finding international acclaim; national choirs such the Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir and the New Zealand Youth Choir have won international awards, and many others tour overseas. This didn’t happen by chance. So what was needed for New Zealanders to succeed at this demanding, precision art form, and who were the key people involved? Author Guy Jansen was one of them; the world’s first national youth choir, the National Youth Choir of New Zealand, was just one of his initiatives. In Sing New Zealand he describes choral music’s trajectory from the enthusiastic amateur efforts of the nineteenth-century to today’s internationally renowned national choirs. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Guy Jansen , Negar PartowPublisher: Massey University Press Imprint: Massey University Press ISBN: 9780995113510ISBN 10: 0995113513 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 09 July 2020 Audience: General/trade , General , General Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword 6 Introduction 8 1 The heritage of Māori song and the birth of a new tradition 17 2 Colonial music and choral beginnings 29 3 Visits by overseas choirs 43 4 Thirty turbulent years from 1914 55 5 Significant choral leaders of the time 77 6 Bonanzas unheralded, unsung, 1925–45 95 7 After the Second World War: A new world beginning 115 8 The main cities take centre stage 129 9 The worth of investing in young people, 1966–86 159 10 The perplexing question of conductor training 193 11 We’re all going on a summer holiday: Conductor training in action 211 12 A world in union: The New Zealand Choral Federation 239 13 The flourishing of a rich choral culture, 1972–99 265 14 The new millennium 285 15 Five national choirs and a world symposium 307 16 How has the best become so good? 327 Afterword: Where to from here? 337 Glossary 342 Notes 344 Acknowledgements 367 About the author 369 Index 370ReviewsAuthor InformationIn 2011 the late Dr Guy Jansen (1935–2019) was awarded a MNZM for services to music. He was a renowned music educator and choral musician, and in 1979 founded the New Zealand Youth Choir — reputed to be the first national youth choir in the world — and was its musical director. He also founded the New Zealand Secondary Students Choir, and pioneered training in choral conducting. Dr Jansen formed the Festival Singers and Bel Canto, and served as chair of the New Zealand Choral Federation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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