Pegasus Post: October 24, 2017

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Pupils learn from jazz master
• By Sophie Cornish
​AN AWARD-winning jazz
band from Chisnallwood
Intermediate has played
alongside New Zealand big band
legend Rodger Fox.
The three-time Tui award
winner for New Zealand jazz
recording of the year was in
Christchurch for the Big Band
Festival at the weekend and
played with the ​Chisnallwood
band on Thursday.
Fox held a series of school and
adult band workshops during
the weekend.
Chisnallwood music programme
co-ordinator Judith Bell
said the workshops gave some
pupils their first experience playing
in a big band.
The​Chisnallwood jazz band
won a silver title at the Ara Institute
of Canterbury’s JazzQuest
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Motorists have lost control
there, including a drink driver
who smashed into her fence.
Potholes and other road
damage following the
PERFORMING: New Zealand big band legend Rodger Fox played with Chisnallwood
Intermediate’s jazz band at the Christchurch Art Gallery last week.
for high school bands this year.
They were the only intermediate
school band in JazzQuest.
Dylan Jonkers, who also
earthquakes are also a concern
for Miss Smith.
“They don’t have warnings for
any of the pot holes.”
“You have to go 10km/h over
some of the bigger potholes,
won the Rockshop Bandquest
with Class Disruption, plays
trombone in the Chisnallwood
jazz band and wrote a piece
they have signs up saying
30km/h but you still have to
slow right down for them,” said
Miss Smith.
She said her car has received a
lot of stone chips over the years.
called Memory Blues. Dylan
wrote all the parts for each
instrument and also sings in the
piece.
Plan to narrow North New Brighton road
A decision on the plan
will be made by the Coastal
Burwood Community Board in
December.
Work for the project will not
begin until mid-2018.
Local
News
Now
• By Sophie Cornish
Fire rages, homes at risk
Chisnallwood
marks 50 years
CHISNALLWOOD Intermediate
School will celebrate its 50th
jubilee this weekend.
The school was officially opened
in July 1967. It
was named after
William Chisnall
(1827-1876) and
William Wood
(1824-1904).
who first farmed
the area which
formed the
school’s district.
Justin Fields
It is estimated
more than 30,000 students have
attended the school over the past
50 years.
The first day of the jubilee
will take place on Friday with a
welcome event and powhiri ceremony
at the school.
On Saturday, there will be a
community day at the school,
involving former and current students.
Principal Justin Fields said
this day will be for showcasing the
school’s talent.
Live entertainment, food and
drinks will be available while the
school shows off its cultural, artistic
and sporting abilities.
Opportunities to register for
the event are still available on the
school’s website.
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