The Star: August 15, 2019

The Star Thursday August 15 2019
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Musicians on key at festival
• By Jess Gibson
A NUMBER of young
Canterbury musicians have
earned the right to blow their
own horn.
Eight out of 14 individual
awards at the Southern Jam
Youth Jazz Festival went to
the region’s secondary school
students over the weekend.
Fourteen South Island schools
sent students to Blenheim for five
nights of workshops and master
classes before a competition on
August 10.
St Andrew’s College year 13
student Serge Beaton was named
most outstanding trombone
player and received the best
soloist award which he shared
with his year 11 schoolmate
Flynn Megaw after their
trombone “battle”.
Another St Andrew’s year 13
student, Victoria Lee, who has
only been playing the double
bass since the start of the year,
was named most outstanding
bassist.
Two Christchurch Boys’ High
School students also came away
with awards. Max Young took
out most outstanding guitarist,
while Logan Edwards was
named best ‘big band’ drummer.
Riccarton High School
student Jay Kang won the
YOUNG, SUCCESSFUL
& on the move
EVEN MATCH: St Andrew’s College students Serge Beaton
and Flynn Megaw shared the best soloist award for their
trombone “battle”.
most outstanding keyboard
player award and Rangi Ruru
Girls’ School student Amelie
Spinks was named the most
accomplished rhythm section
performer.
The St Andrew’s College big
band was the overall festival
winner for the eighth time in the
event’s 15-year history.
The big band also claimed a
gold category
award,
while the St
Andrew’s
soul band and
jazz orchestra
received silver
category
awards.
The CBHS’s
big band
received a
gold category
award, while
its ensemble
and combo
bands claimed
silvers.
The Papanui High School and
Christ College big bands also
took home golds.
HARMONY:
The
St Andrew’s
College big
band and
(below)
St Andrew’s
musician
Victoria Lee.
Bands from Rangi Ruru,
Linwood College, Hagley
College, Darfield High and
Riccarton High brought home
gold, silver and bronze medals.
St Andrew’s
head of music
Duncan
Ferguson said
it was very
satisfying to see
the big band
come out as the
overall winner.
“St Andrew’s
College has now
won the award
eight times in
the history of the
competition, but
the judges this
year were brand
new and didn’t
know us at all. So it’s really great
to have a different panel of judges
decide we were the best band.”
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