Gisborne International Music Competition musicians last year found time to accompany ukelele-playing students at Makauri School. File picture
Pizza and a screening of Whale Rider at Wainui Beach is planned tonight to welcome entrants to this year’s Gisborne International Music Competition before the first round begins on Monday.
The international event that has attracted young musicians from as far as Copenhagen, Dallas and Singapore, celebrates its 30th anniversary
this year.
GIMC focuses on core instruments that make up an orchestra. These include violin, viola, cello, trumpet, trombone, French horn, flute, clarinet, bassoon and harp.
“The competition really is highly regarded,” says Gisborne International Music Competition manager Mark La Roche.
“Everywhere I go in Australia, people say ‘oh, you have that international music competition in Gisborne, New Zealand’. There are not many competitions like this for orchestral instruments. Many of the musicians who come here for the event will go on to perform with orchestras or get good positions around the world.”
