Winners of the Kitto Cup for Senior Vocal Duet, Benjamin Berry and Jessica Valentine.
Winners of the Kitto Cup for Senior Vocal Duet, Benjamin Berry and Jessica Valentine.
Central Hawke’s Bay College recently held an arts and culture evening, where the audience was treated to a showcase of the college’s talents.
The evening was the celebration of cultural events that have taken place over the year at the college and included the display of art from different year levels.
The event was put together by head of faculty, Kath Keir, and her team of Tess Tobin, Lomi Schaumkel, and Puawai Nepe Apatu, and was full of music, drama and songs from a wide variety of performers and genres.
Connor Cup winner for Senior Guitar Solo, Jake Edwards
The evening started with the Centrifugals Choir which performed the award-winning number Whakamoimiti by Stan Walker, and the Pukekaihau kapa haka group also performed two pieces from their repertoire.
The evening was interspersed with piano, drum and guitar performances and an array of singing from individuals, duets and small groups. CHB College’s award-winning Shakespearean actors also presented their “MacBeth” performance from the Sheila Wynn competition.
Winner of the Chris Bird Cup for Junior Boys’ Vocal Solo, Hezekiah Schaumkel.
The evening highlights for many were the opera performance by Hezekiah Schaumkel with “Sebben Crudele”, and Jessica Valentine’s rendition of “The Wizard and I” from Wicked. These two performers are already well known across the Hawke’s Bay for their talent and this event simply highlighted their potential as stars of the future.
The college’s annual Fryer Cup competition results were also announced.
