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Congratulations to all competitors and prize winners in this year's NZ Woodwind Competitions!
Primary/Intermediate Solo Class
| Name and Instrument |
Repertoire Performed |
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1st Place
Mabel Hung - Flute
Prize: $500 cash sponsored by Flute Focus
& Solo Performance at Prize Giving Concert
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Jade by Pierre-Octave Ferroud
View on You Tube here
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| 2nd Place
Stefenie Lin-Yi Pickston - Clarinet
Prize: $250 cash sponsored by Flute Focus
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| 3rd Place
Jacob Webster - Flute
Prize: $150 cash sponsored by Flute Focus
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| Finalists
Andy Dowell - Clarinet
Elvina Liu -Flute
Nathan Gibson - Flute
Elysees Chow - Flute
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| SOUNZ Award
Best Performance of a NZ Work
Satine Finer-Neuhauser - Flute
Prize: $50 SOUNZ voucher
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Lagu II by Gary Wilby |
Primary/Intermediate Duet Class
| Names and Instruments |
Duet Performed |
| Gold Award sponsored by KBB Music
Mabel Hung - Flute & Joia Jiaxin Che - Flute
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Sonata in A - Telemann
Movements I & I V
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| Silver Award sponsored by KBB Music
Polly Sims - Flute & Zoe Drake - Flute
Kelly Hooton - Fife & Stephanie Blows - Fife
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| Bronze Award sponsored by KBB Music
Jaime Ockerse - Fife & Rudger van Den Heever - Fife
Rhian Bennett - Flute & Anais Wallace - Flute
Lily Jones-Harvey - Fife & Freya Barlow - Fife
Alicia Wirtenberger - Recorder & Stephanie Blows - Fife
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Secondary Solo Class
| Name & Instrument |
Repertoire Performed |
| 1st Place
Carol Wang - Bassoon
Prize: $1,000 cash sponsored by Flute Focus
& Solo Performance at Prize Giving Concert
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Partita - 2nd Movement by Gordon Jacob
View on You Tube here
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| 2nd Place
Eva Ding - Flute
Prize: $500 cash sponsored by Flute Focus
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| 3rd Place
Alex Eichelbaum - Clarinet
Prize: $250 cash sponsored by Flute Focus
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| Finalists
Noah Rudd - Oboe
Yune-Sang Yune - Flute
Clelland Reynolds - Flute
Gemma Price - Oboe
Jessica Yun - Flute
Minah Kim - Flute
Eric Begley - Clarinet
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SOUNZ Award
Best Performance of a NZ Work
Yune-Sang Yune - Flute
Prize: $70 SOUNZ voucher
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"In which Christopher Robin leads an
exposition to the North Pole"
from 'Four Pooh Stories' by Maria Grenfell
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Secondary Duet Class
| Names and Instruments |
Duet Performed |
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Gold Awards sponsored by KBB Music
Jason Ng - Flute & Campbell Wang - Flute
Sally Choi - Flute & Angelina Park - Flute
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Duetto I from Three Concertante Duets for Two Flutes - E Walckiers
Air from the Suite No.3 in D - JS Bach
Can't Decide - Lee West
Peonies & Butterflies – Carey Blyton
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| Silver Awards sponsored by KBB Music
Da Yoon - Flute & Emma Sullivan - Flute
Hirono Ishio - Flute & Raewyn Tan - Flute
Hayeon Kim - Flute & Stefanie Crncevic - Flute
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| Bronze Awards sponsored by KBB Music
Emily Chan - Flute & Olivia Lee - Flute
Karen Li - Flute & Emily Chan - Flute
Claudia Bridger - Saxophone & Alice Parry - Saxophone
Cecilia Song - Flute & Aileen Zhou - Flute
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Tertiary Solo Class
| Name and Instrument |
Repertoire Performed |
| 1st Place
Lauren Grout (University of Waikato) - Flute
Prize: $2,000 cash sponsored by Flute Focus
& Solo Performance at Prize Giving Concert
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Pièce by Ibert
View on YouTube here
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| 2nd Place
Todd Gibson-Cornish (University of Cantebury) - Bassoon
Prize: $1,000 cash sponsored by Flute Focus
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| 3rd Place
Michael Merry (University of Auckland) - Oboe
Prize: $500 cash sponsored by Flute Focus
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| Finalists
Oscar Laven (NZ School of Music) – Bassoon
Nathaniel Smorti (University of Waikato) – Clarinet
Reuben Chin (NZ School of Music) – Saxophone
Aimee Gallando (University of Otago) – Flute
Kenny Keppel (University of Auckland) - Clarinet
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| SOUNZ Award
Best Performance of a NZ Work
Lauren Grout (University of Waikato) - Flute
Prize: $100 SOUNZ voucher
& free 12 month Library Membership
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Concerto for Flute & Orch, Mvts II & III
by A. Ritchie
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Tertiary Duet Class
| Names and Instruments |
Duet Performed |
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Gold Award sponsored by KBB Music
Perry Carter (University of Cantebury) - saxophone
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Reuben Chin (NZ School of Music) - saxophone
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Scherzando (V) from 6 Caprices
for 2 saxophones
by Pierre Max Dubois
View on YouTube here
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Silver Awards sponsored by KBB Music
Michael Merry (University of Auckland) - oboe
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Kenny Keppel (University of Auckland) - clarinet
Justin Standring (University of Cantebury) - flute
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Lianne Eveleens (Christchurch) - flute
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Supporters of the 2012 NZ Woodwind Competitions
My sincere thanks to the following whose very generous support has ensured the continuation of this worthwhile event to encourage students of woodwind instruments in the pursuit of excellence.
Competition Organizer - Mary O'Brien
Mobile: +64 27 676 8741
Email Mary O'Brien
 Mary O’Brien is a flute teacher based on the North Shore in Auckland, New Zealand. She plays 2nd flute and piccolo with the Auckland Symphony Orchestra and is a past president of the Auckland Flute Society and the New Zealand Flute Society. She is the Editor in chief and the driving force behind Flute Focus.
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