Term Three has been a busy one for the Music Department. Students will look forward to a couple of weeks break before Term Four brings several final performances before prize giving and exam leave.

Term Three opened with a rapid-fire run of events including Open Day and the annual Music Roadshow,  involving 100 students travelling by bus visiting eight primary schools over two days. As well as, MANifesto choir heading off to The Lower North Island Cadenza Festival in Hastings and coming away with a TUI/ Gold award.

To complete a hectic month we ended with the school concert, this year's theme was ‘The Art of Music’. Over two nights we showcased the best of the Music Department groups and soloists, as well as cultural performances from the Kapa Haka and Pasifika groups. Kade Kareko provided a superb beat boxing set and the PNBHS Hip Hop Dance crew, Jake Maskill and Camden Woodroofe provided impressive dance items. All these performances can be viewed on Youtube on the ‘PNBHS MUSIC’ channel. https://www.youtube.com/@pnbhsmusic2362

Photographs from ‘The Art of Music.’

To round out competition commitments, the Stage Band will travel to Wellington on Saturday, 28th September to take part in the finals of the Essential Young Jazz Band-It competition against the other top ten groups in NZ . They will be hoping to continue the success of two second placings in that last two years.

A group of Boys' High Students, Inside Melody have been selected to take part in the National Young Singers in Harmony Barbershop competition to be held in Wellington in the last week of Term 3.

End of Year Performances

There is a Choral Concert with PNBHS MANifesto and PNGHS Cantatrices with guest choir PNBHS Te Aitanga a tane to be held at St Andrews in the City on Saturday, October 19th at 2.00pm. Entry by gold coin donation.

On Thursday, 24th October the annual Food Bank concert for Year 9 Band Symfonia, Concert Band and the Stage Band will be held at the Salvation Army Citadel on Church Street at 7.00pm. Entry by food items for the Foodbank.

On Saturday, 2nd November the PNBHS Stage Band will be performing at their own Stage Band Concert to be held in the Speirs Centre at 7.30pm. A great night of Jazz music. Entry by gold coin donation.

The annual Palmerston North Boys' High School Solo Piping competition will be held again this year on Saturday, 16th November. This is open to all solo pipers B Grade and under. Entry form available by emailing: dearloveh@pnbhs.school.nz

Dates to remember:

26 September  -  Barbershop Quartet, Young Singers In Harmony  - Wellington

28 September  - PNBHS Stage Band Jazz and It - Wellington

19 October, 2.00pm  - Choral Concert, MANifesto, Cantatrices - St Andrews in the City

2nd November, 7.30pm - PNBHS Stage Band Concert - Speirs Centre PNBHS

18th November, 9.00am - Solo Piping Competition - Speirs Centre PNBHS

The music department will round off their year’s activities with all senior groups performing at the prizegiving at Arena Manawatu, 6.00pm on Wednesday, 30th October.