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Rosmini College’s Junior Choir won a bronze medal at Kids Sing – a competition for primary and intermediate school choirs held at the Auckland Town Hall on Tuesday, 11th August. Rosmini College’s Head of Music, Sue Williams was especially pleased with the win, as Rosmini was the only boys school there and they had one of the smallest choirs – fourteen boys – compared with the silver medal winners, Carmel College who had sixty members. The Rosmini choir sang a medley of songs including an African spiritual and When the Saints Go Marching In. Their two soloists, Matthias Mackay and Theophilus Carlos performed particularly well. The other members of the choir were; Michael Bennett, Bartosz Satro, Vance Avery, Andy Valeni, Christian Tasi, Amanaki Koro, Dale Gush, Layton Wright, Joseph Gibson, Tom Blackwell, Nicol Miller and Liam Joyce. |
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Year 13 Rosmini College student, Nick Mulligen (17) of Birkdale has had his song, ‘Sin Destino’ (which means ‘Without Destination’) selected amongst the top forty songs in the ‘Play It Strange’ 2009 National Secondary Schools Songwriting Competition. The Top 40 songs are professionally recorded and go on the 2009 Play It Strange CD. Nick also wins a professional recording session worth $600 and NZ Rockshop retail credit of $150. He describes his song as “a sappy love song.” For the recording Nick played the guitar and Rosmini Year 12 student, Leroy Banse did the vocals. Leroy says it was a privilege to sing “this amazing song” and he concludes that “Nick’s the man!” Nick says he feels very honoured and he describes his win as a real “foot in the door for the future.” Nick adds that he wishes to continue with his music and “possibly make a career out of my passion.” Last year Rosmini College’s Tom Holden won this competition and so it is good to see that Nick and Leroy are ensuring Rosmini’s success with this competition continues.
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The Rosmini College Polyfest Group performed two traditional Tongan dances: the Meetupaki (the paddle dance) and Taufakaniua on Sunday, 21 March at the 2009 Polyfest held at the Manukau Sports Bowl. The boys came third in the Meetupaki. The Polyfest Group consisted of twenty Year 7 to Year 13 students led by Year 13 student and Prefect, Willie Vea and Year 12 student, Pauliasi Pahula. The group were coached by Latanoa Vatuvei who commanded the boys’ respect as he gave up countless hours of his time to contribute his knowledge. Vatuvei says it was well worth it when he saw all the hard work come to fruition in two fantastic performances. Rosmini College Old Boy, Joseph Tuitupou assisted with the coaching for the Meetupaki having performed the dance himself in the winning Rosmini College Polyfest team of last year. Three of Joseph’s brothers were in this year’s Polyfest group and it is hoped that they too will also be inspired to help coach future Rosmini College Polyfest teams. The boys have been training four times a week since February and a lot of the time they began training at 3.10pm and did not finish until 8.20pm. Maori Head of Department, Alex Brown says the boys showed incredible discipline and commitment. He adds, “The boys were very appreciative of everyone’s time – never complaining about the practices. They always acted together in what they did and were a team.” Mr Brown describes the support from the boys’ families as “amazing” as they often provided meals after each practice and the boys’ mothers spend hours making the intricate costumes for each performance. A number of family members also sang in the paddle dance on performance day. Mr Brown says “the quality of the performances were brilliant particularly the timing and attention to detail in each performance. The war dance demonstrated the boys’ speed and co-ordination as well as the values that they hold and camaraderie shown towards each team member. The Rosmini character shone through the day with the boys behaving well and showing respect towards the other performances.” Mr Brown wants to thank, along with the coaches, the families and the boys, the drummers, Mano and Simi, Mr Vatu Vei’s leadership and commitment, Karen Trenberth for all her help and for “capturing the magic on video” and Rosmini College principal, Mr Tom Gerrad for his inspiring pre-performance pep talk. |
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