Daily Reports - Saturday 30th May 2015
South Pacific International and New Zealand National Accordion Championships and Festival

Sunday 31 May Daily Report

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Saturday Morning

Dennis Lovatt Three generations of Perry family
Morning setup: Competitions Co-ordinator and NZAA committee member Dennis Lovatt. Three generations of Perry family arrive.
Tamba Young Heather Masefield & Megan Jennings
Tamba Young organising the judges tables. NZAA Secretary Heather Masefield and NZAA Competitions Secretary Megan Jennings organising the ticket table.
Maurice Jones and Campbell Bettridge Jessica Chen & Lisa Yelavich
Former NZ Champions Maurice Jones and Campbell Bettridge. Campbell is a past NZAA Committee member and achieved a 3rd placing in what is now called the Coupe Mondiale Masters Category. NZAA committee member Jessica Chen with conductor Lisa Yelavich organising the draw room.
Amber Masefield Jessica Chen and Bor Kuan Song
NZAA Treasurer Amber Masefield setting up the computer for organising the results and certicates printing. NZAA committee members Jessica Chen and Bor Kuan Song working at the draw table.
Megan Jennings and Tamba Young
Megan Jennings and Tamba Young beside the trophy display. There is always a lot of work each year to organise the return of the annual cups and also to polish them!
Stephen Cope Veronica Dowd
NZAA committee member and compere for the competitions, Stephen Cope, is introduced by NZAA President Sonja Palinich and opens the competitions. First competitor to play is Veronica Dowd.
Tim Sinyakov Craig Jeffries
Tim Sinyakov Craig Jeffries
Jessie-Less Pawa Angela Chen
Jessie-Less Pawa Angela Chen
Catrina Lin Corey Jeffries
Catrina Lin Corey Jeffries
Serena Hendry Adam Perry
Serena Hendry Adam Perry
Jessie Chen Valerie Tay
Jessie Chen Valerie Tay
Annabelle Ding Carl Dowd
Annabelle Ding Carl Dowd
Tom Guernier Stephanie Rooke
Tom Guernier Stephanie Rooke
Satoshki Kincaid  
Satoshki Kincaid  
Eastern Junior Accordion Orchestra conducted by Lisa Yelavich.
Eastern Junior Accordion Orchestra conducted by Lisa Yelavich.
Eastern Junior Accordion Orchestra conducted by Lisa Yelavich.
 
Lisa Yelavich Veronica Dowd and Craig Jeffries
Lisa Yelavich Next came the prize giving for the Saturday morning session with cup presentations by NZAA President Sonja Palinich. Veronica Dowd and Craig Jeffries
Tim Sinyakov Jessie-Lee Pawa
Tim Sinyakov Jessie-Lee Pawa
Corey Jeffries, Adam Perry & Angela Chen Catrina Lin
Corey Jeffries and Adam Perry were awarded 2nd equal with Angela Chen a 1st Catrina Lin
Serena Hendry Jessie Chen and Maia Perry
Serena Hendry Jessie Chen and Maia Perry
Valerie Tay Annabelle Ding
Valerie Tay Annabelle Ding
Carl Dowd and Stephanie Rooke Tom Guernier
Carl Dowd and Stephanie Rooke Tom Guernier
Satoshki Kincaid and Serena Hendry Catrina Lin
Satoshki Kincaid and Serena Hendry Catrina Lin
Eastern Junior Accordion Orchestra
Eastern Junior Accordion Orchestra conducted by Lisa Yelavich was awarded 1st Prize.
Corie Jeffries Stephen Cope
Corie Jeffries Compere Stephen Cope concludes the morning session

Saturday Morning Results

Saturday Afternoon

Owen Fan Andrew Glover

Competitions for this afternoon began.
Owen Fan (China)

Andrew Glover played his own composition titled "Tender Tango". A really nice composition.
Eric Max Marina Jin
Eric Max Marina Jin (Australia)
North Shore Musicale conducted by Megan Jennings
The North Shore Musicale conducted by Megan Jennings made a festival performance
North Shore Musicale conducted by Megan Jennings
Karen Swanson, Jan Olsen, Dennis Lovatt, Antoinette Rodahl and Heather Masefield.
Jiancheng Xue (Alex)
Guest artist Jiancheng Xue (Alex) put on a excellent performance that showed why he has enjoyed such international success as 2nd place at the 50th and 51st Klingenthal Virtuoso Entertainment category in Germany and 2nd place at the 2013 Coupe Mondiale Junior Virtuoso Entertainment category. The audience really enjoyed his performance.
Videos to come:
 
Italian Polka performed by Jiancheng Xue (Alex)
 
Radetsky March performed by Jiancheng Xue (Alex)
Annabelle Ding 3rd place with 1st equal for Angela Chen and Corey Jeffries. Craig Jeffries, Veronica Dowd, Jessie Chen and Valerie Tay.
Carl Dowd and Catrina Lin. Owen Fan.
Andrew Glover and Serena Hendry Veronica Dowd,
Corey Jeffries. Tim Sinyakov, Annabelle Ding, Eric Max.
Adam Perry and Angela Chen. Stephen Cope concludes the afternoon competitions session.

Saturday Afternoon Results



Sunday 31 May Daily Report


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