"Mixing it up to entertain you
By SARAH MACDONALD
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AN eclectic mix of Macleans College students will compete in the school’s annual talent quest this week.
The 44th Calibre gets set to rock Macleans gymnasium. From left, Adam Walker, Patrick Sham, Nikita Tu-Bryant, Alex Freer and Ashleigh Hope. Times photo Michelle Hyslop.
There have been an overwhelming number of entries in the competition, well exceeding previous years.
“We ended up with so many entries we have been having trouble fitting everyone in,” said head girl Lara Markstein.
“We’ve got solo dancers, group dancers, solo and group singers as well as instrumentals. There’s rock to blues to jazz. It’s a fantastic variety.”
Organised by prefects, sponsorship helped to secure prizes this year.
“In the past it has been held at lunchtimes. But because so many parents want to come and see the talent, we decided to do an evening finals night.”
One of the headline acts is rock band The 44th Calibre, which was recently selected for the national finals of the Rockquest competition to be held in Wellington on September 3.
The 44th Calibre features Nikita Tu-Bryant on lead vocals and guitar, Adam Walker, guitar, Patrick Sham, guitar and backing vocals, Ashleigh Hope, bass, and Alex Freer on drums and backing vocals.
The talent quest provides the band with valuable performance practice.
“It’s good we can take our minds off the Rockquest until the day comes,” said Nikita.
“[The talent quest] is great especially when you have support and people who know you.”
Alex said school friends offer the band encouragement.
“There aren’t as many nerves because you have friends in the crowd. At Rockquest you just don’t know what is going to happen.”
The 44th Calibre was established two and a half years ago and since then has recorded a single and developed a music video.
“We will see where Rockquest takes us,” said Ashleigh.
“If we succeed then that’s awesome but if we don’t we will stay together and see where we end up. I would love to start in New Zealand and then maybe go overseas — that would be wicked cool.”
This will be the last time the band can compete in Rockquest, with Adam and Patrick in their final year at the school.
The Macleans College talent quest starts 7.30pm, Friday, September 2, in the gymnasium. There will be a small entry charge."
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I think my animosity towards them is unfounded. Perhaps they're just too good. :o (Well, Alex is anyway.)
Perhaps I don't like Nikita because she's really up herself (oops did I just type that out)
Maybe I'm jealous?
Perhaps.
Am I annoyed that Fist Full of Fives doesn't seem to be going anywhere?
Maybe. (probably not.)
Or am I annoyed at just how much the paper likes whoring the 44th? >.> Why don't they do an article on Dennis? I mean, surely if they come in the finalists for one of High School Rock Music Bands' most important competition thingies, doesn't a finalist entry in the Kodak Music Video awards mean anything?
How the hell do they get in the paper anyway? Did they have to ask? I would feel like such a scab if I had to ring up a paper and ask them to do an article on anything, especially anything I was involved in. :o
Yeah. o_O
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