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American professional pianist Amy Cottingham has taken on the role of conductor for Warkworth choral group Kowhai Singers.
The jazz and classical pianist will begin her tenure with rehearsals in February for the choir’s next public concert, which is scheduled for May.
Amy moved to New Zealand from Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2017 and settled locally after travelling for 11 months. She has performed at Warkworth Town Hall and the Sawmill Café at Leigh, as well as directing a Matakantata choir concert in June and a Kowhai Singers Christmas carols performance. As well as a Bachelor of Music in piano performance, she also has a master’s degree in orchestral conducting, and has been teaching, composing and performing music professionally for more than 20 years.
Kowhai Singers member and webmaster Jo Evans says her appointment will be a boon for the choir.
“Amy has made quite a musical impact since she arrived in the Warkworth area last year, demonstrating her prodigious keyboard skills in several solo piano recitals that have been very well received,” she says. “We are thrilled to have been able to engage her to conduct Kowhai Singers.”
Jo says the choir welcomes new singers keen to learn their parts and present a high standard of choral performance. Weekly rehearsals begin on Monday, February 11 at 7.30 pm in the Warkworth Methodist Church Hall.
Info: Jo Evans on 422 6328 or jo.hose.evans@gmail.com, Marion McDermott-Jones on 423 0543 or m_rjones@xtra.co.nz, or visit kowhaisingers.org.nz
