NZ YOUth Week 2011 was celebrated at Richmond Library through musical performances from Waimea College music students.
Jacob Peters, Year 12, performing a toned down version of Living on Prayer by Bon Jovi
This years YOUth Week theme was ‘STEP UP, Be heard, Take responsibility, Be YOUth’. To give local youth an opportunity to achieve this, Waimea College music students were invited to take on the challenge of performing live in the library. This coincided nicely with the last week of NZ Music Month.
The event was coordinated and organised through Chris Burcin, HOD Music, and Trish Sullivan, Arts Co-ordinator at Waimea College. Trish pulled together a group of six talented, young male musician’s (Year 10 and 12′s) who were keen to perform at Richmond Library.
Customers were entertained for 45 minutes with songs from John Lennon, Bon Jovi, Foo Fighters, Led Zeppelin, Metallica along with a couple of classical pieces.
Paul McConachie, from the TDC, kindly supplied and setup a sound system for the group to use so the music could easily be heard throughout the library. The Tasman Youth Council kindly donated Richmond Mall vouchers to give to the performers.
~ Heather
Congratulations Heather, on all your recent events. What a fantastic way to promote a positive image of youth in our community by having them share something they enjoy doing.