If you wish to enter this section of the Walter Kirby Music Competition, here are some general guidelines for you to think about.
Firstly, this award was named in honour of one of our highly accomplished Old Boys and presented to the school by his mother, Miriam Dunningham and family. Sam was studying to be an audio engineer when his life was tragically cut short. His family would like his love of music and recording music to be remembered and honoured with this award.
As Sam was a sound engineer, this award is for those students who wish to record. You can use school equipment, your own, a professional studio or website. You need to provide a CD recording of your work – you may include one or several songs/pieces.
You must enter this award as an individual.
What the judge is looking for is:
- A quality recording
- Evidence of editing – you could write out in words your process or provide several recordings, showing your editing process
- A genuine interest in the process of recording music
The Life of Walter Kirby
Walter Kirby was born in Auckland and educated by the Marist brothers. He had a superb singing voice and became a professional singer, living and performing mainly throughout Australia.
The first Walter Kirby Singing Competition was held at Sacred Heart in 1936. Records show that Walter Kirby left 100 pounds to the College for a singing prize. During the 1960’s instrumental and group prizes were added. Now the competition boasts ten sections and is a valued part of our school calendar.
We remember Walter Kirby for fostering 86 years of musical memories for our College.
