Kia ora and welcome to High Score!
“Do or do not. There is no try.”
Yoda, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
It is with the wisest, Yoda-like energy that we warmly welcome you to the musical experience of your most fantastical dreams. Along with a 12-piece orchestra, with High Score: Legendary soundtracks in concert Supertonic is on a mission to spirit you away with the sublime soundscapes of video games, fantasy adventure films and anime. This concert will take you through decades of music, from retro video game classics like Tetris to modern favourites such as Halo and Grammy Award-winning pieces from Sid Meier’s Civilization. The concert also includes classic anime themes, Marvel masterpieces and scores from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Through the power of choral singing, we hope to evoke the feeling of excitement and possibility of a convention - where everything you can imagine is in one big place. Come with us on a great adventure through all the different worlds represented in music and song.
Musical Director: Virginie Pacheco
Virginie began her musical training in France, where she graduated with Honors from the University of Nancy with a Bachelor in Musicology. After completing diplomas in Recorder and music theory, Virginie settled in Montreal to pursue her Masters in Conducting at the Université de Sherbrooke. She quickly became an acclaimed emerging conductor, winning the Iwan Edwards award in 2015. She has participated in masterclasses throughout the world, and in 2017 spent a summer residency with the Ontario Youth Choir. High Score is Virginie’s third concert with Supertonic as Music Director, and shares the role with musical co-director Isaac Stone.
About Supertonic
Supertonic is a 50-strong Wellington based choir that strives to push the boundaries of what choral music can be. The choir was formed in 2014 and since then has performed concerts that cover the entire musical spectrum, from Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G Minor to a pop spectacular celebrating Fleetwood Mac and David Bowie. More recently the choir has performed alongside Bret McKenzie and The Muppets in the Jim Henson Retrospectacle and Mama Kin Spender at the local Coastella music festival.
Also Sprach Zarathustra: Sunrise Fanfare | 2001: A Space Odyssey | Richard Strauss, orchestration adapted by Isaac Stone
Main Theme | Super Mario Bros | Koji Kondo and Alan Silvestri, orchestration by Cadenza Editions, vocal arrangement by Isaac Stone
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy | Tetris | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Avriel Kaplan, Kevin Olusola and Ben Bram. Adapted by Mark Brymer, orchestration adapted by Isaac Stone
Korobeiniki | Tetris | Russian Folk Song, arr. Samuel Stokes
Misty Mountains | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | David Donaldson, David Long, Steve Roche and Janet Roddick, orchestration by Isaac Stone. Soloists: Richard Kleingeld and Joel Miller
I See Fire | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Ed Sheeran, orchestration by Isaac Stone. Soloists: Natalie Williams and Emma Cameron
Into the West | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, Annie Lennox, arr. Alan Billingsley, orchestration by Isaac Stone
Duel of the Fates | Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace | John Williams, arr. Keith Christopher, orchestration adapted by Isaac Stone
Main Theme | The Last of Us | Gustavo Santaolalla, arr. Isaac Stone
Running up that Hill | Stranger Things | Kate Bush, arr. Roger Emerson, orchestration by Isaac Stone. Soloist: Samantha Kelley
We Built This City | Guardians of the Galaxy | Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert and Peter Wolf, arr. Kirby Shaw
Main Theme | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | Akira Senju, transcribed by Nat Lewis, orchestration adapted by Isaac Stone
Merry-Go-Round of Life (instrumental) | Howl’s Moving Castle | Hisaishi Joe, orchestration adapted by Isaac Stone
The Parting Glass | Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag | Traditional Irish, arr. Carl Crossin
Main Theme | Halo | Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori, orchestration by Isaac Stone
Requiem Lacrimosa | Bioshock Infinite | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, orchestration by Isaac Stone
Warriors | League of Legends | Imagine Dragons, arr. Isaac Stone. Soloist: Elena Saunders
Battle is a Test of Strength, Homeland & Companions Theme | Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance | Mathieu Lavoie, FX Dupas, François Beauvais, orchestration and score prep by Baptiste Cathelin and Alexandre Choinière, orchestration adapted by Isaac Stone
The Seeding | Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth | Geoff Knorr, orchestration adapted by Isaac Stone
Baba Yetu | Sid Meier’s Civilization IV | Christopher Tin, Swahili adaptation of The Lord’s Prayer by Chris Kigiri, orchestration adapted by Isaac Stone. Soloists: V Appanna and Hannah Timms
Sogno di Volare | Sid Meier’s Civilization VI | Christopher Tin, adapted from the writing of Leonardo Da Vinci by Chiara Cortez, Orchestration adapted by Isaac Stone
Soprano Bethany Miller, Briony Pentecost, Laura Gaudin, Natalie Moreno, Samantha Kelley, Niamh Lovelock, Bex Shadbolt, Anne-Marie Baird, Briana Treder, Ellen Walsh, Ellie Stewart, Martha Palmer, Tessa Dalgety-Evans
Alto Anne Williams, Chloe Munden, Eleanor Middleton, Elena Saunders, Ellen Twiss, Hen Priestley, Elinor Millar, Emma Cameron, Hannah Timms, Jo Calvert, Maddison Treadwell, Natalie Williams, Sabrina van Saarloos
Tenor Aaron Miller, Joel Miller, Matt Hutton, Wayne Lim, Tom Williams, Callum Neil, Hugh Laurenson, Raphael Solomon, Rondell Del Rosario, Skye Garmonsway, V Appanna
Bass David Harris, Devin Farmery, Kevin Hodder, Phill Houlihan, Rami Valmont, Alan Keegan, Jozef McGurk, Marco Ribecchi, Michael Miller, Richard Kleingeld
Band Rupa Maitra - Violin, Lucy Maurice - Violin, Donald Maurice - Viola, Gemma Maurice - Cello, Ben Casbolt - Percussion, Matthew Oliver - Synth/piano, Isaac Stone - Synth, Rob Edgecombe - Bass, Nick Walshe - Clarinet, Erin Upjohn Beatson - Flute, Clarke Spence - Trumpet, Patrick Di’Somma - Trombone
Supertonic would like to thank Murray Cameron | Tawa College | Pipitea Marae | Brendon Davies | Te Auaha | Greg Maxted | Isaac Stone | Armageddon Expo | Bill Geradts | Counterculture
