Kia Ora from London!

Surprise, I’m in London! I am reaching the end of my orientation week at the Royal College of Music and I cannot wait to begin properly on Monday. After a couple of weeks of settling in I am ready to go. Since it has been such a long time since my last update I thought I would give a brief update of all the awesome things that have happened over the last few months.

May - Back to Auckland. As wonderful as it was to spend two months at home, it was equally incredible to return to life as normal for a while. I was in the studio at NZO three days a week, different coachings, acting lessons, and preparing for our scenes concert in early August. 

June and July - Much the same, two months of blissful consistency! In July I got to perform my first Mozart Requiem with Bach Musica. It was such a gorgeous work that I cannot wait to perform again.

Scenes

After our final show!

August - The scenes concert! The three of us loved working with our Director, Jon Hunter. We had a week where we got to work through all the drama and put it into the music. The repertoire was such a great mix and gave us each the chance to shine. We performed the concert twice, to full audiences. I cannot understate how incredible it was to perform for people again, and how wonderful it was to perform with stage animals like Anna and Felicity. It has been such a joy to spend these last few months working on our craft together and I already miss them so much!  

A little snippet of Sweat with Pride with my Flatmate Beth!

Also in August, the Studio Artists took part in the NZ Aids foundations Sweat with Pride initiative to raise funds for the NZ Aids foundation and Rainbow youth. It was so much fun to work out for 21 minutes a day and raise money for our queer whānau. In the second lockdown we even did some Zumba over Zoom! A hilarious session that I am glad no one saw! 

The Last Supper

Final Breakfast with my flatmates at our favourite local cafe!

September - Farewell New Zealand! The last few weeks of August were devoted to tidying up my life in Auckland. Selling my beautiful car of six years and all the unnecessary bits and bobs I have picked up along the way and trying to fit my life into two suitcases weighing 30kgs. No easy task, let me tell you! But now I am here at the beautiful Victoria League waiting to begin my studies. For this semester most of our study is online, which is a little disappointing but I am also glad that the College is taking a safe approach. 

Ready to Fly!

Masks all the way for 48 hours of flights and layovers!

I hope everyone reading this is staying safe, washing their hands and wearing a mask! 

Love to all,

Harry xx

ALSO! A quick note, over the last few days I have added a gallery tab to my website, so have a scan through for some photos from some recent productions and competitions.