Kicking off the Rugby World Cup 2011

The biggest sporting event to ever hit New Zealand is this year's Rugby World Cup. It has been a massive success and we eagerly await the final tonight between New Zealand and France. The opening night was an amazing showcase of New Zealand and I was super proud to be involved.

Victoria Kelly was the musical director for the opening ceremony and invited me to do the copying work for all of the new music. She was writing in Logic and sent the sessions to me (via Gobbler, I LOVE Gobbler) to bring through to Sibelius where I prepared the scores and parts - tidying notation, adding articulation, dynamics and everything needed to make beautifully clear music. In three days I made:

• 39 scores
• 116 instrumental parts
• 525 copies of those parts ready for the players and conductor

Here is everything on my floor, proofread and re-proofread, sorted and re-sorted, and ready to be packed up.

I then went to the recording sessions at York Street Studios and made sure there were parts on the stands for the beginning of each session with the Auckland Philharmonia.

What a joy!!