It's taken a few years but finally I have managed to win my 12th NZ National Open Baritone title, beating my good friend Gary Bilton's previous record held for many years.
The set work was At Hell's Gate by Bertrand Moren, one of the hardest solos I have been asked to perform, and I played it 3 times at the contest - thankfully each performance seemed to improve, producing the best one at the Champion of Champions.
Thanks to my awesome accompanist Camila de Oliveira who did a fantastic job on an extremely difficult piano part.
