2025 Draft Schedule

Easter Monday 21st April 

9.30 Venue Unlocked

10:00 Report to the Cashmere Performing Arts Centre (PAC) Foyer & Sign In at Registration Desk 

10:30 Full Orchestra (1.5 hours)

12:00 Lunch 

12.45 Full Orchestra (1.5 hours)

2:15 Afternoon Tea 

2:45 Full Orchestra (1.5 hours)

4:15 Pick Up

9:15 Notices and Sign In (PAC Foyer) 

9:30 Sectionals (1.5 hours)

11:00 Morning Tea 

11:30 Sectionals (1.5 hours)

1:00 Lunch

2:00 Full Orchestra (1.5 hours)

3:30  Afternoon Tea 

4:00 Psathas Orchestra (1.5 hours, no soloists)

5:30 Pick Up

Wednesday 23rd April

9:15 Sign In (PAC Foyer) 

9:30 Sectionals (2.25 hours)

11:45 Social Activity and Lunch

 1:00 Full Orchestra (1.5 hours)

2:30 Afternoon Tea 

3:00 Full Orchestra (1.25 hours)

4:15 Psathas Orchestra (1.25 hours,with soloists) 

5:30 Pick up

Thursday 24^th April

9:15 Notices and Sign In (PAC Foyer) 

9:30 Combined Sectionals (1.5 hours)

11:00 Morning Tea 

11:30 Combined Sectionals (1.5 hours)

1:00 Lunch


2.00  Full Orchestra (1.5 hours)

3:30 Afternoon Tea


4:00  Full Orchestra (1.5 hours)

5:30 Pick up

ANZAC Day – Friday 25^th April

1:00 Full Orchestra (1.5 hours) 

2:30 Afternoon Tea

3:00 Dress Rehearsal

4:00 Break


5:00 Notes for Notes Concert (in blacks) 

6:00 Pick Up

9:45 Sign In (PAC Foyer) 

10:00 Psathas Orchestra (45 min)

10:45 Full Orchestra (45 min)

11:30 Morning Tea


12:00 Full Dress Rehearsal – Everyone (not in blacks) (1.5 hours)

1:30 Pick Up 

6:15 Report to PAC

7:00 NZSSSO 2025 Performance (in concert dress) 

9:00 Farewells
 and Pick Up

10:00 Venue will be locked