“Exhibition”– a variety of brass, with Wellington bands playing host to the...
EXHIBITION Four Bands each play two major works for Brass Bands Hutt City Brass Band (Matthew Stein, conductor) Trust Porirua City Brass (Clynton Payne, conductor) Wellington Brass (David Bremner,...
View ArticleThe Night Watch’s “Every Breath you take” a great success at the NZSM
THE NIGHT WATCH presents: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE – A Concert of Baroque Music Works by Pachebel, Telemann, Vivaldi, Caldara, Handel, Zelenka, Buxtehude and Willaert The Night Watch Andrew Doyle (alto...
View ArticleExtraordinary music-making from the 2019 Adam Troubadours
Chamber Music Hutt Valley presents: 2019 Adam Troubadours Claudia Tarrant-Matthews (leader), Sophia Tarrant-Matthews, violins, Grant Baker, viola / Olivia Wilding, ‘cello HAYDN – String Quartet in C...
View ArticleTwo out of three from Puccini’s Il Trittico boldly and confidently presented...
Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music presents: PUCCINI – Suor Angelica / Gianni Schicchi (from “Il Trittico”) Cast(s): Suor Angelica Suor Angelica………………..Michaela Cadwgan The Princess………………….Margaret...
View ArticleWarming our hearts in mid-winter – Cantoris directed by Thomas Nikora
Cantoris Choir presents: A MID-WINTER’S NIGHT Music by Eric Whitacre, Morgan Andrew-King, Samuel Berkahn, Thomas Nikora, Robert Schumann, Ludwig van Beethoven and Josef Haydn ERIC WHITACRE – Sleep /...
View ArticleVoices of the World – Stroma’s ambient “girdle round about the earth”
Stroma presents: VOICES OF THE WORLD Works by Celeste Oram, John Psathas, Luciano Berio. Julia Wolfe, Jack Body, Anna Clyne CELESTE ORAM – An Overture (1807, rev. 2018, 2019) (devised by Celeste Oram,...
View ArticleInnovative, adventurous, AND intensely musical!! –“Pictures” with Orchestra...
Orchestra Wellington presents: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION Music by Debussy, Barber, Alex Taylor, Musorgsky CLAUDE DEBUSSY – L’Isle Joyeuse (orchestrated Bernardino Molinari) SAMUEL BARBER – Concerto for...
View ArticleMorton Trio shines in a concert of variety and splendour at Lower Hutt
Chamber Music Hutt Valley presents: MORTON TRIO – Music by Kenneth Young, Szymanowski and Brahms Arna Morton (violin) / Alex Morton (horn) / Liam Wooding (piano) KENNETH YOUNG – Trio for horn, violin...
View ArticleJennifer Stumm and Te Koki Trio share honours at Wellington’s MFC
Chamber Music New Zealand presents: JENNIFER STUMM AND TE KOKI TRIO Music by Michael Williams, György Kurtág, Schumann, and Brahms MICHAEL WILLIAMS – Spirit flies Sun Rises GYÖRGY KURTÁG – Three Pieces...
View ArticleIntense, heartfelt and involving – Verdi’s Rigoletto from Eternity Opera at...
Eternity Opera presents: GIUSEPPE VERDI – Rigoletto (Opera in three Acts) Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave (after Victor Hugo) English translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin CAST : Rigoletto...
View ArticleAnd then we heard……Symphonies Four and Five from the NZSO in its...
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents: DESTINY – Beethoven’s Fourth and Fifth Symphonies BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL – Symphonies 4 in B-flat Op.60 and 5 in C Minor Op.67 Edo de Waart (conductor) New...
View ArticleTwo sides of a genius – Beethoven’s Eighth and Ninth Symphonies from Edo de...
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents: JOY – Beethoven’s Eighth and Ninth Symphonies BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL – Symphonies 8 in F Major Op.93* and 9 in D Minor Op.125 “Choral” Sabina Cvilak (soprano) /...
View ArticlePercussion-driven “Carmina Burana” with the Orpheus Choir a triumph
The Orpheus Choir of Wellington presents: CARMINA BURANA CASEY CANGELOSI – Jazz on Saturn NEY ROSAURO – Marimba Concert No. 1* Yoshiko Tsuruta (marimba)* Orchestra Wellington Percussion Ensemble CARL...
View ArticleNailing it with Style – Circa’s “The Pink Hammer” a delightful and moving...
THE PINK HAMMER – a play by Michele Amas Circa Theatre, Wellington Director: Conrad Newport Cast : Louise Anne Chamberlain Helen Ginette McDonald Siobhan Harriet Prebble Woody Alex...
View ArticleStroma breathes life into its collection of “Sonic Portraits”
STROMA – Sonic Portraits Works by : Simon Eastwood/Alistair Fraser, Liza Lim, Ashley Fure, Salina Fisher, Rebecca Saunders, Toru Takemitsu SIMON EASTWOOD/ALISTAIR FRASER – “Pepe”...
View ArticleVersions….and versions – Beethoven, Mahler (orch. Michael Vinten) and...
Wellington Chamber Orchestra presents: BEETHOVEN – Overture to the Opera “Fidelio” Op.72b MAHLER (orch.Vinten) – Piano Quartet in A Minor (1876) (first public performance) BRUCKNER – Symphony No. 3 in...
View ArticleConcerted and ensembled efforts from NZSM string players give pleasure at...
St Andrew’s Lunchtime Concert Series presents: The New Zealand School of Music STRING ENSEMBLE Music by Haydn, Kimber and Bartok Soloists: Rebecca Warnes (‘cello) JOSEF HAYDN – ‘Cello Concerto in C...
View ArticlePiano fantasies, dreams and forebodings, from Tony Chen Lin at Wellington’s...
Wellington Chamber Music presents: TONY CHEN LIN (piano) Music by Mozart, Schumann, Janáček and Gao Ping MOZART – Fantasia and Sonata in C Minor, K,475 & 457 GAO PING – Daydreams – Suite for Piano...
View ArticleEnthralling and disturbing – NZ Opera’s take on Britten’s “The Turn of the...
New Zealand Opera presents: BENJAMIN BRITTEN – The Turn of the Screw (libretto by Myfawny Piper, after the novella by Henry James) Conductor: Holly Mathieson Director: Thomas de Mallet Burgess...
View ArticleIconic singer/composer Björk celebrated by Claire Cowan’s Blackbird Ensemble
Tour-Makers presents: BJÖRK: ALL IS FULL OF LOVE The Blackbird Ensemble Claire Cowan (director, arranger, small strings, keyboard) Charmian Keay (violin) / Peau Halapua (violin) / Rachel Grimwood...
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