SOUNZ Events

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra | Lark Ascending

Tobias Ringborg - Conductor
Amalia Hall - Violin

Lilburn: Symphony No.3
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite

A summer’s day, a bird singing in the clear blue sky, ever winging up and up… Vaughan Williams’ radiant vision of the English countryside brings New Zealand violinist Amalia Hall back to the APO.

Vaughan Williams and his student Douglas Lilburn both deeply admired Sibelius, whose influence is clear in the lean, taut argument of Lilburn’s last orchestral work.

Sibelius’ suite about the legendary hero Lemminkäinen is most familiar for its movement The Swan of Tuonela. In Finnish mythology, Tuonela is the River of Death, and Sibelius gives the calm anguish of the Swan’s song to a cor anglais.

Tobias Ringborg - Conductor
Amalia Hall - Violin

Lilburn: Symphony No.3
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite

A summer’s day, a bird singing in the clear blue sky, ever winging up and up… Vaughan Williams’ radiant vision of the English countryside brings New Zealand violinist Amalia Hall back to the APO.

Vaughan Williams and his student Douglas Lilburn both deeply admired Sibelius, whose influence is clear in the lean, taut argument of Lilburn’s last orchestral work.

Sibelius’ suite about the legendary hero Lemminkäinen is most familiar for its movement The Swan of Tuonela. In Finnish mythology, Tuonela is the River of Death, and Sibelius gives the calm anguish of the Swan’s song to a cor anglais.

Tobias Ringborg - Conductor
Amalia Hall - Violin

Lilburn: Symphony No.3
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite

A summer’s day, a bird singing in the clear blue sky, ever winging up and up… Vaughan Williams’ radiant vision of the English countryside brings New Zealand violinist Amalia Hall back to the APO.

Vaughan Williams and his student Douglas Lilburn both deeply admired Sibelius, whose influence is clear in the lean, taut argument of Lilburn’s last orchestral work.

Sibelius’ suite about the legendary hero Lemminkäinen is most familiar for its movement The Swan of Tuonela. In Finnish mythology, Tuonela is the River of Death, and Sibelius gives the calm anguish of the Swan’s song to a cor anglais.

August 18, 2022 19:30 · Auckland Town Hall

Cinderella | RNZB (Napier, performance 1)

Dance

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

August 20, 2022 19:30 · Municipal Theatre

Cinderella | RNZB (Napier, performance 2)

Dance

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

August 21, 2022 13:30 · Municipal Theatre

World New Music Days | ISCM/ACL 2022

Festival

ISCM WORLD NEW MUSIC DAYS
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Ōtautahi Christchurch
23–30 August 2022

ASIAN COMPOSERS LEAGUE
Ōtautahi Christchurch
28–31 August 2022

Te Rōpū Kaitito Puoro o Aotearoa | The Composers Association of New Zealand (CANZ) will proudly host the postponed ISCM World New Music Days in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Ōtautahi Christchurch this month.

Music featured throughout this double festival will include new and innovative works from across the international membership of the ISCM and ACL, alongside a rich and varied array of recent music from Aotearoa.

Check out the Festival Events Info Page for a detailed schedule of events, and read more on the SOUNZ blog here.

ISCM WORLD NEW MUSIC DAYS
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Ōtautahi Christchurch
23–30 August 2022

ASIAN COMPOSERS LEAGUE
Ōtautahi Christchurch
28–31 August 2022

Te Rōpū Kaitito Puoro o Aotearoa | The Composers Association of New Zealand (CANZ) will proudly host the postponed ISCM World New Music Days in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Ōtautahi Christchurch this month.

Music featured throughout this double festival will include new and innovative works from across the international membership of the ISCM and ACL, alongside a rich and varied array of recent music from Aotearoa.

Check out the Festival Events Info Page for a detailed schedule of events, and read more on the SOUNZ blog here.

ISCM WORLD NEW MUSIC DAYS
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Ōtautahi Christchurch
23–30 August 2022

ASIAN COMPOSERS LEAGUE
Ōtautahi Christchurch
28–31 August 2022

Te Rōpū Kaitito Puoro o Aotearoa | The Composers Association of New Zealand (CANZ) will proudly host the postponed ISCM World New Music Days in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Ōtautahi Christchurch this month.

Music featured throughout this double festival will include new and innovative works from across the international membership of the ISCM and ACL, alongside a rich and varied array of recent music from Aotearoa.

Check out the Festival Events Info Page for a detailed schedule of events, and read more on the SOUNZ blog here.

August 23, 2022 14:30 — August 31, 2022 21:00 · Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Ōtautahi Christchurch

Cinderella | RNZB (Christchurch, performance 1)

Dance

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

August 25, 2022 19:30 · Isaac Theatre Royal

Cinderella | RNZB (Christchurch, performance 2)

Dance

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

August 26, 2022 19:30 · Isaac Theatre Royal

Cinderella | RNZB (Christchurch, performance 3)

Dance

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

August 27, 2022 19:30 · Isaac Theatre Royal

Flow: Beautrais x de Vegt

Concert

Flow: Beautrais x de Vegt is a unique show that celebrates the Whanganui River and the stories of its people. It is made up of sixteen original compositions by Elizabeth de Vegt using poems from Airini Beautrais’ collection Flow: Whanganui River Poems (VUP2017) as lyrical inspiration. The compositions celebrate Beautrais’ poems by exploring traditional and contemporary musical forms, including jazz, working songs, sea shanties, folk, country and pop. More importantly, this unique creative collaboration elevates the stories at its core ensuring they continue to be shared and remembered.

August 27, 2022 19:30 · St Peter's on Willis, Wellington

OCT Ensemble | Nature Inspired

Concert

OCT Ensemble
Rupert D'Cruze | conductor

Programme:

Michael Williams: Equinox 4
– Hone Tuwhare: Wind Song and Rain
– Dinah Hawken: The Issue of Water
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Michael Williams: Ki te ataahua Ihorangi
– Denis Glover: Lake, Mountain, Tree
– Hone Tuwhare: Toroa: Albatross
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals

6.45pm Pre-concert talk | 7.30pm Concert

Evoking our place - experience an immersive and intimate connection with well-known nature inspired music bookended with works by New Zealand composer, Michael Williams and interwoven with poetry by Hone Tuwhare, Denis Glover and Dinah Hawken.

OCT Ensemble
Rupert D'Cruze | conductor

Programme:

Michael Williams: Equinox 4
– Hone Tuwhare: Wind Song and Rain
– Dinah Hawken: The Issue of Water
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Michael Williams: Ki te ataahua Ihorangi
– Denis Glover: Lake, Mountain, Tree
– Hone Tuwhare: Toroa: Albatross
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals

6.45pm Pre-concert talk | 7.30pm Concert

Evoking our place - experience an immersive and intimate connection with well-known nature inspired music bookended with works by New Zealand composer, Michael Williams and interwoven with poetry by Hone Tuwhare, Denis Glover and Dinah Hawken.

OCT Ensemble
Rupert D'Cruze | conductor

Programme:

Michael Williams: Equinox 4
– Hone Tuwhare: Wind Song and Rain
– Dinah Hawken: The Issue of Water
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Michael Williams: Ki te ataahua Ihorangi
– Denis Glover: Lake, Mountain, Tree
– Hone Tuwhare: Toroa: Albatross
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals

6.45pm Pre-concert talk | 7.30pm Concert

Evoking our place - experience an immersive and intimate connection with well-known nature inspired music bookended with works by New Zealand composer, Michael Williams and interwoven with poetry by Hone Tuwhare, Denis Glover and Dinah Hawken.

August 27, 2022 19:30 · Concert Chamber at Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, Hamilton

OCT Ensemble | Composition workshop

Workshop

OCT Ensemble
Rupert D'Cruze | conductor

Experience music written by outstanding young New Zealand secondary and tertiary composers coming to life for the very first time! Featuring works selected by esteemed New Zealand composers Professor Martin Lodge and Dr Mike Williams from the Conservatorium of Music, University of Waikato, with conductor Rupert D'Cruze, for this inaugural composition event.

OCT Ensemble
Rupert D'Cruze | conductor

Experience music written by outstanding young New Zealand secondary and tertiary composers coming to life for the very first time! Featuring works selected by esteemed New Zealand composers Professor Martin Lodge and Dr Mike Williams from the Conservatorium of Music, University of Waikato, with conductor Rupert D'Cruze, for this inaugural composition event.

OCT Ensemble
Rupert D'Cruze | conductor

Experience music written by outstanding young New Zealand secondary and tertiary composers coming to life for the very first time! Featuring works selected by esteemed New Zealand composers Professor Martin Lodge and Dr Mike Williams from the Conservatorium of Music, University of Waikato, with conductor Rupert D'Cruze, for this inaugural composition event.

August 28, 2022 10:00 — August 28, 2022 12:00 · The Playhouse Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, Hamilton

Cinderella | RNZB (Christchurch, performance 4)

Dance

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

August 28, 2022 13:30 · Isaac Theatre Royal

Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra | Stories of Our Place - Ō tātou wāhi mana; ā tātou korero

Concert

Jeremy Mayall and Horomona Horo | Composer and Co-creatives
Horomona Horo | Storyteller and Taonga Puoro
Rupert D'Cruze | Conductor
Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra

Come on a journey to discover the stories of our place through the music of Jeremy Mayall and Horomona Horo with the Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra. This one-hour concert is a melding of heritages and culture introducing your whānau to the instruments of the symphony orchestra and taonga puoro, through the telling of stories of the Waikato River and Māori legend. Whānau will come away buzzing from this interactive musical experience.

Jeremy Mayall and Horomona Horo | Composer and Co-creatives
Horomona Horo | Storyteller and Taonga Puoro
Rupert D'Cruze | Conductor
Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra

Come on a journey to discover the stories of our place through the music of Jeremy Mayall and Horomona Horo with the Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra. This one-hour concert is a melding of heritages and culture introducing your whānau to the instruments of the symphony orchestra and taonga puoro, through the telling of stories of the Waikato River and Māori legend. Whānau will come away buzzing from this interactive musical experience.

Jeremy Mayall and Horomona Horo | Composer and Co-creatives
Horomona Horo | Storyteller and Taonga Puoro
Rupert D'Cruze | Conductor
Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra

Come on a journey to discover the stories of our place through the music of Jeremy Mayall and Horomona Horo with the Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra. This one-hour concert is a melding of heritages and culture introducing your whānau to the instruments of the symphony orchestra and taonga puoro, through the telling of stories of the Waikato River and Māori legend. Whānau will come away buzzing from this interactive musical experience.

August 28, 2022 15:00 · Playhouse, Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, Hamilton

Cinderella | RNZB (Dunedin)

Dance

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

Polish your tiara and dust off your dancing shoes!

The ‘dream team’ which brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel reunite, in a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre, followed by a national tour.

Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a magical new score by Claire Cowan and with fashion-forward designs by Emma Kingsbury.

Highs, lows, fairy-tale endings and happy ever afters will spill from the stage in every shade of the rainbow. This thoroughly modern Cinderella presents a sparky, stylish twist on the classic tale, with a heroine who knows her own mind and a hero who follows his heart.

The Ryman Healthcare Season of Cinderella is accompanied by a live orchestra in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.

Cinderella is a stargazer, a dreamer and a unique spirit who finds herself in the wrong story. Set within an enormous, embroidered tapestry, the ballet is a kaleidoscopic collision of detail and colour, illustrating a timely twist on the classic tale.
- Loughlan Prior, Choreographer

September 03, 2022 19:30 · Regent Theatre

Auckland Chamber Orchestra | Schubert, Skalkottas and Freed

Concert

Peter Scholes | conductor
Miranda Adams | concertmaster
Auckland Chamber Orchestra

Programme:

Nikos Skalkottas | Five Greek Dances
Dorothy Freed | Suite for String Orchestra
Franz Schubert | Death and the Maiden for String Orchestra

Peter Scholes | conductor
Miranda Adams | concertmaster
Auckland Chamber Orchestra

Programme:

Nikos Skalkottas | Five Greek Dances
Dorothy Freed | Suite for String Orchestra
Franz Schubert | Death and the Maiden for String Orchestra

Peter Scholes | conductor
Miranda Adams | concertmaster
Auckland Chamber Orchestra

Programme:

Nikos Skalkottas | Five Greek Dances
Dorothy Freed | Suite for String Orchestra
Franz Schubert | Death and the Maiden for String Orchestra

September 04, 2022 17:00 · Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland

APO | BEZUIDENHOUT'S MOZART

Concert

Johannes Fritzsch - Conductor
Kristian Bezuidenhout - Piano

Gemma Peacocke: New work (world premiere)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.22
Martinů: Symphony No.6 ‘Fantaisies symphoniques’

It is very exciting that New Zealand composer Gemma Peacocke, currently making a name for herself in New York, is writing a new work for us. It will be followed by one of Mozart’s most ebullient piano concertos.

Martinů quotes his own music in his last symphony, and he occasionally implied there was a programme behind it. If so, it remains a mystery, as he was fairly oblique on the subject. What is unambiguous, though, is that this is a superb piece, with shadowy music giving way to exultant, rhapsodic song. If you’re yet to hear it, you’ve a real treat in store.

Johannes Fritzsch - Conductor
Kristian Bezuidenhout - Piano

Gemma Peacocke: New work (world premiere)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.22
Martinů: Symphony No.6 ‘Fantaisies symphoniques’

It is very exciting that New Zealand composer Gemma Peacocke, currently making a name for herself in New York, is writing a new work for us. It will be followed by one of Mozart’s most ebullient piano concertos.

Martinů quotes his own music in his last symphony, and he occasionally implied there was a programme behind it. If so, it remains a mystery, as he was fairly oblique on the subject. What is unambiguous, though, is that this is a superb piece, with shadowy music giving way to exultant, rhapsodic song. If you’re yet to hear it, you’ve a real treat in store.

Johannes Fritzsch - Conductor
Kristian Bezuidenhout - Piano

Gemma Peacocke: New work (world premiere)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.22
Martinů: Symphony No.6 ‘Fantaisies symphoniques’

It is very exciting that New Zealand composer Gemma Peacocke, currently making a name for herself in New York, is writing a new work for us. It will be followed by one of Mozart’s most ebullient piano concertos.

Martinů quotes his own music in his last symphony, and he occasionally implied there was a programme behind it. If so, it remains a mystery, as he was fairly oblique on the subject. What is unambiguous, though, is that this is a superb piece, with shadowy music giving way to exultant, rhapsodic song. If you’re yet to hear it, you’ve a real treat in store.

September 29, 2022 19:30 · Auckland Town Hall

NZSO | Legacy (Auckland)

Concert

Alexander Shelley - Conductor
Gabriela Montero - Piano

Gillian: Whitehead New Commission
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Brahms: Symphony No.1

Alexander Shelley - Conductor
Gabriela Montero - Piano

Gillian: Whitehead New Commission
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Brahms: Symphony No.1

Alexander Shelley - Conductor
Gabriela Montero - Piano

Gillian: Whitehead New Commission
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Brahms: Symphony No.1

September 30, 2022 19:30 · Auckland Town Hall

NZSO | Legacy (Wellington)

Concert

Alexander Shelley - Conductor
Gabriela Montero - Piano

Gillian: Whitehead New Commission
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Brahms: Symphony No.1

Alexander Shelley - Conductor
Gabriela Montero - Piano

Gillian: Whitehead New Commission
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Brahms: Symphony No.1

Alexander Shelley - Conductor
Gabriela Montero - Piano

Gillian: Whitehead New Commission
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Brahms: Symphony No.1

October 01, 2022 19:30 · Michael Fowler Centre

STROMA | Dream Architects

Concert

IANNIS XENAKIS (GR) | Rebonds A for solo percussion
CHRIS CREE BROWN (NZ) | Dream Compass for ensemble (premiere)
IHLARA McINDOE (NZ) | I write and chew and crack my bones and think about hospitality for soprano and ensemble (premiere)
REUBEN JELLEYMAN (NZ) | Klein Fountain for ensemble (NZ premiere)
GEMMA PEACOCKE (NZ) | New work for soprano and ensemble (premiere)
ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR (ICE) | Spectra for ensemble (NZ premiere)
IANNIS XENAKIS (GR) — Dhipli Zyia for violin and cello

Composers are the ‘architects of dreams’, creatively assembling blocks of sound material to form virtual structures. Featuring two world premieres from New Zealand composers: Dream Compass by Chris Cree Brown, I write and chew and crack my bones and think about hospitality by Ihlara McIndoe. Also on the programme is the NZ premiere of Reuben Jelleyman’s Klein Fountain, finalist for the 2021 SOUNZ Contemporary Award, as well as works by Charlotte Bray and Anna Thorvaldsdottir.

IANNIS XENAKIS (GR) | Rebonds A for solo percussion
CHRIS CREE BROWN (NZ) | Dream Compass for ensemble (premiere)
IHLARA McINDOE (NZ) | I write and chew and crack my bones and think about hospitality for soprano and ensemble (premiere)
REUBEN JELLEYMAN (NZ) | Klein Fountain for ensemble (NZ premiere)
GEMMA PEACOCKE (NZ) | New work for soprano and ensemble (premiere)
ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR (ICE) | Spectra for ensemble (NZ premiere)
IANNIS XENAKIS (GR) — Dhipli Zyia for violin and cello

Composers are the ‘architects of dreams’, creatively assembling blocks of sound material to form virtual structures. Featuring two world premieres from New Zealand composers: Dream Compass by Chris Cree Brown, I write and chew and crack my bones and think about hospitality by Ihlara McIndoe. Also on the programme is the NZ premiere of Reuben Jelleyman’s Klein Fountain, finalist for the 2021 SOUNZ Contemporary Award, as well as works by Charlotte Bray and Anna Thorvaldsdottir.

IANNIS XENAKIS (GR) | Rebonds A for solo percussion
CHRIS CREE BROWN (NZ) | Dream Compass for ensemble (premiere)
IHLARA McINDOE (NZ) | I write and chew and crack my bones and think about hospitality for soprano and ensemble (premiere)
REUBEN JELLEYMAN (NZ) | Klein Fountain for ensemble (NZ premiere)
GEMMA PEACOCKE (NZ) | New work for soprano and ensemble (premiere)
ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR (ICE) | Spectra for ensemble (NZ premiere)
IANNIS XENAKIS (GR) — Dhipli Zyia for violin and cello

Composers are the ‘architects of dreams’, creatively assembling blocks of sound material to form virtual structures. Featuring two world premieres from New Zealand composers: Dream Compass by Chris Cree Brown, I write and chew and crack my bones and think about hospitality by Ihlara McIndoe. Also on the programme is the NZ premiere of Reuben Jelleyman’s Klein Fountain, finalist for the 2021 SOUNZ Contemporary Award, as well as works by Charlotte Bray and Anna Thorvaldsdottir.

October 06, 2022 19:30 · Public Trust Hall, Wellington

NZSO | Legacy (Christchurch)

Concert

Alexander Shelley - Conductor
Gabriela Montero - Piano

Gillian: Whitehead New Commission
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Brahms: Symphony No.1

Alexander Shelley - Conductor
Gabriela Montero - Piano

Gillian: Whitehead New Commission
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Brahms: Symphony No.1

Alexander Shelley - Conductor
Gabriela Montero - Piano

Gillian: Whitehead New Commission
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Brahms: Symphony No.1

October 07, 2022 19:30 · Christchurch Town Hall

Opus Orchestra | Aotearoa Made (Hamilton)

Concert

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Ross Harris - Chamber Symphony

Lyell Cresswell - Kaea (for Trombone and orchestra)

Two NZ works by Ross Harris and Lyell Cresswell to inspire and engage - see how amazing our NZ composers are and what moves them to write these beautiful works. This is an interactive concert setting where you get to ask the questions! Featuring trombone soloist David Bremner from the NZSO.

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Ross Harris - Chamber Symphony

Lyell Cresswell - Kaea (for Trombone and orchestra)

Two NZ works by Ross Harris and Lyell Cresswell to inspire and engage - see how amazing our NZ composers are and what moves them to write these beautiful works. This is an interactive concert setting where you get to ask the questions! Featuring trombone soloist David Bremner from the NZSO.

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Ross Harris - Chamber Symphony

Lyell Cresswell - Kaea (for Trombone and orchestra)

Two NZ works by Ross Harris and Lyell Cresswell to inspire and engage - see how amazing our NZ composers are and what moves them to write these beautiful works. This is an interactive concert setting where you get to ask the questions! Featuring trombone soloist David Bremner from the NZSO.

October 07, 2022 19:30 · Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts

Opus Orchestra | Storytime (Tauranga)

Concert

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Jenny McLeod - The Emperor and the Nightingale

Poulenc - The Story of Babar (L’Histoire de Babar)

The renowned actor and comedian Mark Hadlow joins Opus Orchestra to tell two time-honoured stories that the whole family will enjoy. The fairy tale The Emperor and the Nightingale has been given a delightful musical setting by New Zealand composer, Jenny McLeod. Then we have Jean de Brunhoff’s classic The Story of Barbar, the little Elephant. Francis Poulenc’s setting is charming, witty and engaging, like the story itself. A. A. Milne (the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh) wrote “If you love elephants you will love Babar and Celeste. If you have never loved elephants you will love them now.” Children, parents, grandparents: let us transport you to the fairytale kingdoms of the Emperor and the little Elephant.

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Jenny McLeod - The Emperor and the Nightingale

Poulenc - The Story of Babar (L’Histoire de Babar)

The renowned actor and comedian Mark Hadlow joins Opus Orchestra to tell two time-honoured stories that the whole family will enjoy. The fairy tale The Emperor and the Nightingale has been given a delightful musical setting by New Zealand composer, Jenny McLeod. Then we have Jean de Brunhoff’s classic The Story of Barbar, the little Elephant. Francis Poulenc’s setting is charming, witty and engaging, like the story itself. A. A. Milne (the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh) wrote “If you love elephants you will love Babar and Celeste. If you have never loved elephants you will love them now.” Children, parents, grandparents: let us transport you to the fairytale kingdoms of the Emperor and the little Elephant.

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Jenny McLeod - The Emperor and the Nightingale

Poulenc - The Story of Babar (L’Histoire de Babar)

The renowned actor and comedian Mark Hadlow joins Opus Orchestra to tell two time-honoured stories that the whole family will enjoy. The fairy tale The Emperor and the Nightingale has been given a delightful musical setting by New Zealand composer, Jenny McLeod. Then we have Jean de Brunhoff’s classic The Story of Barbar, the little Elephant. Francis Poulenc’s setting is charming, witty and engaging, like the story itself. A. A. Milne (the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh) wrote “If you love elephants you will love Babar and Celeste. If you have never loved elephants you will love them now.” Children, parents, grandparents: let us transport you to the fairytale kingdoms of the Emperor and the little Elephant.

October 08, 2022 14:00 · Baycourt

At the World's Edge Festival 2022

Festival

AWE Festival 2022 | Oct 8–21

Gareth Farr, Composer in Residence
Salina Fisher, 2022 Composer Mentor
Eva Bedggood, Emerging Composer

Six powerfully intertwined programmes, thirty-one musical works, each charting a waypoint along our exploration into the roles that solitude and togetherness play in the creative process.

Featuring music by NZ composers Gareth Farr, Victoria Kelly, and Eva Bedggood.

Bloom My Heart | 8 Oct | Rippon Hall, Wanaka
Tranquil Bay | 9 Oct | Rippon Hall, Wanaka
Nine Seas Away | 12 Oct | Te Atamira, Queenstown
Sei Solo* | 13 Oct | Cloudy Bay Shed, Cromwell
Free But Lonely | 15 Oct | Te Atamira, Queenstown
Into The Night | 16 Oct | Te Atamira, Queenstown

In addition to our six festival programmes, we are also offering multiple free events including an exhibition at Te Atamira, open rehearsals, a Composer Workshop and much more, culminating in our Emerging Artists tour through Central Lakes schools between Oct 19–21. Click here to find out more.

AWE Festival 2022 | Oct 8–21

Gareth Farr, Composer in Residence
Salina Fisher, 2022 Composer Mentor
Eva Bedggood, Emerging Composer

Six powerfully intertwined programmes, thirty-one musical works, each charting a waypoint along our exploration into the roles that solitude and togetherness play in the creative process.

Featuring music by NZ composers Gareth Farr, Victoria Kelly, and Eva Bedggood.

Bloom My Heart | 8 Oct | Rippon Hall, Wanaka
Tranquil Bay | 9 Oct | Rippon Hall, Wanaka
Nine Seas Away | 12 Oct | Te Atamira, Queenstown
Sei Solo* | 13 Oct | Cloudy Bay Shed, Cromwell
Free But Lonely | 15 Oct | Te Atamira, Queenstown
Into The Night | 16 Oct | Te Atamira, Queenstown

In addition to our six festival programmes, we are also offering multiple free events including an exhibition at Te Atamira, open rehearsals, a Composer Workshop and much more, culminating in our Emerging Artists tour through Central Lakes schools between Oct 19–21. Click here to find out more.

AWE Festival 2022 | Oct 8–21

Gareth Farr, Composer in Residence
Salina Fisher, 2022 Composer Mentor
Eva Bedggood, Emerging Composer

Six powerfully intertwined programmes, thirty-one musical works, each charting a waypoint along our exploration into the roles that solitude and togetherness play in the creative process.

Featuring music by NZ composers Gareth Farr, Victoria Kelly, and Eva Bedggood.

Bloom My Heart | 8 Oct | Rippon Hall, Wanaka
Tranquil Bay | 9 Oct | Rippon Hall, Wanaka
Nine Seas Away | 12 Oct | Te Atamira, Queenstown
Sei Solo* | 13 Oct | Cloudy Bay Shed, Cromwell
Free But Lonely | 15 Oct | Te Atamira, Queenstown
Into The Night | 16 Oct | Te Atamira, Queenstown

In addition to our six festival programmes, we are also offering multiple free events including an exhibition at Te Atamira, open rehearsals, a Composer Workshop and much more, culminating in our Emerging Artists tour through Central Lakes schools between Oct 19–21. Click here to find out more.

October 08, 2022 15:00 — October 21, 2022 19:00 · Wānaka, Cromwell, Queenstown

At the World's Edge Festival 2022 | Bloom My Heart

Concert

Saturday 8 October | 4pm & 7.30pm

Programme:

Richard Strauss | Capriccio for string sextet
Gareth Farr | Mondo Rondo for string quartet
Alma Mahler | Five songs for baritone and string quartet
Felix Mendelssohn | String Quartet in F-minor, op.80

The first step in the journey, touching on themes of conversation and playfulness, vulnerability and loss, and the family that ties us together.

Saturday 8 October | 4pm & 7.30pm

Programme:

Richard Strauss | Capriccio for string sextet
Gareth Farr | Mondo Rondo for string quartet
Alma Mahler | Five songs for baritone and string quartet
Felix Mendelssohn | String Quartet in F-minor, op.80

The first step in the journey, touching on themes of conversation and playfulness, vulnerability and loss, and the family that ties us together.

Saturday 8 October | 4pm & 7.30pm

Programme:

Richard Strauss | Capriccio for string sextet
Gareth Farr | Mondo Rondo for string quartet
Alma Mahler | Five songs for baritone and string quartet
Felix Mendelssohn | String Quartet in F-minor, op.80

The first step in the journey, touching on themes of conversation and playfulness, vulnerability and loss, and the family that ties us together.

October 08, 2022 16:00 — October 08, 2022 21:30 · Rippon Hall, Wānaka

Opus Orchestra | Aotearoa Made (Tauranga)

Concert

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Ross Harris - Chamber Symphony

Lyell Cresswell - Kaea (for Trombone and orchestra)

Two NZ works by Ross Harris and Lyell Cresswell to inspire and engage - see how amazing our NZ composers are and what moves them to write these beautiful works. This is an interactive concert setting where you get to ask the questions! Featuring trombone soloist David Bremner from the NZSO.

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Ross Harris - Chamber Symphony

Lyell Cresswell - Kaea (for Trombone and orchestra)

Two NZ works by Ross Harris and Lyell Cresswell to inspire and engage - see how amazing our NZ composers are and what moves them to write these beautiful works. This is an interactive concert setting where you get to ask the questions! Featuring trombone soloist David Bremner from the NZSO.

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Ross Harris - Chamber Symphony

Lyell Cresswell - Kaea (for Trombone and orchestra)

Two NZ works by Ross Harris and Lyell Cresswell to inspire and engage - see how amazing our NZ composers are and what moves them to write these beautiful works. This is an interactive concert setting where you get to ask the questions! Featuring trombone soloist David Bremner from the NZSO.

October 08, 2022 17:00 · Baycourt

Opus Orchestra | Storytime (Rotorua)

Concert

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Jenny McLeod - The Emperor and the Nightingale

Poulenc - The Story of Babar (L’Histoire de Babar)

The renowned actor and comedian Mark Hadlow joins Opus Orchestra to tell two time-honoured stories that the whole family will enjoy. The fairy tale The Emperor and the Nightingale has been given a delightful musical setting by New Zealand composer, Jenny McLeod. Then we have Jean de Brunhoff’s classic The Story of Barbar, the little Elephant. Francis Poulenc’s setting is charming, witty and engaging, like the story itself. A. A. Milne (the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh) wrote “If you love elephants you will love Babar and Celeste. If you have never loved elephants you will love them now.” Children, parents, grandparents: let us transport you to the fairytale kingdoms of the Emperor and the little Elephant.

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Jenny McLeod - The Emperor and the Nightingale

Poulenc - The Story of Babar (L’Histoire de Babar)

The renowned actor and comedian Mark Hadlow joins Opus Orchestra to tell two time-honoured stories that the whole family will enjoy. The fairy tale The Emperor and the Nightingale has been given a delightful musical setting by New Zealand composer, Jenny McLeod. Then we have Jean de Brunhoff’s classic The Story of Barbar, the little Elephant. Francis Poulenc’s setting is charming, witty and engaging, like the story itself. A. A. Milne (the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh) wrote “If you love elephants you will love Babar and Celeste. If you have never loved elephants you will love them now.” Children, parents, grandparents: let us transport you to the fairytale kingdoms of the Emperor and the little Elephant.

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Jenny McLeod - The Emperor and the Nightingale

Poulenc - The Story of Babar (L’Histoire de Babar)

The renowned actor and comedian Mark Hadlow joins Opus Orchestra to tell two time-honoured stories that the whole family will enjoy. The fairy tale The Emperor and the Nightingale has been given a delightful musical setting by New Zealand composer, Jenny McLeod. Then we have Jean de Brunhoff’s classic The Story of Barbar, the little Elephant. Francis Poulenc’s setting is charming, witty and engaging, like the story itself. A. A. Milne (the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh) wrote “If you love elephants you will love Babar and Celeste. If you have never loved elephants you will love them now.” Children, parents, grandparents: let us transport you to the fairytale kingdoms of the Emperor and the little Elephant.

October 09, 2022 14:00 · Venue TBC

At the World's Edge Festival 2022 | Tranquil Bay

Concert

Sunday 9 October | 2pm & 5pm

Programme:

Gareth Farr | Duo for violin and cello (AWE 2022 Commission)
Samuel Barber | Dover Beach for baritone and string quartet
Victoria Kelly | Songs Without Words for string quartet
Johannes Brahms | String Quartet in A-minor, op.51, no.2

The second AWE programme takes place in Wānaka, touching on themes of communication and empathy; of loss of faith; of being free but lonely.

Sunday 9 October | 2pm & 5pm

Programme:

Gareth Farr | Duo for violin and cello (AWE 2022 Commission)
Samuel Barber | Dover Beach for baritone and string quartet
Victoria Kelly | Songs Without Words for string quartet
Johannes Brahms | String Quartet in A-minor, op.51, no.2

The second AWE programme takes place in Wānaka, touching on themes of communication and empathy; of loss of faith; of being free but lonely.

Sunday 9 October | 2pm & 5pm

Programme:

Gareth Farr | Duo for violin and cello (AWE 2022 Commission)
Samuel Barber | Dover Beach for baritone and string quartet
Victoria Kelly | Songs Without Words for string quartet
Johannes Brahms | String Quartet in A-minor, op.51, no.2

The second AWE programme takes place in Wānaka, touching on themes of communication and empathy; of loss of faith; of being free but lonely.

October 09, 2022 14:00 — October 09, 2022 19:00 · Rippon Hall, Wānaka

Opus Orchestra | Aotearoa Made (Rotorua)

Concert

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Ross Harris - Chamber Symphony

Lyell Cresswell - Kaea (for Trombone and orchestra)

Two NZ works by Ross Harris and Lyell Cresswell to inspire and engage - see how amazing our NZ composers are and what moves them to write these beautiful works. This is an interactive concert setting where you get to ask the questions! Featuring trombone soloist David Bremner from the NZSO.

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Ross Harris - Chamber Symphony

Lyell Cresswell - Kaea (for Trombone and orchestra)

Two NZ works by Ross Harris and Lyell Cresswell to inspire and engage - see how amazing our NZ composers are and what moves them to write these beautiful works. This is an interactive concert setting where you get to ask the questions! Featuring trombone soloist David Bremner from the NZSO.

2022 CONCERT SERIES 1

Ross Harris - Chamber Symphony

Lyell Cresswell - Kaea (for Trombone and orchestra)

Two NZ works by Ross Harris and Lyell Cresswell to inspire and engage - see how amazing our NZ composers are and what moves them to write these beautiful works. This is an interactive concert setting where you get to ask the questions! Featuring trombone soloist David Bremner from the NZSO.

October 09, 2022 17:00 · Venue TBC

At the World's Edge Festival 2022 | Nine Seas Away

Concert

Wednesday 12 October | 6pm

Programme:

Gareth Farr | 'Ngake and Whātaitai' for viola and piano
Joseph Haydn | String Quartet No.29 in G-major, op.33, no.5
Eva Bedggood (AWE Emerging Composer) | new work for strings
Nietzsche & Strauss | selection of songs for baritone and piano
Gareth Farr | 'Where Will They Bury My Bones' for baritone, piano and string quartet
Richard Strauss | 'Morgen' for baritone, violin and piano

Featuring At the World’s Edge Emerging Artists and Festival Artists playing side-by-side, the third programme in the series holds special value to our young artists.

Wednesday 12 October | 6pm

Programme:

Gareth Farr | 'Ngake and Whātaitai' for viola and piano
Joseph Haydn | String Quartet No.29 in G-major, op.33, no.5
Eva Bedggood (AWE Emerging Composer) | new work for strings
Nietzsche & Strauss | selection of songs for baritone and piano
Gareth Farr | 'Where Will They Bury My Bones' for baritone, piano and string quartet
Richard Strauss | 'Morgen' for baritone, violin and piano

Featuring At the World’s Edge Emerging Artists and Festival Artists playing side-by-side, the third programme in the series holds special value to our young artists.

Wednesday 12 October | 6pm

Programme:

Gareth Farr | 'Ngake and Whātaitai' for viola and piano
Joseph Haydn | String Quartet No.29 in G-major, op.33, no.5
Eva Bedggood (AWE Emerging Composer) | new work for strings
Nietzsche & Strauss | selection of songs for baritone and piano
Gareth Farr | 'Where Will They Bury My Bones' for baritone, piano and string quartet
Richard Strauss | 'Morgen' for baritone, violin and piano

Featuring At the World’s Edge Emerging Artists and Festival Artists playing side-by-side, the third programme in the series holds special value to our young artists.

October 12, 2022 18:00 · Te Atamira, Queenstown

The Strangest of Angels | NZ Opera (Dunedin, performance 1)

Concert

STORY & LIBRETTO Georgia Jamieson Emms

COMPOSER & CONDUCTOR Kenneth Young (with Anna Leese)

DIRECTOR Eleanor Bishop

A poignant and imaginative reflection on events during Janet Frame’s time at Seacliff Mental Hospital, The Strangest of Angels is a harrowing and hopeful experience that throws light on mental health then and now.

Co-created by Kenneth Young, Georgia Jamieson Emms and Anna Leese, The Strangest of Angels is born of an exciting and conscious collaboration between composer and performers that explores the contrast between a calm, rational psychiatric patient and a traumatised nurse torn between empathy and the relative power of institutional duty.

World premiere performances directed by Friedlander Foundation Associate Artist Eleanor Bishop and starring Anna Leese and Jayne Tankersley. Proudly presented by NZ Opera and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in Christchurch. In Dunedin The Strangest of Angels is presented with the Dunedin Arts Festival and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra.

STORY & LIBRETTO Georgia Jamieson Emms

COMPOSER & CONDUCTOR Kenneth Young (with Anna Leese)

DIRECTOR Eleanor Bishop

A poignant and imaginative reflection on events during Janet Frame’s time at Seacliff Mental Hospital, The Strangest of Angels is a harrowing and hopeful experience that throws light on mental health then and now.

Co-created by Kenneth Young, Georgia Jamieson Emms and Anna Leese, The Strangest of Angels is born of an exciting and conscious collaboration between composer and performers that explores the contrast between a calm, rational psychiatric patient and a traumatised nurse torn between empathy and the relative power of institutional duty.

World premiere performances directed by Friedlander Foundation Associate Artist Eleanor Bishop and starring Anna Leese and Jayne Tankersley. Proudly presented by NZ Opera and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in Christchurch. In Dunedin The Strangest of Angels is presented with the Dunedin Arts Festival and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra.

STORY & LIBRETTO Georgia Jamieson Emms

COMPOSER & CONDUCTOR Kenneth Young (with Anna Leese)

DIRECTOR Eleanor Bishop

A poignant and imaginative reflection on events during Janet Frame’s time at Seacliff Mental Hospital, The Strangest of Angels is a harrowing and hopeful experience that throws light on mental health then and now.

Co-created by Kenneth Young, Georgia Jamieson Emms and Anna Leese, The Strangest of Angels is born of an exciting and conscious collaboration between composer and performers that explores the contrast between a calm, rational psychiatric patient and a traumatised nurse torn between empathy and the relative power of institutional duty.

World premiere performances directed by Friedlander Foundation Associate Artist Eleanor Bishop and starring Anna Leese and Jayne Tankersley. Proudly presented by NZ Opera and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in Christchurch. In Dunedin The Strangest of Angels is presented with the Dunedin Arts Festival and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra.

October 12, 2022 20:00 · Mayfair Theatre, Dunedin

At the World's Edge Festival 2022 | Composer Workshop

Workshop

Thursday 13 October | 10am – 4pm

2022 Composer Mentor Salina Fisher leads a fully interactive workshop for local high school music students. With support from this year's Emerging and Festival Artists, this is an exciting opportunity to share chamber music composition with the younger generation.

Thursday 13 October | 10am – 4pm

2022 Composer Mentor Salina Fisher leads a fully interactive workshop for local high school music students. With support from this year's Emerging and Festival Artists, this is an exciting opportunity to share chamber music composition with the younger generation.

Thursday 13 October | 10am – 4pm

2022 Composer Mentor Salina Fisher leads a fully interactive workshop for local high school music students. With support from this year's Emerging and Festival Artists, this is an exciting opportunity to share chamber music composition with the younger generation.

October 13, 2022 10:00 — October 13, 2022 16:00 · Te Atamira, Queenstown

At the World's Edge Festival 2022 | Sei Solo

Concert

Thursday 13 October | 6pm

Programme:

Bach and Penderecki, for solo cello
Bach and Gareth Farr, Wakatipu for solo violin
Duos for violin and cello

With enchanting music from Festival Artists Benjamin Baker and Maciej Kułakowski, enjoy an intimate performance that includes Cloudy Bay fine wine and relaxed dining. There will also be an eye-opening discussion with Gareth Farr, this year’s Composer in Residence.

This intimate evening includes music, Cloudy Bay wine and relaxed dining. Doors will open at 5.45pm, with bubbles served on arrival. Alcohol free options will also be available.

Thursday 13 October | 6pm

Programme:

Bach and Penderecki, for solo cello
Bach and Gareth Farr, Wakatipu for solo violin
Duos for violin and cello

With enchanting music from Festival Artists Benjamin Baker and Maciej Kułakowski, enjoy an intimate performance that includes Cloudy Bay fine wine and relaxed dining. There will also be an eye-opening discussion with Gareth Farr, this year’s Composer in Residence.

This intimate evening includes music, Cloudy Bay wine and relaxed dining. Doors will open at 5.45pm, with bubbles served on arrival. Alcohol free options will also be available.

Thursday 13 October | 6pm

Programme:

Bach and Penderecki, for solo cello
Bach and Gareth Farr, Wakatipu for solo violin
Duos for violin and cello

With enchanting music from Festival Artists Benjamin Baker and Maciej Kułakowski, enjoy an intimate performance that includes Cloudy Bay fine wine and relaxed dining. There will also be an eye-opening discussion with Gareth Farr, this year’s Composer in Residence.

This intimate evening includes music, Cloudy Bay wine and relaxed dining. Doors will open at 5.45pm, with bubbles served on arrival. Alcohol free options will also be available.

October 13, 2022 18:00 · Cloudy Bay Shed, Cromwell

The Strangest of Angels | NZ Opera (Dunedin, performance 2)

Concert

STORY & LIBRETTO Georgia Jamieson Emms

COMPOSER & CONDUCTOR Kenneth Young (with Anna Leese)

DIRECTOR Eleanor Bishop

A poignant and imaginative reflection on events during Janet Frame’s time at Seacliff Mental Hospital, The Strangest of Angels is a harrowing and hopeful experience that throws light on mental health then and now.

Co-created by Kenneth Young, Georgia Jamieson Emms and Anna Leese, The Strangest of Angels is born of an exciting and conscious collaboration between composer and performers that explores the contrast between a calm, rational psychiatric patient and a traumatised nurse torn between empathy and the relative power of institutional duty.

World premiere performances directed by Friedlander Foundation Associate Artist Eleanor Bishop and starring Anna Leese and Jayne Tankersley. Proudly presented by NZ Opera and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in Christchurch. In Dunedin The Strangest of Angels is presented with the Dunedin Arts Festival and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra.

STORY & LIBRETTO Georgia Jamieson Emms

COMPOSER & CONDUCTOR Kenneth Young (with Anna Leese)

DIRECTOR Eleanor Bishop

A poignant and imaginative reflection on events during Janet Frame’s time at Seacliff Mental Hospital, The Strangest of Angels is a harrowing and hopeful experience that throws light on mental health then and now.

Co-created by Kenneth Young, Georgia Jamieson Emms and Anna Leese, The Strangest of Angels is born of an exciting and conscious collaboration between composer and performers that explores the contrast between a calm, rational psychiatric patient and a traumatised nurse torn between empathy and the relative power of institutional duty.

World premiere performances directed by Friedlander Foundation Associate Artist Eleanor Bishop and starring Anna Leese and Jayne Tankersley. Proudly presented by NZ Opera and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in Christchurch. In Dunedin The Strangest of Angels is presented with the Dunedin Arts Festival and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra.

STORY & LIBRETTO Georgia Jamieson Emms

COMPOSER & CONDUCTOR Kenneth Young (with Anna Leese)

DIRECTOR Eleanor Bishop

A poignant and imaginative reflection on events during Janet Frame’s time at Seacliff Mental Hospital, The Strangest of Angels is a harrowing and hopeful experience that throws light on mental health then and now.

Co-created by Kenneth Young, Georgia Jamieson Emms and Anna Leese, The Strangest of Angels is born of an exciting and conscious collaboration between composer and performers that explores the contrast between a calm, rational psychiatric patient and a traumatised nurse torn between empathy and the relative power of institutional duty.

World premiere performances directed by Friedlander Foundation Associate Artist Eleanor Bishop and starring Anna Leese and Jayne Tankersley. Proudly presented by NZ Opera and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in Christchurch. In Dunedin The Strangest of Angels is presented with the Dunedin Arts Festival and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra.

October 13, 2022 20:00 · Mayfair Theatre, Dunedin

NZSO | Legacy (Dunedin)

Concert

Alexander Shelley - Conductor
Gabriela Montero - Piano

Gillian: Whitehead New Commission
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Brahms: Symphony No.1

Alexander Shelley - Conductor
Gabriela Montero - Piano

Gillian: Whitehead New Commission
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Brahms: Symphony No.1

Alexander Shelley - Conductor
Gabriela Montero - Piano

Gillian: Whitehead New Commission
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Brahms: Symphony No.1

October 14, 2022 19:30 · Dunedin Town Hall

At the World's Edge Festival 2022 | Free But Lonely

Concert

Saturday 15 October | 4pm & 7.30pm

Programme:

Gareth Farr | Shadow of the Hawk for cello and piano
Dietrich, Schumann & Brahms | FAE Sonata for various string instruments and piano
Richard Strauss | Piano Quartet in c minor, op.13

The fifth programme of the AWE Festival takes place in Queenstown, with a curated selection of works designed to inspire and imprint upon the listener.

Saturday 15 October | 4pm & 7.30pm

Programme:

Gareth Farr | Shadow of the Hawk for cello and piano
Dietrich, Schumann & Brahms | FAE Sonata for various string instruments and piano
Richard Strauss | Piano Quartet in c minor, op.13

The fifth programme of the AWE Festival takes place in Queenstown, with a curated selection of works designed to inspire and imprint upon the listener.

Saturday 15 October | 4pm & 7.30pm

Programme:

Gareth Farr | Shadow of the Hawk for cello and piano
Dietrich, Schumann & Brahms | FAE Sonata for various string instruments and piano
Richard Strauss | Piano Quartet in c minor, op.13

The fifth programme of the AWE Festival takes place in Queenstown, with a curated selection of works designed to inspire and imprint upon the listener.

October 15, 2022 16:00 — October 15, 2022 21:30 · Te Atamira, Queenstown

At the World's Edge Festival 2022 | Into the Night

Concert

Sunday 16 October | 2pm & 5pm

Programme:

The final programme of the AWE Festival 2022 takes place in Te Atamira, with performances at both 2pm and 5pm. A story of belonging, sorrow, and forgiveness.

Sunday 16 October | 2pm & 5pm

Programme:

The final programme of the AWE Festival 2022 takes place in Te Atamira, with performances at both 2pm and 5pm. A story of belonging, sorrow, and forgiveness.

Sunday 16 October | 2pm & 5pm

Programme:

The final programme of the AWE Festival 2022 takes place in Te Atamira, with performances at both 2pm and 5pm. A story of belonging, sorrow, and forgiveness.

October 16, 2022 14:00 — October 16, 2022 19:00 · Te Atamira, Queenstown

CSO | The Call (concert 1)

Concert

Helen Fisher (NZ): Te Tangi A Te Matui (The Call of the Matui)
Mozart: Mitridate Overture K. 87
Schnittke: Moz-Art a la Haydn
Haydn: Symphony No. 73 in D Major ‘The Hunt’

Martin Riseley - Director
Hannah Darroch - Flute

Te Tangi A Te Matui (The Call of the Matui) is a work by New Zealand composer Helen Fisher and is based on a Māori karakia.

The overture to Mozart’s opera Mitridate, re di Ponto marked the culmination of Mozart’s first trip to Italy.

Schnittke’s extraordinary aptitude to fragment and reassemble various components in new and unanticipated ways is abundantly demonstrated in his 1977 Moz-Art à la Haydn, scored for two violin soloists and small ensemble.

It was directly after meeting Mozart that Haydn wrote The Hunt. Its finale’s whirlwind is suggestive of a hunt and has an almost insane energy.

Helen Fisher (NZ): Te Tangi A Te Matui (The Call of the Matui)
Mozart: Mitridate Overture K. 87
Schnittke: Moz-Art a la Haydn
Haydn: Symphony No. 73 in D Major ‘The Hunt’

Martin Riseley - Director
Hannah Darroch - Flute

Te Tangi A Te Matui (The Call of the Matui) is a work by New Zealand composer Helen Fisher and is based on a Māori karakia.

The overture to Mozart’s opera Mitridate, re di Ponto marked the culmination of Mozart’s first trip to Italy.

Schnittke’s extraordinary aptitude to fragment and reassemble various components in new and unanticipated ways is abundantly demonstrated in his 1977 Moz-Art à la Haydn, scored for two violin soloists and small ensemble.

It was directly after meeting Mozart that Haydn wrote The Hunt. Its finale’s whirlwind is suggestive of a hunt and has an almost insane energy.

Helen Fisher (NZ): Te Tangi A Te Matui (The Call of the Matui)
Mozart: Mitridate Overture K. 87
Schnittke: Moz-Art a la Haydn
Haydn: Symphony No. 73 in D Major ‘The Hunt’

Martin Riseley - Director
Hannah Darroch - Flute

Te Tangi A Te Matui (The Call of the Matui) is a work by New Zealand composer Helen Fisher and is based on a Māori karakia.

The overture to Mozart’s opera Mitridate, re di Ponto marked the culmination of Mozart’s first trip to Italy.

Schnittke’s extraordinary aptitude to fragment and reassemble various components in new and unanticipated ways is abundantly demonstrated in his 1977 Moz-Art à la Haydn, scored for two violin soloists and small ensemble.

It was directly after meeting Mozart that Haydn wrote The Hunt. Its finale’s whirlwind is suggestive of a hunt and has an almost insane energy.

October 28, 2022 19:00 · The Piano, Christchurch

CSO | The Call (concert 2)

Concert

Helen Fisher (NZ): Te Tangi A Te Matui (The Call of the Matui)
Mozart: Mitridate Overture K. 87
Schnittke: Moz-Art a la Haydn
Haydn: Symphony No. 73 in D Major ‘The Hunt’

Martin Riseley - Director
Hannah Darroch - Flute

Te Tangi A Te Matui (The Call of the Matui) is a work by New Zealand composer Helen Fisher and is based on a Māori karakia.

The overture to Mozart’s opera Mitridate, re di Ponto marked the culmination of Mozart’s first trip to Italy.

Schnittke’s extraordinary aptitude to fragment and reassemble various components in new and unanticipated ways is abundantly demonstrated in his 1977 Moz-Art à la Haydn, scored for two violin soloists and small ensemble.

It was directly after meeting Mozart that Haydn wrote The Hunt. Its finale’s whirlwind is suggestive of a hunt and has an almost insane energy.

Helen Fisher (NZ): Te Tangi A Te Matui (The Call of the Matui)
Mozart: Mitridate Overture K. 87
Schnittke: Moz-Art a la Haydn
Haydn: Symphony No. 73 in D Major ‘The Hunt’

Martin Riseley - Director
Hannah Darroch - Flute

Te Tangi A Te Matui (The Call of the Matui) is a work by New Zealand composer Helen Fisher and is based on a Māori karakia.

The overture to Mozart’s opera Mitridate, re di Ponto marked the culmination of Mozart’s first trip to Italy.

Schnittke’s extraordinary aptitude to fragment and reassemble various components in new and unanticipated ways is abundantly demonstrated in his 1977 Moz-Art à la Haydn, scored for two violin soloists and small ensemble.

It was directly after meeting Mozart that Haydn wrote The Hunt. Its finale’s whirlwind is suggestive of a hunt and has an almost insane energy.

Helen Fisher (NZ): Te Tangi A Te Matui (The Call of the Matui)
Mozart: Mitridate Overture K. 87
Schnittke: Moz-Art a la Haydn
Haydn: Symphony No. 73 in D Major ‘The Hunt’

Martin Riseley - Director
Hannah Darroch - Flute

Te Tangi A Te Matui (The Call of the Matui) is a work by New Zealand composer Helen Fisher and is based on a Māori karakia.

The overture to Mozart’s opera Mitridate, re di Ponto marked the culmination of Mozart’s first trip to Italy.

Schnittke’s extraordinary aptitude to fragment and reassemble various components in new and unanticipated ways is abundantly demonstrated in his 1977 Moz-Art à la Haydn, scored for two violin soloists and small ensemble.

It was directly after meeting Mozart that Haydn wrote The Hunt. Its finale’s whirlwind is suggestive of a hunt and has an almost insane energy.

October 29, 2022 19:00 · The Piano, Christchurch

NZ Chamber Soloists | Czech Mates

Concert

The New Zealand Chamber Soloists have been performing throughout New Zealand and internationally for more than 15 years since first forming in 2006. Based around a core piano trio, the founding artists combine the talents of Katherine Austin (piano), Lara Hall (violin), and James Tennant (cello).

Since its inception, the New Zealand Chamber Soloists have celebrated the unique voice of New Zealand’s new generation of composers, alongside the works of the classical and 20th century traditions. The group embodies a unique blend of virtuosity, colour and a full-on, spontaneous energy to music old and new.

The programme is titled Czech Mates.

Bohuslav Martinů | Piano Trio No 2 in D minor
Helen Bowater | Fekete Folyó (Black River)
Leoš Janáček | Violin Sonata
Antonin Dvořák | Piano Trio No 3 in F minor, Op 65

The concert is presented in association with Chamber Music NZ.

Also Wellington (19 June) and Upper Hutt (20 June).

The New Zealand Chamber Soloists have been performing throughout New Zealand and internationally for more than 15 years since first forming in 2006. Based around a core piano trio, the founding artists combine the talents of Katherine Austin (piano), Lara Hall (violin), and James Tennant (cello).

Since its inception, the New Zealand Chamber Soloists have celebrated the unique voice of New Zealand’s new generation of composers, alongside the works of the classical and 20th century traditions. The group embodies a unique blend of virtuosity, colour and a full-on, spontaneous energy to music old and new.

The programme is titled Czech Mates.

Bohuslav Martinů | Piano Trio No 2 in D minor
Helen Bowater | Fekete Folyó (Black River)
Leoš Janáček | Violin Sonata
Antonin Dvořák | Piano Trio No 3 in F minor, Op 65

The concert is presented in association with Chamber Music NZ.

Also Wellington (19 June) and Upper Hutt (20 June).

The New Zealand Chamber Soloists have been performing throughout New Zealand and internationally for more than 15 years since first forming in 2006. Based around a core piano trio, the founding artists combine the talents of Katherine Austin (piano), Lara Hall (violin), and James Tennant (cello).

Since its inception, the New Zealand Chamber Soloists have celebrated the unique voice of New Zealand’s new generation of composers, alongside the works of the classical and 20th century traditions. The group embodies a unique blend of virtuosity, colour and a full-on, spontaneous energy to music old and new.

The programme is titled Czech Mates.

Bohuslav Martinů | Piano Trio No 2 in D minor
Helen Bowater | Fekete Folyó (Black River)
Leoš Janáček | Violin Sonata
Antonin Dvořák | Piano Trio No 3 in F minor, Op 65

The concert is presented in association with Chamber Music NZ.

Also Wellington (19 June) and Upper Hutt (20 June).

October 30, 2022 14:30 · Waikānae Memorial Hall, Waikanae

Ria Hall and the NZSO (Tauranga)

Concert

Miguel Harth-Bedoya - Conductor
Ria Hall - Vocals

Ria Hall is a musical force to be reckoned with. Fusing roots, soul and hip-hop with powerful vocals in Te Reo Māori and English, Ria joins the NZSO in a celebration of her 2017 album Rules Of Engagement, an album that looks from New Zealand’s past to our collective future.

Miguel Harth-Bedoya - Conductor
Ria Hall - Vocals

Ria Hall is a musical force to be reckoned with. Fusing roots, soul and hip-hop with powerful vocals in Te Reo Māori and English, Ria joins the NZSO in a celebration of her 2017 album Rules Of Engagement, an album that looks from New Zealand’s past to our collective future.

Miguel Harth-Bedoya - Conductor
Ria Hall - Vocals

Ria Hall is a musical force to be reckoned with. Fusing roots, soul and hip-hop with powerful vocals in Te Reo Māori and English, Ria joins the NZSO in a celebration of her 2017 album Rules Of Engagement, an album that looks from New Zealand’s past to our collective future.

November 05, 2022 19:30 · Baycourt

NZTrio | Legacy 3 (Pah Homestead)

Concert

Shortened version of one hour, no interval with selections from:

Schumann Sechs Stücke in kanonischer Form, Op. 56 arr. for Piano Trio, V & VI
Gao Ping New Commission
Schuller Piano Trio
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50

The final saga begins with Schumann weaving his love of Bach’s counterpoint with his own natural fountainhead of fantasy, presented in an arrangement by his friend and colleague Kirchner. The chromatic spectrum is explored further in Schuller’s trio, embodying his jazz roots with colleagues Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and acknowledging his place in American composers’ royalty. Gao Ping’s NZ legacy continues long after his return to China in this brand new commission. The journey concludes with the largest, most symphonic piano trio of all – Tchaikovsky’s expansive and magnificent work written in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein – “À la mémoir d’un grand artiste”.

Shortened version of one hour, no interval with selections from:

Schumann Sechs Stücke in kanonischer Form, Op. 56 arr. for Piano Trio, V & VI
Gao Ping New Commission
Schuller Piano Trio
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50

The final saga begins with Schumann weaving his love of Bach’s counterpoint with his own natural fountainhead of fantasy, presented in an arrangement by his friend and colleague Kirchner. The chromatic spectrum is explored further in Schuller’s trio, embodying his jazz roots with colleagues Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and acknowledging his place in American composers’ royalty. Gao Ping’s NZ legacy continues long after his return to China in this brand new commission. The journey concludes with the largest, most symphonic piano trio of all – Tchaikovsky’s expansive and magnificent work written in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein – “À la mémoir d’un grand artiste”.

Shortened version of one hour, no interval with selections from:

Schumann Sechs Stücke in kanonischer Form, Op. 56 arr. for Piano Trio, V & VI
Gao Ping New Commission
Schuller Piano Trio
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50

The final saga begins with Schumann weaving his love of Bach’s counterpoint with his own natural fountainhead of fantasy, presented in an arrangement by his friend and colleague Kirchner. The chromatic spectrum is explored further in Schuller’s trio, embodying his jazz roots with colleagues Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and acknowledging his place in American composers’ royalty. Gao Ping’s NZ legacy continues long after his return to China in this brand new commission. The journey concludes with the largest, most symphonic piano trio of all – Tchaikovsky’s expansive and magnificent work written in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein – “À la mémoir d’un grand artiste”.

November 06, 2022 19:00 · Pah Homestead, Auckland

STROMA | Cage Against the Machine

Concert

EXPLORE OUR GALLERIES OF SOUND

This is no ordinary concert — ‘choose your own adventure’ by exploring simultaneous performances of ambient, spatial music taking place across the gorgeous Toi Art spaces on Levels 4 & 5 of Te Papa.

Spread over 2½ hours, you can come and go as you please. Have a drink at the bar, then wander around the spaces to experience the ‘sound events’. Follow the schedule, or see where your ear takes you. If you position yourself right, you might hear two or three pieces at the same time; if you miss a piece the first time, you can catch it again later in the evening.

Throughout the evening, Stroma will be performing works by renowned composers such as John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, James Tenney and Alvin Lucier, as well as a selection of works by New Zealand composers. Low-level ambient sonic art by Wellington-based sonic artists will be also performed, mingling with the acoustic sounds of Stroma.

PROGRAMME
Multiple works by John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, James Tenney, Alvin Lucier, Peter Ablinger, Rachael Morgan, Simon Eastwood, and others tba

EXPLORE OUR GALLERIES OF SOUND

This is no ordinary concert — ‘choose your own adventure’ by exploring simultaneous performances of ambient, spatial music taking place across the gorgeous Toi Art spaces on Levels 4 & 5 of Te Papa.

Spread over 2½ hours, you can come and go as you please. Have a drink at the bar, then wander around the spaces to experience the ‘sound events’. Follow the schedule, or see where your ear takes you. If you position yourself right, you might hear two or three pieces at the same time; if you miss a piece the first time, you can catch it again later in the evening.

Throughout the evening, Stroma will be performing works by renowned composers such as John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, James Tenney and Alvin Lucier, as well as a selection of works by New Zealand composers. Low-level ambient sonic art by Wellington-based sonic artists will be also performed, mingling with the acoustic sounds of Stroma.

PROGRAMME
Multiple works by John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, James Tenney, Alvin Lucier, Peter Ablinger, Rachael Morgan, Simon Eastwood, and others tba

EXPLORE OUR GALLERIES OF SOUND

This is no ordinary concert — ‘choose your own adventure’ by exploring simultaneous performances of ambient, spatial music taking place across the gorgeous Toi Art spaces on Levels 4 & 5 of Te Papa.

Spread over 2½ hours, you can come and go as you please. Have a drink at the bar, then wander around the spaces to experience the ‘sound events’. Follow the schedule, or see where your ear takes you. If you position yourself right, you might hear two or three pieces at the same time; if you miss a piece the first time, you can catch it again later in the evening.

Throughout the evening, Stroma will be performing works by renowned composers such as John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, James Tenney and Alvin Lucier, as well as a selection of works by New Zealand composers. Low-level ambient sonic art by Wellington-based sonic artists will be also performed, mingling with the acoustic sounds of Stroma.

PROGRAMME
Multiple works by John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, James Tenney, Alvin Lucier, Peter Ablinger, Rachael Morgan, Simon Eastwood, and others tba

November 09, 2022 19:00 — November 09, 2022 21:30 · Toi Art @ Te Papa Level 4, Wellington

NZTrio | Legacy 3 (Wellington)

Concert

Schumann Sechs Stücke in kanonischer Form, Op. 56 arr. for Piano Trio, V & VI
Gao Ping New Commission
Schuller Piano Trio
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50

The final saga begins with Schumann weaving his love of Bach’s counterpoint with his own natural fountainhead of fantasy, presented in an arrangement by his friend and colleague Kirchner. The chromatic spectrum is explored further in Schuller’s trio, embodying his jazz roots with colleagues Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and acknowledging his place in American composers’ royalty. Gao Ping’s NZ legacy continues long after his return to China in this brand new commission. The journey concludes with the largest, most symphonic piano trio of all – Tchaikovsky’s expansive and magnificent work written in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein – “À la mémoir d’un grand artiste”.

Schumann Sechs Stücke in kanonischer Form, Op. 56 arr. for Piano Trio, V & VI
Gao Ping New Commission
Schuller Piano Trio
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50

The final saga begins with Schumann weaving his love of Bach’s counterpoint with his own natural fountainhead of fantasy, presented in an arrangement by his friend and colleague Kirchner. The chromatic spectrum is explored further in Schuller’s trio, embodying his jazz roots with colleagues Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and acknowledging his place in American composers’ royalty. Gao Ping’s NZ legacy continues long after his return to China in this brand new commission. The journey concludes with the largest, most symphonic piano trio of all – Tchaikovsky’s expansive and magnificent work written in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein – “À la mémoir d’un grand artiste”.

Schumann Sechs Stücke in kanonischer Form, Op. 56 arr. for Piano Trio, V & VI
Gao Ping New Commission
Schuller Piano Trio
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50

The final saga begins with Schumann weaving his love of Bach’s counterpoint with his own natural fountainhead of fantasy, presented in an arrangement by his friend and colleague Kirchner. The chromatic spectrum is explored further in Schuller’s trio, embodying his jazz roots with colleagues Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and acknowledging his place in American composers’ royalty. Gao Ping’s NZ legacy continues long after his return to China in this brand new commission. The journey concludes with the largest, most symphonic piano trio of all – Tchaikovsky’s expansive and magnificent work written in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein – “À la mémoir d’un grand artiste”.

November 09, 2022 19:00 · Public Trust Hall, Wellington

Ria Hall and the NZSO (Napier)

Concert

Miguel Harth-Bedoya - Conductor
Ria Hall - Vocals

Ria Hall is a musical force to be reckoned with. Fusing roots, soul and hip-hop with powerful vocals in Te Reo Māori and English, Ria joins the NZSO in a celebration of her 2017 album Rules Of Engagement, an album that looks from New Zealand’s past to our collective future.

Miguel Harth-Bedoya - Conductor
Ria Hall - Vocals

Ria Hall is a musical force to be reckoned with. Fusing roots, soul and hip-hop with powerful vocals in Te Reo Māori and English, Ria joins the NZSO in a celebration of her 2017 album Rules Of Engagement, an album that looks from New Zealand’s past to our collective future.

Miguel Harth-Bedoya - Conductor
Ria Hall - Vocals

Ria Hall is a musical force to be reckoned with. Fusing roots, soul and hip-hop with powerful vocals in Te Reo Māori and English, Ria joins the NZSO in a celebration of her 2017 album Rules Of Engagement, an album that looks from New Zealand’s past to our collective future.

November 12, 2022 19:30 · Municipal Theatre

NZTrio | Legacy 3 (Auckland Town Hall)

Concert

Schumann Sechs Stücke in kanonischer Form, Op. 56 arr. for Piano Trio, V & VI
Gao Ping New Commission
Schuller Piano Trio
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50

The final saga begins with Schumann weaving his love of Bach’s counterpoint with his own natural fountainhead of fantasy, presented in an arrangement by his friend and colleague Kirchner. The chromatic spectrum is explored further in Schuller’s trio, embodying his jazz roots with colleagues Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and acknowledging his place in American composers’ royalty. Gao Ping’s NZ legacy continues long after his return to China in this brand new commission. The journey concludes with the largest, most symphonic piano trio of all – Tchaikovsky’s expansive and magnificent work written in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein – “À la mémoir d’un grand artiste”.

Schumann Sechs Stücke in kanonischer Form, Op. 56 arr. for Piano Trio, V & VI
Gao Ping New Commission
Schuller Piano Trio
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50

The final saga begins with Schumann weaving his love of Bach’s counterpoint with his own natural fountainhead of fantasy, presented in an arrangement by his friend and colleague Kirchner. The chromatic spectrum is explored further in Schuller’s trio, embodying his jazz roots with colleagues Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and acknowledging his place in American composers’ royalty. Gao Ping’s NZ legacy continues long after his return to China in this brand new commission. The journey concludes with the largest, most symphonic piano trio of all – Tchaikovsky’s expansive and magnificent work written in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein – “À la mémoir d’un grand artiste”.

Schumann Sechs Stücke in kanonischer Form, Op. 56 arr. for Piano Trio, V & VI
Gao Ping New Commission
Schuller Piano Trio
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50

The final saga begins with Schumann weaving his love of Bach’s counterpoint with his own natural fountainhead of fantasy, presented in an arrangement by his friend and colleague Kirchner. The chromatic spectrum is explored further in Schuller’s trio, embodying his jazz roots with colleagues Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and acknowledging his place in American composers’ royalty. Gao Ping’s NZ legacy continues long after his return to China in this brand new commission. The journey concludes with the largest, most symphonic piano trio of all – Tchaikovsky’s expansive and magnificent work written in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein – “À la mémoir d’un grand artiste”.

November 17, 2022 19:00 · Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber

NZSO | Requiem (Wellington)

Concert

Gemma New - Conductor
Voices New Zealand Choir

John Psathas: Seikilos
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Mozart: Requiem

Gemma New - Conductor
Voices New Zealand Choir

John Psathas: Seikilos
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Mozart: Requiem

Gemma New - Conductor
Voices New Zealand Choir

John Psathas: Seikilos
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Mozart: Requiem

November 18, 2022 18:30 · Michael Fowler Centre

Houstoun Plays Saint-Saëns

Concert

SALINA FISHER (NZ): KINTSUGI FOR ORCHESTRA
SAINT-SAËNS: PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 IN G MINOR
TCHAIKOVSKY: SYMPHONY NO.4 IN F MINOR

UWE GRODD Conductor
MICHAEL HOUSTON Piano

Drawing on her Japanese heritage, New Zealand composer Salina Fisher’s Kintsugi is named after the delicate art of repairing a broken item of pottery with gold. Based on her stunning piano trio, this premiere of Kintsugi for Orchestra promises a dazzling depth of colour in its explorations into the fragility and strength of brokenness.

The attractiveness of Saint-Saëns’ music has ensured his place in the canon of French Romantic composers. One of the most popular and frequently performed works in any genre, Saint-Saëns’ virtuosic Piano Concerto No.2 was written in just 17 days, and was premiered with the composer himself on piano. We warmly welcome back Michael Houstoun to perform this masterpiece on the piano.

Dedicated to his patron and friend Nadezhda von Meck, Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony resembles a fight against fate and those unbidden forces and feelings that attempt to bar and steal one’s happiness in life. Tchaikovsky explained that it was an echo of his feelings of loneliness during the long ‘lockdown’ of a Russian winter. But ultimately, he leaves the last movement with hope, explaining that joy is a powerful force, and still possible if one looks outside oneself by caring for and rejoicing in the happiness of others.

SALINA FISHER (NZ): KINTSUGI FOR ORCHESTRA
SAINT-SAËNS: PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 IN G MINOR
TCHAIKOVSKY: SYMPHONY NO.4 IN F MINOR

UWE GRODD Conductor
MICHAEL HOUSTON Piano

Drawing on her Japanese heritage, New Zealand composer Salina Fisher’s Kintsugi is named after the delicate art of repairing a broken item of pottery with gold. Based on her stunning piano trio, this premiere of Kintsugi for Orchestra promises a dazzling depth of colour in its explorations into the fragility and strength of brokenness.

The attractiveness of Saint-Saëns’ music has ensured his place in the canon of French Romantic composers. One of the most popular and frequently performed works in any genre, Saint-Saëns’ virtuosic Piano Concerto No.2 was written in just 17 days, and was premiered with the composer himself on piano. We warmly welcome back Michael Houstoun to perform this masterpiece on the piano.

Dedicated to his patron and friend Nadezhda von Meck, Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony resembles a fight against fate and those unbidden forces and feelings that attempt to bar and steal one’s happiness in life. Tchaikovsky explained that it was an echo of his feelings of loneliness during the long ‘lockdown’ of a Russian winter. But ultimately, he leaves the last movement with hope, explaining that joy is a powerful force, and still possible if one looks outside oneself by caring for and rejoicing in the happiness of others.

SALINA FISHER (NZ): KINTSUGI FOR ORCHESTRA
SAINT-SAËNS: PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 IN G MINOR
TCHAIKOVSKY: SYMPHONY NO.4 IN F MINOR

UWE GRODD Conductor
MICHAEL HOUSTON Piano

Drawing on her Japanese heritage, New Zealand composer Salina Fisher’s Kintsugi is named after the delicate art of repairing a broken item of pottery with gold. Based on her stunning piano trio, this premiere of Kintsugi for Orchestra promises a dazzling depth of colour in its explorations into the fragility and strength of brokenness.

The attractiveness of Saint-Saëns’ music has ensured his place in the canon of French Romantic composers. One of the most popular and frequently performed works in any genre, Saint-Saëns’ virtuosic Piano Concerto No.2 was written in just 17 days, and was premiered with the composer himself on piano. We warmly welcome back Michael Houstoun to perform this masterpiece on the piano.

Dedicated to his patron and friend Nadezhda von Meck, Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony resembles a fight against fate and those unbidden forces and feelings that attempt to bar and steal one’s happiness in life. Tchaikovsky explained that it was an echo of his feelings of loneliness during the long ‘lockdown’ of a Russian winter. But ultimately, he leaves the last movement with hope, explaining that joy is a powerful force, and still possible if one looks outside oneself by caring for and rejoicing in the happiness of others.

November 19, 2022 19:30 — November 19, 2022 21:30 · BNZ Theatre, Vodafone Events Centre

NZSO | Requiem (Auckland)

Concert

Gemma New - Conductor
Voices New Zealand Choir

John Psathas: Seikilos
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Mozart: Requiem

Gemma New - Conductor
Voices New Zealand Choir

John Psathas: Seikilos
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Mozart: Requiem

Gemma New - Conductor
Voices New Zealand Choir

John Psathas: Seikilos
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Mozart: Requiem

November 19, 2022 19:30 · Auckland Town Hall

NZTrio | Legacy 3 (Waiheke Island)

Concert

Schumann Sechs Stücke in kanonischer Form, Op. 56 arr. for Piano Trio, V & VI
Gao Ping New Commission
Schuller Piano Trio
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50

The final saga begins with Schumann weaving his love of Bach’s counterpoint with his own natural fountainhead of fantasy, presented in an arrangement by his friend and colleague Kirchner. The chromatic spectrum is explored further in Schuller’s trio, embodying his jazz roots with colleagues Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and acknowledging his place in American composers’ royalty. Gao Ping’s NZ legacy continues long after his return to China in this brand new commission. The journey concludes with the largest, most symphonic piano trio of all – Tchaikovsky’s expansive and magnificent work written in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein – “À la mémoir d’un grand artiste”.

Schumann Sechs Stücke in kanonischer Form, Op. 56 arr. for Piano Trio, V & VI
Gao Ping New Commission
Schuller Piano Trio
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50

The final saga begins with Schumann weaving his love of Bach’s counterpoint with his own natural fountainhead of fantasy, presented in an arrangement by his friend and colleague Kirchner. The chromatic spectrum is explored further in Schuller’s trio, embodying his jazz roots with colleagues Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and acknowledging his place in American composers’ royalty. Gao Ping’s NZ legacy continues long after his return to China in this brand new commission. The journey concludes with the largest, most symphonic piano trio of all – Tchaikovsky’s expansive and magnificent work written in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein – “À la mémoir d’un grand artiste”.

Schumann Sechs Stücke in kanonischer Form, Op. 56 arr. for Piano Trio, V & VI
Gao Ping New Commission
Schuller Piano Trio
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op 50

The final saga begins with Schumann weaving his love of Bach’s counterpoint with his own natural fountainhead of fantasy, presented in an arrangement by his friend and colleague Kirchner. The chromatic spectrum is explored further in Schuller’s trio, embodying his jazz roots with colleagues Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis, and acknowledging his place in American composers’ royalty. Gao Ping’s NZ legacy continues long after his return to China in this brand new commission. The journey concludes with the largest, most symphonic piano trio of all – Tchaikovsky’s expansive and magnificent work written in memory of Nikolai Rubinstein – “À la mémoir d’un grand artiste”.

November 20, 2022 17:00 · Whittaker’s Musical Museum, Waiheke Island

STROMA | Bold Sounds

Concert

LINDA DALLIMORE (NZ) | Everything feels different now for ensemble (premiere)
CHARLOTTE BRAY (UK) | Renga Miniatures for ensemble (NZ premiere)
DYLAN LARDELLI (NZ) | New work for ensemble (NZ premiere)
KERIAN VARAINE (NZ) | AN DOOR for ensemble (premiere)
KARLO MARGETIĆ (NZ) | Bricks and Mortar for ensemble (NZ premiere)
IANNIS XENAKIS (GR) | Anaktoria for ensemble

Celebrating what Stroma is all about: big, bold sounds and compelling musical experiences. Five New Zealand composers contribute substantial new works: Linda Dallimore, Gemma Peacocke, Kerian Varaine, Dylan Lardelli and Karlo Margetić. The concert is rounded out by the barnstorming Anaktoria by renowned Greek composer Iannis Xenakis, whose 100th anniversary is being celebrated in 2022.

LINDA DALLIMORE (NZ) | Everything feels different now for ensemble (premiere)
CHARLOTTE BRAY (UK) | Renga Miniatures for ensemble (NZ premiere)
DYLAN LARDELLI (NZ) | New work for ensemble (NZ premiere)
KERIAN VARAINE (NZ) | AN DOOR for ensemble (premiere)
KARLO MARGETIĆ (NZ) | Bricks and Mortar for ensemble (NZ premiere)
IANNIS XENAKIS (GR) | Anaktoria for ensemble

Celebrating what Stroma is all about: big, bold sounds and compelling musical experiences. Five New Zealand composers contribute substantial new works: Linda Dallimore, Gemma Peacocke, Kerian Varaine, Dylan Lardelli and Karlo Margetić. The concert is rounded out by the barnstorming Anaktoria by renowned Greek composer Iannis Xenakis, whose 100th anniversary is being celebrated in 2022.

LINDA DALLIMORE (NZ) | Everything feels different now for ensemble (premiere)
CHARLOTTE BRAY (UK) | Renga Miniatures for ensemble (NZ premiere)
DYLAN LARDELLI (NZ) | New work for ensemble (NZ premiere)
KERIAN VARAINE (NZ) | AN DOOR for ensemble (premiere)
KARLO MARGETIĆ (NZ) | Bricks and Mortar for ensemble (NZ premiere)
IANNIS XENAKIS (GR) | Anaktoria for ensemble

Celebrating what Stroma is all about: big, bold sounds and compelling musical experiences. Five New Zealand composers contribute substantial new works: Linda Dallimore, Gemma Peacocke, Kerian Varaine, Dylan Lardelli and Karlo Margetić. The concert is rounded out by the barnstorming Anaktoria by renowned Greek composer Iannis Xenakis, whose 100th anniversary is being celebrated in 2022.

November 23, 2022 19:30 — November 23, 2022 21:00 · Public Trust Hall, Wellington

IHITAI ‘AVEI’A – STAR NAVIGATOR | NZ Opera (concert 1)

Concert

COMPOSER & LYRICIST Tim Finn

TAHITIAN MONOLOGUES Célestine Hitiura Vaite

CO-COMPOSER Tom McLeod

IHITAI ‘AVEI’A – STAR NAVIGATOR Aboard a cramped British scientific vessel in the vastness of the Pacific, two navigators find themselves locked on a collision course. One is a Tahitian priest, guided by his ancient knowledge of star pathways. The other a naval officer, desperate to prove both himself and his faith in science.

This beautiful and haunting new work by composer Tim Finn, co-composer Tom McLeod, with Tahitian monologues by Célestine Hitiura Vaite, tells the story of Tupaia, the Tahitian star navigator who sailed with James Cook, on the maiden voyage of the Endeavour in 1769. Ihitai ‘Avei’a – Star Navigator explores the relationship between two master mariners, each from vastly different worlds, both far from home and unable to find their way into each other’s world.

After a sold out world premiere in Auckland in 2021, we are delighted to present Ihitai ‘Avei’a – Star Navigator at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua with Orchestra Wellington.

COMPOSER & LYRICIST Tim Finn

TAHITIAN MONOLOGUES Célestine Hitiura Vaite

CO-COMPOSER Tom McLeod

IHITAI ‘AVEI’A – STAR NAVIGATOR Aboard a cramped British scientific vessel in the vastness of the Pacific, two navigators find themselves locked on a collision course. One is a Tahitian priest, guided by his ancient knowledge of star pathways. The other a naval officer, desperate to prove both himself and his faith in science.

This beautiful and haunting new work by composer Tim Finn, co-composer Tom McLeod, with Tahitian monologues by Célestine Hitiura Vaite, tells the story of Tupaia, the Tahitian star navigator who sailed with James Cook, on the maiden voyage of the Endeavour in 1769. Ihitai ‘Avei’a – Star Navigator explores the relationship between two master mariners, each from vastly different worlds, both far from home and unable to find their way into each other’s world.

After a sold out world premiere in Auckland in 2021, we are delighted to present Ihitai ‘Avei’a – Star Navigator at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua with Orchestra Wellington.

COMPOSER & LYRICIST Tim Finn

TAHITIAN MONOLOGUES Célestine Hitiura Vaite

CO-COMPOSER Tom McLeod

IHITAI ‘AVEI’A – STAR NAVIGATOR Aboard a cramped British scientific vessel in the vastness of the Pacific, two navigators find themselves locked on a collision course. One is a Tahitian priest, guided by his ancient knowledge of star pathways. The other a naval officer, desperate to prove both himself and his faith in science.

This beautiful and haunting new work by composer Tim Finn, co-composer Tom McLeod, with Tahitian monologues by Célestine Hitiura Vaite, tells the story of Tupaia, the Tahitian star navigator who sailed with James Cook, on the maiden voyage of the Endeavour in 1769. Ihitai ‘Avei’a – Star Navigator explores the relationship between two master mariners, each from vastly different worlds, both far from home and unable to find their way into each other’s world.

After a sold out world premiere in Auckland in 2021, we are delighted to present Ihitai ‘Avei’a – Star Navigator at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua with Orchestra Wellington.

December 09, 2022 20:00 · Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua

IHITAI ‘AVEI’A – STAR NAVIGATOR | NZ Opera (concert 2)

Concert

COMPOSER & LYRICIST Tim Finn

TAHITIAN MONOLOGUES Célestine Hitiura Vaite

CO-COMPOSER Tom McLeod

IHITAI ‘AVEI’A – STAR NAVIGATOR Aboard a cramped British scientific vessel in the vastness of the Pacific, two navigators find themselves locked on a collision course. One is a Tahitian priest, guided by his ancient knowledge of star pathways. The other a naval officer, desperate to prove both himself and his faith in science.

This beautiful and haunting new work by composer Tim Finn, co-composer Tom McLeod, with Tahitian monologues by Célestine Hitiura Vaite, tells the story of Tupaia, the Tahitian star navigator who sailed with James Cook, on the maiden voyage of the Endeavour in 1769. Ihitai ‘Avei’a – Star Navigator explores the relationship between two master mariners, each from vastly different worlds, both far from home and unable to find their way into each other’s world.

After a sold out world premiere in Auckland in 2021, we are delighted to present Ihitai ‘Avei’a – Star Navigator at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua with Orchestra Wellington.

COMPOSER & LYRICIST Tim Finn

TAHITIAN MONOLOGUES Célestine Hitiura Vaite

CO-COMPOSER Tom McLeod

IHITAI ‘AVEI’A – STAR NAVIGATOR Aboard a cramped British scientific vessel in the vastness of the Pacific, two navigators find themselves locked on a collision course. One is a Tahitian priest, guided by his ancient knowledge of star pathways. The other a naval officer, desperate to prove both himself and his faith in science.

This beautiful and haunting new work by composer Tim Finn, co-composer Tom McLeod, with Tahitian monologues by Célestine Hitiura Vaite, tells the story of Tupaia, the Tahitian star navigator who sailed with James Cook, on the maiden voyage of the Endeavour in 1769. Ihitai ‘Avei’a – Star Navigator explores the relationship between two master mariners, each from vastly different worlds, both far from home and unable to find their way into each other’s world.

After a sold out world premiere in Auckland in 2021, we are delighted to present Ihitai ‘Avei’a – Star Navigator at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua with Orchestra Wellington.

COMPOSER & LYRICIST Tim Finn

TAHITIAN MONOLOGUES Célestine Hitiura Vaite

CO-COMPOSER Tom McLeod

IHITAI ‘AVEI’A – STAR NAVIGATOR Aboard a cramped British scientific vessel in the vastness of the Pacific, two navigators find themselves locked on a collision course. One is a Tahitian priest, guided by his ancient knowledge of star pathways. The other a naval officer, desperate to prove both himself and his faith in science.

This beautiful and haunting new work by composer Tim Finn, co-composer Tom McLeod, with Tahitian monologues by Célestine Hitiura Vaite, tells the story of Tupaia, the Tahitian star navigator who sailed with James Cook, on the maiden voyage of the Endeavour in 1769. Ihitai ‘Avei’a – Star Navigator explores the relationship between two master mariners, each from vastly different worlds, both far from home and unable to find their way into each other’s world.

After a sold out world premiere in Auckland in 2021, we are delighted to present Ihitai ‘Avei’a – Star Navigator at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua with Orchestra Wellington.

December 11, 2022 20:00 · Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua

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