A rare conjuction of string octets, Enescu, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, from...
Waikanae Music Society Shostakovich: Two pieces for String Octet, Op.11 Enescu: String Octet in C, Op. 7 Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat, Op.20 The Amici Ensemble (Donald Armstrong, Kristina Zelinska,...
View ArticleAudience stands to honour fine performance by Secondary Students’ Choir
New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir in Concert directed by Andrew Withington, accompanied by Brent Stewart Wellington Cathedral of St. Paul Saturday, 26 April 2014, 7:30 pm I reviewed the choir...
View ArticleMFC proves fine venue for superb string quartet plus clarinet concert
Chamber Music New Zealand New Zealand String Quartet (Helene Pohl and Douglas Beilman, violins; Gillian Ansell, viola; Rolf Gjelsten, cello), James Campbell, clarinet Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B flat,...
View ArticleInnovative and balanced programme from Aroha Quartet at Waikanae
Waikanae Music Society Mozart: String Quartet no.1 in G, K.80 Sam Piper: Dance of the Sidhe Zhou Long: Eight Chinese Folk Songs Schubert: String Quartet no.15 in G, D.887 Aroha String Quartet (Haihong...
View ArticleA challenging conspectus of unfamiliar Nordic song, from Kapiti Chamber Choir
Nordic Music and Myths: Songs from Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway by Alfvén, Sibelius, Nørgård, Grieg, Sandstrøm, Sallinen, Langgaard, Rautavaara, Nielsen, Gade, Nordraak Elgar: Scenes from the...
View ArticleDalecarlia Quintet in a third and different programme in Greater Wellington
Wellington Chamber Music Trust Dalecarlia Clarinet Quintet (Anna McGregor, clarinet; Sofie Sunnerstam, violin; Manu Berkeljon, violin; Anders Norén, viola; Tomas Blanch, cello) Anthony Ritchie:...
View ArticleMany Magnificats in interesting Bach Choir concert
“Songs of Mary” The Bach Choir of Wellington Magnificats by Tavener, Stanford, Andrew Carter, Herbert Howells and CPE Bach; Totus Tuus by Górecki Stephen Rowley, (conductor), Lisette Wesseling...
View ArticleProduct of Terezin concentration camp survives as admirable, enjoyable...
Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music (on the first day of the Recovering Hidden Voices conference-festival) Hans Krása: Brundibár (Bumblebee) St Andrew’s on The Terrace 21 August 2014, 7pm The soloists...
View ArticleFaust Quartet with a different view of Schubert and a perplexing study of...
Wellington Chamber Music Trust Schubert: String quartet no.12 in C minor, D.703 ‘Quartettsatz’ Helena Winkelman: Quadriga for string quartet (2011) Schubert: String quartet in D minor, D.810 ‘Death and...
View ArticleNikau Trio celebrates Spring with enchanting, vivacious music
Haydn: Trio no.1, Hob. XV:17, for flute, cello and piano Enescu: Cantabile and Presto, for flute and piano Martinů: Trio for flute, cello and piano Nikau Trio (Karen Batten, flute; Rachel Thomson,...
View ArticlePlentiful talent at Wellington’s Aria Contest courtesy Hutt Valley...
Hutt Valley Performing Arts Competitions Society Aria Final, 2014 St. Andrew’s on The Terrace Sunday, 7 September 2014, 7 pm The adjudicator at this year’s senior vocal competitions was José Aparicio,...
View ArticleDouglas Mews at the organ – St.John’s, Willis St
St.John’s, Willis St. Organ Concerts presents: Organ recital by Douglas Mews Handel: Concerto in G minor Op.4 no.3 (arranged for organ solo) Vierne: Arabesque; Cathédrales Bach: Sonata C minor, BWV...
View ArticleNota Bene splendidly celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Nota Bene – 10th Anniversary Concert Choral music by numerous composers (including a new commission from David Hamilton) Nota Bene, directed by Christine Argyle Items conducted by Peter de Blois and...
View ArticleYouth and experience: organ-playing at St John’s, Willis St.
Organ Recital at St. John’s Church Bach: Toccata in D minor BWV 565 Couperin: Selections from one of his Masses Franck: Chorale no.3, in A minor Moritz Deutsch: nos. 9-12 from Twelve Preludes on Old...
View ArticleNZ Opera’s “Don Giovanni” in Wellington enthralling
New Zealand Opera presents: Mozart: Don Giovanni Cast: Don Giovanni: Mark Stone, Leporello: Warwick Fyfe, Donna Elvira: Anna Leese Donna Anna: Lisa Harper-Brown, Don Ottavio: Jaewoo Kim, Commendatore:...
View ArticleInspiring lunchtime performances from NZSM string players
St Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace Lunchtime Concert Series Undergraduate Strings of the NZSM Caitlin Morris (cello), Laura Barton and Julian Baker (violins), accompanied by Rafaella Garlick-Grice (piano)...
View ArticleTwo Harps create magic at Futuna Chapel
Colours of Futuna Concert Series presents: Two Harps Music by Debussy, Britten, Young, Fauré, Scarlatti, Becker, Scott and Guard Jennifer Newth and Michelle Velvin, harps Futuna Chapel, Karori Sunday,...
View ArticleThird of the Cathedral’s recitals for the new Steinway, from Jian Liu
Jian Liu (piano) Concert, to support the purchase of the Steinway piano from the former TVNZ studios at Avalon: ‘Evocations – piano music in a vast space’ Byrd: Hughe Ashtons Grownde Beethoven: Six...
View ArticleTudor Consort with marvellous music: Motets by Bach and settings of the texts...
“Singet dem Herrn”: The Tudor Consort, directed by Michael Stewart Music by J S Bach, Sven-David Sandström, William Byrd, Hugo Distler Sacred Heart Cathedral Saturday, 29 November 2014, 7.30pm The...
View ArticleEntertaining Christmas concert from the Northern Chorale
Northern Chorale: Waits, Wassailers and Star Singers Rutter: Brother Heinrich’s Christmas Music by Mendelssohn and arrangements of traditional carols Conducted by Monika Smith, with Jonathan Berkahn...
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