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The Polyphonic Sea

Exhibition or installation

The Polyphonic Sea presents the recent work of twelve artists from Aotearoa New Zealand. It explores the wealth of languages around us, from speech and writing, gesture and music, to the ongoing flow of communications from the natural environment.

The exhibition reflects two of Bundanon’s guiding principles: to create a working environment for artists through its onsite residency program, and to support a diversity of art forms. Many of the works were created or transformed at Bundanon from existing ideas and in conversation with the site. Some artists acknowledge their Māori heritage, drawing on First Peoples’ knowledge and language in the creation of their work. Others respond more broadly to the diversity of communication that surrounds us, from the human to the environmental.

Throughout the exhibition the artworks themselves speak multiple languages, jumping between art forms. A sculpture might temporarily become a musical instrument, a field recording could take physical shape, and a drawing might become a performance score. The artists embrace collaboration, drawing variously on a wide range of practices: photography, design, documentary and narrative film, choreography, music composition, field recording, weaving, painting and sculpture.

The Polyphonic Sea is choreographed to include moments of both sound and silence as individual works are activated throughout the museum. Engaging our senses, the artists invite us to consider the transformational power of listening. Their works draw our attention to the languages we overlook or fail to hear, recognising a world of non-verbal cues that are rich with meaning and celebrating the music of the natural world.

The Polyphonic Sea presents the recent work of twelve artists from Aotearoa New Zealand. It explores the wealth of languages around us, from speech and writing, gesture and music, to the ongoing flow of communications from the natural environment.

The exhibition reflects two of Bundanon’s guiding principles: to create a working environment for artists through its onsite residency program, and to support a diversity of art forms. Many of the works were created or transformed at Bundanon from existing ideas and in conversation with the site. Some artists acknowledge their Māori heritage, drawing on First Peoples’ knowledge and language in the creation of their work. Others respond more broadly to the diversity of communication that surrounds us, from the human to the environmental.

Throughout the exhibition the artworks themselves speak multiple languages, jumping between art forms. A sculpture might temporarily become a musical instrument, a field recording could take physical shape, and a drawing might become a performance score. The artists embrace collaboration, drawing variously on a wide range of practices: photography, design, documentary and narrative film, choreography, music composition, field recording, weaving, painting and sculpture.

The Polyphonic Sea is choreographed to include moments of both sound and silence as individual works are activated throughout the museum. Engaging our senses, the artists invite us to consider the transformational power of listening. Their works draw our attention to the languages we overlook or fail to hear, recognising a world of non-verbal cues that are rich with meaning and celebrating the music of the natural world.

The Polyphonic Sea presents the recent work of twelve artists from Aotearoa New Zealand. It explores the wealth of languages around us, from speech and writing, gesture and music, to the ongoing flow of communications from the natural environment.

The exhibition reflects two of Bundanon’s guiding principles: to create a working environment for artists through its onsite residency program, and to support a diversity of art forms. Many of the works were created or transformed at Bundanon from existing ideas and in conversation with the site. Some artists acknowledge their Māori heritage, drawing on First Peoples’ knowledge and language in the creation of their work. Others respond more broadly to the diversity of communication that surrounds us, from the human to the environmental.

Throughout the exhibition the artworks themselves speak multiple languages, jumping between art forms. A sculpture might temporarily become a musical instrument, a field recording could take physical shape, and a drawing might become a performance score. The artists embrace collaboration, drawing variously on a wide range of practices: photography, design, documentary and narrative film, choreography, music composition, field recording, weaving, painting and sculpture.

The Polyphonic Sea is choreographed to include moments of both sound and silence as individual works are activated throughout the museum. Engaging our senses, the artists invite us to consider the transformational power of listening. Their works draw our attention to the languages we overlook or fail to hear, recognising a world of non-verbal cues that are rich with meaning and celebrating the music of the natural world.

July 08, 2023 12:00 — October 08, 2023 12:00 · Bundanon Art Museum

Compose Aotearoa! | National Choral Composition Competition 2023

Compose Aotearoa! is a national initiative to stimulate the creation of new and diverse New Zealand music for choirs. Designed as an annual competition facilitated by the national body managing our four national choirs, Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand Trust, Compose Aotearoa! will be a rewarding pathway for young as well as established composers to produce new work. This is the fourth competition.

For over four decades our national choirs have benefitted from and contributed to the creation of new New Zealand choral works. With this competition we aim to encourage the development of choral writing in New Zealand and provide a high-quality performance opportunity for these works. We invite submissions for choral works suitable for performance by any one of the three choirs.

NEW: this year at least 6 of the entries will be workshopped by Voices NZ singers in Wellington on 5 November in Wellington. This will be a great chance for the composers to hear their work workshopped and sung by our premier national choir.

Open category – prize $2,000
Composers aged 25 years and under – prize $2,000
Waiata Tira with substantial Te Reo Māori content (70%-100%) – prize $2,000

An additional prize valued at $1,000 will be awarded to a category winner in form of travel, per diems and other costs associated with the invitation to join one of the national choirs as Composer in Residence to progress the work for performance.

Category winners will become SOUNZ Composers. A SOUNZ composer has a profile page on www.sounz.org.nz which lists their works, commissions, performances, films/audio, etc. and provides worldwide visibility.

Click here for Competition Requirements and to submit your entry

Deadline for submission is 11.00pm October 4, 2023.

For any enquiries please contact Lee Martelli-Wood, lee@choirsnz.co.nz.

Compose Aotearoa! is a national initiative to stimulate the creation of new and diverse New Zealand music for choirs. Designed as an annual competition facilitated by the national body managing our four national choirs, Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand Trust, Compose Aotearoa! will be a rewarding pathway for young as well as established composers to produce new work. This is the fourth competition.

For over four decades our national choirs have benefitted from and contributed to the creation of new New Zealand choral works. With this competition we aim to encourage the development of choral writing in New Zealand and provide a high-quality performance opportunity for these works. We invite submissions for choral works suitable for performance by any one of the three choirs.

NEW: this year at least 6 of the entries will be workshopped by Voices NZ singers in Wellington on 5 November in Wellington. This will be a great chance for the composers to hear their work workshopped and sung by our premier national choir.

Open category – prize $2,000
Composers aged 25 years and under – prize $2,000
Waiata Tira with substantial Te Reo Māori content (70%-100%) – prize $2,000

An additional prize valued at $1,000 will be awarded to a category winner in form of travel, per diems and other costs associated with the invitation to join one of the national choirs as Composer in Residence to progress the work for performance.

Category winners will become SOUNZ Composers. A SOUNZ composer has a profile page on www.sounz.org.nz which lists their works, commissions, performances, films/audio, etc. and provides worldwide visibility.

Click here for Competition Requirements and to submit your entry

Deadline for submission is 11.00pm October 4, 2023.

For any enquiries please contact Lee Martelli-Wood, lee@choirsnz.co.nz.

Compose Aotearoa! is a national initiative to stimulate the creation of new and diverse New Zealand music for choirs. Designed as an annual competition facilitated by the national body managing our four national choirs, Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand Trust, Compose Aotearoa! will be a rewarding pathway for young as well as established composers to produce new work. This is the fourth competition.

For over four decades our national choirs have benefitted from and contributed to the creation of new New Zealand choral works. With this competition we aim to encourage the development of choral writing in New Zealand and provide a high-quality performance opportunity for these works. We invite submissions for choral works suitable for performance by any one of the three choirs.

NEW: this year at least 6 of the entries will be workshopped by Voices NZ singers in Wellington on 5 November in Wellington. This will be a great chance for the composers to hear their work workshopped and sung by our premier national choir.

Open category – prize $2,000
Composers aged 25 years and under – prize $2,000
Waiata Tira with substantial Te Reo Māori content (70%-100%) – prize $2,000

An additional prize valued at $1,000 will be awarded to a category winner in form of travel, per diems and other costs associated with the invitation to join one of the national choirs as Composer in Residence to progress the work for performance.

Category winners will become SOUNZ Composers. A SOUNZ composer has a profile page on www.sounz.org.nz which lists their works, commissions, performances, films/audio, etc. and provides worldwide visibility.

Click here for Competition Requirements and to submit your entry

Deadline for submission is 11.00pm October 4, 2023.

For any enquiries please contact Lee Martelli-Wood, lee@choirsnz.co.nz.

July 24, 2023 12:00 — October 04, 2023 23:00

AOTANGO presents 'A Century of Tango' (Tauranga)

‘A Century of Tango’ is a musical journey through the evolution of tango, showcasing popular favourites such as El Choclo, Por una Cabeza and La Cumparsita, the revolutionary nuevo tango style works of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, and modern tango.

AOTANGO features Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) Concertmaster Andrew Beer, NZTrio pianist Somi Kim, APO Principal Bass Gordon Hill, Jazz guitarist Sam Swindells and world champion accordionist Grayson Masefield.

All arrangements are made by AOTANGO quintet.

Additional performances:

Dargaville (2 October)
Taupo (5 October)
Rotorua (6 October)

‘A Century of Tango’ is a musical journey through the evolution of tango, showcasing popular favourites such as El Choclo, Por una Cabeza and La Cumparsita, the revolutionary nuevo tango style works of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, and modern tango.

AOTANGO features Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) Concertmaster Andrew Beer, NZTrio pianist Somi Kim, APO Principal Bass Gordon Hill, Jazz guitarist Sam Swindells and world champion accordionist Grayson Masefield.

All arrangements are made by AOTANGO quintet.

Additional performances:

Dargaville (2 October)
Taupo (5 October)
Rotorua (6 October)

‘A Century of Tango’ is a musical journey through the evolution of tango, showcasing popular favourites such as El Choclo, Por una Cabeza and La Cumparsita, the revolutionary nuevo tango style works of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, and modern tango.

AOTANGO features Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) Concertmaster Andrew Beer, NZTrio pianist Somi Kim, APO Principal Bass Gordon Hill, Jazz guitarist Sam Swindells and world champion accordionist Grayson Masefield.

All arrangements are made by AOTANGO quintet.

Additional performances:

Dargaville (2 October)
Taupo (5 October)
Rotorua (6 October)

October 04, 2023 19:00 — October 04, 2023 21:00 · Wesley Methodist Church, Tauranga

AOTANGO presents 'A Century of Tango' (Taupo)

‘A Century of Tango’ is a musical journey through the evolution of tango, showcasing popular favourites such as El Choclo, Por una Cabeza and La Cumparsita, the revolutionary nuevo tango style works of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, and modern tango.

AOTANGO features Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) Concertmaster Andrew Beer, NZTrio pianist Somi Kim, APO Principal Bass Gordon Hill, Jazz guitarist Sam Swindells and world champion accordionist Grayson Masefield.

All arrangements are made by AOTANGO quintet.

Additional performances:

Dargaville (2 October)
Tauranga (4 October)
Rotorua (6 October)

‘A Century of Tango’ is a musical journey through the evolution of tango, showcasing popular favourites such as El Choclo, Por una Cabeza and La Cumparsita, the revolutionary nuevo tango style works of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, and modern tango.

AOTANGO features Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) Concertmaster Andrew Beer, NZTrio pianist Somi Kim, APO Principal Bass Gordon Hill, Jazz guitarist Sam Swindells and world champion accordionist Grayson Masefield.

All arrangements are made by AOTANGO quintet.

Additional performances:

Dargaville (2 October)
Tauranga (4 October)
Rotorua (6 October)

‘A Century of Tango’ is a musical journey through the evolution of tango, showcasing popular favourites such as El Choclo, Por una Cabeza and La Cumparsita, the revolutionary nuevo tango style works of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, and modern tango.

AOTANGO features Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) Concertmaster Andrew Beer, NZTrio pianist Somi Kim, APO Principal Bass Gordon Hill, Jazz guitarist Sam Swindells and world champion accordionist Grayson Masefield.

All arrangements are made by AOTANGO quintet.

Additional performances:

Dargaville (2 October)
Tauranga (4 October)
Rotorua (6 October)

October 05, 2023 19:00 — October 05, 2023 21:00 · St Andrew's Anglican Church, Taupo

AOTANGO presents 'A Century of Tango' (Rotorua)

‘A Century of Tango’ is a musical journey through the evolution of tango, showcasing popular favourites such as El Choclo, Por una Cabeza and La Cumparsita, the revolutionary nuevo tango style works of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, and modern tango.

AOTANGO features Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) Concertmaster Andrew Beer, NZTrio pianist Somi Kim, APO Principal Bass Gordon Hill, Jazz guitarist Sam Swindells and world champion accordionist Grayson Masefield.

All arrangements are made by AOTANGO quintet.

Additional performances:

Dargaville (2 October)
Tauranga (4 October)
Taupo (5 October)

‘A Century of Tango’ is a musical journey through the evolution of tango, showcasing popular favourites such as El Choclo, Por una Cabeza and La Cumparsita, the revolutionary nuevo tango style works of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, and modern tango.

AOTANGO features Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) Concertmaster Andrew Beer, NZTrio pianist Somi Kim, APO Principal Bass Gordon Hill, Jazz guitarist Sam Swindells and world champion accordionist Grayson Masefield.

All arrangements are made by AOTANGO quintet.

Additional performances:

Dargaville (2 October)
Tauranga (4 October)
Taupo (5 October)

‘A Century of Tango’ is a musical journey through the evolution of tango, showcasing popular favourites such as El Choclo, Por una Cabeza and La Cumparsita, the revolutionary nuevo tango style works of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, and modern tango.

AOTANGO features Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) Concertmaster Andrew Beer, NZTrio pianist Somi Kim, APO Principal Bass Gordon Hill, Jazz guitarist Sam Swindells and world champion accordionist Grayson Masefield.

All arrangements are made by AOTANGO quintet.

Additional performances:

Dargaville (2 October)
Tauranga (4 October)
Taupo (5 October)

October 06, 2023 19:00 — October 06, 2023 21:00 · St John’s Presbyterian Church, Rotorua

Chamber Music NZ | Reimagining Mozart (Auckland)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

October 13, 2023 20:00 · Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra | Community Classics West

Conductor Nathaniel Griffiths
Presenter Nathan King
Little Singer Ava Grace Fickling
Vocalist Antonia Brightwell
Vocalist Eden Vaatstra
Piano Henry Meng

Lucy Mulgan Passionfruit
Delibes 'Flower Duet' from Lakmé
J. Strauss II Voices of Spring Waltz
Purcell 'Dido's Lament' from Dido and Aeneas
Andrew Lloyd Webber (arr. Calvin Custer) Phantom of the Opera (selections)
Holst (arr. Bridgman-Cooper & Harrop) 'Te Hononga o Te Ao' (World in Union)

APO’s popular Community Classics series gives you a chance to hear Auckland’s orchestra for FREE, and is our way of giving back the gift of music to the wonderful city we all live in.

Conductor Nathaniel Griffiths
Presenter Nathan King
Little Singer Ava Grace Fickling
Vocalist Antonia Brightwell
Vocalist Eden Vaatstra
Piano Henry Meng

Lucy Mulgan Passionfruit
Delibes 'Flower Duet' from Lakmé
J. Strauss II Voices of Spring Waltz
Purcell 'Dido's Lament' from Dido and Aeneas
Andrew Lloyd Webber (arr. Calvin Custer) Phantom of the Opera (selections)
Holst (arr. Bridgman-Cooper & Harrop) 'Te Hononga o Te Ao' (World in Union)

APO’s popular Community Classics series gives you a chance to hear Auckland’s orchestra for FREE, and is our way of giving back the gift of music to the wonderful city we all live in.

Conductor Nathaniel Griffiths
Presenter Nathan King
Little Singer Ava Grace Fickling
Vocalist Antonia Brightwell
Vocalist Eden Vaatstra
Piano Henry Meng

Lucy Mulgan Passionfruit
Delibes 'Flower Duet' from Lakmé
J. Strauss II Voices of Spring Waltz
Purcell 'Dido's Lament' from Dido and Aeneas
Andrew Lloyd Webber (arr. Calvin Custer) Phantom of the Opera (selections)
Holst (arr. Bridgman-Cooper & Harrop) 'Te Hononga o Te Ao' (World in Union)

APO’s popular Community Classics series gives you a chance to hear Auckland’s orchestra for FREE, and is our way of giving back the gift of music to the wonderful city we all live in.

October 14, 2023 15:00 · The Trusts Arena, Henderson

Chamber Music NZ | Reimagining Mozart (Hawke’s Bay)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

October 14, 2023 19:30 · Waiapu Cathedral, Napier

Chamber Music NZ | Reimagining Mozart (Palmerston North)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

October 15, 2023 15:00 · St Peter's Anglican Church, Palmerston North

Hansel & Gretel

Faint starlight peeps through the dark forest canopy. It is midnight: the witching hour. Alone and lost, two hungry children stumble towards a glowing vision of warmth and comfort, heaven for any child with an empty belly and an aching heart. But all is not as it seems…

Following its triumphant premiere in 2019, the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s acclaimed Hansel & Gretel returns for Christmas 2023. Loughlan Prior, with Claire Cowan and Kate Hawley, has created a magical world of memorable characters: a brave brother and sister; their loving parents who never give up hope; the mystical Sandman and his sparkling Dew Fairies; and the most delightful (or is she?) Ice Cream Witch… not forgetting the Man in the Moon, an array of spooky forest creatures, fantastical food and a sinister chorus line of pink-iced gingerbread men.

Laughter, tears, shivers down the spine, plenty of sugar and just a touch of spice together make a recipe for a truly happy ending and a wonderful ballet experience for all ages.

Faint starlight peeps through the dark forest canopy. It is midnight: the witching hour. Alone and lost, two hungry children stumble towards a glowing vision of warmth and comfort, heaven for any child with an empty belly and an aching heart. But all is not as it seems…

Following its triumphant premiere in 2019, the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s acclaimed Hansel & Gretel returns for Christmas 2023. Loughlan Prior, with Claire Cowan and Kate Hawley, has created a magical world of memorable characters: a brave brother and sister; their loving parents who never give up hope; the mystical Sandman and his sparkling Dew Fairies; and the most delightful (or is she?) Ice Cream Witch… not forgetting the Man in the Moon, an array of spooky forest creatures, fantastical food and a sinister chorus line of pink-iced gingerbread men.

Laughter, tears, shivers down the spine, plenty of sugar and just a touch of spice together make a recipe for a truly happy ending and a wonderful ballet experience for all ages.

Faint starlight peeps through the dark forest canopy. It is midnight: the witching hour. Alone and lost, two hungry children stumble towards a glowing vision of warmth and comfort, heaven for any child with an empty belly and an aching heart. But all is not as it seems…

Following its triumphant premiere in 2019, the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s acclaimed Hansel & Gretel returns for Christmas 2023. Loughlan Prior, with Claire Cowan and Kate Hawley, has created a magical world of memorable characters: a brave brother and sister; their loving parents who never give up hope; the mystical Sandman and his sparkling Dew Fairies; and the most delightful (or is she?) Ice Cream Witch… not forgetting the Man in the Moon, an array of spooky forest creatures, fantastical food and a sinister chorus line of pink-iced gingerbread men.

Laughter, tears, shivers down the spine, plenty of sugar and just a touch of spice together make a recipe for a truly happy ending and a wonderful ballet experience for all ages.

October 26, 2023 07:30 — December 09, 2023 22:00 · Touring Nationally

NZSO | Poem of Ecstasy (Auckland)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.

Additional performances:

Wellington (28 October)
Dunedin (3 November)
Hamilton (10 November)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.

Additional performances:

Wellington (28 October)
Dunedin (3 November)
Hamilton (10 November)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.

Additional performances:

Wellington (28 October)
Dunedin (3 November)
Hamilton (10 November)

October 27, 2023 19:30 · Auckland Town Hall

Chamber Music NZ | Reimagining Mozart (Christchurch)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

October 27, 2023 19:30 · The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, Christchurch

Chamber Music NZ | Reimagining Mozart (Nelson)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Wellington (29 October)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Wellington (29 October)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Wellington (29 October)

October 28, 2023 19:30 · Christ Church Cathedral, Nelson

NZSO | Poem of Ecstasy (Wellington)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.

Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Dunedin (3 November)
Hamilton (10 November)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.

Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Dunedin (3 November)
Hamilton (10 November)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.

Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Dunedin (3 November)
Hamilton (10 November)

October 28, 2023 19:30 · Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington

Chamber Music NZ | Reimagining Mozart (Wellington)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October)

Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626

VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director

This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.

Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October)

October 29, 2023 15:00 · St Mary's of the Angels, Wellington

NZSO | Poem of Ecstasy (Dunedin)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.

Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Wellington (28 October)
Hamilton (10 November)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.

Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Wellington (28 October)
Hamilton (10 November)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.

Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Wellington (28 October)
Hamilton (10 November)

November 03, 2023 19:30 · Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin

NZTrio | HOMELAND 3: DUMKY (Nathan Homestead)

Join us for a 1 hour concert of selections from our Homeland 3 programme.

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

Additional performances:
Wellington (23 November)
Whangārei (25 November)
Auckland (26 November)

Join us for a 1 hour concert of selections from our Homeland 3 programme.

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

Additional performances:
Wellington (23 November)
Whangārei (25 November)
Auckland (26 November)

Join us for a 1 hour concert of selections from our Homeland 3 programme.

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

Additional performances:
Wellington (23 November)
Whangārei (25 November)
Auckland (26 November)

November 04, 2023 17:00 · Nathan Homestead, Auckland

NZSO | Benjamin on Britten (Dunedin)

David Mason | NZSO Commission, World Premiere
Britten | Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Brahms | Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98

In the second of this three-night festival with Principal Conductor Gemma New, the NZSO teams up with another New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Morrison.

A former student of Stephen Larsen and Vesa-Matti Leppänen, Benjamin made the leap overseas in 2007. He won prizes internationally before landing a permanent position with the legendary Vienna Philharmonic. Now back on home soil, he performs the Britten Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is one of his best-loved. Tom Service, writing for The Guardian, recognised the “cathartic power” of this “despairing, troubling and astonishing symphony.”

Additional performances:

Hamilton (11 November)

David Mason | NZSO Commission, World Premiere
Britten | Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Brahms | Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98

In the second of this three-night festival with Principal Conductor Gemma New, the NZSO teams up with another New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Morrison.

A former student of Stephen Larsen and Vesa-Matti Leppänen, Benjamin made the leap overseas in 2007. He won prizes internationally before landing a permanent position with the legendary Vienna Philharmonic. Now back on home soil, he performs the Britten Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is one of his best-loved. Tom Service, writing for The Guardian, recognised the “cathartic power” of this “despairing, troubling and astonishing symphony.”

Additional performances:

Hamilton (11 November)

David Mason | NZSO Commission, World Premiere
Britten | Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Brahms | Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98

In the second of this three-night festival with Principal Conductor Gemma New, the NZSO teams up with another New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Morrison.

A former student of Stephen Larsen and Vesa-Matti Leppänen, Benjamin made the leap overseas in 2007. He won prizes internationally before landing a permanent position with the legendary Vienna Philharmonic. Now back on home soil, he performs the Britten Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is one of his best-loved. Tom Service, writing for The Guardian, recognised the “cathartic power” of this “despairing, troubling and astonishing symphony.”

Additional performances:

Hamilton (11 November)

November 04, 2023 19:30 · Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin

NZSO | Poem of Ecstasy (Hamilton)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.

Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Wellington (28 October)
Dunedin (3 November)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.

Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Wellington (28 October)
Dunedin (3 November)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.

Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Wellington (28 October)
Dunedin (3 November)

November 10, 2023 19:30 · Globox Arena, Claudelands, Hamilton

NZSO | Benjamin on Britten (Hamilton)

David Mason | NZSO Commission, World Premiere
Britten | Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Brahms | Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98

In the second of this three-night festival with Principal Conductor Gemma New, the NZSO teams up with another New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Morrison.

A former student of Stephen Larsen and Vesa-Matti Leppänen, Benjamin made the leap overseas in 2007. He won prizes internationally before landing a permanent position with the legendary Vienna Philharmonic. Now back on home soil, he performs the Britten Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is one of his best-loved. Tom Service, writing for The Guardian, recognised the “cathartic power” of this “despairing, troubling and astonishing symphony.”

Additional performances:

Dunedin (4 November)

David Mason | NZSO Commission, World Premiere
Britten | Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Brahms | Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98

In the second of this three-night festival with Principal Conductor Gemma New, the NZSO teams up with another New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Morrison.

A former student of Stephen Larsen and Vesa-Matti Leppänen, Benjamin made the leap overseas in 2007. He won prizes internationally before landing a permanent position with the legendary Vienna Philharmonic. Now back on home soil, he performs the Britten Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is one of his best-loved. Tom Service, writing for The Guardian, recognised the “cathartic power” of this “despairing, troubling and astonishing symphony.”

Additional performances:

Dunedin (4 November)

David Mason | NZSO Commission, World Premiere
Britten | Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Brahms | Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98

In the second of this three-night festival with Principal Conductor Gemma New, the NZSO teams up with another New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Morrison.

A former student of Stephen Larsen and Vesa-Matti Leppänen, Benjamin made the leap overseas in 2007. He won prizes internationally before landing a permanent position with the legendary Vienna Philharmonic. Now back on home soil, he performs the Britten Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is one of his best-loved. Tom Service, writing for The Guardian, recognised the “cathartic power” of this “despairing, troubling and astonishing symphony.”

Additional performances:

Dunedin (4 November)

November 11, 2023 19:30 · Globox Arena, Claudelands, Hamilton

NZTrio | HOMELAND 3: DUMKY (Wellington)

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Whangārei (25 November)
Auckland (26 November)

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Whangārei (25 November)
Auckland (26 November)

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Whangārei (25 November)
Auckland (26 November)

November 23, 2023 19:00 · Public Trust Hall, Wellington

Auckland Philhamonia Orchestra | Beethoven's Violin

Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
Violin Clara-Jumi Kang

Leonie Holmes For just a little moment...
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Stravinsky Petrushka (1947)

Leonie Holmes’ short work, commissioned by the APO in 2020, opens the ﬁnal mainstage concert of the year. It takes its inspiration from Tessa Stephens’ poem Cycles.

Beethoven’s scintillating Violin Concerto is an exhilarating piece, particularly with a tour de force performance from the astonishing violinist Clara-Jumi Kang.

Stravinsky’s ballet about a wooden puppet that comes to life is one of the most folk-inﬂuenced pieces he ever wrote. The opening scene is set in a fairground, and Stravinsky said that audiences should be able to smell the food.

Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
Violin Clara-Jumi Kang

Leonie Holmes For just a little moment...
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Stravinsky Petrushka (1947)

Leonie Holmes’ short work, commissioned by the APO in 2020, opens the ﬁnal mainstage concert of the year. It takes its inspiration from Tessa Stephens’ poem Cycles.

Beethoven’s scintillating Violin Concerto is an exhilarating piece, particularly with a tour de force performance from the astonishing violinist Clara-Jumi Kang.

Stravinsky’s ballet about a wooden puppet that comes to life is one of the most folk-inﬂuenced pieces he ever wrote. The opening scene is set in a fairground, and Stravinsky said that audiences should be able to smell the food.

Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
Violin Clara-Jumi Kang

Leonie Holmes For just a little moment...
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Stravinsky Petrushka (1947)

Leonie Holmes’ short work, commissioned by the APO in 2020, opens the ﬁnal mainstage concert of the year. It takes its inspiration from Tessa Stephens’ poem Cycles.

Beethoven’s scintillating Violin Concerto is an exhilarating piece, particularly with a tour de force performance from the astonishing violinist Clara-Jumi Kang.

Stravinsky’s ballet about a wooden puppet that comes to life is one of the most folk-inﬂuenced pieces he ever wrote. The opening scene is set in a fairground, and Stravinsky said that audiences should be able to smell the food.

November 24, 2023 19:30 · Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall

NZTrio | HOMELAND 3: DUMKY (Whangārei)

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Wellington (23 November)
Auckland (26 November)

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Wellington (23 November)
Auckland (26 November)

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Wellington (23 November)
Auckland (26 November)

November 25, 2023 14:00 · The Old Library, Whangārei

NZTrio | HOMELAND 3: DUMKY (Auckland)

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Wellington (23 November)
Whangārei (25 November)

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Wellington (23 November)
Whangārei (25 November)

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Wellington (23 November)
Whangārei (25 November)

November 26, 2023 19:00 · Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall

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