Special Concerts and Events 2010
Saturday 13th March 6:00pm, Adam Concert Room, Kelburn Campus
Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments & New Technologies, Argentina (director Alejandro Iglessias Rossi)
The Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments and New Technologies in concert.
"... A total art for the body and the spirit, between the memory and the creation…" RADIO FRANCE CULTURE, Paris “The concert was incredible, a burning and percussive tide, a dynamic use of the stage that leave you out of breath. Everyone’s heart capsized. LE TEMPS, Tunisia
All members of the ensemble are former students of the conductor/director, composer Alejandro Iglesias Rossi. As a pre-requisite to joining the group all the musicians have to have researched and built the musical instruments they play based on authentic models - many originals of these indigenous South American instruments have fallen into disuse, or have been recovered from archaeological sites. Besides repertoire of traditional folk music, new compositions have been created to explore the strange new sound worlds that these instruments are capable of evoking. Ritual theatre, masks and dance are integral to the performances.
"... A total art for the body and the spirit, between the memory and the creation…" RADIO FRANCE CULTURE, Paris “The concert was incredible, a burning and percussive tide, a dynamic use of the stage that leave you out of breath. Everyone’s heart capsized. LE TEMPS, Tunisia
The Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments and New Technologiesis a project supported through the Institute for Ethnomusicology and Creation in Traditional and Avant-Garde Arts at the National University at Tres de Febrero, Argentina.
Free Admission, Koha accepted gratefully.
Sunday 14th March, 7:00pm, Adam Concert Room, Kelburn Campus
Benefit concert for VUW Alumnus James Rodgers, tenor with Jillian Zack, piano
James Rodgers is a music graduate of Victoria University in 2005 and the Manhattan School of Music. The programme for this concert includes Britten’s Winter Words, songs from Op 26 by Rachmaninoff, and Lilburn’s Sings Harry. This recital is being jointly presented by the New Zealand School of Music and the Lankhuyzen/Whetu Kairangi Masonic Trust.
James Rodgers is a music graduate of Victoria University in 2005 and the Manhattan School of Music.
James took the title role in “Albert Herring” in the Merola Opera Program in San Francisco. and sang in the Schwabacher Recital Series. In 2009, he appeared at the Ravinia Festival as Billy "Mahagonny Songspiel" and in Die Zauberflöte for Southern Opera in Christchurch. The programme for this concert includes Britten’s Winter Words, songs from Op 26 by Rachmaninoff, and Lilburn’s Sings Harry. This recital is being jointly presented by the New Zealand School of Music and the Lankhuyzen/Whetu Kairangi Masonic Trust.
Adult $25.00 Child/ Concession $20.00
Tuesday 23 March, 7:30pm, St Andrew’s on the Terrace, 30 The Terrace, Wellington
NZSM Orchestra Concert 1: Strings and Wind with Ken Young and Martin Riseley
The strings of the New Zealand School of Music Orchestra play Haydn's popular and baroque violin concerto and the baroque-styled Holberg Suite by Grieg. The winds will present popular works by Grainger and Milhaud. They will be led by Ken Young, conductor, and Martin Riseley, condutor and violin soloist.
The strings of the New Zealand School of Music Orchestra play Haydn's popular and baroque violin concerto Ho. 7 and the baroque-styled Holberg Suite by Grieg. The winds will present popular works by Grainger and Milhaud.
They will be led by Ken Young, conductor, and Martin Riseley, condutor and violin soloist. Ken Young began playing both tuba and percussion with the Christchurch Symphony and National Youth Orchestra while studying composition at Canterbury and Auckland Universities, eventually being appointed Principal Tuba of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, a position which gave him the financial independence to freely pursue composition and conducting. In 2004, Young was awarded a Lilburn Trust Citation Award for Outstanding Services to New Zealand Music.
Martin Riseley is the new Head of Strings at the NZSM. The Concertmaster of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra for over 15 years, he has performed as soloist and conductor many times in North America. Originally from Christchurch, he won the TVNZ Young Musicians Competition in 1988 before heading off to Juilliard, where he completed Masters and Doctoral degrees as a student of Dorothy DeLay.
Adult $10 Child/Concession $5
Friday 26 March, 7:30pm, Adam Concert Room, Kelburn Campus
VISTAS — The SMP Ensemble conducted by Lucas Vis
A joint CAT / NZSM concert
Lucas Vis, world-class interpreter of contemporary music, is visiting Wellington on the invitation of the Caprice Arts Trust, with financial support from CNZ, and NZNF/KLM. As a leading exponent and practitioner of contemporary music, Lucas Vis will conduct members of the SMP Ensemble through a journey of musical exploration of Dutch and NZ works, including a premiere of a New Zealand work by Dylan Lardelli.
The SMP Ensemble, an ensemble featuring Wellington-based composers and performers, will present a programme of works from New Zealand and the Netherlands, including the premiere of a new work by Dylan Lardelli. Guest conductor Lucas Vis brings his years of experience in new music to the project.
Having worked with composers such as Stockhausen, Cage, Rihm, Andriessen and Maderna, Lucas Vis has conducted almost all of the Dutch orchestras, and has lead the NZSO twice, including a recording of Chris Blake's "The Islands". He is currently Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the Conservatories of Amsterdam and The Hague. He also teaches conducting and ensemble playing at the Darmstadt Ferienkurse für Neue Musik. The SMP Ensemble (director: Andrzej Nowicki) was formed in October 2008 as a forum for Wellington-based composers & performers, including many studying at the New Zealand School of Music and Victoria University of Wellington.
$15 / $10 Students with ID, NZSM Staff and students free entry
CASH only door-sales are available.
E-tickets and further information, including venue maps, available from our website www.capricearts.org.nz. CASH only doorsales are available, however, audience numbers at our intimate venues are limited so please e-book early to avoid disappointment.
Sunday 28 March, 1:30pm, Marae, Level 4, Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington
Torna a Surriento - Italian Songs and arias
A chance to hear the talented young students from the New Zealand School of Music performing vocal music from Italy. There will be favourite songs and arias originating from Naples (Neopolitan song) as well as arias from the great Italian opera tradition.
A chance to hear the talented young students from the New Zealand School of Music performing vocal music from Italy. There will be favourite songs and arias originating from Naples (Neopolitan song) as well as arias from the great Italian opera tradition. The Neopolitan song was first recognised officially in the 1830s when an annual song writing competition was started. This competition gave rise to some of the most well known Italian songs including 'O sole mio', 'Torna a Surriento', 'Funiculì, Funiculà' and 'Santa Lucia' - memorably performed by The Three Tenors, including the great Luciano Pavarotti. Join us for a lunchtime concert filled with Italian song, operatic passion, and above all, 'amore'.
Free Admission
Wednesday 31 March, 7:30pm, St Andrew’s on the Terrace, 30 The Terrace, Wellington
NZSM Orchestra Concert 2: with Donald Maurice, viola, Hamish McKeitch conductor
The New Zealand School of Music Orchestra will present Debussy’s Prelude a L'apres midi d'u faune, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 Op. 60, and Berlioz’s Harold in Italy, featuring Donald Maurice on viola.
The New Zealand School of Music Orchestra will present Debussy’s Prelude a L'apres midi d'u faune, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 Op. 60, and Berlioz’s Harold in Italy, featuring Donald Maurice on viola. Donald has formerly been a violinist in the NZSO, held principal positions in all the regional orchestras and played with numerous British orchestras in the 1970s. He performs regularly as a soloist, is a National Artist for RNZ, and as well as appearing on NZ-produced CDs, has ongoing recording projects with NAXOS.
An immensely versatile conductor, Hamish McKeich works regularly in Australia and Europe and conducts all the major orchestras in New Zealand. He has performed in New Zealand, Australia, China, the Netherlands, England, Austria, Switzerland, France and Germany. From 2002-2006 he was Associate Conductor of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and performs regularly with them to this day. He has given over 80 world premieres of new works and he is also chief conductor of the contemporary ensembles Stroma and 175 East.
Adult $10 Child/Concession $5
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