Category: News
May 29 Paul Rosoman – organ
June 5 NZSM Guitars
June 12 David Trott - organ
June 19 Megan Corby - VoxBox vocal group
June 26 TBA
July 3 Capital Harmony Chorus
July 10 City Jazz
July 17 Carolyn Mills - Harp
July 24 Duo Tapas – guitar and violin
July 31 NZSM Woodwind
August 7 Valerie Rigg & Richard Mapp – violin & piano
August 14 Klezmer... read more
Singing for Children: Young Angel Voices at St Mary of the Angels
We’re looking for children aged between 8 and 12 years old, who are looking for a group to sing in.
Young Angel Voices started a year ago, and is always welcoming new members.
It’s open to all comers, there is no audition.
The only qualification is the desire to sing.
Children learn all sorts of songs: folk songs, rounds, gospel songs, part-songs, some accompanied, some unaccompanied. They learn to read, and how to... read more
Christopher Doig
In the review of the second Brahms concert from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Rosemary included a few paragraphs about Christopher Doig who had died that morning. The concert master had dedicated the concert to his memory.
Concertmaster Vessa-Matti Lepännen spoke to the audience before the conductor entered, dedicating the evening’s concert to the memory of Christopher Doig, who had died that morning. Among his many, many roles in... read more
Crude narcissism smothers TV doco on NZSO tour
I found the TV film on the NZSO’s 2010 Europe tour a total embarrassment.
Some may think that the only way to make a watchable documentary is to lace it with sex and crudeness. I differ.
Today’s permissive climate, when it isn’t cool to harbour behaviour standards known in former times as decent, cultivated or civilized, makes it hard for anyone to... read more