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		<title>Gary Wilby &#8211; To those who dwell in realms of day&#8230;&#8230;.</title>
		<link>https://middle-c.org/2026/04/gary-wily-to-those-who-dwell-in-realms-of-day/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[REFLECTIONS, MINIATURES, AND SOUNDSCAPES  by Gary Wilby &#8211; FUTUNA CHAPEL 2026 Gary Wilby &#8211; electric piano Petrina Wu, Tina Wilby (&#8216;cellos) Natasha McMillan (violin) Julie Coulson (narrator) Futuna Chapel, Friend St., Karori, Wellington Sunday, 19th April, 2026 Gary Wilby himself regards his sound-creations as “miniatures and intimate”, echoing in a real sense something of poet <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/04/gary-wily-to-those-who-dwell-in-realms-of-day/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Handel&#8217;s &#8220;Messiah&#8221; from the Orpheus in warm-hearted seasonal tradition</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Orpheus Choir and soloists  with Brent Stewart  in Handel&#8217;s &#8220;Messiah&#8221; at the MFC George Frideric Handel – MESSIAH Emma Pearson (soprano) Maaike Christie-Beekman (alto) LJ Crichton (tenor) Joel Amosa (bass) Orpheus Choir of Wellington Orchestra Wellington Brent Stewart (conductor) Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Saturday, 13th December, 2025 Walking into a concert hall foyer a good <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2025/12/handels-messiah-from-the-orpheus-in-warm-hearted-seasonal-tradition/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>NZSO’s Symphonic Dances concert explores Nature, Life and Love</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TABEA SQUIRE – Conversation of the Light-Ship and the Tide (World Premiere) ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV – Saxophone Concerto in E-flat Major Op 109 DARIUS MILHAUD – Scaramouche for saxophone and orchestra Op.165c SERGEI RACHMANINOV – Symphonic Dances Op.45 Jess Gillam (alto saxophone) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Gemma New (conductor) Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Thursday 20th November <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2025/11/nzsos-symphonic-dances-concert-explores-nature-life-and-love/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Maori Sidesteps &#8211; bringing out an awareness as to who we can all be</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[THE MAORI SIDESTEPS Jamie McCaskill, Cohen Holloway, Jerome Leota and Kali Kopae (performers) Director: Jonathon Hendry Producer/Lighting Designer: Sonia Hardie Gillian Eva Boyd: Audio Engineer Gabriella Eaton: Lighting Operator Circa Theatre, I Taranaki St, Wellington 29th October 2025 (until Saturday 1st November) I still remember the incredible excitement generated by the announcement back in early <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2025/10/the-maori-sidesteps-bringing-our-an-awareness-as-to-who-we-can-all-be/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sextet scintillations from Dohnányi and Penderecki, courtesy of the Morton Trio and Friends, at Wellington&#8217;s St Andrews-on-The-Terrace</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wellington Chamber Music presents: Morton Trio and Friends Sextets by ERNST VON DOHNÁNYI and KRYZSTOF PENDERECKI Morton Trio &#8211; Arna Morton (violin), Alex Morton (horn), Liam Wooding (piano) with David McGregor (clarinet), Sharon Baylis (viola) and Jeremy Garside (‘cello) St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace, Wellington Sunday, 28th April 2024 The first thing I did when I got home from <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2024/04/sextet-scintillations-from-dohnanyi-and-penderecki-courtesy-of-the-morton-trio-and-friends-at-wellingtons-st-andrews-on-the-terrace/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jane Austen&#8217;s &#8220;Mansfield Park&#8221; &#8211; an operatic transfiguration</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[New Zealand Opera presents: MANSFIELD PARK– an opera by Jonathan Dove (composer) and Alasdair Middleton (librettist) Based on the novel “Mansfield Park” by Jane Austen (published 1814) Director: Rebecca Meltzer Wardrobe and Props: Sophie Ham Piano Accompaniment: Soomin Kim and David Kelly Stage Manager: Chanelle Muirhead Production: courtesy Waterperry Opera Festival, UK Cast: Fanny Price <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2024/04/jane-austens-mansfield-park-an-operatic-transfiguration/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Circle Of Friends throws open the doors at St.Andrew&#8217;s</title>
		<link>https://middle-c.org/2024/04/circle-of-friends-throws-open-the-doors-at-st-andrews/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 12:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wellington Chamber Music presents: CIRCLE OF FRIENDS – an afternoon with Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Sarah Watkins (piano) and Yuri Zhislin (violin/viola) CLARA SCHUMANN – Three Romances Op.22 (1853) ROBERT SCHUMANN Phantasie in C Major Op.131 (1853) KAROL SZYMANOWSKI – La Fontaine d’Arethuse (from Myths Op.30 – 1915) Nocturne and Tarantella Op.28 (1915) JOHANNES BRAHMS – <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2024/04/circle-of-friends-throws-open-the-doors-at-st-andrews/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flavoursome Janáček and Dvořák from the Bach Choir</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Bach Choir of Wellington presents: JANÁČEK – Otče náš (Our Father) DVOŘÁK – Mass in D Major, Op.86 Laura Dawson (soprano), Sinéad Keane (alto), Theo Moolenaar (tenor). Simon Christie (bass) Michelle Velvin (harp), Douglas Mews (organ) Bach Choir of Wellington Musical Director – Shawn Michael Condon St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace, Wellington Saturday, 13th April 2024 I couldn’t <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2024/04/flavoursome-janacek-and-dvorak-from-the-bach-choir/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Orchestra Wellington under Taddei with Adam Page triumphant in Psathas&#8217;s saxophone &#8216;concerto&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://middle-c.org/2021/07/orchestra-wellington-under-taddei-with-adam-page-triumphant-in-psathass-saxophone-concerto/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindis Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2021 10:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei  &#8220;Virtuoso Composer&#8221; Mozart: Symphony No 25 in G minor, K 183 Psathas: Call of the Wild with Adam Page (saxophone), Premiere Beethoven: Symphony No 4 in  B flat, Op 60 Michael Fowler Centre Saturday 17 July, 7:30 pm It was no surprise, after coming into the city on a <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2021/07/orchestra-wellington-under-taddei-with-adam-page-triumphant-in-psathass-saxophone-concerto/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Unusual trio ensemble with a highly satisfying, widely international series opens Wellington Chamber Music year</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindis Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2021 09:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wellington Chamber Music: first concert in 2021 season Trio Elan Donald Armstrong (violin) Simon Brew (saxophone) Sarah Watkins (piano) Russell Peterson: Trio for alto saxophone, violin and piano Peter Liley: Deux Images for Trio: Small Scurrying and Glimpse Albeniz: Evocación, from Iberia (piano solo) Barry Cockcroft: Beat Me (tenor saxophone solo) Debussy: Violin Sonata in <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2021/04/unusual-trio-ensemble-with-a-highly-satisfying-widely-international-series-opens-wellington-chamber-music-year/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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