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		<title>A &#8220;significant birthday&#8221; concert of decades &#8211; Schubert&#8217;s Schwanengesang from Roger Wilson and Terence Dennis</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace Lunchtime Concert Series presents: FRANZ SCHUBERT – Schwanengesang  (1828) D957 Roger Wilson (baritone) and Terence Dennis (piano) St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace, Wellington Wednesday 21st October, 2026 St Andrew’s on-The-Terrace Wellington’s remarkable Lunchtime Concert Series continued to delight its regular attendees besides scoring notably extra interest in its latest Wednesday concert – this was a complete performance of <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/10/a-significant-birthday-concert-of-decades-schuberts-schwanengesang-from-roger-wilson-and-terence-dennis/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Spirit of Youth effervesces and overflows at Wellington Youth Orchestras&#8217; combined 2026 concert</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wellington Youth Orchestras present: &#8211; BERLIOZ – “Roman Carnival” Overture SIBELIUS – Violin Concerto in D Minor Op.47 BORODIN – “Polotsvian Dances” from “Prince Igor” SAINT-SAENS (arr. Isaac) “Bacchanale” from “Samson et Dalila” COPLAND – “Hoedown” from “Rodeo” ARTURO MARQUEZ – Danzon No.2 Ambrose Tarrant-Matthews (violin) Mark Carter / Chris van der Zee (conductors) Wellington <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/10/spirit-of-youth-effervesces-and-overflows-at-wellington-youth-orchestras-combined-2026-concert/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Richard Strauss and Johannes Brahms &#8211; music of free and sonorous measure!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[RICHARD STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier – Suite Op. 59 Four Last Songs Op. posth. (texts by Hermann Hesse and Joseph von Eichendorff) JOHANNES BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 in f Major Op. 90 Madeleine Pierard (soprano) Sir Donald Runnicles (conductor) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Friday, October 2nd, 2026 Review for Middle C by <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/10/richard-strauss-and-johannes-brahms-music-of-free-and-sonorous-measure/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wellington&#8217;s VU NZ School of Music&#8217;s Piano Extravaganza Concert lives up to its name</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[St.Andrew’s Lunchtime Concert Series An NZSM Piano Extravaganza, presented by four of Victoria University School of Music’s advanced piano students – MICHELLE CORVERA MOZART – Piano Sonata in G Major KV 283 – Mvts II (Andante) and III  (Presto) SALINA FISHER – Moths in the Light (2007) HAILEY ZHOU MOZART – Piano Sonata No 17 <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/10/wellingtons-vu-nz-school-of-musics-piano-extravaganza-concert-lives-up-to-its-name/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>50th Anniversary tribute to Benjamin Britten (and his heroes)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Twelfth &#8220;Comfy Concert&#8221; at Roseneath&#8217;s &#8220;The Long Hall&#8221; (Benefit for Arohanui Strings) Chamber &#8220;Pot-Pourri&#8221; Ensemble Rolf Gjelsten (&#8216;cello) / Helene Pohl (violin) Sophia Acheson (viola) / Robert Orr (oboe) JS BACH &#8211; Suite No. 2 in D MInor, for solo &#8216;cello Rolf Gjelsten (&#8216;cello) BENJAMIN BRITTEN &#8211; Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings Robert Orr <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/09/50th-anniversary-tribute-to-benjamin-britten-and-his-heroes/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wellington City Orchestra spinning musical tales of adventure, love and vengeance</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wellington City Orchestra at St.Andrew&#8217;s NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV – Antar” Symphony (1875) ALEXANDER SCRIABIN – Piano Concerto in F-sharp Minor Op.20 (1896-97) ANTONIN DVOŘÁK – The Golden Spinning-Wheel Op.109 (1896) William Berry (piano) Andrew Atkins (conductor) Wellington City Orchestra St.Andrews-on-The -Terrace, Wellington Saturday, 19th September, 2026 Review for “Middle C” by Peter Mechen None of these <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/09/wellington-city-orchestra-spinning-musical-tales-of-adventure-love-and-vengeance/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>NZ Trio with sonorous help from friends, continues to enchant</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NZTrio+ at Old St.Paul’s Cathedral GARETH FARR – Ahi (for violin, ‘cello and piano) &#8211; Amalia Hall (violin)  / Matthias Balzat (‘cello) / Somi Kim (piano) CAROLINE SHAW – Thousandth Orange (for violin, viola, ‘cello and piano) with Alexander McFarlane (viola) FRANZ SCHUBERT – Piano Quintet in A Major Op.114 D.667 “Trout” (for violin, viola, <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/09/nz-trio-continues-to-enchant-and-with-plenty-of-sonorous-help-from-friends/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Quang Hong Luu (piano)  – brilliantly personifying composer and music and their times</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Quang Hong Luu, with Phan Hồng Châu,  at Old St.Paul&#8217;s, Wellington FRANZ  LISZT &#8211;  Anneés de pelerinage – Troisieme (Third Year of Pilgrimage) S.163 Angelus – “Prayer to the Guardian Angels” Aux Cyprès de la Villa d’Este No.1 &#38; 2 Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este Sunt Lachrymae Rerum E mode Hongroise Marche Funebre Sursum <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/09/quang-hong-luu-piano-brilliantly-personifying-composer-and-music-and-their-times/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Orchestra Wellington&#8217;s &#8220;Colossal&#8221; triumphantly ticks all the descriptive and presentation boxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Marc Taddei with Orchestra Wellington and Wellington District Brass Ensemblepresents “Colossal” JOSHUA PEARSON – Digital Fenua: Fakatili Te Kiloga Fau (world premiere) HECTOR BERLIOZ – Requiem: Grand Messe des Morts Kyle Stegall (tenor) Orpheus Choir, Wellington (Brent Stewart, director) Te Kōkī Orchestra / Wellington Brass Band / Trust Porirua City Brass Hutt City Brass / <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/09/orchestra-wellingtons-colossal-triumphantly-ticks-all-the-descriptive-and-presentation-boxes/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Dolfin-Lin Duo &#8211; positively tingling with spontaneous re-discovery!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wellington Chamber Music presents: Dolfin-Lin Duo – Balazs Dolfin (‘cello) / Tony Chen Lin (piano) ZOLTÁN KODÁLY  &#8211;  Magyar Rondo (Hungarian Rondo) (1917) ANTON WEBERN  &#8211;  Sonata for ‘Cello and Piano (1914) JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH  &#8211;  Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in D Major  BWV 1028 GAO PING  &#8211;  Sonata No. 2 for <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/09/the-dolfin-lin-duo-positively-tingling-with-spontaneous-re-discovery/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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