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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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		<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>Cantoris Choir celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with the help of Te Kōkī NZSM Orchestra and Mozart</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NZSM and Cantoris Choir present: MOZART &#8211;  Symphony No. 35 in D K.385 “Haffner” &#8211; Mass in C Minor K.427 “The Great” &#8211; Motet “Ave Verum Corpus” K.618 Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music Orchestra Reuben Brown (conductor – “Haffner” Symphony) Cantoris Choir Georgia Jamieson Emms, Michaela Cadwgan (sopranos) Jamie Young (tenor), William King <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2021/04/cantoris-choir-celebrates-its-fiftieth-anniversary-with-the-help-of-te-koki-nzsm-orchestra-and-mozart/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>NZSM Orchestra with conductor Hamish McKeich showcases achievements by 2020 award-winning composer and instrumentalist at St.Andrew&#8217;s-on-The-Terrace, Wellington</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music presents: Music by Mica Thompson, Carl Reinecke and Johannes Brahms THOMPSON  &#8211; Song REINECKE – Flute Concerto In D Major Op.283 BRAHMS – Symphony No. 2 in D Major Op.73 Isabella Gregory (flute) Hamish McKeich (conductor) New Zealand School of Music Orchestra St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace, Wellington Saturday, 26th September, 2020 <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2020/09/nzsm-orchestra-with-conductor-hamish-mckeich-showcases-achievements-by-2020-award-winning-composer-and-instrumentalist-at-st-andrews-on-the-terrace-wellington/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wellington entrants shape up for the National Junior Piano Competition Finals</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Te Koki New Zealand School of Music presents THREE NATIONAL JUNIOR PIANO COMPETITION FINALISTS 2020 Otis Prescott-Mason (St.Patrick’s College Town, Wellington) LISZT – Sonetto 104 del Petrarcha / JACK BODY – No.5 from Five Melodies / BEETHOVEN – Piano Sonata No.28 in A Major Op.101 (Ist.Mvt.) / PROKOFIEV &#8211; Piano Sonata No. 3 in A <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2020/09/wellington-entrants-shape-up-for-the-national-junior-piano-competition-finals/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Seven voice students from Victoria&#8217;s school of music present varied and well delivered recital</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindis Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Classical Voice Students of the New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University Accompanied by David Barnard, head accompanist and vocal coach Simon Hernyak: ‘O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion’ (Messiah – Handel); ‘In the silence of the secret night’ (Rachmaninov) Shaunagh Chambers: ‘Mein gläubiges Herze’ (Bach, BWV 68); ‘Stopping by woods on a <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2020/09/seven-voice-students-from-victorias-school-of-music-present-varied-and-well-delivered-recital/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Four-handed piano delights from Sunny Cheng and Kris Zuelicke at the NZSM&#8217;s Adam Concert Room in Wellington</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 12:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Te Koki NZ School of Music presents: Sunny Cheng and Kris Zuelicke – Piano Duo MOZART – Fugue for Piano, four hands K.401 DAVID HAMILTON – Five New Zealand Characters SCHUBERT – Grand Rondo in A Major D.951 POULENC – Sonata for Four Hands MENDELSSOHN – Andante and Allegro brilliant Op.92 Lunchtime Concert Adam Concert <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2020/09/four-handed-piano-delights-from-sunny-cheng-and-kris-zuelicke-at-the-nzsms-adam-concert-room-in-wellington/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stimulating, evocative recital from NZSM piano student Liam Furey at St Andrew&#8217;s</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindis Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 11:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[St Andrew’s lunchtime concert Liam Furey – piano Schoenberg: Sechs kliene Klavierstücke, Op 19 Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op 12 Liam Furey: Silence of Kilmister Tops and six Preludes for piano St Andrew’s on The Terrace Wednesday 5 August, 12:15 pm A month ago Liam Furey was one of several piano students representing Victoria University in St <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2020/08/stimulating-evocative-recital-from-nzsm-piano-student-liam-furey-at-st-andrews/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>NZSM Concerto Competition &#8211; an evening of elegance, frisson and feeling</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music Concerto Competition 2020 – Final Finalists Lucas Baker (violin) – BARBER: Violin Concerto Isabella Gregory (flute) – REINECKE: Flute Concerto in D Major, Op.283 Otis Prescott-Mason (piano) – SAINT-SAENS – Piano Concerto No.2 Collaborative Pianist: David Barnard Adjudicators: Catherine Gibson (CMNZ) Vincent Hardaker (APO) Adam Concert Room, NZSM <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2020/07/nzsm-concerto-competition-an-evening-of-elegance-frisson-and-feeling/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ghost Trio haunts sensibilities long after final notes in concert sounded</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A remarkable lunchtime concert by the Ghost Trio at the Adam Concert Room&#8230;. Ghost Trio – Monique Lapins (violin), Ken Ichinose (‘cello), Gabriela Glapska (piano) BEETHOVEN – Piano Trio In C Minor Op. 1 No.3 MARTIN LODGE – Summer Music (2001) SHOSTAKOVICH – Piano Trio in C Minor No.1  Op.8 Adam Concert Room, Te Kōkī NZ <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2020/07/ghost-trio-haunts-sensibilities-long-after-final-notes-in-concert-sounded/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Well contrived and performed recital of piano music from NZSM students at St Andrew&#8217;s</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindis Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2020 09:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[St Andrew’s lunchtime concerts Piano students of the New Zealand School of Music Shangrong Feng: Haydn: Sonata in C, Hob. XVI 48 Liam Furey: Beethoven: Sonata in G minor, Op 49 No 2 Boulez: Douze notations pour piano (1945) David Codd: Chopin: Nocturnes Op 27, nos 1 &#38; 2 Vincent Brzozowski: Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses St <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2020/07/well-contrived-and-performed-recital-of-piano-music-from-nzsm-students-at-st-andrews/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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