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June 2026 Concert Series

 

Bizet  - Intermezzo  from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2
Séjourné - Double Concerto for Marimba & Vibraphone  (soloists: Eric Renick and Steven Logan)
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9  “From the New World"

 

 

Eric Renick - vibraphone

Auckland Philharmonia’s Principal Percussionist since 2010, Eric is originally from Indiana, USA. In 2007 Eric was awarded a Fellowship with the New World Symphony. Eric has performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago, San Francisco, St. Louis, Kansas City, and New Zealand symphonies; Hong Kong Philharmonic and Malaysian Philharmonic; and Grant Park, Breckenridge and Spoleto (USA) festival orchestras. Eric is a regular collaborator with cross-genre musicians as well as film scoring and presenting concert performances with digital/electronic elements. In 2017, he performed the Southern Hemisphere premiere of Rautavaara’s Incantations, a concerto for percussion and orchestra, and in 2018, performed Michael Torke’s Mojave (a marimba concerto) on a tour to China with the New Zealand Chamber Orchestra. He has appeared as a marimba soloist with Voices NZ and is scheduled to perform Steven Mackey’s Micro-Concerto for Percussion with the Auckland Chamber Orchestra.

 

Steven Logan - marimba

Steven Logan is Section Principal Timpanist of the Auckland Philharmonia, a position he has held since 2016. Recent highlights include Marimba Magic (2024), Kalevi Aho’s Timpani Concerto (2021), and a 2025 North Island tour with flutist Luca Manghi and pianist David Kelly. Their album A Flint and a Spark: New Works for Flute and Marimba is now available through Atoll Records on all major streaming platforms. Steven has performed internationally with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and Buffalo Philharmonic, sings with the APO’s All Star Rhythm & Blues Band, teaches at the University of Waikato and Epsom Music School, and appears in the film M3GAN 2.0.

 

 

September 2026 Concert Series

Rachmaninov - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (soloist: Shan Liu)
Stravinsky - Firebird Suite (1919)

Sun. 6 Sept, 2.30pm - All Saints Church, Howick
Sat. 12 Sept, 7.30pm - Orewa Arts & Events Centre
Sun. 13 Sept, 2.30pm - Auckland Town Hall

 

Concerts already performed in 2026

Dvořák: Othello Overture, Op. 93
Tchaikovsky:  Variations on a Rococo Theme (cello soloist: Howard Lu)
Fauré:  Masques et Bergamasques, Op. 112
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

Sat. 21 March, 3pm - Cambridge, St Peter's School
Sun. 22 March, 2.30pm - Helensville, War Memorial Hall
Sat. 28 March, 7.30pm - Howick, All Saints Church
Sun. 29 March, 2.30pm, Auckland Town Hall