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NEXT CONCERT: This Friday - 12 December, 7.30pm at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell
Get into the Christmas spirit with your family and friends, and MC Russell Dixon. An evening of festive Christmas music and fun, the concert is designed to delight and mark the beginning of your holiday season.
Featuring the enchanting music of The Snowman and the sparkling Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker Suite, the evening concludes with joyful carol singing alongside the Holy Trinity Cathedral Choir and full orchestra.
This heartwarming celebration of music offers families and friends the perfect opportunity to share the wonder of Christmas and create lasting memories together.
On The Programme –
Orchestra conducted by Antun Poljanich:
- Andrew Lloyd Webber Pie Jesu - soloists: Eleanor Christiansen & Kezia Schuitemaker (sopranos)
- Howard Blake: The Snowman (narrator: Andrew Dawson, 'Walking in the Air' soloist: Kezia Schuitemaker)
- Brian Balmages: Festive Fanfare
- Ennio Morricone: Gabriel’s Oboe - soloist: Alex Wu (oboe)
- Sergei Prokofiev: Troika from Lieutenant Kijé
- Leroy Anderson: Bugler’s Holiday
- Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
- Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite (Marche, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Trepak)
Choir conducted by Peter Watts:
- John Rutter: Shepherd’s Pipe Carol (with orchestra)
- Michael Praetorius- Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen (unaccompanied)
- Basque carol Malcolm Archer - The Angel Gabriel (with organ)
Combined singing of Christmas Carols with full choir and orchestra
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Concerts Already Performed This Year:
September Concert Series
Beethoven: Symphony No.4
With Auckland Youth Choir
David Hamilton: Peace, My Heart
Morten Lauridsen: Sure on This Shining Night (accomp. Claire Caldwell)
Constant Lambert: The Rio Grande (Shan Liu, piano and Hannah Morgan, alto)
Sat. 6 Sept. - Orewa Arts & Events Centre
Sun. 7 Sept. - Auckland Town Hall
August Concert
Dukas: Villanelle for French horn and Orchestra (Soloist: Evan Metcalfe)
Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1 (Soloist: Tony Yan Tong Chen)
Beethoven: Symphony No.4
Sat. 30 August - All Saints Church, Howick
June Concert Series
Dukas: Villanelle for French horn and Orchestra (Soloist: Evan Metcalfe)
Khachaturian: Gayane - Ballet music from Suites 1, 2 and 3
Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1 (Soloist: Tony Yan Tong Chen)
Sat. 7 June - Cambridge Town Hall
Sun.15 June - Auckland Town Hall
March Concert Series
Sibelius Impromptu for Strings
Vaughan Williams Oboe concerto in A minor (soloist: Alex Wu)
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 (Pathétique)
Sat. 22 March - Holy Trinity Tauranga
Sun 23 March - Katikati War Memorial Hall
Sat. 29 March - All Saints Church, Howick
Sun.30 March - Auckland Town Hall
