Chairman’s Newsletter – February 2017

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to attend the upcoming concerts being presented by AYO. The Programme, conducted by Antun Poljanich:     Handel:  Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 10 Aria      As when the dove from Acis and Galatea Aria      Lascia chi’o pianga from Rinaldo Aria      Tornami a vagheggiar  from Alcina Duet    ...

Chairman’s Newsletter – September 2016

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to attend the upcoming concerts being presented by AYO. The Programme:      RAVEL  Bolero                                                                             CHEN Yi  The Golden Flute                                                      TCHAIKOVSKY  Music from ‘The Nutcracker’      Conductor       Antun Poljanich      Soloist            Eva Ding,...

Chairman’s Newsletter – June 2016

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to attend the upcoming free concerts being presented by AYO. The Programme:       PROKOFIEV Lieutenant Kijé                                                          IBERT Concertino da Camera for Alto Saxophone              MUSSORGSKY / RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition                                                                                                                 CONDUCTOR       Antun Poljanich SOLOIST       ...

Review of Whangarei Concert, 2 April 2016 – Northern Advocate

Review: ‘Awesome’ orchestra deserved of donation By Paul Serotsky 4:00 PM Tuesday Apr 5, 2016 Kenny Keppel (clarinet). Review: Auckland Youth Orchestra, Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Whangarei – April 2. There’s nothing new about Auckland Youth Orchestra’s free concert/voluntary donations scheme.  A few years ago, sponsorship enabled them to introduce it at their Auckland concerts....

Chairman’s Newsletter – March 2016

We invite you and your friends to join us at the forthcoming free concerts. Looking back to October 2015 Concert… The final concert of the 2015 season came to an end with a magnificent performance of Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique Symphony, a performance which Franco Viganoni, our recording engineer, thought was one of the best he had...

Chairman’s Newsletter – April 2015

How do we design our programme content? Occasionally people ask me how we go about choosing programmes for the AYO. We have an Artistic Planning Committee made up of Antun Poljanich-Music Director, Cameron Stuart-Orchestra Manager, Anne Draffin-Artistic Facilitator, and myself as Chairman. We try to build a programme around a theme, or a major...

Nelson 2013 Concert Review

Nelson Mail, July 22 2013 Youthful grace and exuberance thrill   YOUNG PROFESSIONALS: Some of the members of the Auckland Youth Orchestra, which tours nationally and internationally. Auckland Youth Orchestra, with musical director Antun Poljanich. Winter Festival, Nelson School of Music, yesterday. Reviewed by Judith Paviell It’s a joy for this reviewer to put...