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Chairman’s Newsletter – August 2018

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to attend the upcoming concerts being presented by AYO   Sat.     8 Sep   7.30pm   Papakura – Hawkins Theatre Sun.   9 Sep   2.30pm   AUCKLAND TOWN HALL Cowdell     Persephone Haydn       Trumpet Concerto in E flat (Soloist: Jake Krishnamurti) Copland    Appalachian Spring Sibelius     Finlandia  ...

Chairman’s Newsletter – April 2018

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to attend the upcoming concerts being presented by AYO.   Looking back to the last concert…  Listening to a complex musical composition such as a symphony or concerto for th e first time is like embarking on a journey into unknown territory. There will be constant surprises...

Chairman’s Newsletter – February 2018

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to attend the upcoming concerts being presented by AYO. The Programme GREIG                      Peer Gynt Suite No.1 NIELSEN                  Flute Concerto SCHUBERT             Symphony No.8 (Unfinished) Soloist             Anna Cooper Conductor       Antun Poljanich Howick      All Saints Church              Saturday  3 March, 7.30pm (Donation) Manukau   Vodafone Events Centre   Sunday   ...

Chairman’s Newsletter – September 2017

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to attend the upcoming concerts being presented by AYO. The Programme BEETHOVEN      Egmont Overture JOHN WELLS    Organ Concerto No. 2 (premiere) BERLIOZ            Symphonie Fantastique Soloist – Rebecca Lee Conductor – Antun Poljanich Kerikeri       Turner Centre           ...

Tribute to Robert Issell…

Robert Issell (1938-2017) achieved great heights in the international orchestral world.  Not only was he the Concertmaster of the Symphonia of Auckland (a forerunner of the current APO) in the 70s, but he was also a permanent 1st violinist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London for many years – a position eagerly sought...

Chairman’s Newsletter – April 2017

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to attend the upcoming concerts being presented by AYO. The Programme: TCHAIKOVSKY  Romeo & Juliet Overture ANTHONY RITCHIE   Cartoon: Fantasy for Oboe & Orchestra STRAVINSKY  Firebird Suite Soloist – Noah Rudd Conductor – Antun Poljanich Whitianga Town Hall – Sat. 6 May, 7pm   (Tickets $5-$20) Thames St George’s Church – Sun. 7 May, 3pm (Tickets at...

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...