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Blockbuster Film Music, 22 July 2023
Organ | Orchestra | Opera, Jun 2022
Dvorak Symphony No.8, April 2022
Wagner - The Mastersingers Overture, April 2020
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 - highlights, Oct. 2020
Arnold: Clarinet Concerto No.2, Sviridov's Romance, 2020
Rimsky-Korsakov "Scheherazade", June 2020
Beethoven - Triple Concerto, June 2020
2024
September 2024
Smetana - Vltava (The Moldau)
Dvorak - Slavonic Dance No.2 in Emin, Op.72
Jenny McLeod - Rock Concerto
Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel
Thames, Orewa, Auckland Town Hall
Concert Programme
June 2024
Philip Glass - Symphony for Eight (Cellos)
Nielsen - Concerto for Flute (soloist: Alina Chen)
Sibelius - Symphony No.2
Orewa, Howick, Bruce Mason Centre
Concert Programme
April 2024
Dvorak - 'American' Suite in A major, Op.98b
Haydn - Oboe Concerto in C (soloist: Alex Wu)
Mahler - Totenfeier
Katikati, Howick, Auckland Town Hall
Concert Programme
2023
October 2023
Mendelssohn - Verleih uns Frieden (Grant us Thy Peace) Auckland Youth Choir
Guilmant - Symphony No. 1 for Organ & Orchestra Soloist: Nicholas Forbes
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 with Auckland Youth Choir, presented by David Squire and soloists: Morag Atchison, Catrin Johnsson, Jack Bourke and James Harrison
Whangarei, Hamilton, Auckland Town Hall
June 2023
Ben Hoadley - Concerto for Bass & Orchestra Soloist: Oliver Spalter
Ravel - Mother Goose Suite
Gershwin- An American in Paris
Marquez - Danzon No.2
Orewa, Auckland Town Hall
April 2023
Cowdell - A Place of Quiet (tenor: Shiddharth Chand)
Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No.2 in F major, Op.102 (soloist: Shangrong Feng)
Dvorak - Symphony No.7 in D minor, Op.7
Whangarei, Kerikeri, Howick, Auckland Town Hall
2022
October 2022
Farquhar - Harlequin Overture
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G (soloist: Madeleine Xiao)
Shostakovich - Symphony No.9
Orewa, Papakura, Howick, Auckland Town Hall
Listen to the concert here
June 2022
Gigout - Grand Choeur Dialogué
Mozart - Andantino from Concerto for Flute & Harp
Mozart - The Magic Flute: Selected arias
Saint-Saëns - Symphony No.3 "Organ Symphony"
Whangarei, Warkworth, Hamilton, Auckland Town Hall
Soloists:
Nicholas Forbes (organ)
Christina Ellison (soprano), Sid Chand (tenor)
Anna Kexin Zhang (flute) and Harrison Chau (harp)
Listen to the concert here
April 2022
Wagner - The Mastersingers Overture
Kabalevsky - Cello Concerto No.1 in G minor (soloist: Damon Herlihy-O'Brien)
Dvorak - Symphony No.8
Auckland Town Hall
2021
September 2021
Concert series cancelled due to Covid-19 lockdowns
June 2021 Concert Recording
June 2021
Prokofiev - Romeo & Juliet Suites 1 & 2
Bernstein - West Side Story Symphonic Dances
Verdi/Bassi - Concert Fantasia on Motives from Verdi's Opera: "Rigoletto" (soloist: Kiara Kong)
Helensville, Orewa, Howick, Auckland Town Hall
March 2021
Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending (soloist: Jim Wu, violin)
Ravel - Pavane for a Dead Princess
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition
Whitianga, Katikati, Howick, Auckland Town Hall
2020
October 2020
Arnold - Clarinet Concerto No.2 Op.115 (soloist: Kiara Kong)
Sviridov - Romance from "The Blizzard"
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.5
Helensville, Auckland Town Hall
June 2020
Alexander Cowdell - Cressida (soloists: Kiara Kong - clarinet, Kent Isomura - piano)
Beethoven - Triple Concerto (soloists: Zosia Herlihy-O'Brien - violin, Junghwan Choi - cello, Modi Deng - piano)
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade
Auckland Town Hall (closed recording session)
March 2020
Beethoven - Triple Concerto (soloists: Zosia Herlihy-O'Brien - violin, Joseph Kelly - cello, Modi Deng - piano)
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade
Massey, Howick
2019
September 2019
Kihoon Sung – Niflheim
Strauss - Don Juan
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 Soloist: Kent Isomura
Howick, Cambridge, Orewa, Auckland Town Hall
June 2019
Strauss Horn Concerto No.1 Soloist: Henry Close
Mouquet La Flute de Pan Soloist: Jacob Webster
Prokofiev Symphony No. 7
Whangarei, Warkworth, Helensville, Auckland Town Hall
May 2019
Li Huanzhi Chinese Spring Festival Overture
Chen & He Butterfly Lovers Concerto Soloist: Gloria Tian
Schumann Symphony No.1 (Spring)
Whitianga, Katikati, Orewa, Auckland Town Hall
2018
September 2018
Cowdell Persephone
Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E flat Soloist: Jake Krishnamurti
Copland Appalachian Spring
Sibelius Finlandia
Papakura, Auckland Town Hall
The programme was also performed in Europe:
Dobrna, Berlin (concerto: Cartoon: Fantasy for Oboe & Orchestra by Anthony Ritchie Soloist: Noah Rudd)
Bayreuth, Tübingen (concerto: Haydn Trumpet Concerto detailed above)
Printed Programme - 2018 Programme 3
May 2018
Wagner Rienzi Overture
Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor Soloist: Sara Lee
Elgar Enigma Variations
Massey, Orewa, Ormiston, Auckland Town Hall
Printed Programme - 2018 Programme 2
March 2018
Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No.1
Nielsen Flute Concerto Soloist: Anna Cooper
Schubert Symphony No.8 (Unfinished)
Howick, Manukau, Orewa, Remuera
Printed Programme - 2018 Programme 1
2017
October 2017 - #fantastique
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Wells, John Organ Concerto No.2 Soloist: Rebecca Lee
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Auckland, Kerikeri, Warkworth, Helensville
Printed Programme - 2017 Programme 3
May 2017 - #firebird
Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet Overture
Ritchie, Anthony Cartoon Fantasy for Oboe & Orchestra Soloist: Noah Rudd
Stravinsky Firebird Suite
Auckland, Pukekohe, Whitianga, Thames
Printed Programme - 2017 Programme 2
Feb/Mar 2017 - #baroque
Handel Concerto Grosso Opus 6 No. 10
Handel Aria "Tornami a vagheggiar" from Alcina
Handel Aria "Lascia ch'io pianga" from Rinaldo
Handel Aria "As when the dove" from Acis and Galatea
Handel Duet "Happy we!" from Acis and Galatea
Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Oboes in Dmin, RV 535
Telemann Concerto in A minor for recorder, viola da gamba
Gabrieli Canzona No 1 per Primi Toni for brass ensemble
Gabrieli Canzona No 2 per Septimi Toni for brass ensemble
Soloists: Sophie Sparrow, Tayla Alexander
Auckland (Hopetoun Alpha), Waiheke, Orewa, Howick
Printed Programme - 2017 Programme 1
Antun Poljanich previews the #baroque programme at Hopetoun Alpha, Auckland, March 2017 (video: Tereza Poljanic)
2016
October 2016 - Programme 3
Ravel Bolero
Chen Yi Golden Flute Soloist: Eva Ding
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker
Auckland, Katikati, Whitianga
Printed Programme - 2016 Programme 3
July 2016 - Programme 2
Prokofiev Lieutenant Kije
Ibert Concertino da Camera for Alto Saxophone Soloist: Moja Pecman
Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
Auckland, Pukekohe, Massey, Orewa
Printed Programme - 2016 Programme 2
April 2016 - Programme 1
Smetana The Moldau (Vltava)
Spohr Clarinet Concerto No.1 - Soloist: Kenny Keppel
Sibelius Symphony No.2
Auckland, Howick, Whangarei, Kerikeri
Printed Programme - 2016 Programme 1
2015
October 2015 - Pathétique, Programme 3
Kabalevsky The Comedians
Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.1
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 ('Pathétique')
Auckland, Massey, Taupo, Tauranga
Printed Programme - Pathetique, 2015 Programme 3
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.6 - Pathetique at the Auckland Town Hall, October 2015 (video: Bill McCarthy)
July 2015 - New World, Programme 2
Borodin Polovtsian Dances
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1
Dvorak Symphony No.9 ('From the New World')
Auckland, Howick, Whangarei, Whangaparaoa
Printed Programme - New World, 2015 Programme 2
February 2015 - Midsummer Dreams, Programme 1
Farr Little Sea Gongs
Gabrieli Canzon Primi Toni
Cage, John "Dream" for 5 Violas
Cowdell, Alexander Canzona for String Orchestra
Haydn Symphony No.100 ('Military')
Biber Battalia a 10
Humperdinck Abendsegen und Traumpantomime
Remuera, Devonport, Waiheke, Whitianga
Printed Programme - Midsummer Dreams, 2015 Programme 1