NZSM Dawn Chorus - July 2016

Round two! Our second trimester kicks off next week and we have another busy few months of events coming up. If you want to check out what we've been up to so far this year, have a look at our collection of photos on our Facebook page. The photo above was taken during the Irish Music Session that we held in the Victoria University Hub during our Music for Health and Wellbeing week - we had lots of fun! 

 

Orchestras Unite! 

When: 7:30pm, Wednesday 3 Aug
Where: Michael Fowler Centre
Cost: FREE!!

We are very excited to be taking over the Michael Fowler Centre in August with a free concert featuring the NZSM Orchestra performing alongside the Wellington Youth Orchestra under the baton of conductor Kenneth Young. Lavinnia Rae, the winner of the 2016 Concerto Competition (full orchestra category), will be performing Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No.1. Come along - bring your friends and family and tell everyone you know!

Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1, with Lavinnia Rae, cello
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 2, ‘London’

 

The Hunter Gathering 3 - the Jazz Issue

When: 6pm, Thursday 21 July
Where: Hunter Council Chamber
Cost: $20/ $15 presales via Eventfinda
Tickets include a glass of wine afterwards

The Hunter Gathering series brings together presenters and performers from across Victoria University’s schools and faculties. This time, it's the 'jazz issue', featuring Afro-Cuban music performed by NZSM jazz faculty, an introduction to Cuban music by Dr Miguel Arnedo-Gómez and a special mini-lecture on the psychology of improvisation by Dr Gina Grimshaw. 

 

 

Zeyphr Wind Quintet
Lunchtime Concert

When: 12.10pm, Friday 15 July
Where: Adam Concert Room
Cost: Free entry

Formed in 2008, Zephyr Wind Quintet is made up of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra principal wind players. They have performed extensively throughout New Zealand for Chamber Music New Zealand and in leading New Zealand arts festivals. They aim to promote the genre of wind quintet with both International and NZ music.

 

Nebula

When: 5pm, Saturday 23 July
Where: Studio 310
Cost: Free entry

We are pleased to welcome Amsterdam-based musicians Katharina Gross and Arnold Marinissen to NZSM in July. Katharina Gross and Arnold Marinissen make and play Nebula, music for cello and electronics/percussion.
Their visit is made possible with support from the Dutch Fonds Podiumkunsten.

 

Cellomondo

When: 6pm, Friday 22 July
Where: Adam Art Gallery
Cost: Free entry

Cellomondo is a solo cello project by Katharina Gross featuring works by composers from around the globe, and their students.  She plans to eventually include works by composers from all countries. 

"In my project cellomondo, I want to share my fascination with the diversity of musical individuality."

 

Vladimir Gorbach 

When: 7:30pm, Saturday 16 July
Where: Adam Concert Room
Cost: $20/$10 
presales via Eventfinda

Internationally acclaimed guitarist Vladimir Gorbach will present a solo guitar concert at NZSM with works by Scarlatti, Piazzolla, Bach, and various Spanish composers. He also presents a free public masterclass on Sunday 17 July at 10am, ACR. 

NB this event was postponed from its original date in May.

 

Julian Bliss Masterclass

When:  5pm, Wednesday 27 July
Where: Adam Concert Room
Cost: Free

NZSM is delighted to be hosting a unique masterclass with world-renowned clarinettist Julian Bliss, presented by Chamber Music New Zealand. Bliss has been described as one of the finest living clarinettists and excels as a soloist, chamber musician and jazz artist. 

 

Susan Roper and Peter Alexander Wilson Masterclass

When: 7pm, Friday 29 July
Where: Adam Concert Room 
Cost: Free

Visiting from the Royal Northern College of Music, Susan Roper and Peter Alexander Wilson will present a joint classical voice masterclass at NZSM. 

 

Online Debut for Epic Global Symphony

The full feature film of John Psathas' project NO MAN'S LAND has recently been released, and you can view it in its entirety hereNo Man’s Land combines intense musical and visual expression, filmed on location at the Western, Eastern and Mediterranean fronts, to communicate the idea that such collaborations would have been unthinkable by the warring nations at the time of the conflict.

For more information see nomanslandproject.org

 

A Symphony of Portraits - NZSO Players 

We think this exhibition is worth a look. Sally Edmonds 'A Symphony of Portraits - NZSO Players' is showing at Exhibitions Gallery of Fine Arts, 20 Brandon St from 8 - 23 July, and features portraits of many of our artist teachers at NZSM. 

The portrait above is of flautist Bridget Douglas, who also features in the Zephyr Wind Quintet lunchtime concert this month. 

 

Friday Lunchtime Concert Series

Free concerts at various venues on campus, Fridays at 12:10pm.
As well as the Zephyr Quintet on July 15, we have... 

22 July: Jazz singers from NZSM,
Studio 310

29 July: Mark Donlon - Head of Jazz Piano, Adam Concert Room
 

 

Composer Workshop and Music Forum

The NZSM Composition Programme presents Composer Workshop from 3:10–4:30pm each Wednesday during term time, in the Adam Concert Room - open to all. Check out the schedule here. 

At our Music Forum series, staff, graduate students and distinguished visiting speakers present recently completed research, or discuss work in progress. Held on certain Fridays during term time (see schedule for dates) from 3:10 – 4:30pm in the Adam Concert Room

 

Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University

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Euan Murdoch
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Email:
euan.murdoch@nzsm.ac.nz 
or

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