New Zealand Musicological Society Conference
'Searches for Tradition'
Saturday 31 Oct - Sunday 1 Nov, NZSM Kelburn campus

Is there a discrete national musical tradition specific to New Zealand? This question was posed by Lilburn in 1946, and is the inspiration for the theme of this year’s New Zealand Musicological Society conference - ‘Searches for Tradition’.  The conference is hosted by Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music and takes place on the Kelburn campus.

Keynote Speakers:
Philip Bohlman, Distinguished Professor of the Humanities and of Music, University of Chicago
Peter Walls, Emeritus Professor, Victoria University of Wellington

For more information, the full programme and to register, go here.

Remembering Lilburn
Friday 13 Nov, 7:30pm, Adam Concert Room

In this special concert to mark his legacy, the Te Kōkī Trio and Jenny Wollerman will present a collection of works that were written for/dedicated to Douglas Lilburn by his friends, students and colleagues. The programme includes works by Jack Body, Gillian Whitehead, Jenny McLeod, David Farquhar, Ross Harris, John Elmsly, John Rimmer, Lyell Cresswell and Kenneth Young.

Free entry.

Other Lilburn events about town...

Stroma - Nine Echoes
Monday 2 Nov, 7:30pm, Sacred Heart Cathedral

Nine Echoes features nine short works written specially for this concert, to be intertwined with Lilburn’s own piano music throughout the evening. Nine New Zealand composers have each written a new chamber work, responding to one of Lilburn’s Nine Short Pieces for piano, which will be played by Stroma’s pianist Emma Sayers. Tickets available here.

Lilburn Lecture 2015
Wednesday 4 Nov, 6pm, National Library of New Zealand    

Chris Bourke presents this year’s Lilburn Lecture, in which he considers the ideas discussed by Lilburn in his celebrated talks A Search for Tradition and A Search for a Language: are they still relevant, and can they be answered by popular music? Free entry.

Lilburn Open Home
Sunday 1 Nov, 1–5pm, 22 Ascot St, Thorndon

The Lilburn Residence Trust is giving the public the opportunity to visit Douglas Lilburn’s former home, now registered with Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 place of historical and cultural significance. Entry: gold coin koha.

Kristallnacht Memorial Concert
Tuesday 10 Nov, 7pm, Memorial Theatre

Kristallnacht, also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, was a pogrom against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and Austria on 9–10 November 1938, carried out by SA paramilitary forces and non-Jewish civilians.

The name Kristallnacht comes from the shards of broken glass that littered the streets after Jewish-owned stores, buildings, and synagogues had their windows smashed.

In commemoration of this event, the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand in Wellington is holding a Kristallnacht Memorial Concert, with support from Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music.

$45 Public, $35 Friends of Holocaust Centre of New Zealand, $30 Students with valid ID. Tickets available here.
 

Kari Kriikku Masterclass
Monday 2 Nov, 6pm, Adam Concert Room

Finnish clarinet master Kari Kriikku, famous for his “molten virtuosity” and white-hot live performances, is in New Zealand to play Hakola’s rapid-fire Clarinet Concerto with the NZSO. Through the generous assistance of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and NZSO Foundation, he presents this masterclass with NZSM students while he is in Wellington. 

Free entry.

Laurens Patzlaff masterclass and recital
Wednesday 18 Nov, 2pm/7pm, Adam Concert Room

Professor Laurens Patzlaff, from Lübeck University of Music in Germany, presents a masterclass and concert at NZSM. Improvisation is the main focus of pianist Laurens Patzlaff’s artistic and academic career. In addition to his international solo engagements he plays in various jazz bands and is also active as a chamber musician.  In 2013, he was appointed Germany’s first ever Professor for piano and improvisation (jazz and classical) at Lübeck University of Music.

Free entry.

Other events in November we think you might like...

Norman Meehan album launch
Friday 13 Nov, 7:30pm, St Andrew's on the Terrace

Song and poetry unite for this much anticipated album release concert by Norman Meehan and Hannah Griffen. Building on several earlier recordings that interpreted the poetry of E. E. Cummings and Bill Manhire, Small Holes in the Silence presents, in song, the work of a number of New Zealand poets.

Paul Dyne and Roger Sellers special tribute jazz concert
Sunday 15 Nov, 5pm, James Cook Hotel

A special tribute concert by the Wellington Jazz Club to celebrate and honour Paul Dyne (bassist) and Roger Sellers (drummer) for their outstanding contribution to jazz in Wellington over more than 30 years.

The Idea of North - Ballads By Candlelight
Friday 6 Nov, 8pm, Old St Paul's

Australia's only multi ARIA award-winning a cappella quartet perform in Wellington for the first time in their 22 year history.

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