Sounds of the Sanctuary | Bushy Park
ConcertConcert Booking Information
$45.00 per ticket
To book please phone or email the Homestead directly at:
06-342-9879 / bushyparkbbwanganui@gmail.com
or pay by ibank to Dale Pullen t/a Bushy Park Homestead - 03-0498-0058698-00
Afternoon Tea
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Add in afternoon tea for an extra $12 per person. If you would like to attend the afternoon tea before the concert, please inform Bushy Park of this when you book your tickets using the information above.
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Nature lovers and music aficionados alike will have the rare opportunity to immerse themselves in a magical fusion of music and the natural world. This September the New Zealand String Quartet – Te Rōpu Tūrū o Aotearoa brings 'Sounds of the Sanctuary' to Bushy Park Tarapuruhi, Forest Sanctuary and Historic Homestead - an unforgettable experience that evokes the beauty of nature and birdsong.
The carefully curated programme begins with Gareth Farr's 'Te Kōanga,' a celebration of life and regeneration that echoes the rejuvenation of Aotearoa’s lush flora and fauna. Haydn's Op. 64, No.5, famously known as 'The Lark,' follows, with its melodies that soar like the bird, echoing the vibrant avian life that thrives within Bushy Park's protected haven. Gillian Whitehead's 'Poroporoaki' pays homage to the cultural and natural heritage of New Zealand, weaving a sonic tapestry that bridges the past and present. The concert concludes with Dvořák's String Quartet No. 12, Op. 96, the beloved 'American Quartet.' Its sweeping melodies evoke the spirit of exploration and adventure, mirroring the diverse ecosystems found within Aotearoa.
'Sounds of the Sanctuary' promises an extraordinary audience experience, celebrating New Zealand's breathtaking natural world and the power of music to connect with the beauty that surrounds us.
“Wonderful, impressive and spirited performance against a glorious backdrop of cloud forest and sunset." - Otago Daily Times (Review of 'Sounds of the Sanctuary' at Orokonui Ecosanctuary, May 2024)
Musicians: Helene Pohl, Violin I; Peter Clark, Violin II; Gillian Ansell, Viola; Rolf Gjelsten, Cello.
Photo by Latitude Creative, taken at Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne
Auckland Phiharmonia | Our Voice Orchestra
WorkshopThis collaboration between the Auckland Philharmonia and the University of Auckland School of Music provides aspiring composers at tertiary level with the opportunity to workshop, perform and record their original works with Auckland Philharmonia musicians.
The Our Voice series includes three workshop opportunities and participants are selected from the University of Auckland School of Music. Each workshop focuses on a different ensemble or instrument, aiming to provide student composers with a diverse range of skills.
As well as being valuable experiences for participating composers to hear their pieces performed live by professional musicians, members of the public may also be able to attend. Please contact us for more information on how to secure your spot at learnandparticipate@aucklandphil.nz
Our Voice Orchestra
8-12 aspiring composers workshop a piece each with the full orchestra. The orchestra reads and plays through the new pieces, offering feedback and advice. Each session is professionally recorded.1.30pm, Monday 23 September
Our Voice Solo
This installment of the series focuses on one orchestral instrument that changes each year. The instruments involved are chosen thoughtfully, selected based on what students don't have easy access to and therefore don't get to hear often.In 2024, the Our Voice Solo workshop will focus on the bassoon and will be presented by Sam Brough, Principal Contrabassoon. Sam will offer audiences compositional techniques and tips specific to the instrument for solo, chamber and orchestral settings.
4pm, Friday 4 October
Our Voice Small Ensemble
The small ensemble workshop focuses on a different chamber group each year. For 2024, composers from the University of Auckland School of Music have submitted pieces for a string quartet of Auckland Philharmonia musicians. Selected pieces written for this tricky instrumentation get brought to life by the players and students receive feedback in return.4pm, Friday 11 October
The Piano Presents: Jian Liu - Sundays at Four
ConcertThe Piano presents: Sundays at Four
Enjoy world-class artists in the stunning setting of The Piano for this one hour recital series, Sundays at 4pm.
Internationally celebrated pianist Jian Liu presents an enchanting programme of couplets, pairing NZ and Chinese works that reflect on culture, childhood and the natural world around us.
From the Port Hills – Douglas Lilburn
Pictures from Bash (selections) 巴蜀之画 (选曲) – HUANG Hu Wei黄虎威
Caroline Bay Suite – Anthony Ritchie
Children Suite: Happy Holidays (selections) 儿童组曲 《快乐的节日》(选曲) – DING Shan De丁善德
Love Songs – Gareth Farr
Three Songs from the Mountains of Southern Yunnan滇南山谣三首 – ZHANG Zhao张朝
Lullaby摇篮曲 – HE Lu Ting贺绿汀
Lullaby for Matthew – Gillian Whitehead
Sonatina 小奏鸣曲 – WANG Li San汪立三
Sonatina – David Farquhar
Tickets from www.thepiano.nz
$35 Adult / $30 Senior / $10 Student / school age free
Muriwai Album Launch (Zoom)
LaunchMuriwai
Ariana Tikao & Bob Bickerton
Long-time collaborators Ariana Tikao (Kāi Tahu) and Bob Bickerton join forces as Muriwai, a duo and musical concept six years in the making, and they are set to release a new album and perform nationally under the auspices of Chamber Music New Zealand this spring.
Muriwai refers to a confluence of two rivers, with the music of Bickerton and Tikao coming together as a convergence of Māori and Celtic musical traditions through waiata, taonga puoro and Celtic harp. These interlinked musical journeys through time and place begin with a Kāi Tahu creation story relating to water, moving through to the arrival of people in Aotearoa, our impact on the environment, and imagined consequences of our actions.
Tikao and Bickerton are releasing Muriwai through Wellington-based Oro Records with an online event on Sunday 29th September at 8pm (New Zealand Time). People can register for the event by clicking the link above or on their website here: https://www.muriwaimusic.nz/
As well as playing tracks from the album, Ariana and Bob will talk about the kaupapa behind the music and the journey they have been on to bring the music to fruition. Attendees will be invited to comment and ask questions.
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At the World's Edge Festival 2024
FestivalCHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE SOUTHERN ALPS
AWE Festival 2024 | 5–18 October
Eve de Castro-Robinson, Composer in Residence
Estella Wallace, Emerging Composer
Seven festival programmes weave together between free events and community performances. Join us where the mountains stand in awe and the world falls away.
Dispersion | 5 Oct | Te Atamira, Queenstown
Fantazi | 6 Oct | Coronation Hall, Bannockburn
Out of Doors | 7 Oct | Te Atamira, Queenstown
Equinox | 10 Oct | Cloudy Bay Shed, Cromwell
Refraction | 11 Oct | Te Atamira, Queenstown
Ængles | 12 Oct | Rippon, Wānaka
Prism | 13 Oct | Rippon, Wānaka
In addition to the seven festival programmes, there will also be multiple free events. Click here to find out more.
At the World's Edge Festival 2024 | Dispersion
ConcertSaturday 5 October | 4pm & 7pm
Programme:
Sergei Prokofiev String Quartet No.2 “Kabardinian”
Bright Sheng Concertino for clarinet and string quartet
Eve de Castro-Robinson This liquid drift of light for solo piano
Béla Bartók Piano Quintet
AWE 2024 opens with Dispersion, an eclectic programme that delves into the intersection where folk music and classical music meet.
At the World's Edge Festival 2024 | Fantazi
ConcertSunday, 6 October | 2pm & 5pm
Programme:
Paul Schoenfeld Trio for clarinet
Eve de Castro-Robinson Split the Lark
Osvaldo Golijov The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Sergei Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Melodies
A programme inspired by Klezmer music, or Jewish folk music, presenting a deeply expressive musical language. Featuring everything from thought-provoking introspective pieces to toe-tapping tunes.
Presented as part of the At the World's Edge Festival 2024.
At the World's Edge Festival 2024 | Out of Doors
ConcertBéla Bartók Three Rondos on Slovak Folk Tunes
Béla Bartók Out of Doors, interspersed with selections of Eve de Castro-Robinson’s a zigzagged gaze
Béla Bartók Rhapsody No.1 for violin and piano
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (arr. Maud Powell) Deep River from 24 Negro Melodies, op.59
Thomas Tomkins A Sad Pavan for These Distracted Tymes
Percy Grainger Walking Tune, Spoon River and Shepherd’s Hey
A special piano-focused programme with Hungarian Festival Artist Daniel Lebhardt bringing a piece of his heritage to AWE. This launches us on a journey across Europe, starting in Hungary and looking westwards with folk melodies, ancient and contemporary, from England to the USA.
Presented as part of the At the World's Edge Festival 2024.
At the World's Edge Festival 2024 | Equinox
ConcertEve de Castro-Robinson Bird-sung sky for two violins, AWE 2024 Commission, World Premiere
Johannes Brahms Hymne zur Verherrlichung des großen Joachim
Salina Fisher Hikari
Sergei Prokofiev Sonata for two violins, op.56
Eve de Castro-Robinson Commemoration for solo cello
Huw Watkins String Trio No.2, AWE co-commission, NZ Premiere
Ernő Dohnányi Serenade for String Trio, op.10
Our AWE evening with music and wine, Equinox explores folk influences in classical music and the natural opposition of light and dark. This is realised through performances that transition between daylight, twilight, and nighttime within the stunning surrounds of the Cloudy Bay Shed in Cromwell. During the evening, Festival Director Justine Cormack will also host a Q&A with this year’s Composer in Residence, Eve de Castro-Robinson.
Presented as part of the At the World's Edge Festival 2024.
At the World's Edge Festival 2024 | Refraction
ConcertWitold Lutosławski Subito for violin and piano
Estella Wallace, AWE 2024 Emerging Composer New Work for string quartet
Eve de Castro-Robinson Undercurrents for solo clarinet
Béla Bartók Contrasts for violin, clarinet, and piano
Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet in b minor, op. 115
Our third Queenstown programme is a playful exploration of Eastern and Western folk influences. Set at Te Atamira, the creative confluence of the Queenstown community, we explore the composer and their musical creation as a prism, a conduit for us to connect with both ourselves and the richly cultured world around us.
Presented as part of the At the World's Edge Festival 2024.
At the World's Edge Festival 2024 | Ængles
ConcertSaturday 12 October | 4pm & 7pm
Benjamin Britten String Quartet No.1
Eve de Castro-Robinson Tumbling Strains for violin and cello
Anonymous Greensleeves
Percy Grainger Molly on the Shore for string quartet
Frank Bridge An Irish Melody ‘The Londonderry Air’ for string quartet
Peter Maxwell-Davies A Sad Pavan for These Distracted Tymes for string quartet
Vaughan Williams Phantasy Quintet for strings
Our Wānaka weekend opens in the Rippon Hall with Ængles, a programme exploring the melting pot of folk influences that came to define the sounds of the United Kingdom in the 20th century.
Presented as part of the At the World's Edge Festival 2024.
At the World's Edge Festival 2024 | Prism
ConcertSunday 13 October | 2pm & 5:30pm
Felix Mendelssohn Four Pieces for String Quartet, op.110
Eve de Castro-Robinson Earth’s Eye for clarinet, violin, viola and cello, AWE 2024 Commission, World Premiere
Franz Schubert String Quintet in C Major, D.956
The closing concert of AWE 2024 features the world premiere of Composer in Residence, Eve de Castro-Robinson’s Earth’s Eye. The programme takes inspiration from a famous connecting point for artists in 19th century Vienna – the Gasthaus Zum Roten Igel (The Red Hedgehog), celebrated with tasty morsels from the Gasthaus itself (included in ticket price).
Presented as part of the At the World's Edge Festival 2024.
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