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2018 Concert Series: Spring with Wagner, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Beethoven

26-28 October

Napier Cathedral

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Friday/Sunday – Napier Civic Choir, Soloists and HBO present: Avro Part: The Beatitudes, Morten Lauridsen: Luz Aeterna, Joseph Haydn: Mass in Time of War Paukenmesse, Hob. XXII:9.

Saturday – Soloists and HBO present: Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll, Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony No 2 in D Major, Op. 36.
Featured Soloist: Helene Pohl – New Zealand String Quartet.

Don’t miss this special occasion, as we complete our long-running Beethoven symphony cycle with a performance of his delightful second symphony. We are thrilled to welcome back Helene Pohl, first violinist of the New Zealand String Quartet, for Mendelssohn’s ever-popular violin concerto. Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll is one of his most intimate works. Scored for chamber orchestra, it was composed as a birthday present for his wife, Cosima, and provides a personal perspective on this great composer.

This contemplative programme with choir, soloists and orchestra, explores the beauty and power that music can offer in the darkest of circumstances. Morten Lauridsen composed his requiem, Lux Aeterna, in response to the death of his mother. Its five movements, each reflecting on biblical light, blend ancient, renaissance, romantic and modern music styles in a deeply moving humanism. Haydn’s Paukenmesse, Mass in the Time of War, so-named for its dramatic use of timpani, dates from a time when Europe was shrouded in conflict. Essentially of a lyrically joyful nature, it is one his most popular Mass settings, as is his Creation.

2017 Concert Series: Beethoven & Mozart

16 December at 7.30pm

St Paul’s Church, Tennyson Street, Napier

We close the year with a real treat – a concert featuring some of the greatest music of the classical era. Beethoven’s first symphony honours Mozart and Haydn and represents a continuation of our long term project of performing all nine of his symphonies – arguably the greatest symphony cycle of them all. Carefully calculated to please the Partisan audiences after whom it is named, Mozart’s 31st symphony continues to impress with its mix of elegance and grandeur and acts as a suitable opening to this programme, which them features one of Mozart’s most enduringly popular concerti, the double concerto for flute and harp.

Dana Parkhill – Flute
Madeleine Crump – Harp

Hawke’s Bay Orchestra

2016 Concert Series: Brahms, Schumann, Beethoven

Jian Liu

When: 2 July 2016

Where: Blyth Centre, Iona College, Havelock North
(N.B. not the Municipal Theatre as previously advertised)

How much:
Adult $39
Student $15
Choral concert + orchestral concert $75

Conductor: Jose Aparicio
Soloist: Jian Liu (Piano)

What:

Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 3

Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

It took Brahms 21 years to write his first symphony. Aware of the grandiosity of Beethoven it must have been difficult to make the first step. Brahms’ first symphony speaks of struggle and triumph, containing some of the most emblematic Brahmsian themes. Wellington lecturer and concert pianist Jian Liu joins us to perform Schumann’s exciting Piano Concerto in A minor, a colourful and passionate piece sure to delight any concertgoer.

2016 Concert Series: Beethoven 4 & 8 / Saint-Saens Cello Concerto

When:

Sat 2 Apr 2016, 7:30pm–9:30pm

Where: Blyth Centre, Iona College, Havelock North

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information:

General Admission Adult: $39.00
General Admission Student: $15.00
General Admission combo choral plus orchestral concerts:$75.00
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Conductor: Jose Aparicio
Soloist: Rolf Gjelsten of the NZ String Quartet joins the Hawke’s Bay Orchestra and visiting instrumentalists in a programme that includes Beethoven’s Symphony No 8 in F major, Op 93; Saint-Saens’ Cello Concerto No 1 in A Minor Op 33; and Beethoven’s Symphony No 4 in B Flat Major Op 60.

The music of Beethoven is presented in its most positive mood. While overshadowed by their predecessors and subsequent works (Symphonies 3. 5. 7. 9) both symphonies in this programme radiate optimism and classical simplicity. This truly exhilarating evening includes Saint-Saens’ passionate cello concerto played by the inspiring Rolf Gjelsten of the NZ String Quartet.

2014 Concert Series: ‘Ode to Joy’ – Beethoven’s 9th Symphony

Beethoven’s finest and most dramatic symphony! (And my favourite symphony ever composed.)
This is the where the famous tune ‘Ode to Joy’ comes from.

When: Saturday 18th October @ 8pm, and Sunday 19th October @ 2.30pm (this day is almost sold out so be quick!)

Where: St Paul’s Church, Tennyson St, Napier

Featuring the Hawke’s Bay Orchestra and the Napier Civic Choir, conducted/directed by Jose Aparicio.

Plus soloists:

Soprano: Anna Pierard
Mezzo-Soprano: TBC
Tenor: Philip Griffin
Bass: Jared Holt

Tickets: Adults $39, Students/Children $15.
From Beattie and Forbes bookshop or at the door.

2014 Concert Series: Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony

Napier Civic Choir presents Hawke’s Bay Orchestra conducted by Jose Aparicio, in a programme of fascinating works by Beethoven. This Pastoral concert features Beethoven’s overture from Creatures of Prometheus, Op 43, his Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 64 and Symphony No 6 Pastoral.

Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony and Violin Concerto are without doubt two of the most iconic pieces of the orchestra repertoire. Promising violinist Jonathan Tanner returns to New Zealand from his first year studying in Switzerland to join us on the wonderful programme dedicated to Beethoven.

When: Saturday 28th June, 8pm