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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.

2018 Concert Series: Elgar, Dvorak, Lilburn; CPE Bach Cello Concerto

When:

Sat 5 May 2018, 7:30pm–9:30pm 

Where:Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, 28 Browning St, Napier, Hawke’s Bay / Gisborne

Restrictions:All Ages

Ticket Information:

  • General Admission: $39.00
  • General Admission Gold card holders: $37.00
  • Choral & Orchestral concert in one weekend: $72.00
  • Choral & Orchestral concert in one weekend – GC holders: $68.00
  • Student – secondary or tertiary: $10.00
  • One adult accompanied by 2+ Secondary Students: $10.00

Hawke’s Bay Orchestra explores many of the delights to be found in the string orchestra repertoire – including music by New Zealand’s own Douglas Lilburn’s Four Canzonas.

Dvorak’s String Serenade in E major and Elgar’s String Serenade in E minor are established classics, and we look forward to featuring local Hawke’s Bay soloist Cameron Stuart in C. P.E. Bach’s charming Cello Concerto in A Major.

Presented by Napier Civic Choir and conducted by José Aparicio.

Suitable for students and Adults.
Tickets available at Ticketek* or cash or eftpos sales.

2017 Concert Series: Dvorak, Brahms, Weber

After his stunning performance of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in 2016, we are delighted to welcome back NZSO concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen, here joined by NZSO principal cellist Andrew Joyce in Brahms’ late masterwork – the double concerto. Dvořák’s masterful seventh symphony is regarded by many music critics as his greatest. Inspired by the struggle for a Czech homeland, the music is often dark and stormy, yet with moments of sheer vibrance and, eventually, triumph. It is nothing less than Dvořák at his finest.

Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Browning Street, Napier
7.30pm Saturday 6 August
Vesa-Matti Leppänen: violin | Andrew Joyce: cello
Hawke’s Bay Orchestra
José Aparicio: conductor

Tickets
Beattie and Forbes, Ahuriri / Wardini Books, Napier/ Take Note, Havelock North
Door Sales
Adult $39 or $75 choral plus orchestral concert, Student $15 each concert
EFTPOS available

2016 Concert Series: A Scandinavian Journey

When:

Sat 24 Sep 2016, 7:30pm–9:30pm

Where: Blyth Centre, Iona College, 42 Lucknow Rd, Havelock North

Restrictions:All Ages

Ticket Information:

  • General Admission Adult: $39.00
  • General Admission Student: $15.00
  • General Admission combo choral plus orchestral concert: $75.00
  • Door Sales Only

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Conductor Jose Aparicio; Hawke’s Bay Orchestra; Solo violinist Vesa-Matti Leppanen

Nielsen – Helios Overture, Op 17; Sibelius – Concerto in D minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op 47; Sibelius – Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 43

This Scandinavian (culturally and geographically) programme is one of our highlights this year. We will immerse ourselves in the sounds of Northern Europe’s nature. We are exceptionally lucky to do so by the hand of our New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s Finnish concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppanen. This is truly an evocative programme which will remain long in our memory.

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:

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
  • Door Sales Only

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.

2015 Concert Series: Dvorak 8 / Chopin Piano Concerto

Dvorak 8 / Chopin Piano Concerto

When:

Where:Napier Municipal Theatre, 119 Tennyson St, Napier

Ticket Information:

  • General Admission Adult: $39.00
  • General Admission Student: $15.00
  • General Admission combo choral and orchestral: $75.00
  • Buy Tickets – 068351059
  • Additional fees may apply

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As part of its 2015 Contrasts Concert Series, Napier Civic Choir presents Hawke’s Bay orchestra and guest instrumentalists performing a delightful programme of Eastern European music. Much loved Matteo Napoli joins us again this year, this time to perform the virtuosic Chopin second piano concerto. The programme will conclude with Dvorak’s 8th symphony.

Weber: Overture from Der Freischutz, Opus 77
Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, Opus 21
Dvorak: symphony No 8 in G major, Opus 88

2015 Concert Series: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

As part of its 2015 Contrasts Concert Series, Napier Civic Choir presents Hawke’s Bay Orchestra and guest instrumentalists performing a Romantic programme featuring soloist Helene Pohl of the New Zealand String Quartet, in a concert which complements Napier Civic Choir’s concert of Puccini’s opera and choral music.

Mendelssohn Overture Ruy Blas
Bruch Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5 in E minor

When:

Where:Napier Municipal Theatre, 119 Tennyson St, Napier

Ticket Information:

  • General Admission Adult: $39.00
  • General Admission Student: $15.00
  • General Admission combo choral and orchestral: $75.00
  • Buy Tickets – 0800 842 538
  • Additional fees may apply

Website:

http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2015/magnificent-tchaikovsky-napier-choir-orchestral-concert/napier