CONCERTS 2025
SATURDAY
17
MAY
3.30pm
VOCĀLIS: "SANCTUARY"
We are excited to be back at St Matthew-in-the-City to raise awareness and support for Refugees as Survivors NZ - RASNZ.
This FREE concert is at 3:30 in the afternoon, providing a perfect opportunity for a day of choir music at St Matt's because Auckland Youth Choir we be performing there after dinner.
No booking/tickets required - Koha appreciated!
AUCKLAND YOUTH CHOIR: "ECHOES OF THE SOUL"
Join Auckland Youth Choir for Echoes of the Soul — a collection of moving works that will stir the heart and uplift the spirit. The programme weaves together sacred reflections, contemporary classics and cinematic soundscapes.
Featuring music from the hit New Zealand film Tinā, enjoy stunning arrangements of the hymns Nearer, My God to Thee and It Is Well With My Soul, the isiXhosa song Indodana, the Eagles’ Seven Bridges Road and Dave Dobbyn’s Welcome Home.
Echoes of the Soul will also showcase choral gems including Bruckner’s Locus Iste, Morten Lauridsen’s Sure on this Shining Night, and Duruflé’s Ubi Caritas. Join us for an evening of reflection and connection through song, featuring 130 of Auckland’s finest young singers.
NEW CLASSICS SINFONIA: "TALES OF VIENNA"
New Classics Sinfonia is proud to present its second concert of 2025, "Tales of Vienna", which will delight the audience with classics from the late 18th and early 19th century.
Tales of Vienna begins with Mozart's Marriage of Figaro overture to set the scene, followed by a duo of Symphonies, Schubert's Symphony No. 5 in Bb and Ferdinand Ries' Symphony No. 2 in C minor. All three composers lived, worked, studied or performed in Vienna during the time these great works were written, so what better way to revisit Vienna at a time when it was the musical capital of the world then by joining us for this classic, classical selection.
Join us for a special evening, full of Viennese elegance, charming melodies and bolstering 19th century rhythms.
Programme:
Mozart - Marriage of Figaro Overture
Schubert - Symphony No. 5 in Bb major
Beethoven - Romance No. 2 (Soloist, Darren Breeze)
Johann Strauss - Trisch-Trasch Polka
Johann Strauss - The Blue Danube Waltz
TUESDAY
3
JUNE
12.10pm
FIRST TUESDAY CONCERT SERIES
Auckland University strings
De Croy Commissioned Work
Mozart Piano Concerto No 21 K467 in C
Ibert Hommage à Mozart
Mozart Symphony No 39 K543 in E flat
Conductor - David Sharp
Soloist - Somi Kim, piano
TUESDAY
1
JULY
12.10pm
FIRST TUESDAY CONCERT SERIES
Tom Chatterton, organ
TUESDAY
5
AUGUST
12.10pm
FIRST TUESDAY CONCERT SERIES
Dilworth School choirs
Dvořák Serenade for Winds Op 44 in D minor
Schumann Cello Concerto Op 129 in A minor
Haydn Symphony No 100 in G 'Military'
Conductor - Michael Joel
Soloist - Lev Sivkov, cello
TUESDAY
2
SEPTEMBER
12.10pm
FIRST TUESDAY CONCERT SERIES
Kotuku Quintet
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Op 24
Rousel Le Festin de l'araignée, Symphonic Fragments
Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte
Haydn Symphony No 64 in A
Conductor - Luka Venter
Soloist - Katherine Winitana, soprano
TUESDAY
7
OCTOBER
12.10pm
FIRST TUESDAY CONCERT SERIES
Auckland University voice students
Vaughan Williams Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"
Webster Viola Concerto, Commissioned Work
Brahms Symphony No 1 Op 68 in C minor
Conductor - Michael Joel
Soloist - Gillian Ansell, viola
TUESDAY
4
NOVEMBER
12.10pm
FIRST TUESDAY CONCERT SERIES
Piano Duo: Ya-Ting Liou and Blas Gonzales
AUCKLAND CHORAL: "SING CHRISTMAS!"
Join us for a heartwarming and fun evening of festive music, featuring Christmas and summery works including music by Chris Artley, John Rutter, and David Hamilton. Enjoy traditional carols, including Gaudete, the haunting Coventry Carol, and the jubilant For Unto Us a Child is Born from Handel’s Messiah. Sing along with your favourite traditional carols, making this concert a true community celebration.
Auckland Choral will be joined by instrumentalists including organist Edmond Wong and tenor Chris McRae for a joyful concert programme that promises to delight and inspire. Perfect for a summer’s evening, this concert is a celebration of the holiday spirit and Auckland’s rich choral tradition.
Auckland Choral
Chris McRae Tenor
Edmond Wong Piano & Organ
Uwe Grodd Conductor
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