2022 Concert Season

St Matthew-in-the-city:

Concert 1, Saturday, 26 March, 8pm, OPERA GALA: famous arias, ensembles & choruses (vocal soloists, choir + Lindy, no orchestra)

Concert 2, Sunday, 27 March, 3pm, OPERA GALA (repeat concert)

Soloists: Amelia Berry, Amanda Atlas, Anna Pierard (Katie Trigg), Patrick Power, James Harrison

Accompanist: Lindy Tennent-Brown

AKL Town Hall dates:

Concert 3, Sunday, 10 April, 5pm, Town Hall (Cancelled due to Covid restrictions)

Vivaldi &Rodrigo Guitar Concertos,

Schumann Requiem (op 148)

Soloists:

Barkin Sertkaya – guitar

Anna Simmons – soprano

Jordan Fonoti – Fuimaono – tenor

Angus Simmons – bass

Concert 4, Sunday, 3 July, 5pm, Town Hall

Handel

SAMSON

Samson – tenor – Andrew Grennon

Micha – Alto – Kate Spence

Manoah – bass – Joel Amosa

Harapha – bass – Samuel McKeever

Delila and an Israelitish Woman – soprano – Joanna Foote

Virgin – soprano – Clare Hood

Concert 5, Sunday,18 September, 5pm, Town Hall

Vanhal Concerto for bassoon in C

Gabor Tolnay, Symphonie 2019 (World premiere)

Piazzolla Adios Nonino,

Piazzolla Escolaso (from Suite Troileana),  

Durufle Requiem,

Soloists:

Philip Sumner – bassoon

Stephanie Poole – accordion

Elisha Hulton – mezzo

Concert 6, Sunday, 11 December, 5pm, Town Hall

Best of Bach

Violin Concerto in E Major,

Flute Concerto in e minor BWV 1059/35 (13min), NZ PREMIERE,

Jauchzet, frohlocket from Christmas Oratorio, (8min)

Magnificat

Soloists:

Yanghe Yu – violin

Luca Manghi – flute

Natasha Wilson – soprano

Wendy Dawn Thompson – alto

James Harrison – baritone