To promote and foster the performance and enjoyment of music in Northland
Patricia Shelton 
Location and date: Sunday, 2.30pm.Old Library Building Arts Centre7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei Overview: David Selfe, pianoJeremy Fitzsimons, percussion Pianist David Selfe and percussionist Jeremy Fitzsimons add live musical accompaniment to two silent Charlie Chaplin films selected from: The Pawn Shop (1916), A Dog’s Life (1918), and The Kid (1921). In the place of synchronised recorded … Read more
Location and date: Sunday, 2.30pm.Old Library Building Arts Centre7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei Overview: A group of young musicians on the cusp of professional careers are selected by audition to form an ensemble at the 2025 Adam Summer School for Chamber Music. The yet-to-be-named ensemble will receive professional development from Chamber Music New Zealand and the … Read more
Location and date: Sunday, 2.30pm.Old Library Building Arts Centre7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei Overview: The Ghost Trio explore the cultural diversity of the piano trio canon, including works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Tōru Takemitsu, Maurice Ravel, and the premiere of a new work by Aotearoa composer Glen Downie. Programme Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Trio in … Read more
Location and date: Sunday, 2.30pm.Old Library Building Arts Centre7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei Overview: Winner of the 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition, New Zealand pianist John Chen returns home to present an all-French programme of chefs-d’oeuvre by Francis Poulenc, Henri Duparc, César Franck, Gabriel Fauré, and Camille Saint-Saëns. Programme Francis Poulenc | Three Novelettes 7’Henri Duparc … Read more
Location and date: Sunday, 2.30pm.Old Library Building Arts Centre7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei Overview: This concert “Love, Passion, Romance” is a violin and piano recital with a great variety of pieces and diverse styles of music, taking the audience on an exciting and very emotional musical journey. As the title suggests, the repertoire will be looking … Read more
Location and date: Sunday, 2.30pm.Old Library Building Arts Centre7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei Overview The Evoke Duo is a new partnership between two highly accomplished musicians who share a passion for performing classical music. Their programme covers major composers from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, a journey filled with passion, elegance and artistry. Musicians Natarani Witten … Read more
4 pm, 19th October, Old Library Building Cello – Ashley BrownPiano – Somi KimViolin – Amalia Hall NZTrio share brilliance and fearlessness shine in impassioned and powerful works Starting with Fanny Mendelssohn’s magnificent ‘Trio in D minor’, they then move to the contemporary power of Joan Tower’s ‘Trio Cavany’, followed by a new commission by … Read more
Location and date: Sunday, 2.30pm.Old Library Building Arts Centre7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei Overview: The Acoustique Guitar Ensemble is comprised of Sasha Witten-Hannah, Len Matthews and Yolanda van den Bemd. Playing original music composed by Yolanda, the music can be described as contemporary classical, at times meditative and soulful, at times energetic and joyful, and at … Read more
Location and date: Sunday, 25th August, 2.30pm.Old Library Building Arts Centre7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei Overview: This versatile and highly talented duo of Hannah Darrock ( flutes) and Justin DeHart ( percussion) have mastered various instruments to play a combination of newer and more classical pieces. Their repertoire highlights the alluring timbral combination of flutes (piccolo, soprano, … Read more
Location and date: Sunday, 28th July, 2.30pm.Old Library Building Arts Centre7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei Overview: Pianist, Stephen de Pledge, returns after a hugely successful concert in Whangarei in 2021. Currently Senior Lecturer in Piano at Auckland University, Stephen has won the coveted Gold Medal from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. … Read more