To promote and foster the performance and enjoyment of music in Northland
Location Saturday, 2nd September, 2.30pm.Old Library Building Arts Centre7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei Overview Debuting for the first time in 2023, the Akarana Piano Quartet has been formed by award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards), joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal … Read more
Location Saturday 7.00 pm, 22nd July, 2023Old Library Building Arts Centre7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei Overview Audiences can expect to hear a harmonious mix of contemporary takes on jazz standards and original melodies, and refreshed rearrangements of classics such as 1930s show tune Star Eyes and Dizzy Gillespie’s Groovin’ High. Some of Aotearoa’s best known and … Read more
Location Saturday 7.00 pm, 27th May,2023Old Library Building Arts Centre7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei Overview Double Shot provide a colourful mixture of percussion instruments based around marimba and vibraphone. Playful contemporary pieces include Steve Reich, and John Psathas, alongside an arrangement of Debussy’s ‘La boîte à joujoux’. The duo’s strength lies in the wonderfully variety of … Read more
Location Saturday 2.30pm, 15th April, 2023Old Library Building Arts Centre7 Rust Avenue, Whangarei Overview Les Voisins take us on an intriguing journey through French music from the court of Louis XIV to the 1930s jazz world of the Hot Club de France through a wide ranging programme. Featured is New Zealand’s composer, Alex Taylor’s response … Read more