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AUCKLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIVE AN AUCKLAND D AUCKLAND The Auckland Symphony Orchestra ASO is a community orchestra made up of musicians drawn from all walks of life The 80 strong orchestra conducted by Peter Thomas performs free family concerts throughout the year bringing live orchestral music to the city Talented young local artists are showcased and given the opportunity to perform with the orchestra in some of Auckland s best concert venues For musicians who have chosen a career outside of music it offers the chance to enjoy weekly rehearsals of symphonic music Since forming in 1975 the ASO has developed an excellent following and reputation for high quality performances of popular classics film and show music often playing to capacity audiences Follow us auckestra To join their mailing list visit www aucklandsymphony co nz STELLAR SINGERS Stellar Singers is a soprano alto tenor and bass SATB community choir with a passion for high quality singing and performance Stellar Singers work to bring communities together through music Singers span from 16 to 60 years of age from all different professions and represent the wonderful ethnic mixture of Auckland Directed by Brian Lee Stellar Singers enjoy singing every genre of music including jazz contemporary choral gospel and pop Regularly performing concerts and at a variety of different events including the annual VoCo Festival Sing Aotearoa Praise Be recordings Gigs with other artists include performing with Josh Groban Andy Stankovich as Elvis Christmas Coca Cola in the Park Auckland X Factor NZ and NZ Got Talent Follow us stellarsingers or for more information visit www stellarsingers com PARADISUM CHOIR Paradisum Choir is Epsom Girls Grammar School s premiere auditioned choir who perform a variety of music over a range of styles and languages They are conducted by Virginia Le Cren who has been a member of many choirs including Voices NZ and V8 Vocal Ensemble Virginia has been at E G G S since 2009 as the Director of Paradisum and also teaches classroom music part time Paradisum has received gold and silver awards at the Big Sing Finale LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS Peter Thomas Music Director Conductor Lynley Bilby Concertmaster Phil Hickman President Gary Daverne O N Z M Music Director Emeritus John Eady O N Z M Patron Steve Pipes Stage Manager Brian Lee Stellar Singers Music Director Virginia Le Cren Paradisum Choir Music Director Paula Snowball and Eugenie Middleton Milford School Dancers Coordinators Auckland Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the support of Auckland Live Lion Foundation Milford Business Association Lewis Eady Music PwC 23 25 JUNE Fri Bruce Mason Centre Sun Auckland Town Hall aucklandlive co nz or 0800 111 999 OR SYMPHONY CHESTRA PR ESENT
LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS God Save the Queen Thomas Arne Crown Imperial Coronation March William Walton La Calinda from Koanga Frederick Delius Mon Coeur from Samson and Delilah Camille Saint Saens features Sarah Court Mezzo Soprano Country Gardens Percy Grainger featuring Milford School Dancers A Thousand Things Anders Edenroth featuring Stellar Singers and Musical Director Brian Lee Whiter Shade of Pale Brooker Reid and Fisher arranged by Neil Shepherd featuring Stellar Singers Music Director Brian Lee O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi Giacomo Puccini featuring Morag Atchison Soprano Land of the Mountain and the Flood Hamish MacCunn White Cliffs of Dover Walter Kent and Nat Burton Jupiter from The Planets Gustav Holst INTERVAL OF 20 MINUTES God Defend New Zealand Thomas Bracken Land Sea and Stars David Hamilton featuring Morag Atchison Sarah Court Paradisum Choir and Stellar Singers Petula Clark Medley arranged by Phil Hickman Bohemian Rhapsody Freddie Mercury featuring Rob Galley Guitar and Stellar Singers Fantasia on British Sea Songs Henry Wood Rule Britannia Thomas Arne Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 Edward Elgar Jerusalem Hubert Parry You ll Never Walk Alone Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein PETER THOMAS Peter Thomas is a New Zealand based conductor and music educator He is the Music Director and conductor of the Auckland Symphony Orchestra and Head of Music at Epsom Girls Grammar School Peter has conducted many orchestras including the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Auckland Youth Orchestra St Matthew s Chamber Orchestra and Devonport Chamber Orchestra Though his repertoire is broad he feels a particular affinity with romantic and 20th century works and is particularly passionate about performing new music Peter graduated with a Bachelor of Music from the University of Auckland sometime last century As a music educator he inspires his students to strive for excellence but have fun while doing it a philosophy which he extends to many other walks of life His other activities include contract work for NZQA occasional radio and TV appearances and directing Remuera Music School SARAH COURT Sarah performs regularly around New Zealand and Australia and is particularly dedicated to the concert platform Solo engagements include performances with Auckland Choral Sydney Philharmonic Choirs Melbourne Bach Choir Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Christchurch Symphony Orchestra New Zealand Opera the Australian International Opera Company and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Recent appearances include alto soloist in Bach s St John Passion with Auckland Choral and Third Lady in Mozart s Magic Flute in a tour of China with AIOC MORAG ATCHISON Dr Morag Atchison is one of New Zealand s leading sopranos and pedagogues She studied at the University of Auckland and Royal Academy of Music London and was a finalist in the Kathleen Ferrier and Royal Over Seas League Competitions She has performed operatic roles including Helmwige Die Walk re New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Lady in waiting Verdi s Macbeth First Lady Magic Flute NBR NZ Opera Fourth Maid Strauss Elektra Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Blumenm dchen Parsifal New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Sandrina La Finta Giardiniera Opera Unleashed Hamilton Festival Aside from performing Morag is currently a lecturer in voice at the University of Auckland is a vocal tutor for the NZ Youth Choir the University of Auckland Chamber Choir and the award winning Choralation from Westlake Girls and Boys High Schools She is a sought after tutor for vocal and choral workshops around the country Morag was awarded a Doctorate in Musical Arts in vocal studies from the University of Auckland in 2013 the first DMA in vocal studies from a New Zealand University
LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS God Save the Queen Thomas Arne Crown Imperial Coronation March William Walton La Calinda from Koanga Frederick Delius Mon Coeur from Samson and Delilah Camille Saint Saens features Sarah Court Mezzo Soprano Country Gardens Percy Grainger featuring Milford School Dancers A Thousand Things Anders Edenroth featuring Stellar Singers and Musical Director Brian Lee Whiter Shade of Pale Brooker Reid and Fisher arranged by Neil Shepherd featuring Stellar Singers Music Director Brian Lee O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi Giacomo Puccini featuring Morag Atchison Soprano Land of the Mountain and the Flood Hamish MacCunn White Cliffs of Dover Walter Kent and Nat Burton Jupiter from The Planets Gustav Holst INTERVAL OF 20 MINUTES God Defend New Zealand Thomas Bracken Land Sea and Stars David Hamilton featuring Morag Atchison Sarah Court Paradisum Choir and Stellar Singers Petula Clark Medley arranged by Phil Hickman Bohemian Rhapsody Freddie Mercury featuring Rob Galley Guitar and Stellar Singers Fantasia on British Sea Songs Henry Wood Rule Britannia Thomas Arne Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 Edward Elgar Jerusalem Hubert Parry You ll Never Walk Alone Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein PETER THOMAS Peter Thomas is a New Zealand based conductor and music educator He is the Music Director and conductor of the Auckland Symphony Orchestra and Head of Music at Epsom Girls Grammar School Peter has conducted many orchestras including the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Auckland Youth Orchestra St Matthew s Chamber Orchestra and Devonport Chamber Orchestra Though his repertoire is broad he feels a particular affinity with romantic and 20th century works and is particularly passionate about performing new music Peter graduated with a Bachelor of Music from the University of Auckland sometime last century As a music educator he inspires his students to strive for excellence but have fun while doing it a philosophy which he extends to many other walks of life His other activities include contract work for NZQA occasional radio and TV appearances and directing Remuera Music School SARAH COURT Sarah performs regularly around New Zealand and Australia and is particularly dedicated to the concert platform Solo engagements include performances with Auckland Choral Sydney Philharmonic Choirs Melbourne Bach Choir Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Christchurch Symphony Orchestra New Zealand Opera the Australian International Opera Company and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Recent appearances include alto soloist in Bach s St John Passion with Auckland Choral and Third Lady in Mozart s Magic Flute in a tour of China with AIOC MORAG ATCHISON Dr Morag Atchison is one of New Zealand s leading sopranos and pedagogues She studied at the University of Auckland and Royal Academy of Music London and was a finalist in the Kathleen Ferrier and Royal Over Seas League Competitions She has performed operatic roles including Helmwige Die Walk re New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Lady in waiting Verdi s Macbeth First Lady Magic Flute NBR NZ Opera Fourth Maid Strauss Elektra Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Blumenm dchen Parsifal New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Sandrina La Finta Giardiniera Opera Unleashed Hamilton Festival Aside from performing Morag is currently a lecturer in voice at the University of Auckland is a vocal tutor for the NZ Youth Choir the University of Auckland Chamber Choir and the award winning Choralation from Westlake Girls and Boys High Schools She is a sought after tutor for vocal and choral workshops around the country Morag was awarded a Doctorate in Musical Arts in vocal studies from the University of Auckland in 2013 the first DMA in vocal studies from a New Zealand University
AUCKLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIVE AN AUCKLAND D AUCKLAND The Auckland Symphony Orchestra ASO is a community orchestra made up of musicians drawn from all walks of life The 80 strong orchestra conducted by Peter Thomas performs free family concerts throughout the year bringing live orchestral music to the city Talented young local artists are showcased and given the opportunity to perform with the orchestra in some of Auckland s best concert venues For musicians who have chosen a career outside of music it offers the chance to enjoy weekly rehearsals of symphonic music Since forming in 1975 the ASO has developed an excellent following and reputation for high quality performances of popular classics film and show music often playing to capacity audiences Follow us auckestra To join their mailing list visit www aucklandsymphony co nz STELLAR SINGERS Stellar Singers is a soprano alto tenor and bass SATB community choir with a passion for high quality singing and performance Stellar Singers work to bring communities together through music Singers span from 16 to 60 years of age from all different professions and represent the wonderful ethnic mixture of Auckland Directed by Brian Lee Stellar Singers enjoy singing every genre of music including jazz contemporary choral gospel and pop Regularly performing concerts and at a variety of different events including the annual VoCo Festival Sing Aotearoa Praise Be recordings Gigs with other artists include performing with Josh Groban Andy Stankovich as Elvis Christmas Coca Cola in the Park Auckland X Factor NZ and NZ Got Talent Follow us stellarsingers or for more information visit www stellarsingers com PARADISUM CHOIR Paradisum Choir is Epsom Girls Grammar School s premiere auditioned choir who perform a variety of music over a range of styles and languages They are conducted by Virginia Le Cren who has been a member of many choirs including Voices NZ and V8 Vocal Ensemble Virginia has been at E G G S since 2009 as the Director of Paradisum and also teaches classroom music part time Paradisum has received gold and silver awards at the Big Sing Finale LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS Peter Thomas Music Director Conductor Lynley Bilby Concertmaster Phil Hickman President Gary Daverne O N Z M Music Director Emeritus John Eady O N Z M Patron Steve Pipes Stage Manager Brian Lee Stellar Singers Music Director Virginia Le Cren Paradisum Choir Music Director Paula Snowball and Eugenie Middleton Milford School Dancers Coordinators Auckland Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the support of Auckland Live Lion Foundation Milford Business Association Lewis Eady Music PwC 23 25 JUNE Fri Bruce Mason Centre Sun Auckland Town Hall aucklandlive co nz or 0800 111 999 OR SYMPHONY CHESTRA PR ESENT