Homeland Three: Dumky
The future and past collide as modern composers draw on their heritage to create something new, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvořák’s famous “Dumky” Trio. Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech […]
Composing Competition 2023: Trip the Light Fantastic!
Winners’ Concert Sunday 8 October / 5pmThe University of Auckland School of Music Theatre VIEW PROGRAMME NOTES PDF This is a free concert – koha appreciated ❤️Donate here Haere mai and welcome to the 2023 Winners’ Concert of NZTrio’s 5th biennial tertiary Composing Competition: Trip the Light Fantastic! The brief this year was for applicants […]
Homeland Two – The stories behind the music
Find out the full story behind the composers and their works with our programme notes. Written specifically for NZTrio, these will give you an insight into the lives of the composers and what inspired the works in Homeland Two – Tunes from my home. You can also read these notes as a PDF VIEW PDF […]
Homeland Two – Tunes from my home
The Programme Chen Yi | Tunes from My HomeGeorge Enescu | Piano Trio A minorVictoria Kelly | Lyre (New commission)Antonín Dvořák | Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65 The essence of home is captured in the music of composers from Romania, China, New Zealand, and Bohemia. Chen Yi musical stories’ bustling energies, […]
2023 States of Mind
Dates and Venues Friday 23 June 4pmUKARIA Cultural CentreAdelaide BOOK NOW Sunday 25 June 4pmTempo RubatoMelbourne BOOK NOW The Programme Kenji Bunch | Groovebox VariationsRachel Clement | Shifting StatesAlfred Schnittke | Piano TrioStuart Greenbaum | The year without a summerJohannes Brahms | Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor Op. 101 The concert opens with American composer Kenji Bunch’s rhythmic […]
A dance, a melody, a memory
Antonín Dvořák’s second piano trio opens our first concert 2023 Homeland series – Songs my mother taught me. One of the great nationalist composers, he was born in Nelahozeves, Bohemia, as revolution swept across Europe and nationalism became a dominant feature in European art. In 1864 he became a violist with the Prague National Theatre Orchestra, […]
Homeland 1 – Wellington
Songs my mother taught me Join us for the melodies of Bohemia and music filled with joy, loss, and longing as we celebrate the influence of folk-music on composers from across the globe. 7pm, 2 MarchPublic Trust Building, Wellington Tickets on sale now. Prices start from $25.25 for Students, $48.30 for Adults BOOK NOW Nostalgia […]