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As part of the Wānaka Festival of Colour, internationally renowned and Grammy award winning New Zealand tenor Simon O’Neill is joining forces with ‘national treasure’ NZTrio.

This is a special chance to hear Simon O’Neill outside of concert halls and opera houses for an intimate concert featuring Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and a selection of Strauss Lieder. Filled with deep longing, moments of joy and turmoil, these songs have been arranged for piano trio by New Zealand composers Ken Young and Alex Taylor. Don’t miss your chance to hear Simon O’Neill in his element with NZTrio.

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This gorgeous, rejuvenating evening of eight world premieres celebrates the vital conservation work of Forest & Bird, reminding us all of the precious beauty of our whenua, moana, flora and fauna.
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Founded in 1923 by war veteran Ernest ‘Val’ Sanderson after a campaign to restore Kāpiti Island and honour its status as a nature reserve, Forest & Bird has played a crucial role in preserving New Zealand’s wildlife and wild places.

Collaborating in concert to salute the mahi of its members and supporters, composers and performers including NZTrio, Peter Scholes, Bridget Douglas, Rob Thorne and Yoshiko Tsuruta bring their command of acoustic chamber instruments to the fore.

Featuring atmospheric visual design capturing unique environments and native species, both on land and in the sea, this stirring one-off performance is inspired by – and aspires to the future of – the Aotearoa way of life.

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