Artists

Gillian Whitehead: compos...

Arts Foundation This is music of our land, our waters and winds, our forests,...

Richard Nunns: Performer ...

richardnunns.net.nz Dr Richard Nunns, who has dedicated a lifetime to understanding,...

Alexa Still: Flautist

alexastill.com Her playing matched her impressive stature … Alexa’s ability to whisper...

Michael Nicholas Williams...

Michael Nicholas Williams is noted as a  musical director, pianist, keyboard, song writer and composer. He “is a pianist and...

Michael Joel: Conductor

Conductor, Michael Joel, delivered polished contrasts from the Christchurch Symphony’s excellent ensemble [in Canterbury...

Robert Purvis: Musical th...

robertpurvis.me “… [this] highly experienced West End composer/conductor, has recently begun...

Judy Bellingham: Dramatic...

judybellingham.com “Judy Bellingham … conveyed Mrs Sullivan’s growing despair most...

Carmel Carroll: Mezzo Sop...

“Carroll’s superb vocal ability and strong acting expertise were exceptional and I do not expect that any singer of...

Klezmer Café!

http://www.klezmercafe.co.nz Spirited, wild, and haunting, Klezmer is the folk idiom of the...

Saxcess

http://www.saxcess.co.nz New Zealand’s foremost Saxophone ensemble. With...

Lonely Heart – The M...

Huge Brava to Michael Nicholas Williams and cast and crew of Lonely Heart – the Musical, which opened at BATS this week. Read reviews here .

Natalia’s Pasif.ist...

Natalia Mann has just completed an extensive tour, opening and performing with Bic Runga – the Acoustic Church Tour.  This tour also served as the launch of her new album Pasif.ist, which is currently at number 10 in theNew Zealand Album charts. It is put out by Rattle and can be purchased from them. CD...

Nga Tae at WOMAD

The Nga Tae  performance I was privileged to see twice at WOMAD -(just couldn’t help myself it was  truly amazing so amazing that my partner was brought to tears on the Sunday  night she too was just completely overcome by Nga Tae)  Dave Mudford March 2011

Nga Tae: Ihimaera- Aucklan...

Working with Ihimaera’s most rhapsodic outpouring, Horomona Horo fashioned a Grand Finale out of Star Waka. Horo and Richard Nunns’ taonga puoro crowded with Paddy Free’s electronica against Waimihi Hotere’s eloquent vocals in vibrant and thrusting dissonance. Ihimaera By William Dart

Nga Tae wowed them!

Nga Tae AWME What a stunning premiere at the HiFi in Melbourne – as the start of the showcase of Music from Aotearoa: Nga Tae, Maisey Rika, Bella Kalolo, Electric Wire Hustle and King Kapisi. Watch this space for  more news of this stunning group or better still catch them at WOMAD NZ in...

Carmel directing

Special Event: Three One Act Operas by Dorothy Buchanan Carmel Carroll ’s direction of “Woman at the Store” ”Daughters of the Late Colonel” ”Ms Brill” culminates in two performances at the Music Theatre , University of Auckland on Saturday October...

CNZ proposal

The last couple of weeks have been focussing on the funding application to Creative New Zealand for  the filming of  Nga Reo O Te Whenua – the voices of the land. Richard Nunns’ story of the renaissance of the Taonga Puoro. It is taking shape now I think!!

Dead Tragic

What fun to attend the opening of Dead Tragic, Songs to Die for by Michael Nicholas Williams a few weeks ago. It continues at Centrepoint, Palmerston North until August 21. The 5 performers give their audience a most wonderful journey through all the emotions as they romp through 25 songs about death and dying. I do hope it gets a Wellington season, as I want to see it again.

And on the other side of t...

On July 24,  Robert Purvis conducted the orchestra, chorus,  and 3 soloisti, Ian Virgo, Sal Viviano and Sarah Fox in an evening of “Oscar Winning Tunes” at Teatro Verdi Opera House in Trieste . Robert travels to Trieste annually to conduct from his base in the United Kingdom.

Mentor Recommendation

I had been wanting professional mentoring from someone with an Arts background for some time- People like this are thin on the ground in NZ. I have now had several mentoring sessions with Jamie Bull and have found this to be extremely fruitful. Jamie is an experienced Arts practitioner who is also a well -known Arts agent. This has given her a very broad and up to the minute knowledge of all Arts genres,...

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