...The [Dvorak] was a well-chosen conclusion, and the ensemble brought the best of their talent and leadership to the fore in their rousing finish to the programme, earning them very enthusiastic applause and lots of smiling faces....
(Bruce Carlsson, Reviewer of Kerikeri concert, 24/3/24)
ASQ International Academy in Asia 2019
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - 7:59am

21 November 2018 - We head back to Zhongshan in Guangdong Province, China in late January next year for our second ASQ International Music Academy in Asia. It'll be great to catch up with the local music teachers who were part of the coaching team last year. We'll be interested to find out, too, how well the young students have progressed in the intervening 12 months!

During the week we will be giving a public concert in the Zhongshan Culture and Art Centre.
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Next concerts

Sunday, September 21 2025, 2:30pm - 4:30pm, Waikanae Memorial Hall

For this programme we are joined by four wonderful guest artists - Nick Walshe (clarinet), Justin Sun (bassoon), Alexander Hambleton (horn) and Oleksandr Gunchenko (double bass) - to present a programme enlivened by the varied timbres of wind instruments. Beginning with the Mozart String Quartet in B-flat K589 we move on to 'Serenata in vano' for Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Cello & Double Bass by Danish composer Carl Nielsen. This characterful work depicts a short and unsuccessful attempt at seduction. We finish with Schubert's mighty and virtuosic Octet, a work filled with jaunty dances, singable melodies and heart-rending moments. Tickets $40 Members, $50 Non Members, $10 Students.