NZSM Presents Fridays at Five
The New Zealand School of Music comes downtown, sharing music which reaches out and connects us to our past, future, to other cultures and to each other.
Sit back and unwind from your working week—wash away from your soul the dust of everyday life with a glass of wine and a few of the finest notes in town.
This series of six free performances in the Wellington Town Hall’s Ilott Theatre from
May to October 2010 features something for everyone—from Brahms masterworks to the unique world of sonic arts, from outstanding Jazz performance to Baroque.
Brahms masterworks
Friday 28 May, 5pm
Violin Sonata in A major, Zwei Gesange and Piano Quartet in G minor
Featuring distinguished members of staff—Diedre Irons (piano), Martin Riseley (violin) Donald Maurice (viola), David Chickering (cello) and Margaret Medlyn (mezzo-soprano).
Jazz 501: NZSM Jazz
Friday 25 June, 5pm
Featuring works by Dave Lisik and Nick Van Dijk, performed by staff and senior students.
Composers of the NZSM
Friday 23 July, 5pm
Presentations of works by past and present composers of the NZSM.
Sonic Arts—Hahn and Bahn
Friday 20 August, 5pm
Performances from international sonic artists Tomie Hahn and Curtis Bahn blending Indian Classical Music, Electronics and Robotics.
Jazz 502: NZSM Jazz
Friday 17 September, 5pm
Featuring compositions by Phil Broadhurst and Norman Meehan, performed by the Phil Broadhurst Quartet (Phil Broadhurst, Colin Hemmingsen, Nick Tipping & Reuben Bradley) and the Norman Meehan Quartet (Norman Meehan, Tim Hopkins, Nick Tipping and Reuben Bradley).
Masterpieces of the Baroque
Friday 22 October, 5pm
Bach—Keyboard Concerto in E major, Erbarme Dich and Violin Concerto in D minor; Vivaldi—Guitar Concerto in D major.
Featuring soloists Emma Sayers (piano), Matthew Marshall (guitar), Margaret Medlyn (mezzo-soprano) and Martin Riseley (violin), with the NZSM string chamber orchestra conducted by Donald Maurice.
Ilott Theatre
Wellington Town Hall
Member Profile
New Zealand School of MusicThe New Zealand School of Music, launched in 2006, offers an outstanding range of possibilities for the study of music – for students just beginning their exploration of music as a field of study, for students at various levels of advanced study, and for professionals who are seeking opportunities to strengthen and expand their qualifications. NZSM represents the best of both worlds, supporting long traditions of musical expression in classical, jazz and music studies as well as possibilities for new avenues of enquiry in composition, sonic arts and music therapy.
NZSM is a joint enterprise of Massey University and Victoria University of Wellington combined their prestigious Conservatorium of Music and School of Music into a single new school, bringing together more than 60 years’ experience in the fields of performance, composition, historical research and ethnomusicology.
In addition, the New Zealand School of Music’s ongoing connections with these two distinguished universities offer students opportunities for study unique in New Zealand. Our principal campuses are situated in the heart of Wellington, allowing students to participate in the vibrant life of the cultural capital of New Zealand. Students who prefer to live in Auckland have the opportunity to study jazz at our Albany campus; for students who are interested in more flexible options, we offer a range of papers extramurally.
Our distinguished staff are professionally active both in New Zealand and internationally, providing students with the opportunity for training to an international standard of excellence.
