ASQ International Music Academy 2024

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ASQ International Music Academy 2024 - 8-13 July

The tenth ASQ International Music Academy will take place in Wellington from Monday 8 until Saturday 13 July 2024.

Applications close on Sunday 31 March.

The 2024 Academy is situated at St Andrew's on The Terrace and will begin on Monday 8 July at 9:30am. Each day, participants will be busy with chamber music coaching and rehearsals taken by members of the Aroha String Quartet. Guest tutors will direct ensembles and classes in technique and musicianship.

The ASQ International Music Academy will culminate in a Gala Concert in St Andrew's on the evening of Saturday 13 July

The timetable includes time to practise, to relax and socialise with other participants. In the evenings, there will be time for informal concerts, workshops, and a sight-reading soiree, as well as other social events.

The ASQ International Music Academy is ideally suited to string players with a minimum standard of Grade VI. Pre-formed chamber ensembles are encouraged to apply. Participants not in an existing group will be organised into ensembles for coaching. Music will be sent out in advance.

Our guest tutors will be:

Donald Armstrong (NZSO Associate Concertmaster) - Violin & string orchestra conductor
Belinda Veitch (NZSO) - Viola
David Chickering (NZSO Section Principal Emeritus) - Cello
Oleksandr Gunchenko (NZSO) - Double Bass

For further information, please contact: Cathie McCallum, ASQ International Music Academy Administrator, academy@arohaquartet.co.nz.

Click on the links to download the documents for the 2024 Academy: the e-flyer, the brochure, and the application form and the 2023 timetable.

The 2024 timetable will be available closer to the Academy dates.

Follow the links to watch videos of the string orchestra at the 2023 ASQ International Music Academy play works by Telemann and Bridge.

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Next concerts

Wednesday, May 15 2024, 7:30pm - 9:30pm, St Andrew's in the City, Palmerston North

Our programme begins with the elegant Classicism of Boccherini. In the next work, ‘The Bullet’ by French composer George Onslow, the composer dramatically depicts a hunting accident in which he was almost killed and his subsequent recovery. In the second half, the atmospheric ‘Swim the Sliding Continents’ by Auckland composer Louise Webster and the heartfelt ‘Postlude’ by Ukranian composer Valentyn Silvestrov are followed by Dvorak’s richly Romantic String Quintet No 2 in G. Tickets ($30 General Admission, $25 Concessions, $10 Under 18s, $60 Families - 2 Adults + 2 Under 18s) available from Eventfinda (service fees apply) or at the door from 7 pm.
Tuesday, May 21 2024, 7:00pm - 9:00pm, The Piano, 156 Armagh St, Christchurch

Our programme begins with the elegant Classicism of Boccherini. In the next work, ‘The Bullet’ by French composer George Onslow, the composer dramatically depicts a hunting accident in which he was almost killed and his subsequent recovery. In the second half, the atmospheric ‘Swim the Sliding Continents’ by Auckland composer Louise Webster and the heartfelt ‘Postlude’ by Ukranian composer Valentyn Silvestrov are followed by Dvorak’s richly Romantic String Quintet No 2 in G. Tickets $40 General Admission & $15 Students from Eventfinda (fees apply)