..."a performance of the utmost refinement and sensitivity in which each player suppressed his own individuality to find a common voice."...
(Lindis Taylor, "Middle C")

Aroha Quartet with Diedre Irons play 'Unbound' in St Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington

Our programme begins with Haydn's String Quartet in C Op 33 No 3. Nicknamed 'The Bird', this is a graceful and light-hearted work. It contrasts well with 'Unbound', an expressive, heartfelt work for string quartet written in 2011 by New Zealand composer Brigid Ursula Bisley. For the finale, we are delighted to be joined by Diedre Irons, one of New Zealand's finest pianists, for the sublime Piano Quintet in F minor by Brahms. Combining lyrical beauty and rhythmic muscularity, this is one of the best-loved chamber music works of all time. Tickets ($35 Adults, $25 Concessions, $70 Families - 2 Adults + 2 Children, $10 Children under 18 yrs) from Eventfinda (booking fees may apply).
Sunday, December 1 2019, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
St Andrew's on the Terrace, 30 The Terrace, Wellington
Aroha String Quartet

Diedre Irons - piano

Haydn: String Quartet in C Op 33 No 3 'The Bird'
Bisley: Unbound
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor Op 34
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Next concerts

Saturday, July 18 2020, 5:00pm - 7:15pm, Expressions Whirinaki, 833 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt

Come and hear the chamber groups and string orchestra (conducted by Donald Armstrong) perform works they have prepared during the last three days of the 2020 ASQ International Music Academy. The programme includes the sumptuous 'Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis' by Vaughan Williams. Entry by koha/donation.
Monday, August 31 2020, 7:30pm - 9:30pm, St Luke's, 2 Tees St, Oamaru

In our Phantasy programme we are joined by Robert Orr, NZSO Principal Oboe, for two British works by for oboe and strings: Britten's Phantasy Quartet Op 2, the first piece that brought him international recognition, and Bliss's gorgeous Oboe Quintet. In that programme we also celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth with his first 'Rasumovsky' quartet, the String Quartet No 7 in F Op 59 No 1. The fourth work in this programme is 'refrain' by award-winning New Zealand composer Alex Taylor. Tickets TBC.