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'Phantasy' in Motueka for Motueka Music Group - Aroha Quartet with Robert Orr

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.
Thursday, October 15 2020, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Chanel Arts Centre, cnr High St & Fearon St, Motueka
Aroha String Quartet

Robert Orr - oboe

Britten: Phantasy Quartet for Oboe & String Trio Op 2
Beethoven: String Quartet No 7 in F Op 59 No 1 'Rasumovsky'
Alex Taylor: refrain
Bliss: Quintet for Oboe & String Quartet
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Next concerts

Sunday, June 13 2021, 3:00pm - 5:00pm, St George & St John Church, 30 Domain Rd, Whakatane

Our Flight programme takes wing with one of Haydn's most popular works, his 'Lark' Quartet in D Op 64 No 5. The second piece is String Quartet No 4 by Polish composer Grazyna Bacewicz. This passionate music won her first prize at an international competition for string quartets in 1951. We mark the 50th anniversary of the death of one of the Twentieth Century's key musical figures, Igor Stravinsky, with his miniature Concertino for String Quartet, written in his neo-classical style. We finish with Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No 1 in D Op 11, a work full of soaring melodies and heartfelt emotion, famous for its Andante cantabile slow movement. Tickets are available at the door for $30/person, or $25/person for groups of 6+ people.
Wednesday, July 14 2021, 12:15pm - 1:00pm, St Andrew's on the Terrace, 30 The Terrace, Wellington

The members of the Aroha Quartet are joined by guest tutors from the 2021 ASQ International Music Academy taking place in St Andrew’s during this week. This free concert is part of the regular St Andrew’s lunchtime series.