...unified by their common energy and discipline, and a singular understanding of Shostakovich’s music...
(Lindis Taylor, "Middle-C")
Aroha visits Austria and China
Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 6:41pm

The Aroha Quartet is off in August and early September, to take place in a festival in Reichenau, in Austria, and then to a residency in a Chinese University.
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Next concerts

Sunday, September 16 2018, 3:00pm - 5:00pm, Soundings Theatre, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington

A free concert of festive songs and tunes from China & Aotearoa in celebration of Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival 2018, performed separately and together by the Aroha Quartet, the Wellington Community Choir (conductor: Julian Raphael) and Oriental Voices & the Lyrica Choir from Kelburn Normal School (conductor: Haibo Li). This concert is supported by the China Cultural Centre in NZ and Wellington City Council.
Tuesday, September 18 2018, 7:30pm - 9:29pm, Chamber Gallery Rangiora, 141 Percival St

In 'Light & Dark' we take you on an emotional journey, exploring a wide range of moods and soundscapes Our programme begins with the warmth and brightness of Haydn’s “Emperor” Quartet Op 76 No 3, with its famous variations on an anthem he wrote for Kaiser Franz II. It then enters the pulsating world of Ross Carey’s evocative Toccatina (Elegy). The dark, sardonic mood of Shostakovich's String Quartet No 11 Op 122, a profound work in seven short movements, is swept away by our final work: Dvorak’s gorgeous, much-loved “American” Quartet Op 96. Come along to immerse yourselves in this wonderful music! This concert is presented by the Waimakariri Community Arts Council.