...This was as good as it gets – a wonderful, insightful performance....
(Paul Serotsky, Seen and Heard International)
ASQ International Music Academy 2022 gets underway
Monday, July 11, 2022 - 8:37pm

11 July 2022 - Thirty-seven non-professional string players from Invercargill to Adelaide via Whangarei, whose ages span almost seven decades, have assembled in St Andrew's on the Terrace today for six days of intensive rehearsals and coaching as part of the eighth ASQ International Music Academy.

The Academy includes two public concerts. On Wednesday 13 July, Academy tutors and guest players will present a lunchtime concert at St Andrew's at 12:15. The Academy will culminate in a participants' Gala Concert in St Andrew's at 5 pm on Saturday 16 July. Join us for some exciting music-making.
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Next concerts

Sunday, September 21 2025, 2:30pm - 4:30pm, Waikanae Memorial Hall

For this programme we are joined by four wonderful guest artists - Nick Walshe (clarinet), Justin Sun (bassoon), Alexander Hambleton (horn) and Oleksandr Gunchenko (double bass) - to present a programme enlivened by the varied timbres of wind instruments. Beginning with the Mozart String Quartet in B-flat K589 we move on to 'Serenata in vano' for Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Cello & Double Bass by Danish composer Carl Nielsen. This characterful work depicts a short and unsuccessful attempt at seduction. We finish with Schubert's mighty and virtuosic Octet, a work filled with jaunty dances, singable melodies and heart-rending moments. Tickets $40 Members, $50 Non Members, $10 Students.