A compelling concert experience evoking art of people and places.

The weaving of music, spoken word and projected imagery creates a compelling concert experience evoking art of people and places. Join the dynamic new reed quintet Ensemble Aaru and OCT Ensemble for an immersive evening of storytelling and music.

A beautifully crafted programme of chamber music awaits within the intimate surrounds of Te Whare Tāpere Iti.

If you enjoyed the immersive Our World experience in 2023, you’ll love Of People and Places – the second concert in Orchestras Central’s experimental chamber series.

This concert is a part of Central Celebrates, an annual orchestral mini-festival celebrating the joy of ensemble music making.

Programme:

Salina Fisher | Unfinished Portrait (2015) for flute, oboe, bassoon and piano
Debussy | La fille aux cheveux de lin and Deux Arabesques L. 66 – No. 1
Ravel | Le Tombeau de Couperin selection

Michael Williams | ‘Intangible echoes’ (world premiere)
Fergus Byett | Et Caligo Ascendit (Orchestras Central – University of Waikato 2023 Composition Competition winner)
Philip Norman | A Short Suite selection
Piazzolla | Histoire du Tango for flute and marimba selection
Bartok | Romanian Dances