Saturday 26 March is our last day at the Linwood College site. We are very grateful to the school for hosting us over the last two years and wish them all the best as they move to their beautiful new school.
On Saturday 2 April we move our Saturday and some weekday teaching to Avonhead Primary in Avonhead Rd.
The office, library, classroom and instrument storage will remain at 60 Ferry Rd.
What a fantastic first day we had on Saturday. Despite the terrible weather and the challenges of Omicron there was a great turnout of students to their lessons and ensembles. It was so good to be making music again after a long break.
The Christchurch School of Music has Covid 19 Vaccination policies for tutors/staff and adult learners
Bella Bean Vintage is proud to present Common Threads, a fundraiser for the Christchurch School of Music. Join us for a fantastic evening where Fashion meets Art meets Music. A colourful and unique fashion show from Bella Bean Vintage matched with the beautiful art of Louise Henderson and Reuben Paterson and accompanied by live music from the fabulous Jennine Bailey with Tom Rainey, Pandemonium Percussion and Cameron Sloan on guitar along with groups from the Christchurch School of Music, this will be an event not to be missed.
A VIP table of 6 entitles all guests to wine and canapes throughout the evening and a front row view of the catwalk.
For the seated and standing tickets there will be a complimentary bubbles on arrival and wine and nibbles to purchase throughout the evening.
Autumn Reverie. Camerata Strings, conductor Patrick Shepherd
Sunday 30 May at 3.00pm, Aldersgate Centre, 309 Durham Street, Christchurch
Admission (door sales only): $10, $5
Autumn Reverie is a selection of music capturing the spirit of the season, with all the natural beauty of the rich russet colours. James Corigliano’s Reverie partly suggested the title of the concert as it is a bittersweet daydream that encapsulates the Autumnal mood. Keeping the seasonal analogy going, Grieg’s evergreen Holberg Suite is full of energy, pathos and drama and is always a favourite with audiences. Several works in the concert feature soloists from the ensemble, most notably Charles Avison’s Concerto in A, for which the soloists are Cherry McCallum, Claire Hobbs, Iain Ward, Margaret Hunt and Morag Macpherson. This is a lively example of late 18th Century English string writing, very much in the tradition of Boyce. Alan Rawsthorne is maybe not a name familiar to New Zealand audiences but his Light Music for Strings is a gem of the 20th Century English school, and draws on traditional Catalan tunes. Opening the concert is Patrick Shepherd’s Carpe Diem, which urges us to “seize the day” and was originally written for his doctoral graduation in 2008.
Concert 2: The Bohemian
24th July, 7.30pm
Cashmere High School Auditorium
Cuban Overture – Gershwin| Kol Nedrei – Buch | Impromptu for Strings Op 5 – Sibelius | Impromptu for Strings Op 5 – Sibelius |
Passchendaele – D Bloomfield | Symphony No 8 in G major Op 88 – Dvorak
Concert 3: The Masquerade
2nd October, 7.30pm
Charles Luney Auditorium
Egmont Overture – Beethoven | The Blue Danube – Johann Strauss |Rehua – Shepherd | Romance in Eb major – Finzi | Saga of the Clouds – Fisher Tull | Masquerade Suite – Khatchurian
Entries are open for our May Music Festival which is on 22-23 May.
There are classes for strings, woodwind, brass and recorder as well as opportunities for duets, ensembles and beginners.
This festival is a great opportunity for students to perform to a sympathetic audience and receive some feedback.
All the information you need is here
Entries are now open for the May Music Festival. All the information you need and the registration form are here:
Just two more sleeps until we are underway for another exciting year of music – if you haven’t enrolled yet it’s not too late – just give us a call next week and we can sort you out.
Don’t hesitate to call or email us if you have any questions. Roll on Saturday!!