Mulled Wine Concerts

15/05/2024

VIOLIN AND HARP COMBINATION IN PAEKAKARIKI

Classical music enthusiasts adore the sound of strings – all the great composers have written music to be played on the violin. In comparatively recent times, the concert harp has become one of the most favoured instruments in the orchestra. Kapiti concertgoers will have the opportunity to hear the violin and harp together when Mulled Wine Concerts presents Andrew Beer (violin) and Ingrid Bauer (harp) at St Peter's Community Hall in Paekakariki on Sunday 23 June 2024 for a concert of music old and new.

Violinist Andrew Beer was awarded Best Classical Artist at the 2020 NZ Music Awards, confirming his place as a star performer in New Zealand. He has been concertmaster of the Auckland Philharmonia since 2014 and has performed as guest concertmaster with orchestras around the world.

Acclaimed Wellington-born harpist Ingrid Bauer holds the position of Principal Harp with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. She has been described as “undoubtedly one of the best harpists of her generation in Australasia”

Their concert will include music by favourites Camille Saint-Saëns and Claude Debussy as well as more recent compositions by Astor Piazzolla and Kenneth Young and others. Andrew says "I'm really enjoying working with harpist Ingrid; it's fun to explore such a broad range of sound colours and some lesser-known but gorgeous repertoire. I'm especially excited to perform Piazzolla's Histoire du Tango, as he's one of my favourite composers and tango music is a special interest of mine." Ingrid says "It's always a joy to play with Andrew, and as a native Wellingtonian it's extra special for me to bring our Auckland-based duo to the Kapiti Coast. Our programme has beauty and energy in equal measure, and I'm particularly looking forward to performing Ken Young's charming Folk Songs in the composer's own stomping ground”.

Mulled Wine Concerts presents Andrew Beer (violin) and Ingrid Bauer (Harp)
2:30 PM on Sunday 23 June 2024 at St. Peter's Village Hall, Beach Road, Paekakariki.
Tickets $35, Students $15.
Online sales: [email protected]. Tel: 021 101 9609
Info: www.mulledwineconcerts.com, or on FaceBook: Mulled Wine Concerts.
Ticket outlets: Magpie Paramata, Mana Esplanade; Finn's Hotel, Paekākāriki; Moby Dickens Bookshop, Paraparaumu Beach; Jenoa, 2 Mahara Place, Waikanae.

04/02/2024

Dear Mulled Wine Concert Live Music supporters
Here is our first concert for 2024. (Pre-paid reservations will guarantee you reserved places)!!

He will also perform in Featherston's Anzac Hall on Sunday March 3 at 3 pm and at Rathkeale College on Tuesday March 5 at 7.30pm. So please share this email with friends in the Wairarapa as well as in Kapiti.

Kapiti concert-goers raved about Nikolai Saratovsky on his all-too-brief visit to New Zealand last year. The master pianist is a highly regarded academic professor in the prestigious Music Department of the University of Taiwan. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of classical piano and an impeccable technique and is in great demand for student masterclasses wherever he goes in the world.

His NZ mentor, Mary Gow first met him in Brussels on a concert tour of her own. “I knew right away that this young man was very special” she says. “He has such fire and dynamism in his playing and he demonstrated such an understanding of the great composers, even the ones demanding great skill and technique, I knew he would be going far”. At the first opportunity, she arranged a concert tour to New Zealand for him. “He fell in love with the country”, she says. “He loves the outdoors, and NZ worked its spell on him.”

Nikolai has returned several times, even though he has received international recognition, occupies an important teaching post and whenever he gives a concert, fills prestigious concert halls in the Far East and in Europe. Nikolai will be playing at the MEMORIAL Hall in PAEKAKARIKI on SUNDAY March 10 at 2.30PM
The programme will include a selection from Scarlatti Sonatas, Chopin Preludes, Brahms Opus 76, Debussy Preludes and Rachmaninoff Musical Moments OP 16.

Information and tickets ($35, student $20) from [email protected]. Website: www.mulledwineconcerts.com

27/07/2023

St Peter's hall!

26/06/2023

Young Kiwi Pianist to Wow Kapiti Audience
Mulled Wine Concerts Presents BENJAMIN CARTER
A genuine Kiwi home-grown talent, Ben Carter hails from Lower Hutt and
comes from a very musical family – both his parents play in the New Zealand
Symphony Orchestra! Perhaps inevitably, Ben has grown up with music and
has developed his own special talent, which will be on display at the Memorial
Hall in Paekakariki on Sunday 23 July when he will put on a concert for Mary
Gow& #39;s Mulled Wine Concerts organisation. Kapiti audiences will get a chance
to see a stunning young musician at the very start of what promises to be a
stellar career. To make the concert even more exciting, audiences will hear
concert-level performances on two instruments - piano and cello - as Ben
presents masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Prokofiev and Scriabin.
Ben has played piano, cello and his surprise instrument, the ukelele from a
young age. He is a first-year student at Victoria University School of Music
where he is concentrating on studying piano under the guidance of Professor
Jian Liu. He has been successful in competitions at the regional and national
level – last year he won the National Performing Arts Award, playing the cello.
He will shortly be off to Zhuhai, China as the New Zealand entry for the 50 th
International Mozart Competition for young musicians.
Although young, Ben does not lack performing experience – he has appeared
as a soloist with the NZSO at their 75 th anniversay celebrations, and also with
musicians from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He was Principal Cellist
of the NZSO National Youth Orchestra in 2021 and Principal Cellist of the NZ
Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra 2001-2002. He recently presented
a Mozart Piano Concerto as a soloist with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra.
A versatile young musician such as Benjamin Carter does not come along
very often and Mulled Wine Concerts is proud to present a performance that
will be sure to be well attended and talked about for a very long time.

Mulled Wine Concerts presents a cello and piano recital by Benjamin Carter at 2:30
PM on Sunday 23 July 2023 at Paekakariki Memorial Hall, 96 The Parade,
Paekakariki 5034.
Tickets $35/ Students (under 16) $15. Online sales: [email protected]
Info: 021 101 9609
Ticket outlets: Magpie Paramata, 99 Mana Esplanade, Finn& #39;s Hotel, Paekākāriki, Moby
Dickens Bookshop Paraparaumu Beach, Jenoa, 2 Mahara Place, Waikanae.

12/06/2023

Not to be missed!

11/05/2023

FERRY MEETS FOX
https://mulledwineconcerts.com/audio/RogerFox56k.mp3
A BLUES AND JAZZ EXPERIENCE: MULLED WINE CONCERTS PRESENT RODGER FOX AND ERNA FERRY
The continuing popularity of jazz and blues as an art form lies in the simple fact that listening to that live music and watching those musicians close up gives an audience a good feeling. New Zealand's premier jazzman, Rodger Fox knows how to please an audience and he has been doing this for many years now.
It is no surprise that Mary Gow, the organiser of the Mulled Wine Concert Series in Paekakariki is organising a concert featuring Rodger and his special guest Erna Ferry on Sunday 21 May 2023 at the Paekakariki Memorial Hall. "We like to get the best" says Mary "and these two, Rodger and Erna have proved that they can deliver every time!".
As Rodger says of the FERRY MEETS FOX concert featuring Erna Ferry on vocals and the magic Rodger Fox trombone: "The concert will blend our love of Jazz / Blues and Latin. You'll hear a jazz version of the Rolling Stones tune "Can't Get No Satisfaction"……..followed by a Beatles classic's "Things We Said Today", "Can't Buy me Love" and "Oh Darlin' and then some storming blues………I Got My Mojo Working …….and a Ska version of a mash-up of Blue Skies and In Walked Bud…and the final piece of the the musical puzzle is check out our versions of some Tom Waits material………and many, many others - we'll have a concert to remember!"
Rodger and Erna will be backed by a top-flight jazz combo featuring Anita Schwabe, piano; Rory Macartney, bass; Lance Philip, drums; Bryn van Vliet , saxophone and Cameron Robertson, trumpet.
Kapiti jazz aficionados will be in for a great afternoon!
RODGER FOX
Paekakariki Memorial Hall, 96 The Parade, Paekakariki 5034
Tickets: $35 adults/$15 (Child under 16).
SEASON TICKETS for 2023 are selling now at $160 for six concerts.
Online sales: [email protected] - Info: 021 101 9609
Ticket outlets:
Magpie Paremata, 99 Mana Esplanade; Moby Dickens Bookshop, Paraparaumu Beach; Jenoa, 2 Mahara Place, Waikanae and Finn's Hotel, 2 Beach Rd, Paekakariki.

21/04/2023

FERRY MEETS FOX
A BLUES AND JAZZ EXPERIENCE: MULLED WINE CONCERTS PRESENT RODGER FOX AND ERNA FERRY
The continuing populatrity of jazz and blues as an art form lies in the simple fact that listening to that live music and watching those musicians close up gives an audience a good feeling. New Zealand's premier jazzman, Rodger Fox knows how to please an audience and he has been doing this for many years now.

It is no surprise that Mary Gow, the organiser of the Mulled Wine Concert Series in Paekakariki is organising a concert featuring Rodger and his special guest Erna Ferry on Sunday 21 May 2023 at the Paekakariki Memorial Hall. "We like to get the best" says Mary "and these two, Rodger and Erna have proved that they can deliver every time!".

As Rodger says of the FERRY MEETS FOX concert featuring Erna Ferry on vocals and the magic Rodger Fox trombone: "The concert will blend our love of Jazz / Blues and Latin. You'll hear a jazz version of the Rolling Stones tune "Can't Get No Satisfaction"……..followed by a Beatles classic's "Things We Said Today", "Can't Buy me Love" and "Oh Darlin' and then some storming blues………I Got My Mojo Working …….and a Ska version of a mash-up of Blue Skies and In Walked Bud…and the final piece of the the musical puzzle is check out our versions of some Tom Waits material………and many, many others - we'll have a concert to remember!"

Rodger and Erna will be backed by a top-flight jazz combo featuring Anita Schwabe, piano; Rory Macartney, bass; Lance Philip, drums; Bryn van Vliet , saxophone and Cameron Robertson, trumpet.

Kapiti jazz aficionados will be in for a great afternoon!
RODGER FOX
Paekakariki Memorial Hall, 96 The Parade, Paekakariki 5034
Tickets: $35 adults/$15 (Child under 16).
SEASON TICKETS for 2023 are selling now at $160 for six concerts.
Online sales: [email protected] - Info: 021 101 9609
Ticket outlets:
Magpie Paremata, 99 Mana Esplanade; Moby Dickens Bookshop, Paraparaumu Beach; Jenoa, 2 Mahara Place, Waikanae and Finn's Hotel, 2 Beach Rd, Paekakariki.

06/03/2023

TOP EUROPEAN CONCERT PIANIST IN PAEKAKARIKI
MULLED WINE CONCERTS PRESENTS MICHAEL ENDRES

Kāpiti classical music enthusiasts have been giving a warm reception to the Mulled Wine Concert series presented by Mary Gow which is now in its fifteenth year of operation. During 2022, the series covered six concerts ranging from formal piano recitals through harp and violin duos to a full-on big-band jazz session. With support from local arts organisations and commercial sponsors, Gow – a concert pianist herself – is intent on building upon her success last year to present a further series of concerts during 2023.

The highly regarded German pianist Michael Endres – a favourite, who has performed in Kāpiti on several occasions - will return to give a Mulled Wine Concert recital in Paekākāriki's seafront Memorial Hall on Sunday 2 April at 2:30 PM. International critics have described Endres as "one of the most interesting pianists recording today". He has appeared at major festivals and concert-halls all over the world. A prominent academic musician, Endres had a distinguished teaching career in Germany, Norway and New Zealand before he decided to concentrate on performance and recording.

His reviews from music publications have been outstanding: Diapason magazine said of his 2018 release “Splendidly recorded by Cologne Radio, in an acoustic which allows the piano to resonate with a fullness, a brilliance without hardness, and a breadth of sonority which is ideal for Schubert, these works chosen by Michael Endres flow endlessly between jubilation and drama.”

His programme will include Beethoven's “Moonlight Sonata”, a selection from Schubert's “Impromptus” (Op.142), Chopin's “Barcarolle” and music from the great American composer, George Gershwin. The program has a unifying element: “Impromptu” and “Sonata quasi una Fantasia” are connected ideas: both “Impromptu” and Beethoven’s new title of a “Sonata quasi una Fantasia” (a sonata like a Fantasy) are focussed on the surprising, improvisatory element. Chopin fits well into this as he never played any piece twice in the same way (an idea that has been slightly lost in today's more homogenous and standardised interpretations ) .

Mulled Wine Concerts organiser Mary Gow says, " We are very excited to be presenting a series of new concerts in Kāpiti this year. As before, our objective is to present the best music while keeping admission prices at an affordable level. The Memorial Hall on the Parade in Paekākāriki has excellent acoustics, easy parking and a wonderful outlook. What a pleasure it will be to hear exquisite music in such a pleasant setting!"

Mulled Wine Concerts present Michael Endres, piano recital
Memorial Hall, 96 The Parade, Paekākāriki
Sunday 2 April 2023 at 2:30 PM
Tickets: Adults $35 Students (under 16) $15.

Online sales: [email protected] Info: 021 101 9609
Ticket outlets: Magpie Paramata, 99 Mana Esplanade, Finn's Hotel, Paekākāriki, Moby Dickens Bookshop Paraparaumu Beach, Jenoa, 2 Mahara Place, Waikanae.

21/02/2023

IOTA ENSEMBLE with PIANIST KATHRYN MOSLEY

Sunday 5 March, 2.30 pm - Memorial Hall, Paekakariki

Kapiti concertgoers are in for a real treat when one of the Southern Hemisphere's top classical music ensembles visits the Paekakariki Memorial Hall on Sunday March 5. The IOTA Quintet results from the vision of pianist Kathryn Mosley and her sister, NZSO cellist Eleanor Carter.

New Zealand born sisters Eleanor and Kathryn have performed together from an early age. They are the only siblings ever to have won concurrent ABRSM scholarships which resulted in Eleanor studying at the Royal College of Music, London, while Kathryn attended the Royal Academy. They have performed on numerous occasions both throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, and New Zealand. In the Iota Quintet, Kathryn (piano) and Eleanor (cello) are joined by Elizabeth Patchett (violin), Lyndsay Mountfort (viola) and Damien Eckersley (double bass), all of whom are current members of the NZSO.

The quintet will play in the delightful Memorial Hall on the Paekakariki sea front. They will present music by Schubert (the 'Trout' Quintet in A Major) Vaughan Williams (the Quintet in C minor) and the American Rounds piece by Martin Butler.

Mulled Wine Concerts have been presenting concerts on the Kapiti Coast for over fifteen years and organiser Mary Gow is pleased that the Iota Quintet have agreed to perform. “Kapiti has had a couple of years when it has been very difficult to hear really good live music” she says. “The Covid era reduced the audiences for live music considerably, but now things are getting back to normal, we can again present the best New Zealand classical musicians”. Gow notes that it is a prime objective of her organisation to keep ticket prices affordable and to encourage first time concertgoers and young aspiring musicians to come out and hear the very best that the country has to offer in classical music. “We try to keep the concerts fun”, she says “The artists are always willing to talk about what they do and to interact with members of the audience”.

Paekakariki Memorial Hall, 96 The Parade, Paekakariki 5034
Tickets: $35 adults/$15 (Child under 16).
SEASON TICKETS for 2023 are selling now at $160 for six concerts.
Ticket outlets:
Magpie Paremata, 99 Mana Esplanade; Moby Dickens Bookshop, Paraparaumu Beach; Jenoa, 2 Mahara Place, Waikanae and Finn's Hotel, 2 Beach Rd, Paekakariki.

24/01/2023

HELEN WEBBY’S NIKAU HARP TRIO (Violin, Cello, Harp)

Sunday 12 February, 2.30 - 4.15 pm (St Peter's Hall)

Music composed for harp, violin and cello is extraordinary and beautiful - the plucked harp strings are vibrant and brilliant, whilst the bowed violin and cello strings are sustained and sonorous.

Named after the magnificent carved palm on Helen's harp with its golden huia bird on the soundboard, Nikau Harp Trio bring to life the glittering magical world of harp with strings.

Nikau's program opens with joyful Baroque trio by George Frideric Handel, to the world of French romance by the little known woman composer and harpist Henriette Renié, followed by her compatriot Jaques Ibert and his sparkling witty Trio, written in 1943.

Pop your effervescent drink of choice for the second half, and enjoy Mozart's Blue Rondo, Fandangos & Swing by Cole Porter, Gershwin et al, the hypnotic haze of Irons' Dreamland, Nikau's own arrangement of Debussy's timeless Clair de Lune, to arrive at pulsating Tango of Piazzolla's Argentina. Dancers welcome!

With nature featuring strongly in this ensemble's ethos, the trio are delighted to include Korimako Bells, written for them by NZ film composer Mark Smythe, inspired by the call of the Bellbird. The trio also are passionate about the Abel Tasman's Birdsong Trust, which aims to return the sound of native birdcalls to the forests and beaches of this national park.

Nikau is a trio of outstanding musicians - Helen Webby, Cathy Irons and Paul Mitchell; with extensive NZ and international experience. Webby and Irons successfully toured South Island as a duo in 2021 with many requests to return, and are delighted to invite Mitchell to join them on tour this year, to create Nikau Harp Trio.

Helen Webby's harp was made by her brother Kim Webby. Now he makes professional full size concert harps, and recently finished a commissioned harp for the NZSO.

Helen Webby (harp) Principal Harp with Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, studied harp in Auckland. She teaches harp players of all ages in Christchurch and Dunedin and plays solo and chamber music.

Cathy Irons (violin) performs regularly in the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (CSO), including roles such as acting assistant concertmaster. She tours concerts regularly throughout NZ and further afield, in Australia and South Africa.

Paul Mitchell studied cello at The University of Auckland and plays as principal cello in Bach Musica NZ and the Auckland Chamber Orchestra.

Mulled Wine Concerts in Paekakariki

02/08/2022

The 2023 programme is evolving and is looking good.
We are offering the Special Early Bird Offer on the 2023 programme. (Note the price difference - door prices are to remain at $30, door sales at $35). Venues are being negotiated at the moment - St Peter's Hall and Memorial Hall (for concerts with piano). Thanks to those who have already signed up - the response has been very encouraging.

Looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday 14 August - have fun listening to Lorelle McNaughton's interview on Coast Access Radio which will be posted on the website in a couple of days.

Suggested listening for preparation - Alicia de Larrocha- still performed at 87 in public in 2009, the year of her death. (All 4ft 7 " of her)

Raffle - proceeds towards Lorelle's travel expenses and accommodation and donations for the mulled wine ingredients are always welcome. Main prizes from Ceinwen Howard Realty, Peter Ware - Voyle Realty, Cafe and restaurant vouchers, pharmacies and more!!! $5/10/20 and online payments onsite!

2023 Mulled Wine Concerts in
FEATHERSTON & PAEKAKARIKI

HELEN WEBBY’S NIKAU HARP TRIO (Violin, Cello, Harp)
Featherston Friday 10 February, 7.30- 8.45 pm
Paekakariki Sunday 12 February, 2.30 - 4 pm (St Peter's Hall)

IOTA PIANO QUINTET (NZSO)
Paekakariki - Sunday 5 March, 2.30 pm (Memorial Hall)

CHAMBER MUSIC PIANO TRIO (tba)
Featherston - Friday 31 March, 7.30 pm
Paekakariki - Sunday 2 April, 2.30 pm (Memorial Hall)

RODGER FOX JAZZ ENSEMBLE - with special guests.
Featherston Friday 26 May at 7.30 pm
Paekakariki Sunday 28 May at 2.30 pm (Venue tba)

NIKOLAI SARATOVSKY PIANO RECITAL
Featherston Friday 23 June at 7.30 pm
Paekakariki Sunday 25 June at 2.30 pm (Memorial Hall)

PIANO DUO
Featherston Friday 21 July at 7.30 pm (Anzac Hall)
Paekakariki Sunday 23 July at 2.30 pm (Memorial Hall)

NZ STRING QUARTET (NZSQ)
Featherston Friday 11 August at 7.30 pm
Paekakariki Sunday 13 August at 2.30 pm

Tickets and general info contact : [email protected], Tel: 021 101 9609

Special Offer on Season Tickets for Wairarapa and Paekakariki concerts.$144 for SIX Concerts, (Excluding Rodger Fox) valid until 31/12/2022

($166 from 01/01/2023)

20/07/2022

PIANO RECITAL
LORELLE McNAUGHTON - SUNDAY 14 AUGUST at 2:30 PM
A TASTE OF SPAIN

New Zealand pianist Lorelle McNaughton carries a wide breadth of knowledge and experience after years of tertiary study in New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. She has performed extensively across the globe and was recently invited to perform at the 'Oceania' Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. After ten years living abroad, Lorelle has returned to New Zealand to continue her successful career.

Mulled Wine Concerts will present Lorelle McNaughton in Paekakariki's Memorial Hall on Sunday August 14 at 2:30 PM. Lorelle has been particularly commended for her inspired interpretation of the Spanish piano repertoire.

She lived in Spain for three years and completed a Master of Spanish Music in Barcelona gaining an invaluable insight into the works of the great Spanish composers. An aficionado of the vibrant and passionate art form of flamenco which emerged from the gypsy quarters of Southern Spain, she says “during my time in Spain, teachers thought I must've been a gypsy in a former life!”

On the programme will be French composer Claude Debussy's “Estampes” and Isaac Albéniz's Book Three of “Iberia”. The Spanish theme continues with Four Spanish Pieces by the Andalusian composer and pianist, Manuel de Falla followed by the expressive music of the Catalan composer Frederic Mompou. Maurice Ravel's “Une Barque sur l'Ocean” and “Alborada del Gracioso” from Miroirs will round off the afternoon.

While looking forward to performing for local audiences, Lorelle hopes to inspire listeners to explore more of this wonderfully colourful and evocative music. Bringing a breath of warm Spanish sunshine to the Kapiti Coast in midwinter, this will be a concert to delight everyone.

Mulled Wine Concerts presents Lorelle McNaughton (piano)
Sunday 14 August at 2:30 PM at the Memorial Hall, The Parade, Paekakariki
Tickets: Pre-sales until Friday 12 August - $30/$15 (Child under 16). DOOR SALES $35

SEASON TICKETS for 2023 are selling now at $144 for six concerts. Purchase NOW (Increasing to $160 in January 2023) NZString Quartet, Trout Piano Quintet, Pianists Michael Endres, Nikolai Saratovsky and Rodger Fox celebrating his 50th year of Jazz
Contact [email protected] Tel: 021 101 9609

Ticket outlets: Magpie Paremata, 99 Mana Esplanade; Moby Dickens Bookshop, Paraparaumu Beach; Jenoa, 2 Mahara Place, Waikanae.

07/07/2022

AN AFTERNOON OF MUSIC AND HISTORY IN PAEKAKARIKI

It is three years since Paekakariki's Mulled Wine Concert series featured the "Hammers and Horsehair" duo of Robert Ibell (cello) and Douglas Mews (piano) but now they have joined forces with the well-known soprano Rowena Simpson and are due to make their return on Sunday 17 July at 2:30 PM. They will present a “Salon Concert” intended to give Kapiti audiences a taste of what famous Kiwi soprano Rosina Buckman's tour would have sounded like a century ago.

New Zealand has a long history of classical music and this year, one hundred years will have passed since the singer – who in her day attracted audiences of ten thousand or more to concert halls around Europe – undertook an epic tour of the entire country to celebrate her return to the Southern Hemisphere. Rosina and her accompanists, Cellist Adelina Leon and pianist-composer Percy Kahn played 110 concerts in 1922 to enthusiastic audiences around Australia and New Zealand, most of which were sold out.

The 2022 programme is called “Homecoming” and will offer high-level music interspersed with funny and enchanting anecdotes from the 1922 Buckman tour comparing life on the road then and now – including some vignettes of Kapiti life then. "We're looking to create a special atmosphere," says pianist Mews. "We will play a piece and chat to the audience as if we were playing in their sitting-room at home. People will be able to hear the music much as it would have been heard by audiences when it was performed a hundred years ago".

On the musical side, the group will present some of the period music from the original tour, notably Arditi's “Il Bacio” and a piece composed by Molly Carew for soprano and piano “Love's a Merchant”. There will be an arrangement by Percy Kahn of “Ave Maria”, and other pieces for cello, piano and vocals. The group will also present some of their own favourites including Brahms' “Intermezzo in B flat” and Offenbach's “L'Etoile” scored for soprano, cello and piano.

A delightful and historic afternoon of music and history is in prospect and organiser Mary Gow is delighted to have this unusual and intriguing performance as part of her 2022 Mulled Wine concert series. The concert will take place in Paekakariki's beautiful Memorial Hall on the sea front with its unrivalled views of Kapiti Island and special acoustic qualities.

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"Homecoming" : A Salon Concert with Rowena Simpson (soprano), Robert Ibell (cello) and Douglas Mews (piano)
Sunday 17 July at 2:30 PM at the Memorial Hall, The Parade, Paekakariki
Tickets: Pre-sales until Friday 15 July - $30/$15 (Child under 16). DOOR SALES $35

Online sales: [email protected] Tel: 021 101 9609

Ticket outlets: Magpie Paremata, 99 Mana Esplanade; Moby Dickens Bookshop, Paraparaumu Beach; Jenoa, 2 Mahara Place, Waikanae.

www.mulledwineconcerts.com. Find us on FaceBook.

15/03/2022

Next concert!

20/02/2022

Please tell all your friends in Wellington or in the Wairarapa about the Mulled Wine Concerts Featherston that are now taking place in Featherston's glorious ANZAC Hall......as well as in Paekakariki.

They could take the 16.05 train from Wellington, arriving at Featherston at 17.39 at a cost of $13-17.
It is a very short walk to the Anzac Hall. Concert 6-7 pm. Wine and Dine at The Royal Hotel or enjoy sushi next to the RSA Hall and return to Wellington on the 20.46 arriving Wellington 22.14.
What a wonderful treat for Friday 11 March.
Remember to check http://featherston.mulledwineconcerts.com for updates

Thanks so much
Mary

The Mulled Wine Concerts is a not for profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of top quality classical music concerts in Paekakariki on the Kapiti Coast.

12/02/2022

VIEUX AMIS
Violinist Justine Cormack, cellist James Bush, and pianist Sarah Watkins

The dynamic new piano trio “Vieux Amis” (Old Friends) brings together three musicians who are longstanding friends, neighbours and musical collaborators. Violinist Justine Cormack, cellist James Bush and pianist Sarah Watkins all grew up together in Christchurch. Justine and James grew up on the same street and all the children were involved in music at the Christchurch School of Instrumental Music. All are enjoying stellar international musical careers - Justine and Sarah both played in the highly acclaimed NZTrio - while James's fascination with baroque music has led him to play with many of Europe's top baroque orchestras and ensembles.

They have reunited previously and now they are firming up their partnership and putting it on a more permanent basis, so they are delighted that Kapiti's Mulled Wine Concerts have asked them to perform. Organiser Mary Gow says “I'm very happy that musicians of such a high standard will be able to perform for Kapiti audiences and I'm sure that even with the current restrictions, they will be able to present a fantastic performance”.

The ever-present Covid restrictions may limit the number of seats available and require vaccine passes to be shown, but Gow is not letting this slow her down. “We will do everything we can to ensure the concert goes ahead and we are working very hard to ensure that we comply with all the requirements to keep our musicians in work and the audience and performers safe”, she said.

The programme will include works by J.S. Bach, Dmitri Shostakovich and Arvo Pärt. The latter was born in Estonia and is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary classical music. The programme will showcase original works by him and his arrangement of an Adagio from Mozart's piano sonata in F minor.

The concert will take place at Paekakariki's much-loved seafront Memorial Hall which features views out to Kapiti and Mana Islands and which has unlimited parking. Concertgoers can also access the village by train from north or south. This Mulled Wine Concert event will offers a superb afternoon feast of scenery and music!

05/02/2022

The 2022 Season Tickets are still available!