28/07/2024
Due to heavy commitments among local schools, we are having to postpone Rising Starlets to Term 4.
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Supporting music in the community and arranging concerts by local and visiting artists.
Music Whakatane, formerly The Whakatane Music Society is a registered charity (CC31426) that presents concerts by national and international musicians touring with Chamber Music New Zealand and Arts on Tour NZ, as well as freelancers. It also presents concerts by local primary & secondary school students, plus encourages professional musicians to visit schools. The Society tries to offer concerts in a variety of musical styles, but predominantly in the 'European classical' tradition, or jazz.
25/07/2024
Thii is fun. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/MnBvpzyi4xX59ash/?mibextid=NoJtEM
21/07/2024
Don't miss this choir that has been part of the World Choir Games in Auckland.
19/07/2024
Don't miss the first of this year's Music Whakatane local concerts - the amazing youngest musicians in our community. Admission by koha/donation. Please be as generous as you can so that Music Whakatane can do more to encourage our young musicians.
Note - enter from Fraser Street. Come early for the best parking.
14/07/2024
Visit www.eventfinda.co.nz/2024/jonathon-harper-concert/whakatane for tickets online or in person cash-only at The Good Life or the door.
09/07/2024
The concert by the Chapel Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge, tonight in Whakatāne was magnificent. The music ranged from the 16th to 21st Century and included Herbert Howells' Requiem. The encore, 'And so it goes.' by Billy Joel was particularly moving. Organist Davon Halim managed to conjure up some amazing sounds from the limited resources of the organ at St George and St John.
08/07/2024
Don't miss this concert at 6pm (note the time) tonight at the Church of St George & St John. There are cash only door sales. Come early for a seat for a choral treat.
Mark your diaries for Tuesday 9 July at 6pm at the Church of St George & St John, 30 Domain Road, Whakatane. A performance by the Chapel Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge, England, is a very special treat. Don't miss it.
08/07/2024
The Edgecumbe Choir's next concert is Franz Joseph Haydn's masterpiece 'Creation'. It's full of great tunes that you will probably recognise. Don't miss it. Note that the early-bird discount finishes on 26 August.
Edgecumbe choir has started rehearsals for our September 7 & 8 concert performances.
Get ready to be transported to a world of celestial beauty and divine wonder as the soaring melodies and majestic choruses of Haydn's Creation come to life in our upcoming performance that promises to be an unforgettable musical experience like no other.
07/07/2024
It was a most enjoyable concert by EBOP Brass this afternoon. It's great to hear that the band has regained its mojo after a difficult period. Best of luck for next week's National Championships. With so many talented players they should do well.
03/07/2024
You can help support our local brass band to get to the Nationals.
28/06/2024
Don't miss this concert TONIGHT.
Supporting music in the community and arranging concerts by local and visiting artists.
23/06/2024
This sounds an amazing opportunity.
21/06/2024
This is the next organ concert coming up in Rotorua. If you need help with transport from Whakatane text 0273010661.
14/06/2024
Come along and support EBOP Brass on Sunday 7 July at 3pm at Trident High School as it showcases its preparation for the National Championships. Entry by Koha - be generous.
14/06/2024
Mark your diaries for Tuesday 9 July at 6pm at the Church of St George & St John, 30 Domain Road, Whakatane. A performance by the Chapel Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge, England, is a very special treat. Don't miss it.
11/06/2024
Here is a review of the Tauranga concert earlier in the tour by Andrew Joyce and Jian Liu.
03/06/2024
The local country music club meets once a month on the second Sunday.
03/06/2024
On Saturday 29 June at 7.30pm at the Church of St George & St John, Whakatāne, Music Whakatane in association with Chamber Music New Zealand present a concert of cello and piano works with Andrew Joyce and Jian Liu. For full details follow this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H2kWpMrf66v84rbLnFVIzH4MPHc5a-Hq/view?usp=drive_link
In person bookings (cash only) are open on Tuesday 4 June at The Good Life, 160 The Strand, Whakatāne. For online bookings go to: www.trybooking.com/nz/SAN . Book now and avoid the door sales surcharge.
Supporting music in the community and arranging concerts by local and visiting artists.
08/05/2024
This is your chance to help the Opus Orchestra fund their latest tour before 17 May. https://www.boosted.org.nz/projects/matthias-balzat-joie-de-vivre
05/05/2024
Don't miss two delightful pieces of music, being sung by the Edgecumbe Choir on 25 and 26 May. For details visit: https://www.edgecumbechoir.org/next-concert/
24/04/2024
Online bookings at https://www.trybooking.com/nz/SAN are open for this concert presented by Music Whakatane, in partnership with Chamber Music New Zealand. Andrew Joyce (cello) and Jian Liu (piano) will bring a bold and soaring musical experience to the Church of St George & St John, Whakatane on Saturday 29 June at 7.30pm.
The programme includes works by J S Bach, Brahms, Vaughan Williams, and Hindemith, as well as works from New Zealander Dorothy Buchanan and Chinese composer Fang Dongqing.
Andrew Joyce is Principal Cellist of the NZSO. Beforehand he played with the London Symphony and London Philharmonic Orchestras. Dr Jian Liu is currently the Programme Director of Classical Performance and Head of Piano Studies at the NZ School of Music—Te Kōkī.
For full details of the programme and artists visit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H2kWpMrf66v84rbLnFVIzH4MPHc5a-Hq/view?usp=sharing
From Tuesday 4 June, in person bookings (cash only) can be made at The Good Life, 160 The Strand, Whakatane. There will be a $5 surcharge on tickets purchased at the door.
Music Whakatane, in partnership with Chamber Music New Zealand, presents Andrew Joyce (cello) and Jian Liu (piano), who bring a bold and soaring...
12/04/2024
What's happening with Eastern Bay of Plenty Brass Band.
09/04/2024
Anyone not at the Morton Trio and Friends concert last night in Whakatane presented by Music Whakatane in association with Chamber Music New Zealand, missed an absolute treat. The combination of strings, piano, clarinet and horn, was extremely effective, especially in the rich acoustics of the Church of St George & St John. The two sextets by Dohnanyi and Penderecki, and a delightful encore piece by Lili Boulanger, were unfamiliar to the audience, but were greatly enjoyed, judging by the enthusiastic applause and feedback after the concert.
09/04/2024
On TONIGHT 7.30pm. Online bookings are still live until 7pm.
07/04/2024
Here is an article about the Morton Trio and Friends concert series in the current 'NZ Listener'. You can hear this concert in Whakatane at the Church of St George & St John TOMORROW (Tuesday 9 April) at 7.30pm. Avoid paying the $5 per ticket door sales surcharge by booking in person at The Good Life (cash only) up to 3pm tomorrow or online at www.trybooking.com/nz/RKG up to 7pm.
02/04/2024
In case you are unfamiliar with the repertoire that the Morton Trio and Friends are playing in their concert this Tuesday in Whakatane, these clips may help:
Ernst von Dohnányi - Sextet, Op. 37 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9097E_319l8
Krzysztof Penderecki - Sextet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCfER9S0AQc
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI SextetSara Han, clarinetGabriel Kovach, horn (’99)Benjamin Schmid, violin (’91)Haeji Kim, violaJohn Lee, celloBenjamin Krasner, pianoPer...
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Te Kura o Te Paroa presented a rousing bracket to end last night's Music Whakatane socially distanced 'Rising Starlets' concert of primary and intermediate age students. Many thanks to all the students who took part, as well as to their teachers and supporting whanau members. It was an enjoyable hour of music, the result of a lot of hard work in difficult circumstances.
