NEWSLETTER
IRONS-ARMSTRONG-GREEN TRIO
We had a fantastic turnout for our first concert of the year. The Amici Ensemble treated us to two lesser known works and a simply splendid rendition of the Trout quintet. I hope those of you who attended enjoyed the concert and will return for the rest of the season.
LEFT AT THE CONCERT
Left behind and unclaimed at the end of the last concert was one dark coloured jacket and a
cushion with wide stripes. We also have a very attractive dark coloured cushion left over
from last year. Anyone missing these items should ring Wendy van Delden on 905 6070.
BUYING TICKETS IN ADVANCE
If you wish to avoid queuing for tickets at the Memorial Hall on concert days, you can buy
them from the ticket counter at Waikanae New World in the two weeks leading up to each concert,
at no extra cost.
Our May concert returns two very familiar faces and one new face to our Society for a concert of the best loved music for piano, violin and clarinet. Diedre Irons, Donald Armstrong and Philip Green have formed a new trio and bring us a concert that showcases the talents of all three of its members:
SUNDAY 7 MAY AT 2.30PM WAIKANAE MEMORIAL HALL
IRONS-ARMSTRONG-GREEN TRIO
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KHACHATURIAN |
Trio in G minor (inspired by Russian folk tunes) |
Per concert price: Members $15 Public $21 "Under 20s" no charge
DIEDRE IRONS, piano, is currently Senior Lecturer, Head of Piano Studies at Victoria University after spending 11 years as senior lecturer in piano at Canterbury University. She has performed extensively in many countries as a soloist in concerti, as a recitalist, and as a member of renowned chamber music ensembles. Major projects during the past decade include performing with the Canterbury Trio the complete works of Beethoven for piano trio in 1995, the complete works of Brahms for piano and strings in 1995, and in 1996, Shostakovich's complete works for piano and strings. She was awarded an MBE for services to music in 1989.
DONALD ARMSTRONG, violin, returned to New Zealand in 1987 to take up the post of Associate Concertmaster with the NZ Symphony Orchestra. He was Music Director of the NZ Chamber Orchestra from 1987 - 2004 and is very much involved with chamber music in New Zealand. During eight years overseas he completed a masters degree at New England Conservatory in Boston, was principal second violin of the TivoliSinfoniorkester in Denmark and Concertmaster of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice in France. He plays a violin by Nicolo Gagliano of 1754.
PHILIP GREEN, clarinet, studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music under Francesco Celata and New Zealand-born Mark Walton and graduated with first class honours in 1998. He has been co-principal clarinettist for the NZSO since 2003, prior to which he performed with several New Zealand and Australian orchestras, including the Sydney Symphony, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Auckland Philharmonia. He has also performed as a soloist with the NZSO. He teaches clarinet at the Victoria University of Wellington and has written his own book of short pieces for younger players. He has also performed his own arrangements and pieces on chamber music tours throughout New Zealand.
RETURN OF THE DUNMORES
Sounds like a movie title, doesn't it? A number of you will be pleased to know that John
and Joyce Dunmore, who moved to Greenhithe, Auckland, several years ago, have returned to
the Kapiti Coast. John and Joyce have been longstanding members of the Society and John
was on the Committee in the 1980s and early 1990s as Secretary, President and Newsletter
Editor. In 1993, he was given Life Membership in recognition of his services to the Society.
OUR TWO JUNE CONCERTS June is our "super concert" month, with two very special concerts. On Sunday 11 June, we get to hear the winner of last year's Michael Hill Violin Competition, accompanied by none other than Michael Houstoun. A week later, John Chen treats us to a piano recital. Do put both these top rated concerts in your diaries now, if you haven't already done so.