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The 2003 Season
1. Serenade
The haunting melodies of the Elgar Serenade opens the 2003 concert series along with two glorious compositions by Mozart. Song of Gaia is inspired by the concept of the planet Earth as a living, breathing entity.
Sunday 18 May, 2003
Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall
Peter Scholes, Conductor
Stephen de Pledge, Piano
Elgar, Serenade, op. 20, E minor
Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 17, G major K.453
Marshall, Song of Gaia
Mozart, Symphony no. 29, K.201, A major
2.Alexa Still
The mastery of Alexa Still will be evident in this concert which combines the old and the new. Anthony Ritchie is featured composer in 2003 as is Beethoven – one of New Zealand’s finest alongside one of the finest of all time.
Sunday 29 June, 2003
Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall
Peter Scholes, Conductor
Alexa Still, Flute
Ritchie, Remember Parihaka
CPE Bach, Flute Concerto
Ritchie, Flute Concerto
Beethoven, Symphony no. 1
3. Beethoven's Triple
Two masterpieces by the two most loved composers, Mozart and Beethoven.
Sunday 3 August, 2003
Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall
Peter Scholes, Conductor
Katherine Austin, Piano
James Tennant, Cello
Dimitri Atannassov, Violin
Mozart, Serenade no. 10, K361 (Gran partita)
Beethoven, Triple Concerto Op. 56, C major
4. Oiseaux Exotiques
Chamber music at its best! Beethoven’s Op. 11 Trio features spectacular variations in the final movement, and whitehot rhythms and melodies describe the Three Island Dances by New Zealand composer John Psathas. The greatest chamber work of the twentieth century, Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen concludes this unique programme.
Sunday 5 October, 2003
Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall
Katherine Austin, Piano
James Tennant, Cello
Dimitri Atannassov, Violin
Peter Scholes, Clarinet
Beethoven, Trio op. 11, Bb major
Psathas, Three Island Dances
Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time
David Guerin piano
5. Elegy
Five contrasting works make up this concert. It is a concert of extremes from pure melody to pure sound, all of which form a rich tapestry of musical enjoyment. Bass clarinet and cello weave through the textures of strings and winds in the Ritchie concerto. Aboriginal chants, birds and insects are the backbone of the Sonata no. 3 by Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe.
Sunday November 2, 2003
Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall
Peter Scholes, Conductor
Miranda Adams, Violin
Andrew Uren, Bass clarinet
Katherine Hebley, Cello
Elgar, Elegy
Ritchie, Concerto for Bass Clarinet & Cello
Sculthorpe, String sonata no. 3
Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending
Beethoven, Symphony no. 2
6. Sam Hunt
Sam Hunt joins the Auckland Chamber Orchestra to read his poems in Coming To It with music by Anthony Ritchie. Weber’s clarinet concerto is fireworks (of the listening kind) and serious fun. The year ends with one of the Auckland Chamber Orchestra’s favorite composers in a performance of Haydn’s Symphony no. 66.
Sunday 7 December, 2003
Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall
Sam Hunt, Poet
Peter Scholes, Conductor & Clarinet
Corelli, Christmas Concerto
Weber, Clarinet Concerto no. 1, op.73, F minor
Ritchie/Hunt, Coming to it
Ritchie, Concerto for Bass Clarinet & Cello
Haydn, Symphony no. 66, Bb major