Past Events
29 May
Flute and Harp at the NZ Art Show Opening Gala
Bridget Douglas and Michelle Velvin
30 May
Arts Foundation Gala
4 June
Private Event
7 June
Orchestra Wellington
Subs 2 concert
18 May
Futuna Chapel 2pm
Solo Harp Concert
Michelle Velvin
Programme includes 'Supernova' by Adriano Sangineto, Blues for Harpo by Paul Lewis, music by Bartok and Walter Carroll and new music by Velvin, among others.
23 May
Orchestra Wellington
Symphony in the Hutt
April
NZSO
Fountains of Rome
22 April - 1 May
Aurum Trio
South Island Tour
23 April: Onekaka, Mussel Inn
24 April: Motueka, Chanel Arts Centre, 7.30pm
25 April: Kaikoura, The Mayfair Arts & Culture Centre
26 April: Ashburton, Violinos
27 April: Akaroa, Orion Powerhouse Gallery
29 April: Christchurch, Christophers Classics, The Piano
30 April: St Andrews Church, Blenheim
1 May: Chamber Music Coaching - Blenheim
Thursday 8 May
Te Hopai Hospital
Sunday 16 March
Aurum Trio
Flute, Cello and Harp
Waikanae
Monday 17 March
Old St Pauls, Wellington
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Harp Trio Lunchtime Concert- Entry by Koha
Details TBC
Thursday 20 March
Wellington Apothecary Event
Details to come
Sunday 23 March
Flute and Harp house concert
27 March & 29 March
NZSO
Pictures at an Exhibition
Saturday 8 March
Deva Mahal
Hannah Playhouse
A rare combination of masterful songwriting and breathtaking vocal talent, Deva Mahal was born with blues in her blood.
Details here
12-17 February
Festival Opera Napier
Gianni Schicchi, Puccini
23-24 February
Aurum Trio
Flute, Cello and Harp
Norsewood and Hastings
14 January
Orchestra Wellington Cruise Ship Concert
23 January
Private Event
2024
14 December
Hamilton Choir
14 Dec 2024 @ 7:30pm, St Peter’s Cathedral, Hamilton
5-6 November
NZSO Todd
15-16 November
NZSO
LERA AUERBACH: Icarus
BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra
22-23 November
NZSO
HOLST: The Planets, Op. 32
29 November
Ceremony of Carols
Wellington Cathedral
Details TBC
7 December
Orchestra Wellington
Britten War Requiem
6 October
Orchestra Wellington
Big Bash
7-8 October
NZSO Emerging Artists
Saturday 12 Oct
In the Shallows
Paekakariki
Details TBC
9-13 October
Orchestra Wellington
Trombone and Harp "Play Me a Story" library tour
Details TBC
Friday 18 October
Wellington Jazz Festival
Saturday 19 October 3pm
Solo Harp - Jazz Fest Concert
Te Awe Library
Details here
October
Ballet Season
Mendelson- Midsummer Nights Dream
31 October
Private event
28 September
Orchestra Wellington
Debussy, Boulanger, Ravel, Schmidt
2-5 October
NZSO SOUNZ
23 & 29 August
NZSO
Debussy & Sibelius
Sunday 1 September
Aurum Trio
Barbara Hill (flute), Robert Ibell (cello) and Michelle Velvin (harp).
Palmerston North
September
Tosca
Sunday 22 September 2024 3pm
St Andrew’s on The Terrace, Wellington
Conductor: Andrew Atkins
Mozart, Overture, from Così Fan Tutti
Mozart, Concerto for Flute and Harp with Karen Batten and Michelle Velvin
Rimsky-Korsakov, Symphony No. 3 in C major
Saturday 17 August
Orchestra Wellington
Stravinsky & Korngold
26-27 July
NZSO
Ravel and Strauss
Sun 4 Aug 2024
3:00pm – 5:00pm
St Andrews on The Terrace, Wellington
Aurum Trio
Barbara Hill (flute), Robert Ibell (cello) and Michelle Velvin (harp).
Tickets here
21 June
Private Event
23 June
Auckland Choral
Elgar Dream of Gerontius
Friday 5 July
Aurum Trio
Barbara Hill (flute), Robert Ibell (cello) and Michelle Velvin (harp).
Taupo - Details TBC
Wednesday 10 July
St Marks Lower Hutt lunchtime concert series
Michelle Velvin solo harp concert
Saturday 11 May 3:00pm
Ruby Solly and Michelle Velvin
Tāmira Pūoro
Te Awe Library Wellington
Sunday 19 May
Futuna Chapel Concert Series
Solo harp Concert: Michelle Velvin
2:00pm
Thursday 23 May
Stroma
Cage Against The Machine 2
CHOOSE YOUR OWN (SONIC) ADVENTURE. AGAIN.
23-24 May
Hutt Valley Sports Awards
&
Symphony in the Hutt
Friday 12 April
Private Event
Saturday 13 April 2024 2:00pm - 3:45pm
Bach Choir Of Wellington
Dvořák Mass in D and Janáček Otče náš
St Andrews on the Terrace
Wednesday 29 November
NZSO Todd Young Composer Awards
Friday 1 December 6:00pm
Ceremony of Carols
Cathedral Choristers
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
2 Hill Street, Thorndon, Wellington
3 December 3:00pm
Ceremony of Carols
Nota Bene Choir
St Josephs Church, Mt Victoria, Wellington
16 December, 2:00pm or 8:00pm
Ceremony of Carols
Cantoris Choir Wellington
Christmas Oratorio - Saint Seans
St Peters on Willis Street, Wellington
11 November
Orchestra Wellington
Wozzeck (arr. Eberhard Kloke)
Alban Berg (1885–1935)
7 October
Orchestra Wellington
Passacaglia Op. 1 Anton Webern (1883–1945)White, Red, Black Briar Prastiti (1992–)
Planet Damnation John Psathas (1966–)
Thamos King of Egypt Wolfgang Mozart (1756–1791)
October-November
Hansel and Gretel Season
Orchestra Wellington
12-17 September
NZSO Palmerston North and Napier
Mendelssohn & Dvořák
Fiesta Española
1-2 September
NZSO Bernstein and Copland
20 August
Orchestra Wellington Big Bash
4-5 August
NZSO Winter Immerse Festival
NZSO Become Ocean
NZSO Mari by Bryce Dessner
Auckland
Wednesday 2nd August
St Marks Lower Hutt
Flute and Harp Concert
Anna Prasannan and Michelle Velvin
10 and 12 August
NZSO Bluebeard's Castle Bartok
16-19 August 2023
NZSO SOUNZ Recordings
22 July
Orchestra Wellington Subs 3
Thursday 6 July
Private Event
Saturday 8 July
Private Event
Wednesday 12 July
Masterton Matariki Concert
12 July 2023, 12:15pm - 12:45pm
Location: Aratoi Museum, Masterton
3rd June
Orchestra Wellington Subs 2
Strauss Salome's Dance
Bartok Miraculous Mandarin
Sunday 21 May 2pm
Futuna Chapel Solo Harp Concert
Tickets from here
25-26 May Orchestra Wellington
Symphony in the Hutt and Sports Awards
28-29 April
NZSO Bloch and Shostakovich
Wellington 6:30pm MFC
Auckland 7:30pm Town Hall
5th April
Private Event
12 April
St Andrews on the Terrace
Flute and Harp Lunchtime Concert
Anna Prasannan and Michelle Velvin
15 April
Orchestra Wellington subs 1
Thursday 23 March
Stroma Cage Against the Machine
Saturday 25 March
Cupa Dupa with Mara TK Band
1st April
Private Event
14 March
Private Event
16 March
Private Event
9-11 March
La Boheme
Opera Australia, Sydney Opera House
1 March
New Zealand Fringe Festival: Other Futures Big Band x Gallery Orchestra
NEW DATE Saturday 3-5 March
Flamingo Pier Festival, Waiheke Island
Mara TK Band
25 February
Private Event
3-6 February
New Zealand Harp Festival
Dilworth Senior Campus, Auckland
20 January 2023
Tora Bombora Festival Te Awaiti
Mara TK Band
21 January 2023
Private event
22 January 2023
Joyful and Defiant NEW DATE
Saturday 3 December
Subs 6 - Faust
Orchestra Wellington
Schumann - Scenen aus Goethes “Faust”
Saturday 10 December
Ceremony of Carols
Details here
NEW DATE 19-11 December
Ihitai‘Avei’A (Star Navigator)
Orchestra Wellington
18-19 November
NZSO
Death and Transfiguration
NEW DATE 18-20th September
East meets West
Orchestra Wellington
Saturday 24 September
Hamilton Civic Choir
Rutter Requiem
Tuesday 4 October
NZSM Orchestra
Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1
Thursday 13 October
Private event
Thursday 20 October
Recording
POSTPONED Sunday 23 October
Joyful and Defiant
Details TBC
POSTPONED Wednesday 9 November
Stroma
18-19 November
NZSO
Saturday 10 September
Orpheus Choir - Brahms Requiem
Orchestra Wellington
Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem, op.45
Brahms - Gesänge für Frauernchor, op.17
Wednesday 24 August
St Marks Lower Hutt Lunchtime Concert Series
Flute and Harp
Michelle Velvin and Anna Prassanan
25 August
Private event
13 - 14 August
DSO
Wednesday 17 August - 7:30pm
St Peters on Willis
Gallery Orchestra
August 2022
Royal NZ Ballet - Cinderella
Orchestra Wellington
23-24 July
Classical on Cuba
Flow
Trombone, Voice and Harp
The New Cuba Street Suite
Duo Eolienne
Saturday 9 July
Maorilands Festival - Otaki
Friday 15 July
Mulled Wine concert
Bridget Douglas (principal flute with NZSO) & Michelle Velvin (Harp)
Anzac Hall, Featherston, Friday 15 July from 6 - 7 PM
Wednesday 6 July
St Marks Lower Hutt
Michelle Velvin - Solo harp lunchtime concert
Saturday 2 July
DSO
Holst- The Planets
Friday 24 June
Mara T.K band - opening for L.A.B
Friday 3 June
NZSM Orchestra Concert
St Andrews on the Terrace
7:30pm
Wednesday 15 June
St Andrews on the Terrace lunchtime concert
Piano, Saxophone and Harp
Ingrid Schoenfeld, Genevieve Davidson and Michelle Velvin
12:15pm- 1:00pm
Free entry
Thursday 5 May
Private Event
Thursday 19 May
Musical Punch Over Lunch
Anna Prasannan and Michelle Velvin
Flute and Harp
12:30 - 1:00pm
Old St Pauls, Wellington
Saturday 21 May
Subs 1: Spring Symphony
Orchestra Wellington
Feat. Psathas double percussion Concerto
with Fabian Ziegler and Luca Staffelbach
26-27 May
Hutt Valley Sports Awards and Symphony in the Hutt
Orchestra Wellington
Sunday 28 May
Wellington Chamber Orchestra
St Andrews on the Terrace
Gustav Holst - The Planets
Gareth Farr - Terra Incognita
Wednesday 13 April
St Andrews on the Terrace lunchtime concert
Flute and Harp
Anna Prassanan and Michelle Velvin
12:15pm - 1:00pm
Free entry
Tuesday 19 April
Duo Eolienne
Poneke Classical Sessions
Bedlam and Squalor
POSTPONED
Futuna Chapel
Solo harp concert
Details TBC
CANCELLED Saturday 23 April
Mara TK - Beacon Music in Parks
CANCELLED 1-2 April
NZSO Mussorgsky/Ravel
NEW DATE - SATURDAY 19 FEBRUARY 4pm
'Tāmira Pūoro' album release
Saturday 23 April
Mara TK - Beacon Music in Parks
CANCELLED
4-6 February
Mara TK - Flamingo Pier
Waiheke Island
Saturday 15 January
Private event
25 November
Recording
Sunday 28 November 2021
Joyful and Defiant
Harp, harmonica, piano, voice
Coral Trimmer, Michelle Velvin, Gilbert Haisman, Gwen Greenham
St Peter's Hall, Paekakariki
Thursday 2 December
Opening of Abel Odor
Saturday 4 December 2021
Ceremony of Carols
Wellington Cathedral of St Pauls
More details to come
THURSDAY 18TH NOVEMBER, 7:30-10:30PM
Pūoro Tū Festival: Live performances @ San Fran
Saturday 20 November - 7:00pm
Festival Singers
Ceremony of Carols - Michelle Velvin
www.festivalsingersnz.org
Tuesday 23 November - 7:30pm
Stroma 20th Anniversary concert
Public Trust Hall, Lambton Quay Wellington
Join us on 23rd November to celebrate over 20 years of Stroma. We will be revisiting some of our favourite composers including Salina Fisher, Jenny McLeod, our very own Michael Norris and more!
CANCELLED: Saturday 19 November
Orchestra Wellington subs 6
Psathas - new work
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
10-11 November
NZSO recording
1-2 November
Orchestra Wellington recording
Saturday 30 October
Orchestra Wellington/SOUNZ NZ Composer readings
CANCELLED: Saturday 30 October
Orchestra Wellington subs 5
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody
Lutoslawski Variations
CANCELLED: Sunday 7 November
Classical in Carterton
More details to come...
CANCELLED: 15 October
Orchestra Wellington
Subs 4
Ravel Scherazade Overture
Ravel Scherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov Scherazade
NEW DATES
Saturday 25 September - 7 pm
ACR
New Zealand School of Music
Lilburn Composers Competition
CANCELLED
19 - 21 October
The Cunning Little Vixen
Hawkes Bay
More details to come...
CANCELLED
Sunday 19 September
2:15pm
Kapiti Uniting Parish
Solo harp concert - Michelle Velvin
POSTPONED
Saturday 21 August
Orchestra Wellington Subs 4
Ravel Scherazade Overture
Ravel Scherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov Scherazade
13 August, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Mirror in Mirror - New Zealand Chamber Music
Harp, Violin and Cello
Awhi Yoga Studio
(Level 2/15 Johnston Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011)
Tickets just $25 each, book at reception or email [email protected]
4 August
Opera Red
7-8 August
Classical on Cuba
3 August
6:30pm Bedlam and Squalor
Anna Prassanan and Michelle Velvin
Poneke Classical Session
Flute and Harp
27 July
Private Event
30-31 July
Benee and the Orchestra
Saturday 24 July 2:30pm – 3:45pm
Winter Romance: Flute & Harp Duo, Flute & Piano Duo
Chamber Music Concert
A collection of romantic and atmospheric 20th and 21st Century repertoire
Anna Prassanan - flute
Michelle Velvin - harp
Pei-Ying Pan - piano
Programme:
Alan Hovhaness- Garden of Adonis (1971) (Flute and harp)
Gareth Farr- Taheke (2002) (Flute and harp)
Astor Piazzolla- Histoire du tango (1980) (Flute and harp)
Jacques Ibert- Entracte (1935) (Flute and harp)
John Rutter- Suite Antique (1979) (Flute and piano)
Chaminade- Chaminade Concertino (1902) (Flute and piano)
Presales available on Eventfinda or Cash at the door
$10 for everyone. Under 5 Free.
Island Bay Presbyterian Church, 88 The Parade, Island Bay, Wellington
Tuesday 13 July
Pōneke Classical Sessions
@Bedlam and Squalor
Ruby Solly and Michelle Velvin
'Tamira Pūoro' is a new duo featuring Ruby Solly (taonga pūoro, cello, vocals) and Michelle Velvin (harp, vocals).
Thursday 15 July
Te Hopai Private Event
Friday 9 July
Auckland
Te Korakora on Takutai
Celebrate the Māori new year at Matariki Festival’s premier open-air music and food event, showcasing performances from contemporary Māori musicians set against the urban backdrop of Takutai Square. This free event has equal appeal to families, young adults, inner-city dwellers and festivalgoers alike, and is fast becoming the highlight of the winter music calendar.
5:00pm: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei mihi and waiata
5:55pm: La Coco
6:45pm: DJ Spell feat. Ranuimarz, Dirty and Paki
7:40pm: Mara TK
8:50pm: Ria Hall
Suitable for: All ages
When: Fri 9 July, 5pm–10pm
Where: Takutai Square, Auckland CBD
Cost: Free
3-4 July
Dunedin Symphony Orchestra
Thursday 24 June
Opera Red
Orchestra Wellington
Wednesday 16 June
St Marks Lower Hutt Lunchtime concert series
Saxophone, harp and piano
Genevieve Davidson Saxophone
Ingrid Schoenfeld Piano
Michelle Velvin Harp
Saturday 12 June
Orchestra Wellington subs 2
Lizst Les Preludes
Sunday 30 May 2021 6:30pm-7:30pm
Duo Eolienne at Moon Bar, Newtown, Wellington
Saxophone and Harp
Genevieve Davidson and Michelle Velvin
$10 on the door or from UTR or Eventfinda
Saxophone and harp music for your soul.
Duo Eolienne share intriguing contemporary music written for the combination of Harp and Saxophone. Michelle and Genevieve met at Te Kōkī, New Zealand School of Music in 2016 and have been making music together ever since – Duo Eolienne was formed! They first set out performing obscure works written especially for Harp and Saxophone (such as Eolienne by Ida Gotkovsky), taking care to craft programmes that combine the arresting wry and lyrical tendencies of the Harp and Saxophone. Lately they have been writing new music and delving into improvisation, opening up a new sound world to explore. Duo Eolienne marry the delicate balance between string and wind, to effectively cut through the differences in the genres and origins associated with their instruments.
Friday 28 May 7pm
Symphony in the Hutt
Orchestra Wellington
Walter Nash Stadium- FREE
Symphony in the Hutt is BACK! A FREE event for all the whānau on May 28. Get ready to raise the roof as we are joined by Signature Choir, Arohanui Strings and more. Just turn up on the night!
Tuesday 18 May 2021
Pōneke Classical Sessions
@Bedlam and Squalor
Duo Eolienne- Genevieve Davidson and Michelle Velvin
Saturday 22 May
Orchestra Wellington subs 1
Bartok Cantata
Orff Carmina Burana
12-15 May 2021
Giselle ballet
Thursday 6 May
Te Hopai Private Event
Friday 30 May
12 noon
Trombone and Harp
@ City Gallery Wellington
Saturday 1 May
NZCF Workshop
Friday 23 April 7:30pm
Ruby Solly and Michelle Velvin
Pyramid Club
'Tamira Pūoro' is a new duo featuring Ruby Solly (taonga pūoro, cello, vocals) and Michelle Velvin (harp, vocals).
They have recently recorded their first album. Instrumental tracks explore the relationship between taonga pūoro and harp, and vocal tracks look into the history of Aotearoa New Zealand's social landscape.
7:30pm $10 presales from UTR
Sunday 25 April
Futuna Chapel concert
2:00 - 2:45pm
Solo Harp: Michelle Velvin
Tuesday 20 April 2021
Pōneke Classical Sessions
@Bedlam and Squalor
The new home for classical music in Te Whanganui-a-Tara is kicking off the season with our first session.
We have an awesome range of local Pōneke talent for you all in this first session. Line up includes:
Nick Majic on violin
Naoto Segawa on marimba
String Quintet: Lauren Jack, Hayden Nickel, Lucas Baker, Esther Lee and William Taber
Trio: Michelle Velvin, Rob Thorne and Leah Thomas
Unwind from your Tuesday with a bevy, tunes, and pals at your new fave local
Season One will be running over the course of six weeks at the same time and place.
Cash on door. Prices are set at $5, $10, $15 and $20
Sunday 11 April
Jake Church and Michelle Velvin
Duo Pixel: Harp and Guitar
@ the WCGS Meeting
Duo Pixel are a harp and guitar duo formed by Wellington-based performer-composers Michelle Velvin and Jake Church. Their interactions originate through wanting to create new music for this instrumental combination.
In 2020, Duo Pixel performed at St Mark’s, St Andrew’s concert series and the inaugural concert of St Anne’s concert series. They are currently working on student duets for guitar and harp to foster more interactions between these instrumental communities.
Thursday 8 April
Private Event
Wednesday 7 April
St Andrews on the Terrace lunchtime concert series
12:15 - 1:00pm
Saxophone, harp and piano
Genevieve Davidson Saxophone
Ingrid Schoenfeld Piano
Michelle Velvin Harp
Friday 26 March and Saturday 27 March
NZSO La Valse
Wellington and Auckland
Sunday 21 March
Mulled Wine Flute and Harp Concert
Sunday 21 March at 2.30PM
Bridget Douglas - principal flute, NZSO
Michelle Velvin - Harp
Music by Faure, Farr, Piazolla, Takemitsu
Sunday 7th of February
Private Event
Saturday 27 February
Orchestra Wellington Superheroes concert
Performance 1: 2:30
Performance 2: 7:30
2020
Monday 28th December
Private Event
Sunday 20 December, 7:00pm
Duo Eolienne
Moon Bar - Newtown
16th December 2020
National Youth Orchestra
MFC 7:00pm
Orchestra Wellington
Sat 5 Dec
Subs 6 – Houstoun’s Last Dance
Rachmaninoff 2: Triumph
Psathas View from Olympus
Friday 27 November
Private Event
NZSO SHED SERIES - KABARETT
WGN, 13 Nov
Hamish McKeich Conductor
Eisler Kleine Sinfonie
Simon Eastwood Quanta
Weill arr. Bruckner-Ruggerberg Suite from Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Satie arr. Debussy Gymnopédies Nos. 1 & 3
Schreker Kammersymphonie
Orchestra Wellington
Sunday 15 November
Serenade for Strings - ANTONIN DVOŘÁK
Violin Concerto - JENNIFER HIGDON
Amalia Hall
Symphony No. 1 - RACHMANINOFF
Wednesday 18th November 2020
St Anne’s Anglican Church, Northland Wellington
Lunchtime concert 12:15-1:00pm
Jake Church and Michelle Velvin
Harp and Guitar Duo
Orchestra Wellington
RNZB Season - Sleeping Beauty
29 Oct - 7 Nov
NEW DATE: 17th OCTOBER, 3:00pm
Kapiti Performing Arts Centre
Kapiti Concert Orchestra
Kapiti Concert orchestra is delighted to announce that we will hold a concert at the new Kapiti Performing Arts Centre 'Te Raukura' on Saturday August 15th. On the programme we have Dvorak New World symphony , a classic favourite , Ritchie's Papanui Road Overture and works by Franchi , another NZ composer, featuring the viola, harmonica (with local Coral Trimmer) and harp.
Orchestra Wellington
Sat 17 Oct
Subs 5 – Rachmaninoff 3: Melancholy
Rachmaninoff Symphony 3
Sunday 4th October
Private Event
Saturday 3 October
Orchestra Wellington
Subs. 1
Rachmaninoff The Bells
Faure Requiem
NEW DATE: 26 SEPTEMBER
Orchestra Wellington
Subs. 4
Psathas Three Psalms
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
Wednesday September 23rd
St Andrews on the Terrace
Lunchtime Concert
Jake Church and Michelle Velvin
Harp and Guitar
CANCELLED
NZSO PODIUM SERIES - INSPIRATION
WLG, 18 Sep | AKL, 25 Sep
Miguel Harth-Bedoya Conductor
Augustin Hadelich Violin
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Debussy Images Pour Orchestre, II. Ibéria
Ravel Rapsodie Espagnole
Wednesday 19 August
2020, 12:15 - 1:00pm
Harp and Guitar,
Michelle Velvin and Jake Church
Hutt City Lunchtime concert series
St Marks Church, Woburn Road, Lower Hutt
Koha entry
CANCELLED
Friday 14th August
Private Event
CANCELLED
Tuesday 18th August
Private Event
Sunday 19 July
2:00 - 3:00pm
Friends of Pātaka Winter Music Series
Peter Maunder Trombone and Michelle Velvin Harp
The programme will exploit the unusual combination, the differences and surprising compatibilities of the 2 instruments. A unique feature will be that we are both performing composers and will include our own works in the programme.
Saturday 25 July
Orchestra Wellington
Subs. 3
NEW DATE:
Sunday 26 July 2:00pm
2020
Performance of SOUNZ Community Commission
Auckland Harp Orchestra
Blockhouse Bay Primary school hall
Auckland
Sunday 21 June
NZSO @ Te Papa
The NZSO is now proud to present a selection of the music from our online concerts Realising Beethoven, Play Our Part and Shed Series, performed live across several locations in Te Papa.
Friday 26 June
Ngū Kīoro… Harikoa Ake – Celebrating Togetherness
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Wellington City Council invite you to join us at the Michael Fowler Centre on Friday 26 June for a FREE live concert.
Ngū Kīoro… Harikoa Ake is a celebration of the enormous effort New Zealanders made to protect the vulnerable and eliminate COVID-19.
Classical on Cuba June 28-29
Hanging Ditch
Trombone and Harp
Saturday 27 June : 14:15pm
Songs without Words", Baroque to Blues
Peter Maunder, trombone & Michelle Velvin, harp
Suite
Sunday 28 June, 12:30, 13:45
Peter Maunder, trombone & Michelle Velvin, harp
"Songs without Words", Baroque to Blues at Suite
At 1154 Pasteria
Saturday 27 June: 3:30 and 4:45
Peter Maunder, trombone & Michelle Velvin, harp
Repertoire: "Songs without Words", Baroque to Blues
CANCELLED
NZSO PODIUM SERIES -
24 Jul | AKL, 25 Jul
Marin Alsop Conductor
Anna Clyne Night Ferry
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
CANCELLED
Dunedin Symphony Orchestra
June 2020
Friday 1 May 2020
Shed Series - Speed
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Curated by Principal conductor in Residence, Hamish McKeich, Shed Series – Speed is an exciting, fast paced concert for your Friday night.
PROGRAMME
Mark Carter, Sub-principal Trumpet
Britten, 'Fanfare for St Edmondsbury'
Leonard Sakofsky, Section Principal Percussion
Thomas Guldborg, Associate Principal Percussion
Sam Rich, Sub-principal Percussion
Larry Reese, Section Principal Timpani
Cage, 'Living Room Music' I. 'To Begin'
Leonard Sakofsky, Section Principal Percussion
Thomas Guldborg, Associate Principal Percussion
Sam Rich, Sub-principal Percussion
Larry Reese, Section Principal Timpani
Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Bruce McKinnon, 'Flight of the Bumblebee'
Leonard Sakofsky, Section Principal Percussion
Thomas Guldborg, Associate Principal Percussion
Sam Rich, Sub-principal Percussion
Joe Tompkins, '_Trio in Rudimental Style _'
Carolyn Mills, Section Principal Harp
Michelle Velvin, 'Bones'
Andrew Thomson, Section Principal Second Violin
R. Strauss arr. Jenö Hubay, 'Morgen'
Johannes Moser, Guest Cello
Andrew Joyce, Section Principal Cello
Ken Ichinose, Associate Principal Cello
Rowan Prior, Cello
Gareth Farr, 'Ascent'
Bridget Douglas, Section Principal Flute
Carolyn Mills, Section Principal Harp
David Long, Electronics
David Long, 'Needing a Long Long Walk'
CANCELLED
Sunday 26 April 2020, 2:00pm
Michelle Velvin Solo Harp Recital
Futuna Chapel
Michelle Velvin returns to Futuna Chapel to perform a harp recital with an eclectic mix of music, featuring contemporary scores and classics to complement the sonorous and colourful architecture of the chapel.
$10 per person
Tickets obtained at the door or prior from www.dashtickets.co.nz
CANCELLED
Thursday 16th April 2020,
8:00pm
WJC presents The Lucien Johnson Quintet
@
The Third Eye - Tuatara's Temple of Taste
Local luminary Lucien Johnson leads a new quintet and an all new repertoire of music for his first major concert since returning from New York as an Arts Foundation Fellow. Lucien will be exploring original musical territory, drawing inspiration from impressionist composers, transcendent jazz soloists and intimate local landscapes. He is joined on this quest by Nicky Wuts (vibraphone), Michelle Velvin (harp), Tom Callwood (double bass) and Cory Champion (drums).
POSTPONED
Orchestra Wellington
Sat 4 April
Subs 1 2020 - Rachmaninoff: The Bells
Faure Requiem
Rachmaninov The Bells
CANCELLED
Sunday 5 April 2020
Wellington Chamber Orchestra Concert
3:00pm
St Andrew's on the Terrace
Shostakovich No. 5
CANCELLED
Wednesday 1 April 2020, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Duo Eolienne - Saxophone and Harp
Lunchtime concert
St Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington
A lunchtime concert to introduce the sonorous and meditative sound world of music for Harp and Saxophone.
Genevieve Davidson saxophone and Michelle Velvin harp.
Koha entry
CANCELLED
Thursday 26 March
Private Event
March 2020
NZSO
Realising Beethoven
Palmerston North, Tauranga, Hamilton
Sunday 8 March
Newtown Festival 2020
Tangata Whenua Stage 3:50pm
Mara TK is presenting a very special Wellington premiere of new waiata, alongside harpist Michelle Velvin and drummer Cory Champion. This was first performed as part of NZ Music Month series at the Auckland Museum earlier in 2019. Catch him on the Tangata Whenua Stage (hospital end of Riddiford Street), kindly supported by Atiawa Toa FM and Te Upoko o Te Ika Radio, at Newtown Festival 2020.
Thursday 5th March
Private Event
Saturday 15 February
Private event
Thursday 6 February
Waitangi Park Event
Wellington
29 May
Flute and Harp at the NZ Art Show Opening Gala
Bridget Douglas and Michelle Velvin
30 May
Arts Foundation Gala
4 June
Private Event
7 June
Orchestra Wellington
Subs 2 concert
18 May
Futuna Chapel 2pm
Solo Harp Concert
Michelle Velvin
Programme includes 'Supernova' by Adriano Sangineto, Blues for Harpo by Paul Lewis, music by Bartok and Walter Carroll and new music by Velvin, among others.
23 May
Orchestra Wellington
Symphony in the Hutt
April
NZSO
Fountains of Rome
22 April - 1 May
Aurum Trio
South Island Tour
23 April: Onekaka, Mussel Inn
24 April: Motueka, Chanel Arts Centre, 7.30pm
25 April: Kaikoura, The Mayfair Arts & Culture Centre
26 April: Ashburton, Violinos
27 April: Akaroa, Orion Powerhouse Gallery
29 April: Christchurch, Christophers Classics, The Piano
30 April: St Andrews Church, Blenheim
1 May: Chamber Music Coaching - Blenheim
Thursday 8 May
Te Hopai Hospital
Sunday 16 March
Aurum Trio
Flute, Cello and Harp
Waikanae
Monday 17 March
Old St Pauls, Wellington
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Harp Trio Lunchtime Concert- Entry by Koha
Details TBC
Thursday 20 March
Wellington Apothecary Event
Details to come
Sunday 23 March
Flute and Harp house concert
27 March & 29 March
NZSO
Pictures at an Exhibition
Saturday 8 March
Deva Mahal
Hannah Playhouse
A rare combination of masterful songwriting and breathtaking vocal talent, Deva Mahal was born with blues in her blood.
Details here
12-17 February
Festival Opera Napier
Gianni Schicchi, Puccini
23-24 February
Aurum Trio
Flute, Cello and Harp
Norsewood and Hastings
14 January
Orchestra Wellington Cruise Ship Concert
23 January
Private Event
2024
14 December
Hamilton Choir
14 Dec 2024 @ 7:30pm, St Peter’s Cathedral, Hamilton
5-6 November
NZSO Todd
15-16 November
NZSO
LERA AUERBACH: Icarus
BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra
22-23 November
NZSO
HOLST: The Planets, Op. 32
29 November
Ceremony of Carols
Wellington Cathedral
Details TBC
7 December
Orchestra Wellington
Britten War Requiem
6 October
Orchestra Wellington
Big Bash
7-8 October
NZSO Emerging Artists
Saturday 12 Oct
In the Shallows
Paekakariki
Details TBC
9-13 October
Orchestra Wellington
Trombone and Harp "Play Me a Story" library tour
Details TBC
Friday 18 October
Wellington Jazz Festival
Saturday 19 October 3pm
Solo Harp - Jazz Fest Concert
Te Awe Library
Details here
October
Ballet Season
Mendelson- Midsummer Nights Dream
31 October
Private event
28 September
Orchestra Wellington
Debussy, Boulanger, Ravel, Schmidt
2-5 October
NZSO SOUNZ
23 & 29 August
NZSO
Debussy & Sibelius
Sunday 1 September
Aurum Trio
Barbara Hill (flute), Robert Ibell (cello) and Michelle Velvin (harp).
Palmerston North
September
Tosca
Sunday 22 September 2024 3pm
St Andrew’s on The Terrace, Wellington
Conductor: Andrew Atkins
Mozart, Overture, from Così Fan Tutti
Mozart, Concerto for Flute and Harp with Karen Batten and Michelle Velvin
Rimsky-Korsakov, Symphony No. 3 in C major
Saturday 17 August
Orchestra Wellington
Stravinsky & Korngold
26-27 July
NZSO
Ravel and Strauss
Sun 4 Aug 2024
3:00pm – 5:00pm
St Andrews on The Terrace, Wellington
Aurum Trio
Barbara Hill (flute), Robert Ibell (cello) and Michelle Velvin (harp).
Tickets here
21 June
Private Event
23 June
Auckland Choral
Elgar Dream of Gerontius
Friday 5 July
Aurum Trio
Barbara Hill (flute), Robert Ibell (cello) and Michelle Velvin (harp).
Taupo - Details TBC
Wednesday 10 July
St Marks Lower Hutt lunchtime concert series
Michelle Velvin solo harp concert
Saturday 11 May 3:00pm
Ruby Solly and Michelle Velvin
Tāmira Pūoro
Te Awe Library Wellington
Sunday 19 May
Futuna Chapel Concert Series
Solo harp Concert: Michelle Velvin
2:00pm
Thursday 23 May
Stroma
Cage Against The Machine 2
CHOOSE YOUR OWN (SONIC) ADVENTURE. AGAIN.
23-24 May
Hutt Valley Sports Awards
&
Symphony in the Hutt
Friday 12 April
Private Event
Saturday 13 April 2024 2:00pm - 3:45pm
Bach Choir Of Wellington
Dvořák Mass in D and Janáček Otče náš
St Andrews on the Terrace
Wednesday 29 November
NZSO Todd Young Composer Awards
Friday 1 December 6:00pm
Ceremony of Carols
Cathedral Choristers
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
2 Hill Street, Thorndon, Wellington
3 December 3:00pm
Ceremony of Carols
Nota Bene Choir
St Josephs Church, Mt Victoria, Wellington
16 December, 2:00pm or 8:00pm
Ceremony of Carols
Cantoris Choir Wellington
Christmas Oratorio - Saint Seans
St Peters on Willis Street, Wellington
11 November
Orchestra Wellington
Wozzeck (arr. Eberhard Kloke)
Alban Berg (1885–1935)
7 October
Orchestra Wellington
Passacaglia Op. 1 Anton Webern (1883–1945)White, Red, Black Briar Prastiti (1992–)
Planet Damnation John Psathas (1966–)
Thamos King of Egypt Wolfgang Mozart (1756–1791)
October-November
Hansel and Gretel Season
Orchestra Wellington
12-17 September
NZSO Palmerston North and Napier
Mendelssohn & Dvořák
Fiesta Española
1-2 September
NZSO Bernstein and Copland
20 August
Orchestra Wellington Big Bash
4-5 August
NZSO Winter Immerse Festival
NZSO Become Ocean
NZSO Mari by Bryce Dessner
Auckland
Wednesday 2nd August
St Marks Lower Hutt
Flute and Harp Concert
Anna Prasannan and Michelle Velvin
10 and 12 August
NZSO Bluebeard's Castle Bartok
16-19 August 2023
NZSO SOUNZ Recordings
22 July
Orchestra Wellington Subs 3
Thursday 6 July
Private Event
Saturday 8 July
Private Event
Wednesday 12 July
Masterton Matariki Concert
12 July 2023, 12:15pm - 12:45pm
Location: Aratoi Museum, Masterton
3rd June
Orchestra Wellington Subs 2
Strauss Salome's Dance
Bartok Miraculous Mandarin
Sunday 21 May 2pm
Futuna Chapel Solo Harp Concert
Tickets from here
25-26 May Orchestra Wellington
Symphony in the Hutt and Sports Awards
28-29 April
NZSO Bloch and Shostakovich
Wellington 6:30pm MFC
Auckland 7:30pm Town Hall
5th April
Private Event
12 April
St Andrews on the Terrace
Flute and Harp Lunchtime Concert
Anna Prasannan and Michelle Velvin
15 April
Orchestra Wellington subs 1
Thursday 23 March
Stroma Cage Against the Machine
Saturday 25 March
Cupa Dupa with Mara TK Band
1st April
Private Event
14 March
Private Event
16 March
Private Event
9-11 March
La Boheme
Opera Australia, Sydney Opera House
1 March
New Zealand Fringe Festival: Other Futures Big Band x Gallery Orchestra
NEW DATE Saturday 3-5 March
Flamingo Pier Festival, Waiheke Island
Mara TK Band
25 February
Private Event
3-6 February
New Zealand Harp Festival
Dilworth Senior Campus, Auckland
20 January 2023
Tora Bombora Festival Te Awaiti
Mara TK Band
21 January 2023
Private event
22 January 2023
Joyful and Defiant NEW DATE
Saturday 3 December
Subs 6 - Faust
Orchestra Wellington
Schumann - Scenen aus Goethes “Faust”
Saturday 10 December
Ceremony of Carols
Details here
NEW DATE 19-11 December
Ihitai‘Avei’A (Star Navigator)
Orchestra Wellington
18-19 November
NZSO
Death and Transfiguration
NEW DATE 18-20th September
East meets West
Orchestra Wellington
Saturday 24 September
Hamilton Civic Choir
Rutter Requiem
Tuesday 4 October
NZSM Orchestra
Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1
Thursday 13 October
Private event
Thursday 20 October
Recording
POSTPONED Sunday 23 October
Joyful and Defiant
Details TBC
POSTPONED Wednesday 9 November
Stroma
18-19 November
NZSO
Saturday 10 September
Orpheus Choir - Brahms Requiem
Orchestra Wellington
Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem, op.45
Brahms - Gesänge für Frauernchor, op.17
Wednesday 24 August
St Marks Lower Hutt Lunchtime Concert Series
Flute and Harp
Michelle Velvin and Anna Prassanan
25 August
Private event
13 - 14 August
DSO
Wednesday 17 August - 7:30pm
St Peters on Willis
Gallery Orchestra
August 2022
Royal NZ Ballet - Cinderella
Orchestra Wellington
23-24 July
Classical on Cuba
Flow
Trombone, Voice and Harp
The New Cuba Street Suite
Duo Eolienne
Saturday 9 July
Maorilands Festival - Otaki
Friday 15 July
Mulled Wine concert
Bridget Douglas (principal flute with NZSO) & Michelle Velvin (Harp)
Anzac Hall, Featherston, Friday 15 July from 6 - 7 PM
Wednesday 6 July
St Marks Lower Hutt
Michelle Velvin - Solo harp lunchtime concert
Saturday 2 July
DSO
Holst- The Planets
Friday 24 June
Mara T.K band - opening for L.A.B
Friday 3 June
NZSM Orchestra Concert
St Andrews on the Terrace
7:30pm
Wednesday 15 June
St Andrews on the Terrace lunchtime concert
Piano, Saxophone and Harp
Ingrid Schoenfeld, Genevieve Davidson and Michelle Velvin
12:15pm- 1:00pm
Free entry
Thursday 5 May
Private Event
Thursday 19 May
Musical Punch Over Lunch
Anna Prasannan and Michelle Velvin
Flute and Harp
12:30 - 1:00pm
Old St Pauls, Wellington
Saturday 21 May
Subs 1: Spring Symphony
Orchestra Wellington
Feat. Psathas double percussion Concerto
with Fabian Ziegler and Luca Staffelbach
26-27 May
Hutt Valley Sports Awards and Symphony in the Hutt
Orchestra Wellington
Sunday 28 May
Wellington Chamber Orchestra
St Andrews on the Terrace
Gustav Holst - The Planets
Gareth Farr - Terra Incognita
Wednesday 13 April
St Andrews on the Terrace lunchtime concert
Flute and Harp
Anna Prassanan and Michelle Velvin
12:15pm - 1:00pm
Free entry
Tuesday 19 April
Duo Eolienne
Poneke Classical Sessions
Bedlam and Squalor
POSTPONED
Futuna Chapel
Solo harp concert
Details TBC
CANCELLED Saturday 23 April
Mara TK - Beacon Music in Parks
CANCELLED 1-2 April
NZSO Mussorgsky/Ravel
NEW DATE - SATURDAY 19 FEBRUARY 4pm
'Tāmira Pūoro' album release
Saturday 23 April
Mara TK - Beacon Music in Parks
CANCELLED
4-6 February
Mara TK - Flamingo Pier
Waiheke Island
Saturday 15 January
Private event
25 November
Recording
Sunday 28 November 2021
Joyful and Defiant
Harp, harmonica, piano, voice
Coral Trimmer, Michelle Velvin, Gilbert Haisman, Gwen Greenham
St Peter's Hall, Paekakariki
Thursday 2 December
Opening of Abel Odor
Saturday 4 December 2021
Ceremony of Carols
Wellington Cathedral of St Pauls
More details to come
THURSDAY 18TH NOVEMBER, 7:30-10:30PM
Pūoro Tū Festival: Live performances @ San Fran
Saturday 20 November - 7:00pm
Festival Singers
Ceremony of Carols - Michelle Velvin
www.festivalsingersnz.org
Tuesday 23 November - 7:30pm
Stroma 20th Anniversary concert
Public Trust Hall, Lambton Quay Wellington
Join us on 23rd November to celebrate over 20 years of Stroma. We will be revisiting some of our favourite composers including Salina Fisher, Jenny McLeod, our very own Michael Norris and more!
CANCELLED: Saturday 19 November
Orchestra Wellington subs 6
Psathas - new work
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
10-11 November
NZSO recording
1-2 November
Orchestra Wellington recording
Saturday 30 October
Orchestra Wellington/SOUNZ NZ Composer readings
CANCELLED: Saturday 30 October
Orchestra Wellington subs 5
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody
Lutoslawski Variations
CANCELLED: Sunday 7 November
Classical in Carterton
More details to come...
CANCELLED: 15 October
Orchestra Wellington
Subs 4
Ravel Scherazade Overture
Ravel Scherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov Scherazade
NEW DATES
Saturday 25 September - 7 pm
ACR
New Zealand School of Music
Lilburn Composers Competition
CANCELLED
19 - 21 October
The Cunning Little Vixen
Hawkes Bay
More details to come...
CANCELLED
Sunday 19 September
2:15pm
Kapiti Uniting Parish
Solo harp concert - Michelle Velvin
POSTPONED
Saturday 21 August
Orchestra Wellington Subs 4
Ravel Scherazade Overture
Ravel Scherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov Scherazade
13 August, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Mirror in Mirror - New Zealand Chamber Music
Harp, Violin and Cello
Awhi Yoga Studio
(Level 2/15 Johnston Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011)
Tickets just $25 each, book at reception or email [email protected]
4 August
Opera Red
7-8 August
Classical on Cuba
3 August
6:30pm Bedlam and Squalor
Anna Prassanan and Michelle Velvin
Poneke Classical Session
Flute and Harp
27 July
Private Event
30-31 July
Benee and the Orchestra
Saturday 24 July 2:30pm – 3:45pm
Winter Romance: Flute & Harp Duo, Flute & Piano Duo
Chamber Music Concert
A collection of romantic and atmospheric 20th and 21st Century repertoire
Anna Prassanan - flute
Michelle Velvin - harp
Pei-Ying Pan - piano
Programme:
Alan Hovhaness- Garden of Adonis (1971) (Flute and harp)
Gareth Farr- Taheke (2002) (Flute and harp)
Astor Piazzolla- Histoire du tango (1980) (Flute and harp)
Jacques Ibert- Entracte (1935) (Flute and harp)
John Rutter- Suite Antique (1979) (Flute and piano)
Chaminade- Chaminade Concertino (1902) (Flute and piano)
Presales available on Eventfinda or Cash at the door
$10 for everyone. Under 5 Free.
Island Bay Presbyterian Church, 88 The Parade, Island Bay, Wellington
Tuesday 13 July
Pōneke Classical Sessions
@Bedlam and Squalor
Ruby Solly and Michelle Velvin
'Tamira Pūoro' is a new duo featuring Ruby Solly (taonga pūoro, cello, vocals) and Michelle Velvin (harp, vocals).
Thursday 15 July
Te Hopai Private Event
Friday 9 July
Auckland
Te Korakora on Takutai
Celebrate the Māori new year at Matariki Festival’s premier open-air music and food event, showcasing performances from contemporary Māori musicians set against the urban backdrop of Takutai Square. This free event has equal appeal to families, young adults, inner-city dwellers and festivalgoers alike, and is fast becoming the highlight of the winter music calendar.
5:00pm: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei mihi and waiata
5:55pm: La Coco
6:45pm: DJ Spell feat. Ranuimarz, Dirty and Paki
7:40pm: Mara TK
8:50pm: Ria Hall
Suitable for: All ages
When: Fri 9 July, 5pm–10pm
Where: Takutai Square, Auckland CBD
Cost: Free
3-4 July
Dunedin Symphony Orchestra
Thursday 24 June
Opera Red
Orchestra Wellington
Wednesday 16 June
St Marks Lower Hutt Lunchtime concert series
Saxophone, harp and piano
Genevieve Davidson Saxophone
Ingrid Schoenfeld Piano
Michelle Velvin Harp
Saturday 12 June
Orchestra Wellington subs 2
Lizst Les Preludes
Sunday 30 May 2021 6:30pm-7:30pm
Duo Eolienne at Moon Bar, Newtown, Wellington
Saxophone and Harp
Genevieve Davidson and Michelle Velvin
$10 on the door or from UTR or Eventfinda
Saxophone and harp music for your soul.
Duo Eolienne share intriguing contemporary music written for the combination of Harp and Saxophone. Michelle and Genevieve met at Te Kōkī, New Zealand School of Music in 2016 and have been making music together ever since – Duo Eolienne was formed! They first set out performing obscure works written especially for Harp and Saxophone (such as Eolienne by Ida Gotkovsky), taking care to craft programmes that combine the arresting wry and lyrical tendencies of the Harp and Saxophone. Lately they have been writing new music and delving into improvisation, opening up a new sound world to explore. Duo Eolienne marry the delicate balance between string and wind, to effectively cut through the differences in the genres and origins associated with their instruments.
Friday 28 May 7pm
Symphony in the Hutt
Orchestra Wellington
Walter Nash Stadium- FREE
Symphony in the Hutt is BACK! A FREE event for all the whānau on May 28. Get ready to raise the roof as we are joined by Signature Choir, Arohanui Strings and more. Just turn up on the night!
Tuesday 18 May 2021
Pōneke Classical Sessions
@Bedlam and Squalor
Duo Eolienne- Genevieve Davidson and Michelle Velvin
Saturday 22 May
Orchestra Wellington subs 1
Bartok Cantata
Orff Carmina Burana
12-15 May 2021
Giselle ballet
Thursday 6 May
Te Hopai Private Event
Friday 30 May
12 noon
Trombone and Harp
@ City Gallery Wellington
Saturday 1 May
NZCF Workshop
Friday 23 April 7:30pm
Ruby Solly and Michelle Velvin
Pyramid Club
'Tamira Pūoro' is a new duo featuring Ruby Solly (taonga pūoro, cello, vocals) and Michelle Velvin (harp, vocals).
They have recently recorded their first album. Instrumental tracks explore the relationship between taonga pūoro and harp, and vocal tracks look into the history of Aotearoa New Zealand's social landscape.
7:30pm $10 presales from UTR
Sunday 25 April
Futuna Chapel concert
2:00 - 2:45pm
Solo Harp: Michelle Velvin
Tuesday 20 April 2021
Pōneke Classical Sessions
@Bedlam and Squalor
The new home for classical music in Te Whanganui-a-Tara is kicking off the season with our first session.
We have an awesome range of local Pōneke talent for you all in this first session. Line up includes:
Nick Majic on violin
Naoto Segawa on marimba
String Quintet: Lauren Jack, Hayden Nickel, Lucas Baker, Esther Lee and William Taber
Trio: Michelle Velvin, Rob Thorne and Leah Thomas
Unwind from your Tuesday with a bevy, tunes, and pals at your new fave local
Season One will be running over the course of six weeks at the same time and place.
Cash on door. Prices are set at $5, $10, $15 and $20
Sunday 11 April
Jake Church and Michelle Velvin
Duo Pixel: Harp and Guitar
@ the WCGS Meeting
Duo Pixel are a harp and guitar duo formed by Wellington-based performer-composers Michelle Velvin and Jake Church. Their interactions originate through wanting to create new music for this instrumental combination.
In 2020, Duo Pixel performed at St Mark’s, St Andrew’s concert series and the inaugural concert of St Anne’s concert series. They are currently working on student duets for guitar and harp to foster more interactions between these instrumental communities.
Thursday 8 April
Private Event
Wednesday 7 April
St Andrews on the Terrace lunchtime concert series
12:15 - 1:00pm
Saxophone, harp and piano
Genevieve Davidson Saxophone
Ingrid Schoenfeld Piano
Michelle Velvin Harp
Friday 26 March and Saturday 27 March
NZSO La Valse
Wellington and Auckland
Sunday 21 March
Mulled Wine Flute and Harp Concert
Sunday 21 March at 2.30PM
Bridget Douglas - principal flute, NZSO
Michelle Velvin - Harp
Music by Faure, Farr, Piazolla, Takemitsu
Sunday 7th of February
Private Event
Saturday 27 February
Orchestra Wellington Superheroes concert
Performance 1: 2:30
Performance 2: 7:30
2020
Monday 28th December
Private Event
Sunday 20 December, 7:00pm
Duo Eolienne
Moon Bar - Newtown
16th December 2020
National Youth Orchestra
MFC 7:00pm
Orchestra Wellington
Sat 5 Dec
Subs 6 – Houstoun’s Last Dance
Rachmaninoff 2: Triumph
Psathas View from Olympus
Friday 27 November
Private Event
NZSO SHED SERIES - KABARETT
WGN, 13 Nov
Hamish McKeich Conductor
Eisler Kleine Sinfonie
Simon Eastwood Quanta
Weill arr. Bruckner-Ruggerberg Suite from Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Satie arr. Debussy Gymnopédies Nos. 1 & 3
Schreker Kammersymphonie
Orchestra Wellington
Sunday 15 November
Serenade for Strings - ANTONIN DVOŘÁK
Violin Concerto - JENNIFER HIGDON
Amalia Hall
Symphony No. 1 - RACHMANINOFF
Wednesday 18th November 2020
St Anne’s Anglican Church, Northland Wellington
Lunchtime concert 12:15-1:00pm
Jake Church and Michelle Velvin
Harp and Guitar Duo
Orchestra Wellington
RNZB Season - Sleeping Beauty
29 Oct - 7 Nov
NEW DATE: 17th OCTOBER, 3:00pm
Kapiti Performing Arts Centre
Kapiti Concert Orchestra
Kapiti Concert orchestra is delighted to announce that we will hold a concert at the new Kapiti Performing Arts Centre 'Te Raukura' on Saturday August 15th. On the programme we have Dvorak New World symphony , a classic favourite , Ritchie's Papanui Road Overture and works by Franchi , another NZ composer, featuring the viola, harmonica (with local Coral Trimmer) and harp.
Orchestra Wellington
Sat 17 Oct
Subs 5 – Rachmaninoff 3: Melancholy
Rachmaninoff Symphony 3
Sunday 4th October
Private Event
Saturday 3 October
Orchestra Wellington
Subs. 1
Rachmaninoff The Bells
Faure Requiem
NEW DATE: 26 SEPTEMBER
Orchestra Wellington
Subs. 4
Psathas Three Psalms
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
Wednesday September 23rd
St Andrews on the Terrace
Lunchtime Concert
Jake Church and Michelle Velvin
Harp and Guitar
CANCELLED
NZSO PODIUM SERIES - INSPIRATION
WLG, 18 Sep | AKL, 25 Sep
Miguel Harth-Bedoya Conductor
Augustin Hadelich Violin
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Debussy Images Pour Orchestre, II. Ibéria
Ravel Rapsodie Espagnole
Wednesday 19 August
2020, 12:15 - 1:00pm
Harp and Guitar,
Michelle Velvin and Jake Church
Hutt City Lunchtime concert series
St Marks Church, Woburn Road, Lower Hutt
Koha entry
CANCELLED
Friday 14th August
Private Event
CANCELLED
Tuesday 18th August
Private Event
Sunday 19 July
2:00 - 3:00pm
Friends of Pātaka Winter Music Series
Peter Maunder Trombone and Michelle Velvin Harp
The programme will exploit the unusual combination, the differences and surprising compatibilities of the 2 instruments. A unique feature will be that we are both performing composers and will include our own works in the programme.
Saturday 25 July
Orchestra Wellington
Subs. 3
NEW DATE:
Sunday 26 July 2:00pm
2020
Performance of SOUNZ Community Commission
Auckland Harp Orchestra
Blockhouse Bay Primary school hall
Auckland
Sunday 21 June
NZSO @ Te Papa
The NZSO is now proud to present a selection of the music from our online concerts Realising Beethoven, Play Our Part and Shed Series, performed live across several locations in Te Papa.
Friday 26 June
Ngū Kīoro… Harikoa Ake – Celebrating Togetherness
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Wellington City Council invite you to join us at the Michael Fowler Centre on Friday 26 June for a FREE live concert.
Ngū Kīoro… Harikoa Ake is a celebration of the enormous effort New Zealanders made to protect the vulnerable and eliminate COVID-19.
Classical on Cuba June 28-29
Hanging Ditch
Trombone and Harp
Saturday 27 June : 14:15pm
Songs without Words", Baroque to Blues
Peter Maunder, trombone & Michelle Velvin, harp
Suite
Sunday 28 June, 12:30, 13:45
Peter Maunder, trombone & Michelle Velvin, harp
"Songs without Words", Baroque to Blues at Suite
At 1154 Pasteria
Saturday 27 June: 3:30 and 4:45
Peter Maunder, trombone & Michelle Velvin, harp
Repertoire: "Songs without Words", Baroque to Blues
CANCELLED
NZSO PODIUM SERIES -
24 Jul | AKL, 25 Jul
Marin Alsop Conductor
Anna Clyne Night Ferry
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
CANCELLED
Dunedin Symphony Orchestra
June 2020
Friday 1 May 2020
Shed Series - Speed
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Curated by Principal conductor in Residence, Hamish McKeich, Shed Series – Speed is an exciting, fast paced concert for your Friday night.
PROGRAMME
Mark Carter, Sub-principal Trumpet
Britten, 'Fanfare for St Edmondsbury'
Leonard Sakofsky, Section Principal Percussion
Thomas Guldborg, Associate Principal Percussion
Sam Rich, Sub-principal Percussion
Larry Reese, Section Principal Timpani
Cage, 'Living Room Music' I. 'To Begin'
Leonard Sakofsky, Section Principal Percussion
Thomas Guldborg, Associate Principal Percussion
Sam Rich, Sub-principal Percussion
Larry Reese, Section Principal Timpani
Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Bruce McKinnon, 'Flight of the Bumblebee'
Leonard Sakofsky, Section Principal Percussion
Thomas Guldborg, Associate Principal Percussion
Sam Rich, Sub-principal Percussion
Joe Tompkins, '_Trio in Rudimental Style _'
Carolyn Mills, Section Principal Harp
Michelle Velvin, 'Bones'
Andrew Thomson, Section Principal Second Violin
R. Strauss arr. Jenö Hubay, 'Morgen'
Johannes Moser, Guest Cello
Andrew Joyce, Section Principal Cello
Ken Ichinose, Associate Principal Cello
Rowan Prior, Cello
Gareth Farr, 'Ascent'
Bridget Douglas, Section Principal Flute
Carolyn Mills, Section Principal Harp
David Long, Electronics
David Long, 'Needing a Long Long Walk'
CANCELLED
Sunday 26 April 2020, 2:00pm
Michelle Velvin Solo Harp Recital
Futuna Chapel
Michelle Velvin returns to Futuna Chapel to perform a harp recital with an eclectic mix of music, featuring contemporary scores and classics to complement the sonorous and colourful architecture of the chapel.
$10 per person
Tickets obtained at the door or prior from www.dashtickets.co.nz
CANCELLED
Thursday 16th April 2020,
8:00pm
WJC presents The Lucien Johnson Quintet
@
The Third Eye - Tuatara's Temple of Taste
Local luminary Lucien Johnson leads a new quintet and an all new repertoire of music for his first major concert since returning from New York as an Arts Foundation Fellow. Lucien will be exploring original musical territory, drawing inspiration from impressionist composers, transcendent jazz soloists and intimate local landscapes. He is joined on this quest by Nicky Wuts (vibraphone), Michelle Velvin (harp), Tom Callwood (double bass) and Cory Champion (drums).
POSTPONED
Orchestra Wellington
Sat 4 April
Subs 1 2020 - Rachmaninoff: The Bells
Faure Requiem
Rachmaninov The Bells
CANCELLED
Sunday 5 April 2020
Wellington Chamber Orchestra Concert
3:00pm
St Andrew's on the Terrace
Shostakovich No. 5
CANCELLED
Wednesday 1 April 2020, 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Duo Eolienne - Saxophone and Harp
Lunchtime concert
St Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington
A lunchtime concert to introduce the sonorous and meditative sound world of music for Harp and Saxophone.
Genevieve Davidson saxophone and Michelle Velvin harp.
Koha entry
CANCELLED
Thursday 26 March
Private Event
March 2020
NZSO
Realising Beethoven
Palmerston North, Tauranga, Hamilton
Sunday 8 March
Newtown Festival 2020
Tangata Whenua Stage 3:50pm
Mara TK is presenting a very special Wellington premiere of new waiata, alongside harpist Michelle Velvin and drummer Cory Champion. This was first performed as part of NZ Music Month series at the Auckland Museum earlier in 2019. Catch him on the Tangata Whenua Stage (hospital end of Riddiford Street), kindly supported by Atiawa Toa FM and Te Upoko o Te Ika Radio, at Newtown Festival 2020.
Thursday 5th March
Private Event
Saturday 15 February
Private event
Thursday 6 February
Waitangi Park Event
Wellington