This concert, curated by pianist Liam Furey in collaboration with vocalists Simon Hernyak and Jennifer Huckle, will explore a diverse range of chamber vocal works, alongside the talents and efforts of some of the string and woodwind students from the New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī. These works venture from the rich Romanticism of Respighi and Brahms, to the simplistic, charming feel of New Zealand composer Ross Harris and the Impressionistic beauty of Ravel.

Programme:

RESPIGHI: Il Tramonto for mezzo-soprano and string quartet

BRAHMS: Zwei Gesänge, Op.91 for voice, viola and piano

I: Gestillte Sehnsucht

II: Geistliches Wiegenlied

ROSS HARRIS: Wild Daisies for mezzo-soprano and piano

I: Wild Daisies

II: Gossip

III: The Swans

IV: In the City

V: Summer's Coming

RAVEL: Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé for mezzo-soprano and chamber group (selections)

I: Soupir

II: Placet Futile

Performers list:

Soloists: Jennifer Huckle and Simon Hernyak

Piano/Conductor: Liam Furey

Flutes: Ainslee Smithers and Samantha McSweeney

Clarinets: Frank Talbot and Ben Vanleuven

Violins: Devyn Fowles and Olivia Coup

Viola: Frances Thorpe

Cello: Benjamin Sneyd-Utting

Pianist: Alex Jefferies