Opening at Hamilton Gardens’ Arts Festival on 28 February, the Opus Orchestra will then perform the same concert in Rotorua on 6 March and Tauranga on 7 March.
The programme begins with an hour of Margaret Mahy’s magic for kids and their parents. Mahy Magic is made up of poems and stories by the beloved New Zealand writer, set to music by award-winning composer and author Philip Norman with a narrative and interactive performances by Classical soprano Georgia Jamieson Emms and Baritone Robert Tucker.
It continues with a cocktail-hour encounter Made for Opus: Composer Encounters featuring work by some of New Zealand’s foremost composers – Ross Harris, Gareth Farr and Tauranga-born Martin Lodge. Prepare your questions for the Q&A with the composers after the concert!
Georgia Jamieson Emms Lara Hall Yoshi Tsuruta
CONCERT INFORMATION
Sunday 28 Feb
Hamilton Garden Arts Festival at Gallagher Academy
1 pm Mahy Magic
5 pm Made for Opus: Composer Encounters
Tickets are here.
Saturday 6 March
St Luke’s Church, Rotorua
1 pm Mahy Magic
5 pm Made for Opus: Composer Encounters
Sunday 7 March
Baycourt Community and Arts Centre, Tauranga
1 pm Mahy Magic
5 pm Made for Opus: Composer Encounters