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The sound of music will return to Warkworth this month with the first Warkworth Music concert of the year at the Warkworth Town Hall, on Sunday, April 24.
On stage will be the Aroha String Quartet joined by their friend and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) colleague, Rachael Vernon, essentially making it a string quintet.
The other members of the ensemble, all members of the NZSO, are Haihong Liu (violin), Anne Loeser (violin), Zhongxian Jin (viola) and Robert Ibell (cello).
Founded in 2004, this versatile Wellington-based quartet is known for its passionate musicality, impressive technique and multicultural innovation.
Acclaimed as demonstrating accomplished brilliance, soulfulness and sublime intensity in perfect balance and tonal unity by The Dominion Post, the Aroha String Quartet is firmly established as one of New Zealand’s finest chamber music ensembles.
Their programme for this concert is entitled Clarity and features the clear, pure sound of the clarinet. Vernon, who is the NZSO principal bass clarinet, plays with the quartet for two of the best-loved works in the chamber music repertoire – the clarinet quintets by Mozart and Brahms. The middle work in this programme is an arrangement for clarinet and string quartet of Astor Piazzolla’s ‘Oblivion’.
The concert starts at 4pm. Tickets are $30 available online and at the door. School students are free.
Warkworth Music will comply with all government and Ministry of Health Covid-19 related requirements applicable at the time.
