24 Apr 2020

VIDEO - NZSO: Shed Series

From Music Alive, 5:30 pm on 24 April 2020

This is the first of a new video sequence from the NZSO - Shed Series.

Unwind at the end of a busy week with Shed Series – Heritage, taking you on a musical journey across the globe.

Shed Series – Heritage is a great way to unwind at the end of a busy week. Grab a drink, sit back, relax and enjoy as the NZSO presents a concert that takes us across the globe. We journey through Brazil, Scotland, India and New Zealand with music that reflects the diverse backgrounds of the musicians of your NZSO.

Opening with two movements from Jack Body’s Rainforest, Leonard Sakofsky then performs his arrangement of the Brazilian choro 'Tico-Tico no fubá'. Nicholas Hancox performs New Zealand composer Salina Fisher’s 'Reflect', before we head to the Scottish Highlands for Wolfstone’s 'Jen’s Tune' with flautist Kirstin Eade and guest Brendan Eade on bagpipes. Leonard Sakofsky returns to perform Malavika Gopal’s arrangement of Shakti’s 'La Danse du Bonheur' before we end with the world première of Rosie Langabeer’s 'drawing fire from the well'.

Programme:

Bridget Douglas (Section Principal Flute), Carolyn Mills (Section Principal Harp)

Jack BODY: Rainforest I. Hunting Song III. Lullaby I (sanza)

Leonard Sakofsky (Section Principal Percussion)

ABREU arr. Leonard Sakofsky: Tico-Tico no fubá

Nicholas Hancox (viola)

Salina FISHER: Reflect

Kirstin Eade (Associate Principal Flute), Brendon Eade (guest Bagpipes)

WOLFSTONE: Jen's Tune

Malavika Gopal (First Violin), Leonard Sakofsky (Section Principal Percussion)

SHAKTI arr. Malavika Gopal: La Danse du Bonheur

Bridget Douglas (Section Principal Flute), Alistair Fraser (guest Taonga Pūoro)

Rosie LANGABEER: drawing fire from the well (world première)