Past Events & Appearances 2013 -- 2012 -- 2011 -- 2010 -- 2009 -- 2008 -- 2007 -- 2006 -- 2005 -- 2004 -- 2003 -- 2002 -- 2001 Celebrate Christmas with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Friday 9 December Saturday 10 December Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland The APO’s Christmas concerts have become a tradition of the festive season. The orchestra, conductor Roy Goodman and The Graduate Choir NZ reach into the heart of Christmas in a programme overflowing with Christmas spirit in the splendid setting of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell. View photos Christmas Magic with Dalewool Auckland Brass Saturday 3 December Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland New Zealand's Scenic Circle Champanion Band of the Year, Dalewool Auckland Brass invites you to celebrate the spirit of Christmas in their final Subscription Series Concert for 2011 'Christmas Magic'. Join the band and the highly acclaimed The Graduate Choir NZ in the wonderful surroundings of the Holy Trinity Cathedral to enjoy a mixture of both modern and traditional Christmas favourites. View photos 10th Anniversary :: Celebratory Service and Recital Sunday 9 October Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland 10am Service of Celebration "Messe Solennelle" Opus 16 - Louis Vierne 2pm Anniversary Recital Including the world premiere of a new commission by Christopher Marshall The Graduate Choir NZ celebrates its 10th anniversary in style with a special recital at Parnell's Holy Trinity Cathedral.  Directed by Terence Maskell and presenting a mix of old favourites and new repertoire, the choir will remind everyone why it has long been considered one of New Zealand's best mixed-voice choirs. The recital will also feature the world premiere of a piece in Samoan, a significant newly-commissioned work by New Zealand composer Christopher Marshall.  A concert for young and old alike, this will certainly be an occasion to remember. On the same day the choir will also sing at the 10am Eucharist in the Holy Trinity Cathedral.  Service music will include Vierne's wonderful Messe Solennelle.  This is free to all members of the public and will nicely complement the afternoon recital. Supported by The Lion Foundation View photos Read feedback Recording for TVNZ's Praise Be Wednesday 31 August 2011 Pitt St Methodist Church, Auckland View photos Inspired by Bach 3 Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Splendour Series Thursday 21 July Auckland Town Hall 2003 Michael Hill International Violin Competition winner Natalia Lomeiko returns to perform Berg’s expressive Violin Concerto. Both Berg and Mendelssohn acknowledged Bach’s direct influence on their music which you will hear in this concert. Conducted by Eckehard Stier, the concert also includes Bach’s cantatas No.60 and No.80 as well as Mendelssohn’s Fifth Symphony ‘Reformation’. Read Review Inspired by Bach 2 Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Splendour Series Thursday 14 July Auckland Town Hall Opening with Bach’s famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor with John Wells on the magnificent Auckland Town Hall organ, this concert promises a journey through Bach’s music and influence with works and arrangements by composers including Beethoven, Elgar, Villa-Lobos and Arvo Pärt, as well as the Great Master himself. Also featuring soprano Emma Roxburgh and The Graduate Choir NZ, the concert, conducted by Andreas Delfs, closes with Stokowski’s lush orchestration of the D minor Toccata and Fugue. Holst "The Planets" Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Great Classics Series Thursday 16 June 2011 Auckland Town Hall Stunning projected images of the planets from NASA will form a backdrop to Holst’s suite The Planets. Our conductor for the evening, Michael Collins, is also the soloist in Mozart’s glorious Clarinet Concerto. The Planets is a seven-movement colourful and evocative musical representation of the planets which is as powerful now as it was when it premiered in 1920 – Pluto is missing as it wasn’t discovered until 1930. Widor Mass for Two Organs and Two Choirs Sunday 5 June 2011 Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland A Mother as Lovely as You :: a Recital for Mother's Day Sunday 8 May 2011 St Benedict's Catholic Church, Newton, Auckland View flyer Up-Coming Events -- Past Events top