This was one of my favourite concerts this year musically. The Italian style music including Rossini’s Overture to The Barber of Seville was very energetic. As was the conductor Junichi Hirokami – the most expressive conductor I have seen and a contrast to Benjamin Northey who conducted In the Hall of the Mountain King last […]
At the Tauranga Art Gallery is a selection of 18 Anya Sinclair art works depicting bush/forest/gardens with inviting pathways so carefully created that you feel like walking into the painting. I attended Anya’s talk last week at the gallery (highly recommend these artist talks) and spoke of the process of her artwork – she sometimes […]
An interesting gallery in the heart of Wellington, next to Paige Blackie Gallery in Victoria Street, Wellington provided some temptations especially with a piece of glass sculpture by a favourite of mine – Christine Cathie, with a blue ribbon piece. Many other interesting objects by Paul Maseyk – Check-mate. Also an interesting range of jewellery […]
Friday night at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, began with a tour of the ground floor art exhibition of local artworks which included many temptations. This was the first time I’ve been to one of the pre-concert talks – if you have a chance in the future – definitely go – they are free and […]
A chance to dress up in 1920s style was fun for quite a few patrons of Baycourt, Tauranga last week when the Great Gatsby Christmas Revue put on a sing and dance performance. The voices were good with a cabaret style show – however I felt the lighting could have been better and microphone malfunctions […]
Had the chance to visit the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts at Queens Wharf Wellington and found this a source of some exquisite artworks. The current exhibition displays 49 painting works created by 19 Chinese and famous NZ artists. The Chinese works were beautiful. The New Zealand works included Colin McCahon, Billy Apple, Dick […]
3rd – 6th Oct 2014 Katikati Art Exhibition was a great display of local artists’ work at very affordable prices. A large range of artworks from oil, mixed media, to sketches. Impressive range of styles and features , highly recoomended visiting Katikati artists – the local art group displays works on a regular basis in […]
Jade String Quartet in concert with Auckland Chamber Orchestra’s David Guerin on the Michael Parekowhai’s Venice Biennale sculptured Steinway piano held at the Tauranga Art Gallery atrium. First half Solo Cello andthen mozart sonata for piano with violin accompiament were lovely pieces but the Schubert Trout Quintet was a beuatiful piece for the quartet – […]
Bay of Plenty Symphonia conducted by and compered by Musical Director Justus Rozemond at Baycourt Theatre Tauranga last week performing some of the best known movie music of all time. It was frustrating that some more famous pieces were not completed and just a few bars of music in some cases. I enjoyed the Lord […]
This week Friends of the Tauranga Art Gallery were treated to another informative talk by Director Penelope Jackson on the exciting exhibition of Terry Stringer artworks entitled ‘Landscape of the Head’. First learning how the bronze sculptures are made and how they were installed with lots of man power was just a taste of the […]
