APO launched the 2019 Season on the evening of Tuesday 18 September with a special event celebrating the people and the rich tradition of orchestral music as well as exciting new artistic collaborations. To the delight of the capacity Town Hall audience the orchestra performed musical excerpts from some of the concerts coming up in 2019.
Musical excerpts in order of appearance:
Wagner Die Meistersinger: Overture
Featured in The New Zealand Herald Premier Series: Fantasy
L. Boulanger D’un matin de printemps
Featured in The New Zealand Herald Premier Series: Elgar’s Cello Concerto
J.S. Bach St John Passion ‘Zerfliesse, mein Herze’
Featured in Templar Great Classics: A Baroque Easter
Falla The Three Cornered Hat (Final Dance, Jota)
Featured in Templar Great Classics: Musical Postcards
Mozart Don Giovanni: Overture
Featured in The Trusts Community Foundation Opera in Concert: Don Giovanni
Messiaen Turangalîla Symphony (excerpt)
Featured in APO & Auckland Arts Festival present: Messiaen’s Turangalîla
Don McGlashan ‘Anchor Me’ performed by Anna Coddington
Featured in Bayleys presents: The NZ Mix Tape
Grieg Peer Gynt: Suite No.1, ‘Morning Mood’
Featured in Bayleys presents: Dawn with APO & The Dust Palace
Dvořák Symphony No.7, mvt 3, Scherzo
Featured in The New Zealand Herald Premier Series: Ashkenazy & Mullova