Notes Fund

You can help provide the music scores that we need for the Auckland Philharmonia's 2025 season.

It seems a simple observation to make, but for the hundreds of pieces of music that the Auckland Philharmonia performs each year, every player needs a score on their stand to guide them. The Auckland Philharmonia spends over $40,000 per annum on scores. This fund enables Auckland Philharmonia supporters to share the joy of music with others either by donating towards a specific score or making a general donation.

It is important for the orchestra to purchase scores outright rather than hiring them whenever possible.

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It means we can preserve all our own string bowings and other performance markings that are particular to our orchestra, so we don’t have to waste more time than necessary preparing the music for subsequent performances.
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- Auckland Philharmonia Librarian Robert Johnson

Hear about our donor David Lovell on how he makes a tangible difference through his support of the Notes Fund - Read more


To learn more get in touch by calling Neil Cording: (09) 638 6266 ext 234 or

You can make a general donation using the button below.

Donate Online

Musical scores and parts that you can provide for the orchestra's 2025 concerts

Music to Purchase

  • Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 - Emperor - Donated by Anne Hargreaves
  • Falla The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No.1 - Spanish Rhythms - Donated by David Lovell
  • Falla The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No.2 - Spanish Rhythms - $1350
  • Grieg Norwegian Dances - Enigma - Donated by Charline Hamilton Baker
  • Mahler Symphony No.3 - Mahler 3 - $6500
  • Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Winds  - Nightscapes - Donated by David Lovell
  • Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 - Tchaikovsky 5 - Donated by Anonymous
  • Respighi (After Rossini) La boutique fantasque - Mozart & Mischief - Donated by Sally Rich
  • Strauss II Emperor Waltzes – Nightscapes - $850
  • Wagner Träume (arr. for violin and orchestra) - Nightscapes - Donated by Michael Fenwick

Music to Hire

  • Claire Cowan My Alphabet of Light - Emperor -Donated by Sally Rich
  • Falla La vida breve: Interlude & Dance - Spanish Rhythms - Donated by Jenny & Andrew Smith
  • Kats-Chernin Re-Inventions (after Bach) - Mozart's Jupiter - $1200
  • Ligeti Concert Românesc - Brahms 3 - $1300
  • Purcell (trans. George Benjamin) Three Consorts - Mozart's Jupiter - $1200
  • Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez - Spanish Rhythms - $1700
  • Shostakovich Symphony No.9 - Mozart & Mischief - $1700
  • Wagner (arr. Henk de Vlieger) Die Meistersinger - An Orchestral Tribute - Love Stories - Donated by Gene Dillman
  • Louise Webster Proof Against Burning - Fantastique! - Donated by Anne Norris & Anne Stewart
  • Kenneth Young Douce Tristesse – Tchaikovsky 5 - Donated by Sandra Greenfield

Music to Purchase or Hire

  • Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus – Schumann Cello Concerto - Donated by Gene Dillman
  • Farrenc Overture No.2 - Romantic Brahms - $1000
  • Schubert Rosamunde: Overture - Schumann Cello Concerto - Donated by Sandra Greenfield
  • Stravinsky Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss - Tchaikovsky's Violin - $2300
  • Suppé Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna: Overture - Tchaikovsky's Violin - Donated by Anne Norris & Anne Stewart
Baroque & Beyond

Music to Purchase or Hire

  • Biber Battalia à 10 - Airs & Dances - Donated by Steven Brodie
  • Corelli Sinfonia to Santa Beatrice d'Este - Airs & Dances - Donated by Melanie Esplin
  • Handel Water Music  (selections) - Water Music - Donated by Teresa Hall & Gene Dillman
  • Tippett (arr.Manning) Time Past, Time Present, Time Future - Water Music - $1600
Opera in Concert

Music to Purchase

  • Verdi La Traviata - Donated by David Lovell
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