Liberte - Beethoven, Rossini & Carmen. 10th July 2021 @ 7pm.Celebrating our in person concert in style with the wonderful music of Rossini's Barber of Seville, Beethoven Symphony No. 5 and Carmen II suite.
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Nova
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Carnival - A Family Orchestra
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Adagio - End of Year Concert a
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Enjoy the Best of British at the
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Fundraiser Concert in Support of Marlborough's Young Musicians
MCO Schools Concerts Hit the Right Note Once Again
The Marlborough Civic Orchestra Schools Concert Day was held for the third year running and was a resounding success with around 1500 local primary school children visiting the theatre to experience a live orchestral concert, many for the first time, and find out a little about how an orchestra ticks. This year's theme was 'The Composer Plays the Bongos' - with a focus on percussion within the orchestral setting.
This year these free concerts, again generously supported by the Marlborough District Council and Marlborough Civic Theatre Trust, included a fourth concert that was performed for around a further 400 locals from community groups.
With a 45 minute programme that included classics such as Holst's 'Jupiter' and Aaron Copland's 'Fanfare for the Common Man' along with contemporary hits like 'This is Me' from the Greatest Showman and 'Shut Up and Dance', the audience had every chance to sit back and soak in the atmosphere or get up and dance in their seats. The Star Wars finale, complete with a light sabre battle on stage between our conductor David Brooks and a special guest Stormtrooper, had the audience cheering and yelling for more.
With a memorable performance by local composer Kodi Rasmussen, who conducted his own composition 'Dwarven Chorus', the children discovered that not all orchestral composers are dead and gone - in fact many are still living and composing today. Other highlights included the two solo pieces by our guest percussionist, Aimee Moore, who performed the old favourite 'The Typewriter' and an accomplished rendition of 'The Flight of the Bumblebee' on xylophone. Special thanks must go to the Marlborough District Brass Band for their kindness in making their percussion section available for the day - without doubt the icing on the musical cake.
A special component of the day was the inclusion of the Upbeat Development Orchestra (UDO) members, who joined the MCO in performing on stage at the ASB Theatre Marlborough, some for their first time. We look forward to these members playing with the MCO for many more years.
This year these free concerts, again generously supported by the Marlborough District Council and Marlborough Civic Theatre Trust, included a fourth concert that was performed for around a further 400 locals from community groups.
With a 45 minute programme that included classics such as Holst's 'Jupiter' and Aaron Copland's 'Fanfare for the Common Man' along with contemporary hits like 'This is Me' from the Greatest Showman and 'Shut Up and Dance', the audience had every chance to sit back and soak in the atmosphere or get up and dance in their seats. The Star Wars finale, complete with a light sabre battle on stage between our conductor David Brooks and a special guest Stormtrooper, had the audience cheering and yelling for more.
With a memorable performance by local composer Kodi Rasmussen, who conducted his own composition 'Dwarven Chorus', the children discovered that not all orchestral composers are dead and gone - in fact many are still living and composing today. Other highlights included the two solo pieces by our guest percussionist, Aimee Moore, who performed the old favourite 'The Typewriter' and an accomplished rendition of 'The Flight of the Bumblebee' on xylophone. Special thanks must go to the Marlborough District Brass Band for their kindness in making their percussion section available for the day - without doubt the icing on the musical cake.
A special component of the day was the inclusion of the Upbeat Development Orchestra (UDO) members, who joined the MCO in performing on stage at the ASB Theatre Marlborough, some for their first time. We look forward to these members playing with the MCO for many more years.
CSO Training Weekend Another Great Success
The Marlborough Civic Orchestra once again hosted tutors from the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in their annual Queen's Birthday Training Weekend. From the Friday night through to Monday afternoon of the long weekend, participating MCO members and visitors from outside the region took part in sectional and tutti rehearsals, a chamber group evening, an evening meal with performances by CSO tutors Tony Ferner (flute), Cathy Irons violin), Tomas Hurnik (cello) and Thomas Eves (trumpet) and a final play out concert to conclude. The weekend was a resounding success with noticeable benefits for all involved along with many laughs, delicious shared meals and a greater sense of what it means to play as an ensemble group. For more information and a little video from the weekend go to the Marlborough Express's story: www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/your-marlborough/104564033/music-masterclass-hits-the-right-note-in-marlborough
Chopin & Co. Concert at the
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Get ready for some serious noise with the MCO's Big Bang Concert
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Cloudy Bay Funeral Services comes
on board as MCO sponsor and makes
international headlines
The Marlborough Civic Orchestra is proud to welcome Cloudy Bay Funeral Services as an important partner in the development of our orchestra.
David and Ann Buckley and Alan and Liz Walker from Cloudy Bay Funeral Services have come on board, offering their beautiful, newly built premises as the orchestra's permanent rehearsal venue. With a spacious, well lit, warm and modern auditorium and adjoining reception room, the orchestra as plenty of room for main rehearsals and smaller sectionals. The orchestra committee and members couldn't be happier about the move and look forward to a long and productive partnership.
The move to the new venue was announced in the local news and made headlines in The Guardian as well as featuring on Radio New Zealand National.
To read the articles online follow the links below.
Pictured: From left, Peata Panoho, Jenny Stubbs, David Buckley, David Mullon and Linda Lloyd. Photo Credit: David James / Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz/national/95035078/music-in-the-mourning-as-orchestra-makes-full-use-of-funeral-home
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/28/new-zealand-orchestra-uses-quiet-and-peaceful-funeral-home-to-practise
David and Ann Buckley and Alan and Liz Walker from Cloudy Bay Funeral Services have come on board, offering their beautiful, newly built premises as the orchestra's permanent rehearsal venue. With a spacious, well lit, warm and modern auditorium and adjoining reception room, the orchestra as plenty of room for main rehearsals and smaller sectionals. The orchestra committee and members couldn't be happier about the move and look forward to a long and productive partnership.
The move to the new venue was announced in the local news and made headlines in The Guardian as well as featuring on Radio New Zealand National.
To read the articles online follow the links below.
Pictured: From left, Peata Panoho, Jenny Stubbs, David Buckley, David Mullon and Linda Lloyd. Photo Credit: David James / Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz/national/95035078/music-in-the-mourning-as-orchestra-makes-full-use-of-funeral-home
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/28/new-zealand-orchestra-uses-quiet-and-peaceful-funeral-home-to-practise
Don't miss the MCO's August concert, Bella Musica - Melodies of the Mediterranean.
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Develop your musical skills...
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Learning music theory just got a whole lot more funAs part of the MCO's remit to engage with and promote music to the local community, the Upbeat Theory Club for children aged 8 - 12 has been launched from Friday 5 May, 2017.
For a $25 membership for the entire year, young people will have weekly lessons in music theory along with games, gaining listening skills and learning about the different instruments of the orchestra. See the flyer for more information and get in touch if you have a young person who'd benefit from this amazing initiative. |
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MCO Orchestra Breakdown 2017
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MCO Queens Birthday
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