Thames Music Group Friday Concert - University of Waikato Student

Friday Lunchtime Concert Features University of Waikato Instrumental Students Thames Music Group’s September Free Friday Lunchtime Concert will feature instrumental students from the University of Waikato Conservatorium of Music. For many years Thames Music Group has provided this annual opportunity to experience performances by talented young musicians from University of Waikato. In this recital the University of Waikato is presenting a varied program of solo and ensemble works. Violinist Tabitha Yates opens the program with Mozart’s brilliant Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, accompanied by pianist Carlee Hanna. Jaxon Drabble follows with the lyrical Nocturne in B-flat Minor by Chopin, and I-Tzu (Emma) Lin presents the expressive opening movements of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110. The program continues with violinist Nrusingha Rath and pianist Jaxon Drabble in Dvořák’s charming Humoresque and Paganini’s dazzling Caprice No. 2. Yin Huey Lau then performs Chopin’s beloved Nocturne in D-flat Major, before Angela Liu brings the dance-inspired elegance of Granados’ Valses Poéticos. To conclude, trumpeter Sitiveni Palei, with pianist Carlee Hanna, presents Brandt’s exciting Concertpiece No. 2. Audiences can expect an afternoon filled with youthful artistry, ranging from classical elegance to romantic beauty and virtuosic brilliance. EVENT DETAILS: Thames Music Group’s Free Friday Concert series presents University of Waikato Conservatorium of Music Instrumental Students, Friday 26 September, at 12.15 pm, St George’s Church, Thames. Free entry, koha/donation gratefully accepted. Contact: thamesmusicgroup@yahoo.co.nz