News & Reviews

29 June 2018    /    News

Earlier this month we were honoured to take part in two gala concerts celebrating the refurbishment, re-branding and re-opening of the Nelson School of Music – now known as the Nelson Centre of Musical Arts (NCMA).

29 June 2018    /    News

Tickets went on sale last month for our Turning Points tour and it’s exciting to see a high level of early interest in our national tour. There’s nothing quite like playing to a full hall, especially when the hall itself – or homestead/church/vineyard – feels like the perfect setting for...

30 April 2018    /    Review

The English poet Edward Thomas, one of World War One’s neglected literary voices, has now been given a voice 101 years after his death in 1917. In Memoriam - a new song cycle by New Zealand composer, Janet Jennings – is a contemporary musical meditation incorporating four of Thomas’s war...

25 April 2018    /    News

During the month of June, all of our members will perform as concerto soloists in concerts across the North Island.

25 April 2018    /    10 Questions

Our new Marketing Administrator, Elyse Dalabakis, talks about her background in the USA and moving to NZ, her experience as an active violist and performance scholar, juggling her busy lifestyle and what she enjoys most about her new role with the New Zealand String Quartet.