2020 Previous Events

January 2020

Opera Here  S1

Lois Johnston (Soprano),    

Mark Bevin (Piano Acc)

Margot Button (Mezzo)   

Opera's most loved arias & duets

Gabriel Baird                           

Selected Piano Works C1

Distinguished in his LTCL piano diploma, currently  studying  piano, bassoon and composition at the university of  Canterbury. His accomplishments with    bassoon have taken him to play with the CSO

February 2020

West Melton  Native Plants Projects  2020

Networking  with potential funders and other native platings groups.

Site visit, Afteroon tea

and talks by :

-Dr Brad Howlett -Learning how to identify different pollinators visiting native plants.

-Steve Brailsford, Establishing native planting in the Canterbury Plains.

The 16 Annual West Melton Art Event S2

Works by:

Alan MacKay

Belinda Cullen-Reid

Bertie Holmes

Brad Howlett

Don McAra

Haruko Furukawa

Janie Porter

John Maillard

Karin Lange

Mary Fraser

Michelle Clair

Ria Hartley

Stephanie Mcewin

Tracey HarrisTricia

Prayers, Songs & Dances         
Francis Yapp  Cello                          
Anna Maksymova  Piano  C2

                      
Programme includes: Beethoven: Sonata in G minor, Mendelssohn: Lied ohne Worte, Popper: Gavotte ,Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Mozart: Ave verum corpus, Schubert: Ave Maria ,Bloch: Prayer, Elgar: Salut d’amour, Shostakovich: Romance ,de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance

March 2020

Jonathan Tanner in Concert with Anna Maksymova- Piano C3

An exciting and varied concert with Christchurch-based Violinist Jonathan Tanner. Regular performer with the NZSO and CSO

April 2020

Canterbury Cellists C4

Vivaldi, Popper, Piazzolla, Barber,

Beatles and more!

May 2020

中音素 Musical sketches of China S3

Classical Chinese Music Works

Tina Tang- Violin                            

Vicky Hamilton- Erhu           

Michelle Gong - Guzheng           

Yajing Wang- Piano

Tree Generations Trio

Cornelia Didenco- Violin.

Rebecca Bendre- Violin ,Cello,

Veronica van der Knaap- Piano

Popular Piano  Trios Beethoven Dvořák & Schubert

June 2020

Valeriy Maksymov & Iryna Maksymova

Selected Piano and Violin  Students 2020

Piano Recital fundraiser

Veronica van der Knaap.

Works by

Schubert Beethoven and others

Profits donated to Canterbury

Charity Hospital

Henry Nicholson Violin

Performs various works by composers such as Schumann and more Piano Accompanist Gabriel Baird

July 2020

Piano Duets
Alice  Kuo and Veronica van der Knaap.
works by:
Mozart (Fantasias), Brahms Waltzes, Ravel Mother Goose Suite, Schubert Sonata and Debussy Petite Suite

Jonathan Tanner in Concert with Anna Maksymova- Piano

An exciting and varied concert with Christchurch-based Violinist Jonathan Tanner. Regular performer with the NZSO and CSO

Cello & Violin Potpourri

Rebecca Bendre Cello

Cornelia Didenco Violin

Michael Lawrence Piano

August 2020

The Mike Bickers Boptet

Mike Bickers,Mike Kime ,

Lana Law,Jody Keehan ,Allan Hawes ,David Wallace ,Katie Martin, Lou Moverly

The sound is cool, swingin’ jazz.

September 2020

U.C 2020 Tim Emerson Piano Students

John Bevin  & Mike Kime

Quiet Jazz Duo

October 2020

The Kilmarnock Edition

- Ross Blanks

- Dayle Hadlee

- Elizabeth Emeleus

- Julian Anderson

- Murray Compton

Scottish & Irish Songs

The Matt Davis Quartet

Presents an evening of classic jazz standards with a modern twist.

November 2020

Ferner’s

Selected Students 2020

Matt Davis

Under the Kitchen Sink

December 2020

SWING 42

Christmas Celebration

Keith Petch and Bob Heinz

Acoustic Guitars

Michael Kime - Double bass

Reuben Derrick - Clarinet