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The Auckland Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is a New Zealand community-based symphony orchestra formed in 1975 by founding musical director Gary Daverne ONZM. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The ASO has developed a following and reputation for high quality performances of popular classics from the symphonic repertoire and music from stage and screen, often playing ...
Daverne was born in 1939 in Auckland, New Zealand and was educated at Auckland University and Auckland Teachers Training College.He started his musical career in brass bands as a euphonium player, later changing to clarinet, playing in symphony orchestras, jazz combos and top New Zealand rock bands during the 1960s. [6]
Symphony in The Domain presents a wide variety of classical music, most often including contemporary classical music by Australian composers. The event is enormously popular with both locals and tourists, and has become a much loved and celebrated part of Sydney Festival, as well as Sydney summer culture in general.
The Auckland Philharmonia (formerly Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, APO) is a symphony orchestra based in Auckland, New Zealand. Its principal concert venue is the Auckland Town Hall , and it is also the accompanying ensemble for Auckland stage performances by New Zealand Opera and the Royal New Zealand Ballet .
Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa [1] (/ ˈ k ɪr i t ə ˈ k ɑː n ə w ə /; [2] born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand opera singer.She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". [3]
As of March 20, 2011, the live feed of the concert was the 21st most viewed event in the Musicians Channel on YouTube. [10] [11] The live stream of the Grand Finale concert at the Sydney Opera House was the largest live stream YouTube ever made, connecting 30.7 million streams on computers and a further 2.8 million streams on mobile devices ...
OAO also appears in gala concerts and special events such as Mazda Opera in The Domain and the New Year's Eve Gala Concert in the concert hall of the opera house. In 1992 the orchestra was hired to record Antony Partos ' music for Alison Maclean ‘s drama film Crush , orchestrated by Derek Williams and conducted by Dobbs Franks.
The Internet Symphony No. 1 - "Eroica", is a piece written by the Chinese composer Tan Dun for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra.It was the first of such events where musicians around the world play the same piece virtually via the internet, and the best performers selected were arranged into an internet symphony orchestra, featured on YouTube.