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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 .
Kenneth Young (born 11 November 1955, Invercargill, New Zealand) is a composer, conductor, radio presenter and lecturer in composition, conducting and orchestration at the New Zealand School of Music, Massey University and Victoria University of Wellington.
The term 'music director' is more common in the US and Canada, whereas 'principal conductor' or 'chief conductor' is more prevalent elsewhere. In German-speaking countries, the title of General Music Director ( Generalmusikdirektor / Generalmusikdirektorin ) is used for conductors who are the music director of multiple musical institutions in a ...
Perkins's "Fantasia For Eight Celli" was performed by the Ensemble Philharmonia of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at Auckland's Aotea Centre on 20 and 21 October 1993. [ 6 ] He worked as Director of Music at both the Senior College in Auckland (1995–2004), New Zealand, and at Baradene College in Remuera, Auckland (2004–2008).
Tianyi Lu became the Principal Conductor of the St Woolos Sinfonia in Wales in 2014. [5] Lu was also a Dudamel Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the 2017/2018 season. [11] [12] Throughout 2017 to 2019, Lu was the Assistant Conductor for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. [7] [13]
He held the position of Music Director/Conductor of the Auckland Symphony Orchestra from its formation in 1975 until 2010 when, on retiring, he was appointed Music Director Emeritus. [2] Daverne has also composed music for symphony orchestras, brass and military bands, children's songs and musicals with more than 500 television and radio ...
He was awarded the Mozart Fellowship and served as composer-in-residence at the University of Otago in 1972, and composer-in-residence to the Auckland Philharmonia in 2002–03. Rimmer founded the electronic music studio at the University of Auckland in 1976 and the Karlheinz Company in 1978. His works have been performed internationally in ...
He has also conducted other orchestras in New Zealand: the Southern Symphonia, the Auckland Philharmonia and the Christchurch Symphony. [4] [5] He became the conductor of Stroma, a contemporary music ensemble in Wellington, which formed in 2000. [7] McKeich has also developed a career internationally working with many orchestras. [4] [6]