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		<title>Bartók&#8217;s Duos on folk music from two violists, Donald Maurice and Caroline Bigelow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosemary Collier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bartók: Excerpts from 44 Duos; field recordings made 1906-1915 Caroline Bigelow and Donald Maurice (violas) St Andrew’s on The Terrace Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 12.15pm Despite the atrocious weather in Wellington the audience was of a reasonable size at what was a lecture-recital rather than a concert – but none the worse for that. Donald [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wellington NZ Choral Federation &#8211; celebrating 25 years of workshops with the best of &#8216;em!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Mechen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VERDI &#8211; Requiem Mass Bryony Williams (soprano) / Margaret Medlyn (m-sop) / Richard Greager (tenor) / Rodney McCann (bass) NZ Choral Federation May Workshop Choir Mark Dorrell (assistant director) / Thomas Gaynor (organ and piano) Michael Fulcher (conductor) Brass: Danny Kirgan / Chris Clark / Chris Woolley / David Kempton / Matthew Stein (trumpets) Benjamin Zilber / Ben [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting assortment of arrangements for viola ensembles from the New Zealand School of Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 09:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindis Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Viva Viola – the next generation (from the New Zealand School of Music) Viola: Annji Chong, Vince Hardaker, John Roxburgh, Alix Schultze, Alexa Thomson, Aiden Verity, Megan Ward High Noon Quartet (in Mozart’s Flute Quartet in D, K 285): Michael McEwen – flute, Jun He – violin, Andrew Filmer – viola, Charles Davenport – cello [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old Saint Paul&#8217;s lunchtime concerts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 06:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindis Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the just released list of Tuesday lunchtime concerts at Old St Paul&#8217;s. May 29        Paul Rosoman – organ June 5          NZSM Guitars June 12        David Trott &#8211; organ June 19        Megan Corby -  VoxBox vocal group June 26        TBA July 3          Capital Harmony Chorus July [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Note Bene in adventurous and inspiring programme of recent choral music</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 06:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosemary Collier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘May Magnificat’ Sarah MacDonald: Magnificat Tonus Peregrinus John Tavener: Magnificat (Collegium Regale) Arvo Pärt: Magnificat Gerald Finzi: Magnificat Doublas Mews (snr.): The May Magnificat Janet Jennings: Magnificat Charles Villiers Stanford: Magnificat in B flat for eight-part chorus Nota Bene Chamber Choir, conducted by Peter de Blois, with soloists, and organ (Michael Fletcher) Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hill Street [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hutt Valley Orchestra &#8211; &#8220;What did you say they were playing?….!&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Mechen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RACHMANINOV &#8211; Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor MASCAGNI &#8211; Cavalleria Rusticana (Concert Performance) Melanie Lina (piano) Hutt Valley Orchestra Brett Stewart (conductor) (Cast of Cavalleria Rusticana: Ruth Armishaw (Turidda) / Sharon Yearsley (Santuzza) Kieran Rayner (Alfio) / Jody Orgias (Mama Lucia) / Alison Hodge (Lola) / Chorus) Expressions Art and Entertainment Centre Upper Hutt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NZSO&#8217;s welcome exposé of Schumann symphony and Elgar&#8217;s cello concerto</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindis Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Grams with Lynn Harrell (cello) Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, Op 26; Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor; Schumann’s Fourth Symphony, Op 120 Michael Fowler Centre Friday 4 May, 6.30pm Lynn Harrell and the Elgar Cello Concerto brought about a full house, not as common an event for the NZSO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Zealand String Quartet continues Beethoven cycle with magnificent pair from Op 59</title>
		<link>http://middle-c.org/2012/05/new-zealand-string-quartet-continues-beethoven-cycle-with-magnificent-pair-from-op-59/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=new-zealand-string-quartet-continues-beethoven-cycle-with-magnificent-pair-from-op-59</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 10:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindis Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Beethoven Revolution&#8217;: The second phase of a complete cycle of the string quartets Op 59 Nos 2 &#38; 1 (of the Razumovsky Quartets) Wellington Town Hall Thursday 3 May, 7.30pm The programme listed the pieces to be played in this first of two concerts devoted to the ‘middle’ period of the quartets, from the three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diverting wind trio in delightful programme at St Andrew&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 12:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rosemary Collier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rameau: Gavotte et Doubles Françaix: Divertissement Beethoven: Variations on a theme ‘La ci darem la mano’ from Mozart’s Don Giovanni Schulhoff: Three movements from Divertissement for oboe, clarinet and bassoon Wild Reeds: Calvin Scott (oboe), Mary Scott clarinet), Alex Chan (bassoon) St Andrew’s on The Terrace Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 12.15pm The playing of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halida Dinova &#8211; Russian Soul from Tatarstan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 12:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Mechen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HALIDA DINOVA &#8211; Piano Recital Chamber Music Hutt Valley Music by JS BACH, LISZT, DEBUSSY, MENDELSSOHN, SCRIABIN, RACHMANINOV,  BALAKIREV, SCHUBERT and CHOPIN Little Theatre,Lower Hutt Wednesday, 2nd May 2012 It seemed as if I had barely recovered my poise and equilibrium in the wake of Sofya Gulyak&#8217;s stupendous recital at the NZSM&#8217;s Adam Concert Room [...]]]></description>
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