2014
First rehearsal: Tuesday 5:45pm, 11th February
We hope all of you had an enjoyable summer holiday!
The Collegiate Orchestra will have its first rehearsal at 5:45pm, Tuesday 11th February, and we will start working on:
- Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture
- Schumann: Symphony No. 4 Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
See you there!
2013
Programme for the remainder of this year
For the remainder of this semester, we're going to 3 rest homes for each of the next 3 Tuesdays as follows:
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Tuesday 12 November: St Barnabas, 12 Ings Ave, St Clair
- 6.00 set up and warm up rehearsal.
- 6.30 Short concert.
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Tuesday 19 November: High View Home and Hospital, 384 High St, Dunedin
- 6.00 set up and warm up rehearsal.
- 6.30 Short concert.
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Tuesday 26 November: Little Sisters of the Poor Aged Care, 295
Brockville Rd, Brockville
- 6.00 set up and warm up rehearsal.
- 6.30 Short concert.
Please note that there will be no rehearsals at the College during this time. These are likely to be our final activities for the year.
Thanks to everyone for a fine and rewarding concert, and a good year of music making!
Extra rehearsals for the Semester Two Concert
Thank you for playing in the forthcoming Collegiate Orchestra concert. The programme features Nick Cornish as oboe soloist playing the beautiful Oboe Concerto in D minor Opus 9 by Albinoni. We open with Farandole by Bizet, and conclude with Dvorak’s wonderful New World Symphony.
Rehearsals are as follows:
- Tuesday 24th September 5.45 to 7.30, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Tuesday 1st October 5.45 to 7.00, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- No Rehearsal Tuesday 8th October
- Tuesday 15th October 5.45 to 7.30, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite Lower Union St
- Wednesday 16th October 5.45 to 8.00, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite Lower Union St
- Thursday 17th October 5.45 to 8.00, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite Lower Union St
- Sunday 20th October 1.30 to 2.30pm Warm up rehearsal, Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum
- Sunday 20th October 3.00pm CONCERT Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum, Dunedin
Dress: black and white.
Please bring your own music stand.
Extra rehearsals for the Semester One Concert
The semester one concert is coming up soon. The rehearsal schedule is as follows:
- Tuesday 21st May 5.45pm to 7.30pm, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Wednesday 22nd May 5.45pm to 8.00pm, Upstairs room T1-02, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Thursday 23rd May 5.45pm to 8.00pm, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite Lower Union St
- Sunday 26th May 1.30pm Warm up rehearsal, Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum
- Sunday 26th May 3.00pm Concert at Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum
Dress: black and white
Please bring your own music stand to Marama Hall.
First rehearsal starts on Tuesday, 19th February 5:45pm
The first rehearsal for Semester 1 will start on Tuesday, 10th February 5:45pm. We are looking forward for see all of you there!
2012
No rehearsals on Tuesday, 30th October
There will be no rehearsals on this Tuesday, the next rehearsal will be on Tuesday, 6th November.
Extra rehearsals for the Sementer Two Concert
Our concert will take place at Tuesday, 16th October at the First Church. The rehearsal schedule is as follows:
- Tuesday 25h September 5.45 to 7.10, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Tuesday 2nd October 5.45 to 7.30, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Thursday 11th October tbc 5.45 to 7.30, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite Lower Union St
- Saturday 13th October 2.00pm to 4.30pm First Church Moray Pl Dunedin
- Monday 15th October 5.45pm rehearasl Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum (parts of the whole programme)
- Monday 15th October 7.30pm performance of part of programme for Women's Musicians meeting, Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum
- Tuesday 16th October 5.45pm First Church, warm up rehearsal
- Tuesday 16th October 7.30pm First Church performance (full programme).
Dress: black and white
Please bring your own music stand to Marama Hall.
No rehearsals on Tuesday, 7th August
There will be no rehearsals on this Tuesday, the next rehearsal will be on Tuesday, 14th August.
Extra rehearsals for the Semester One Concert
The semester one concert is coming up soon. The rehearsal schedule is as follows:
- Tuesday 15th May 5.45pm to 7.30pm, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Thursday 17th May 6.00pm to 8.30pm, Upstairs room T1-02, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Saturday 19th May 2.00pm to 4.30pm, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite Lower Union St
- Sunday 20th May 1.30pm Warm up rehearsal, Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum
- Sunday 20th May 3.00pm Concert at Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum
Dress: black and white
Please bring your own music stand to Marama Hall.
2011
Rehearsals for the Bach Sleepers Wake Cantata performance
The Semester Two concert was held successfully on 18th October. Thanks everyone!
The orchestra has been invited to play Bach Sleepers Wake with the Knox Church Choir.
The schedule is as follows:
- Tuesday 25th October 5.45 to 7.30pm Rehearsal at College of Education Music Suite
- Wednesday 26th October 6.30 to 8.00pm Rehearsal at Knox Church with choir (Please note the change of time)
- Sunday 30th October 6.00pm Warm up rehearsal Knox Church
- Sunday 30th October 7.00pm Performance
Dress: black and white
Please bring your own music stand to Marama Hall.
Extra rehearsals for the semester two concert
The semester one concert is coming up soon. The rehearsal schedule is as follows:
- Tuesday 27th September 5.45 to 7.30, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Tuesday 4th October 5.45 to 7.30, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Tuesday 11th October 5.45 to 7.30, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite Lower Union St
- Sunday 16th October 2.00pm to 4.30pm, Knox Church, George St Dunedin
- Monday 17th October 6.00pm to 8.30pm, Knox Church, George St Dunedin
- Tuesday 18th October 5.45pm Knox Church, warm up rehearsal with choir
- Tuesday 18th October 7.30pm Knox Church concert
Dress: black and white
Please bring your own music stand to Marama Hall.
Extra rehearsals for the semester one concert
The semester one concert is coming up soon. The rehearsal schedule is as follows:
- Tuesday 19th April 5.45 to 7.30pm, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- No rehearsal Tuesday 26th April (Easter break)
- Tuesday 3rd May 5.45 to 7.30pm, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Tuesday 10th May 5.45 to 7.30pm, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Tuesday 17th May 5.45 to 7.30pm, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Tuesday 24th May 5.45 to 7.30pm, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Tuesday 26th April 6.00 to 8.30pm, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Saturday 28th May 2.00 to 4.30pm Marama Hall, Otago University
- Saturday 28th May 6.00pm warm up rehearsal Marama Hall, Otago University
- Saturday 28th May 7.00pm concert at Marama Hall, Otago University
Dress: black and white
Please bring your own music stand to Marama Hall.
2010
The Semester Two concert was held successfully on 23th October.
Thanks everyone! We will resume orchestral rehearsal on:
5:45pm, Tuesday 2nd November
for our upcoming Chopin Schumann Bicentennial Student Concert.
Extra rehearsals for the semester two Aria Concert
We will have extra rehearsals on:- Tuesday 14th September 5.45 to 7.30, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Tuesday 21st September 5.45 to 7.30, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- (Tuesday 28th September t.b.c) 5.45 to 7.30, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Tuesday 12th October 5.45 to 7.30, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Tuesday 19th October 5.45 to 7.30, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Thursday 21st October 6.00 to 8.00, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Lower Union St
- Saturday 23rd October 2.00pm to 4.30pm St Pauls Cathedral, Octagon, Dunedin
- Saturday 23rd October 6.00pm warm up rehearsal St Pauls Cathedral, Octagon, Dunedin
- Saturday 23rd October 7.00pm performance
Please bring your own music stand.
Extra rehearsals for the semester one concert
We will have extra rehearsals on:- Tuesday 25th May 5.45 to 7.30pm, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Union St East
- Tuesday 1st June 5.45 to 7.30pm, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Union St East
- Tuesday 8th June 5.45 to 7.30pm, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Union St East
- Thursday 10th June 6.00 to 8.30pm, Upstairs, College of Education Music Suite, Union St East
- Monday 14th June 7.15pm to 10.00pm Knox Church
- Tuesday 15th June 6.00pm Knox Church, warm up rehearsal
- Tuesday 15th June 7.30pm Knox Church performance
Please bring your own music stand.
2009
Extra rehearsals for the 50th Anniversary Concert of the violin concerto "Butterfly Lovers"
We will have extra rehearsals on:
- Tuesday, 10th November 5:45 to 7:30pm, 1st floor, College of Education Music Suite
- Thursday, 12th November 6:00 to 8:30pm, 1st floor, College of Education Music Suite
- Monday, 16th November 7:15 to 9:15pm, 1st floor, College of Education Music Suite
- Tuesday, 17th November 5:45 to 8:00pm, Knox Church
- Wednesday 18th November 6:00pm dress rehearsal Knox church, 7:30pm performance
Rhododentron Festival (Sunday, 18th October)
The Rhododentron Festival opening will be held on
Sunday 18th October at the
Glenfalloch Garden
430 Portobello Road,
Otago Peninsula.
Set-up and rehearsal at 4pm and the performance is held between 5:30pm and 6pm.
The performance will be outdoors unless wet, so please bring music stands and clothes pegs for the music.
Dress is black and white.
Extra rehearsals with the Knox Church Choir for the Knox Church Service on Sunday, 30th August, 2009
We will have extra rehearsals at the Knox Church on:
Wednesday, 26th August 5:45pm to 8pm
Sunday, 30th August 5:30pm, followed by the service at 7 pm
Please bring your music stand along with the above rehearsals.
23rd July
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Due to the July NZSO concert, our Tuesday, 28th July rehearsal is rescheduled to Monday 27th July 5:45pm.
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Here is the story of the violin concerto "Butterfly Lovers":
The violin concerto "Liang Shanbao and Zhu Yingtai" is based from a 1000-years-old folklore, which is about a boy called "Liang Shanbao" and a girl "Zhu Yingtai" who pretended to be a boy and studied together. When Liang Shanbao found out that Zhu Yingtai is actually a girl, he fell in love with her (expositon). However after they finished their schooling, the girl's parent opposed this relationship and forcibly arranged the girl to marry another man. Both the boy and the girl opposed to this arranged marriage (development). The boy was heart-broken and died. Then the girl lamented in front of the boy's grave at the dialogue between the solo violin and the solo cello. At the end of the development, the girl jumped into the grave. Then at the recapitulation, the pair emerged from the grave as two butterflies.
The wikipedia article on this concerto is here and a video on this concerto, played by Lu Siqing (吕思清) and the China Central Symphony Orchestra is also available on youtube: