Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 4:33 pm
Alien
Weaponry.
Aotearoa’s Alien
Weaponry, hailed as one of the most exciting young metal
bands in the world, unite with the New Zealand Symphony
Orchestra for two special performances in
May.
Stronger Together in Kirikiriroa Hamilton and
ŌtautahiChristchurch will be a unique music experience for
audiences, the NZSO and Alien Weaponry. The concerts are
Alien Weaponry’s first with an orchestra and the first
collaboration with a metal band in the NZSO’s 75-year
history.
Embraced by audiences and critics around the
world, the three-piece from Waipu have gone from strength to
strength since their debut album Tū in 2018.
Press Release – Ockham Book Awards
The shortlist for the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, released today, is a dazzling reflection of the robust, innovative literature scene of Aotearoa New Zealand, revealing a deeper engagement with our culturally diverse society.
In the Fiction category, two past winners are vying for the same award. Catherine Chidgey and Pip Adam are both contenders for the $57,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, alongside Brannavan Gnanalingam, a previous nominee, and the critically acclaimed story writer Airini Beautrais.
The works on the Fiction shortlist explore the range of human experience, from the ‘wilful blindness’ of Nazi-occupied Germany demonstrated in
Monday, 1 March 2021, 9:42 am
The
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Te Tira Pūoro
o Aotearoa has postponed the first leg of its South
Island tour 4-7 March due to the change in Covid-19 alert
levels.
The public concerts postponed are
The
Soldier’s Tale in Wanaka (4 March), Dunedin (5 March),
Oamaru (6 March), Ashburton (7 March) and
Town and
Country in Invercargill (4 March) and Dunedin (6 March).
Schools concerts of
Peter and the Wolf in
Invercargill (4 March) and Dunedin (5 March) and a Relaxed
Concert in Dunedin are also postponed.
NZSO concerts
in Christchurch, Blenheim and Nelson 10-14 March are still
scheduled to go ahead.
NZSO Chief Executive Peter
Another event cancelled in the South Island as Alert Level Two bites the events sector
1 March 2021
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra s postponed nine of its upcoming performances.
Chief Executive Peter Biggs says the health of audience members and performers is his top priority.
It s the latest in a string of events to be cancelled or delayed with the earthquake memorial concert, Wings Over Wairarapa, and the Golden Shears all falling victim to Covid restrictions.
NZSO concerts planned for late next week in Christchurch, Blenheim and Nelson are still going ahead.