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16 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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The Extravaganza Fair. Photo / File
Whanganui Chronicle
FAIR PLAY
Enjoy all the fun of the fair as the Extravaganza Fair rolls into town. Featuring market stalls, arts and craft, food, musical entertainment, circus shows, performers, tiny homes, kids shows & games. Kowhai Park, 9am Saturday and Sunday.
Tach Baroque Quartet are (from left) Shontae Arthur, Roy Tankersley, Annie Hunt and Ingrid Culliford. Photo / Supplied
LIVE MUSIC
The Tach Baroque Quartet will present music by composers including Bach and Handel, as well as 20th century composers. Sarjeant Gallery, 38 Taupo Quay, Sunday 4.30pm-6.30pm.
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The singers were in splendid voice and, under the secure and sensitive direction of Christine Archer-Lockwood, gave us all that Christmas carols have to offer. Stylistically, the programme covered a wide range, from the traditional carol through to the contemporary, with the romantic
Shepherd’s Farewell of Hector Berlioz contrasting with the tonal clashes of John Corigliano’s
Christmas at Cloisters. Of particular note was
Of A Rose, A Lovely Rose, composed by one of the choristers, Tim Devlin. This was a beautifully crafted work enlivened by the expressive harmonies. The choir took all these works completely in its stride. It was well-rehearsed and the items were confidently presented.
Conducting before live audiences in Wellington and Auckland has been utterly uplifting, she says.
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When she walks on to the stage, Gemma New says she is released. ‘’I love the fact I am not alone.’’ It’s that beat before she performs, as the audience takes its seat, when the usher finally gives her the nod to walk out on stage, that is the most tense and anticipatory. When she walks on to that stage she is released. “I love the fact I am not alone. I’m not facing the audience, I’m facing my colleagues, and I love them, and I am inspired by them and I m excited by what’s about to happen.