After a triumphant sold-out Auckland
Town Hall concert in June,
Bach Musica NZ
returns once more to the iconic Great Hall on 12 September
for their third performance of the year. The combined choir
and orchestra will transport audiences with another
astounding programme. The first half offers two of the most
popular guitar concertos of all time,
Vivaldi’s captivating
Rodrigo’s
Concierto
de Aranjuez, his most well-known work and that which
established his reputation as one of the world’s most
significant 20th century Spanish composers. In the second
half you will experience Bach Musica NZ’s largest-ever
forces on stage for Rachmaninov’s beautiful choral
Barkin Sertkaya - guitar
Ben Hoadley and Barkin Sertkaya both teach at the University of Auckland School of Music, and have a wealth of performing experience between then, regularly delighting audiences throughout New Zealand and internationally.
They look forward to sharing the warm sounds of bassoon and classical guitar in their enchanting programme of music ranging from Renaissance improvisation to Brazilian modinha, with a new composition by Ben Hoadley that Barkin recently premiered at the NZ Classical Guitar Festival in Wellington.