Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians – 50th Anniversary NZ Premiere
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Experience the New Zealand premiere of this seminal contemporary work.
On April 24, 1976, Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians premiered and changed the sound of contemporary music. Nearly 50 years later, it finally arrives in Aotearoa.
Join us on 15 August at The Piano, Christchurch for the New Zealand premiere of this iconic 55-minute work, performed live for the first time in this country.
Built on pulsing rhythms, shifting harmonies, and a constant, hypnotic beat, Music for 18 Musicians is less a concert and more an experience.
This one-off performance brings together a large ensemble of professional and emerging New Zealand musicians – instrumentalists, vocalists, and students – working side by side, presented in partnership with faculty and students from the University of Canterbury School of Music, and featuring singers from Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir.
Come see the piece that “altered the direction of musical history “ - The Guardian
One night only.
Featuring:
Violin - Mark Menzies
Cello - Freya McKeich
Clarinets - David McGregor, Reuben Derrick
Women’s Voices - VoicesNZ: Sarah Besley, Nicola Holt, Shelley Liken, Jessica Adams
Pianos - Tim Emerson, Hamish Oliver, Kyle Hsieh, Alec Mark
Marimbas - Keina Rollinson, Hannah Kagawa, Katia Ashmore
Maracas/Marimbas/Piano - Naomi Kelly, Quincy Lam
Xylophones - Cameron Smillie, Sho Kubota
Vibraphone - Justin DeHart
On April 24, 1976, Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians premiered and changed the sound of contemporary music. Nearly 50 years later, it finally arrives in Aotearoa.
Join us on 15 August at The Piano, Christchurch for the New Zealand premiere of this iconic 55-minute work, performed live for the first time in this country.
Built on pulsing rhythms, shifting harmonies, and a constant, hypnotic beat, Music for 18 Musicians is less a concert and more an experience.
This one-off performance brings together a large ensemble of professional and emerging New Zealand musicians – instrumentalists, vocalists, and students – working side by side, presented in partnership with faculty and students from the University of Canterbury School of Music, and featuring singers from Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir.
Come see the piece that “altered the direction of musical history “ - The Guardian
One night only.
Featuring:
Violin - Mark Menzies
Cello - Freya McKeich
Clarinets - David McGregor, Reuben Derrick
Women’s Voices - VoicesNZ: Sarah Besley, Nicola Holt, Shelley Liken, Jessica Adams
Pianos - Tim Emerson, Hamish Oliver, Kyle Hsieh, Alec Mark
Marimbas - Keina Rollinson, Hannah Kagawa, Katia Ashmore
Maracas/Marimbas/Piano - Naomi Kelly, Quincy Lam
Xylophones - Cameron Smillie, Sho Kubota
Vibraphone - Justin DeHart
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Where is it happening?
The Piano, 156 Armagh St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand, Christchurch
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Host or PublisherUniversity of Canterbury School of Music