NZSO 60th Anniversary Concert

Celebrate our 60th Anniversary with us!
You are invited to our 60th Anniversary Concert on Tuesday 6 March 2007 at the Wellington Town Hall at 6.30pm, conducted by Music Director, James Judd. Admission is free.

Seating is general admission and is free. To obtain tickets for this event, please visit your local Ticketek booking office or outlet. (Michael Fowler Centre & Westpac St James Theatre: no service fees; Ticketek outlets: service fees apply.)

Tickets will be issued on a “first come, first served” basis (limit of 4 per person).
Ian Fraser will be the Master of Ceremonies for this concert which will include a presentation of film footage of the national orchestra over the past 60 years. Do join us for our 60th anniversary celebrations!

If you miss out on a seat in the Wellington Town Hall, the concert will be shown live on a big screen in Civic Square. Bring a chair and a picnic and enjoy the concert “al fresco”.

Programme:

Dvorak :Carnival Overture

Tchaikovsky :Sleeping Beauty: Waltz

Lilburn: A Birthday Offering

Ravel: Rhapsodie Espagnole: Feria

Harris: The Beginning of a New Story world premiere

Brahms: Hungarian Dance No 1

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

R Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier: Waltzes

Stravinsky: Firebird Suite: Berceuse et Finale

Mahler: Symphony No 5: Adagietto

Sibelius: Karelia Suite

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No 1