Michael Joel (conductor)– and the Hawkes Bay Strings

With Guest soloist cellist Paula Sugden

Programme:

Warlock: Capriol Suite
Lilburn: Allegro for Strings
Vivaldi: concerto for 3 flutes - Mary McHattie, Bronwyn Watson, Sally Davies
Bruch: Kol Nidre for Cello and string orchestra -soloist Paula Sugden
Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Britten: Simple Symphony

Door sales:

$10.00 senior citizens and students
$15.00 Adults
$40.00 families ( 2 adults / 2 children )

Michael’s career as a conductor began at Otago University with an Honours degree in conducting. He has taken part in several Masterclasses with such conductors as Heinz Wahlberg, James Judd, and Miguel Harth-Bedoya and has lessons with Jac van Steen in The Netherlands. He has also attended the Dartington International Summer School in England.

He has conducted many of the established orchestras and choirs throughout New Zealand and is equally at home in the orchestral, choral and operatic repertoire. He has worked with the Christchurch Symphony, the Southern Sinfonia, St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra, Opera Otago, the City of Dunedin Choir and the National Youth Orchestra.

From 2003 until 2006 Michael was on the permanent staff of Canterbury Opera as Music and Development Officer, Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor. In 2003 he conducted performances of Canterbury Opera’s productions of Lakme and La Traviata. In 2004 he conducted the New Zealand premiere season of Count Ory, and early in 2005 he conducted the “work in progress” performance of Jonathan Besser’s new opera, commissioned by Canterbury Opera. He arranged Dvorak’s Rusalka for a run of sold-out performances by Canterbury Opera Youth in April 2006.

In August 2006 he conducted an enthusiastically received and successful production of Die Fledermaus for Opera Hawke’s Bay. In 2009 he conducted concerts with renowned flute soloist, Alexa Still and the Hawke’s Bay Orchestra, and piano soloist Catherine McKay and the Wellington Chamber Orchestra.

2010 is a busy year for him. He will be working with the St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra in Auckland, the Kapiti Concert Orchestra, the Wellington Chamber Orchestra, as well as returning to work with the Hawke’s Bay Orchestra.

Born in Hastings,  Paula Sugden grew up in a musical family, learning  the piano and cello Twice a winner of the Registered Music Teachers Scholarship (1985 and 1988), Paula went on to Victoria University School of Music gradating with a Bachelor of Music (Honours)  in Performance Cello., Now living in Napier with her husband and two young children she is very active in the Hawkes Bay musical scene.

Information for Students

Rehearsal venue Havelock North Music Suite, Nimon street

Please be there 10mins early so you are unpacked, ready to start when called.

Sat July 31st,   11 - 12noon - junior players / all those playing just the 1st  mvt
                          12-30 - 2pm -students playing mvt 1,2,6
                           2 - 5pm   HBO orchestra only

Sun Aug 1st,    10am -1pm   HBO orchestra only

Wed Aug 4th,   4 - 5pm juniors mvt 1
                          5 - 6.30pm students mvt 1,2,6
                          7 - 10 pm   HBO orchestra only

Thu Aug 5th,     4 - 5pm juniors mvt 1
                          5 - 6.30pm students mvt 1,2,6
                          7 - 10 pm  HBO orchestra only

Fri Aug 6th        7 - 8pm ALL students
                          7 - 10pm  HBO orchestra only

Sat Aug 7th       2 - 4pm  ALL required for dress rehearsal at  St Matthews                             
                         7pm Concert

Concert Dress Code: All Black please
Boys: black long sleeve shirt, black long trousers, black socks, black shoes
Girls: smart black dress (or trousers and top) black shoes

To register please email your name and contact details to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
or phone Raewyn Newcomb 8443992

( please note: there is no registration fee for students for this concert )