Celebrate the Opening of our 10th Festival in style! We proudly introduce our visiting quartet, the Pražák, one of Europe’s leading ensembles. They play one of their favourite quartets, the passionate ‘From My Life’ by Smetana. There’s the seductive artistry of Carolyn Mills’ harp in Ravel’s scintillating Introduction and Allegro, and the ethereal magic of Bridget Douglas’ flute in Debussy's hypnotic Syrinx. Then be refreshed with Exitus by Michael Norris, the first of several Festival world premieres.
Telemann Concerto for 4 violins in G Major TWV 40:201 Michael Norris Exitus string quartet world premiere Introduced by Michael Norris Ravel Introduction and Allegro harp, flute, clarinet & string quartet Debussy Syrinx solo flute Smetana String Quartet No.1 ‘From My Life’
Michael Norris Michael Norris, a Wellington-based composer, has held the position of Composer-in-Residence with the Southern Sinfonia, was the Mozart Fellow at the University of Otago, and currently lectures in composition at the New Zealand School of Music. In 2003, he won the Douglas Lilburn Prize, a nationwide competition for orchestral composers.
