

Welcome to our 2022 Summer Celebration!
We are excited to showcase the glorious voice of young soprano Michaela Cadwgan, and we celebrate the return of harpist Helen Webby, horn player Ed Allen, NZTrio, and pianists Diedre Irons and Jian Liu.
We also greatly look forward to featuring our previous General Manager, the multi-talented Bob Bickerton, as a performer this time, in the world premiere of a new commission by Philip Brownlee and Ariana Tikao for quartet and taonga puoro.
Gillian and Helene

We are thrilled to present the Summer Celebration!
We initiated the Adam Summer Celebration as an interim event for our international Adam Chamber Music Festival. We were absolutely charmed by the inaugural Celebration in 2021, and knew we should do it again in 2022. Like the Adam Festival, the Celebration is a high-quality niche event, featuring world-class musicians and attracting many visitors to Nelson for the duration.
We’re incredibly proud to be able to present such a special event in Nelson, and to create the opportunity for musician and audiences to come together and truly appreciate the power and majesty of music.
Colleen Marshall
Chair, Board of Trustees, Nelson Music Festival Trust