Written by Kate Candy Colbert Trumpets, trombones, and the tuba are the foundation of the orchestral brass section. They have one thing in common…they can play loudly!! The brass section adds drama, depth, and excitement to orchestral music. Ask a brass player if they like playing the opening melodic lines in Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony and […]
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Photo above, from left to right: Christine Breeden, Sarah Thompson and Yih-Hsin Huang in the Brahms Violin Concerto Concert this year (John Jensen also played, but is not shown here). Written by Kate Candy Colbert Those shiny brass instruments at the back of the orchestra on stage are known as the Horn and Brass Sections
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Written by Kate Candy Colbert Yi Jin is our resident MSO Harpist and foundational member of MSO, and we always look forward to her joining our rehearsals and concert performance in our concert venue. The Harp adds a beautiful texture to the orchestra and is a visually stunning instrument. Playing the Harp beautifully takes many
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Written by Kate Candy Colbert Welcome to the Wind Section of the Manukau Symphony Orchestra (MSO)! We are very fortunate to have a dedicated team of Principal players and the section is supplemented by very experienced additional players. The number of additional players depends on the repertoire that has been chosen for a specific concert
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Uwe Grodd’s contributions to classical music have brought him considerable international acclaim as conductor, flautist, editor and teacher. In 1997 he joined Naxos Records as an Exclusive Artist and to date, he has made world premiere recordings of more than 80 works. Grodd initially gained worldwide attention when awarded First Prize at the Cannes Classical
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Singaporean-born Yid-Ee Goh is former Concertmaster of Orchestra Wellington (formerly Vector Wellington Orchestra), violinist for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and New Zealand String Quartet. In 2004, Yid-Ee helped setup and run The Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre for children with special needs (www.rmtc.org.nz). He has taught violin and viola at St. Cuthbert’s College, Diocesan Girls
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Meet the viola section of the Manukau Symphony Orchestra! MSO provides a unique opportunity for youth and community musicians to work alongside and receive mentoring from professional players. MSO also provides scholarships to talented youth players which has seen a boost to the Viola section in the past two years!
In 2019 an international journal of community music published an article by Professor Uwe Grodd and Associate Professor David Lines, University of Auckland on the success story of the orchestra. Grodd, U. & Lines, D. The Manukau Symphony Orchestra: Reflections on a sustainable model for a community orchestra in Aotearoa New Zealand. International Journal of
