DSO At Six: Echoes Through Time

Join us at Hanover Hall for an immersive journey through elegant, witty, and daring chamber music.

This captivating four-concert series is presented by the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra and curated by pianist Tom McGrath. It features DSO players, joined by well known Ōtepoti musicians as well as guests from the NZSO, including Dunedin born flautist Bridget Douglas.

Alongside a rich selection of complementary works, the series features French music from the early 20^th century, with a particular focus on Les Six, a group of 6 composers known for their inventive spirit and bold incorporation of Jazz. Each 50 minute concert offers the listeners an intimate and stimulating early evening experience, filled with expressive performances of both familiar masterpieces and hidden treasures.

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A Journey From Mozart To Crumb

Travel through diverse soundscapes and evocative storytelling of works ranging from the classical era to the modern avant-garde. We open with graceful interplay of a rarely heard Mozartian masterpiece performed by principal harpist of the NZSO Carolyn Mills, with strings and winds. Debussy’s enchanting Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp captures impressionist hues and textures and brief but striking works by Auric and Honegger lead to the finale: George Crumb’s Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale), a hauntingly beautiful composition for three masked players on flute, cello, and piano, using pioneeringly innovative techniques and performed under blue light.

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Mozart: Adagio and Rondo

Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp

Auric: Aria

Honegger: Danse de la chèvre

Crumb: Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale)

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Bridget Douglas – flute

Carolyn Mills – harp

Nick Cornish – oboe

Grant Baker – viola

Heleen du Plessis – cello

Tom McGrath – piano

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Accessibility

There is access via the ramp from Hanover Street and an accessible toilet off the main auditorium.

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