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Concert 1: Romance & Virtuosity, Sunday 3 May, 3pm
Holy Trinity Church, 215 Devonport Road, Tauranga
Conductor – Michael Joel
Violin Soloist – Lara Hall
Programme
- Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
- Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5
- Dvorak: Romance for Violin and Orchestra
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
CONCERT 2: Saturday, 20 June 2026 at Otumoetai College
Combined concert with YPT (Youth Philharmonic Tauranga)
Conductor: Kelly Hayward
Programme TBC
CONCERT 3: Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August in churches: St Luke’s Rotorua and St Peter’s in Tauranga
Strings and Winds Concert
Conductor (strings): Lara Hall
Conductor (wind): tbc
Programme: TBC
CONCERT 4: Sunday, 15 November, 3pm at Baycourt
Conductor: Michael Joel
Soloists: Dominic and Anna Lee
Programme
- Brahms: Tragic Overture
- Brahms: Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra
- Symphony: tbc