ST MATTHEW’S CHAMBER ORCHESTRA @ ST MATTHEW-IN-THE-CITY

Sunday 20 August 2.30pm

The Oboe & the Italian – featuring soloist Thomas Hutchinson with conductor Michael Joel.

St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra is delighted to announce an enthralling concert which features a new work for oboe – 'While the Dark Tide Rises' – based on a letter of Katherine Mansfield’s, by composer Louise Webster, commissioned by St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra for performance by Thomas Hutchinson. The programme also includes Mozart's 'Symphony No. 29 K201 in A' (written when Mozart was 18) and Mendelssohn’s 'Symphony no 4 Op 90 in A, The Italian'.

Thomas Hutchinson, a prize-winning oboist from New Zealand, is currently principal oboe with the Orchestre National de France, and was joint-winner of the 66th ARD competition in Munich in 2017.

Throughout his career, he has been invited to play as soloist and guest principal oboe with esteemed orchestras around the world.

Michael Joel is an experienced conductor who has led multiple performances in New Zealand and the UK, including being a member of the music staff of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.

St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra has garnered a devoted following and is widely acclaimed on the New Zealand concert scene. Their performances are not to be missed.

TICKETS Eventfinda or door sales. EFTPOS or cash. Adults $30, Concessions $25, children under 12 free. Student Rush on the day $15.

ST MATTHEW-IN-THE-CITY corner 132 Hobson Street, www.smco.org.nz

Sun 20 August at 2.30pm

PROGRAMME

Mozart Symphony No 29 K201 in A Webster Commissioned work for Oboe and Orchestra Mendelssohn Symphony No 4 Op 90 in A ‘Italian’

ST MATTHEW-IN-THE-CITY

Cnr of Wellesley & Hobson Street, Auckland City