ARTS + CULTURE Virgin River, NETFLIX
Cinderella, Amazon Prime
Virgin River (Season 2) This comfy slipper style soap opera drama series returns for another season. Seemingly untouched by Covid-19, Virgin River is full of people with normally ordinary problems in the picturesque town of Virgin River. Of course central to the story is the pending romance between Mel and Jack (played by New Zealand’s own Martin Henderson) which evolves against the rise and fall of a range of other Virgin River love stories that run the full age spectrum from teens to the 70+. Love and romance has no age limit in Virgin River. Watch after hard day of online school and endless Zoom meetings.
Fantastic Fungi Full of stunning footage and interesting facts about the role of fungi and the magic of mushrooms in our modern world, this is an interesting yet curious doco. It covers everything from the vast range of fungi species and their incredible ability to adapt to ideas about how the fungi have an intelligence that could be instrumental in saving the world. Packed with beautiful imagery and peppered with useful information and different perspectives, this is a journey into a world beyond the magic mushroom. Watch and rewatch - ’edutainment'.
FIRST TUESDAY @ ST MATTHEWS First Tuesday on 5 October marks the 26th concert in this series over three years. St Matthew’s is pleased to welcome back Lisa Chou (piano) for her third appearance, with Yid-Ee Goh (violin) making his second appearance. These two highly accomplished players will perform Brahms Violin Sonata no1 in G Major, Clara Schumann Three Romances and De Falla Suite Populaire Espangnole. These are three pieces which will show off the player’s skills and the astounding acoustics of the space. Lisa Chou holds a masters degree in piano performance with 1st class honours from the University of Auckland and was a
Lisa Chou (piano) and Yid-Ee Goh (violin) Tuesday 5th October, 12.10-12.50pm Brahms, Clara Schumann and Manuel De Falla Entry by kohā.
postgraduate student in Vienna (also studying privately with the acclaimed pianist and Beethoven scholar Paul Badura Skoda). While in Vienna she developed a major interest in Lieder accompaniment and this took her to Oxford as a participant in The Schubert Lieder Project 2014. She now teaches and performs in Auckland and is eagerly sought-after as both a soloist and ensemble player. She has previously performed twice for St Matthews in the presentation of Babar by Francis Poulenc and playing major solo repertoire by Chopin and Beethoven. Lisa is an outstanding pianist with formidable technique, a poetic consideration of the music and absolute engagement in her medium. Singaporean born Yid-Ee Goh is former Concertmaster of Orchestra Wellington, 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). Yid-Ee now runs his teaching studio at his home in Golflands, Howick, and teaches violin and viola at Pakuranga College, Kings College, Sacred Heart College and Macleans College. He regularly appears as Concertmaster with the Manukau Symphony Orchestra.) PN www.stmatthews.nz
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