Reviews | Nelson Symphony Orchestra

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Film augments evocative music

Date published: 28 November 2011

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Nelson Mail. Spring, Nelson Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mick Dowrick, Nelson School of Music, Saturday. Reviewed by Gail Tresidder.

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Fancy passing up this magnetic performance of Anthony Ritchie's Southern Journeys to stay home and watch election results!

Natural History NZ's film of the same name, projected on to a screen behind the orchestra, transported us from the Nelson School of Music auditorium to an almost outer-worldly experience through the loveliness of New Zealand's southern places.

Tiny water bubbles became torrents, then the wild open sea. There were underwater shots of dolphins, seals and whales.

Solo Spotlight

Date published: 5 September 2011

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Nelson Mail, p.4

Solo Spotlight.

Nelson Symphony Orchestra and soloists, conductor Mick Dowrick. Nelson School of Music, Saturday. Reviewed by Gail Tresidder.

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This night overflowed with joy.

Nine soloists on piano, violin, viola, horn, clarinet and flute gave exemplary performances, three of which were out

Violinist of startling maturity

Date published: 18 July 2011

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Nelson Mail

Nelson School of Music, Saturday night. Reviewed by Gail Tresidder.

Three years ago, on another bright winter's night, Jenny Banks and the Nelson Symphony Orchestra with guest conductor Ken Young, played Sibelius' D Minor Violin Concerto.

Beethoven treat worth four times the price

Date published: 23 May 2011

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Beethoven! Nelson Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mick Dowrick. Nelson Mail . Reviewed by Janet Whittington.

The audience on Saturday night was at capacity. It was a mostly older audience, as is often the case at classical concerts, but some families with young children were evident as well.

The auditorium was comfortably warm. The instruments, like us, play best then. The sleek, glossy black Steinway dominated the stage and the room.

Masters of Baroque

Date published: 28 March 2011

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Nelson Mail

REVIEW Masters of Baroque: The Nelson Symphony Orchestra under Mick Dowrick. Nelson School of Music, Saturday, March 26. Reviewed by Michael Monti.

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At first glance, Masters of Baroque appeared to be an odd title: only two obvious works from that period, plus one piece written last century and another just two years ago.