The Star: September 26, 2019

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SIMON
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WOOLStON
BRaSS
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Proudly sponsored by John Rhind,
international superstar tenor Simon
O’Neill joins Christchurch’s iconic
Woolston Brass under the direction
of Music Director Tyme Marsters and
compere Tim Beveridge to perform
tenor classics and raise funds for the
band’s future home.
New Zealand born, Simon O’Neill has
established himself as one of the finest
helden-tenors on the international
stage. He has frequently performed
with the Metropolitan Opera, the
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden,
Berlin, Hamburg and Bayerische
Staatsopern, Teatro alla Scala and the
Bayreuth, Salzburg, Edinburgh and
BBC Proms Festivals, appearing with a
number of illustrious conductors.
The Woolston Brass Band has been in
existence for 128 years having been the
most successful and recognised band
in New Zealand which consists of over
thirty musicians of all ages.
The band’s existing hall was damaged
in the earthquakes and after a five-year
search, the award-winning brass band
has decided to rebuild on their existing
historic Dampier Street site. Significant
fundraising is now sought to rebuild
this rehearsal facility that will host
Woolston Brass and their pioneering
education programme – the Woolston
Brass Academy consisting of a learners
group and two training bands;
Woolston Junior Band and Woolston
Concert Brass.
“The Wagnerian tenor of his generation”
PRESENTS
in Concert with
Woolston Brass
Music Director Tyme Marsters
Friday 8 November, 7.30pm
James Hay Theatre Tickets available at Ticketek
Sunday 10 November, 2.00pm
Ashburton Trust Event Centre Tickets available at TicketDirect
Simon O’Neill is proudly donating
his voice to help Woolston Brass raise
funds for the new band hall. The
fundraising concerts being held Friday
8 November at the Christchurch James
Hay Theatre and Sunday 10 November
at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre
will feature tenor classics such as
traditional Irish ballad Danny Boy
(Londonderry Air), Caruso written
by Italian composer Dalla, the famous
Swedish Folk Song (How Great Thou
Art) and the iconic aria Largo Al
Factotum from Rossini’s opera The
Barber of Seville. Woolston Brass will
also perform contemporary brass
band works such as Tom Davoren’s
Phoenix Rising and the movement
Phoenix from Peter Graham’s War of
the Worlds Suite, both of these works
emulate the rise of a Phoenix from the
ashes of destruction.
“I’m excited to perform with the
distinguished Woolston Brass in
November. I’ve always admired their
musical excellence and reputation
and am honoured to be part of their
fundraising campaign to secure their
future home” said Simon O’Neill.
Concert tickets are available for
purchase from Ticketek (Christchurch
Concert) and TicketDirect (Ashburton
Concert).