15 Apr 2019

Children to perform new composition with Orchestra Wellington

From Upbeat, 1:00 pm on 15 April 2019

Composer Claire Scholes has been busy putting the finishing touches on a new commission for Arohanui Strings and Orchestra Wellington.

Arohanui Strings

Arohanui Strings Photo: Supplied

Her piece will be performed at the Walter Nash Stadium in Lower Hutt in May as part of a collaboration between SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, Orchestra Wellington and Arohanui Strings - Sistema Hutt Valley.

Claire joined Upbeat’s Zoe George in the studio recently to discuss the process behind the commission.

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