Artists

Caprice Arts Trust - Flautist

Amanda has been playing flute since the age of 8. She completed her ATCL in 2003 and went on to study with Kirstin Eade and Ingrid Culliford at the New Zealand School of Music. She has played with a number of orchestras, including the New Zealand Secondary Schools Orchestra, the Wellington Youth Orchestra and the Chiesa Ensemble.

She has also been a member of the Gatese7en Contemporary Ensemble since 2003, an association that fuelled her interest in performing new music. In 2006 Amanda performed Anthony Ritchie’s Flute Concerto with the New Plymouth Orchestra.

Amanda hopes to continue post-graduate study overseas eventually, but in the meantime has been enjoying working, teaching and finding time to become reacquainted with her bass guitar!

Caprice Arts Trust - Flutist, Saxophinist

Angela Mote is a graduate of the former Wellington Conservatorium of Music on classical flute and is a registered teacher. For the past ten years Angela has been working for Hagley Community College (Christchurch) as an itinerant teacher of music (flute, saxophone, clarinet, jazz and classical ensembles). Although her teaching background is primarily at high school level, Angela has a strong interest in introducing primary aged children to music and capturing their innate ability and enthusiasm for music.

Clarinetist / Bass Clarinetist

Excerpt from review of Auckland’s Karlheinz Company concert May 2008:
“Principally, this was a chance to note the passing of the great Karlheinz Stockhausen and we were also reminded of the German composer's stature (and sense of humour) when Anna McGregor delivered his 1977 clarinet solo In Freundschaft. Following the piece's profuse instructions, governing every sound and gesture, McGregor gave a winning theatrical turn, with virtuoso playing as a bonus.”
  William Dart (New Zealand Herald)

Musician, Composer

Anton Killin is a musician, composer and teacher residing in Wellington. In 2007 he finished his BMus in music composition at the New Zealand School of Music and a BA in philosophy at Victoria University.  He is involved in several bands, contemporary ensembles, and gamelan orchestras.  He is currently finishing an Honours Degree in music composition, electroacoustic composition, and ethnomusicology at the New Zealand School of Music.

Composer

Antonia studied composition at Victoria University of Wellington and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Music (Honours) and a BA in History.  Since then she has lived in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London and travelled around Europe, South America and Egypt.  Although exploring other cultures and ideas has been her main focus recently, Antonia has made the most of opportunities to travel to music festivals and workshops in Europe.

Composer

Of Italian origin, though French by adoption, Armando Ghidoni brings together, in his music, the spirits of both Italy and France. In the songs of this eclectic composer one finds sensitivity and the bel canto tradition, while his harmonic writing evokes both an impressionism à la française and jazz rhythms, features that lend his works a unique and highly personal character.

Percussionist

Since 2003 record label BVHaast has released Marinissen's three solo CDs, Traces of Cultures, Layered Rhythms and Percussionist Songs. This tryptich covers a wide range of repertoire for percussion, but also involves voice, musical saw and electronics. The CDs received rave reviews worldwide:

Bellatrix Recorder Quartet is The Sydney Conservatorium’s premier recorder quartet comprising of graduate students Alana Blackburn, Laura Bell, and Alicia Crossley and 2008 guest artist and current Conservatorium student Joanne Arnott.

These talented musicians perform a range of works, from traditional renaissance and baroque pieces to contemporary jazz. They are also strong advocates of Contemporary Australian music, and have numerous projects with local composers, currently underway. Over the years, Bellatrix has performed at Mosman Music Club, Lane Cove Music Club, McArthur Music Club, Robertson Music Club, and toured to Queensland to perform at schools and in concerts, sponsored by the Sydney Conservatorium and Yamaha Music Australia.

Vocal Quartet

BRIO vocal quartet performs widely in operatic concerts, as oratorio soloists and for private functions. Known for their imaginative programming and distinctive sound, BRIO have performed in the ‘Summer in the City’ series and toured with well-known British singer Russell Watson. They have sung for the Dunedin Opera Society, Friends of NZ Opera, the New Zealand Opera Society, and the BRIO singers recently performed as the soloists in Mendelssohn’s St Paul with the Wellington Chamber Orchestra and Cantoris choir.

For further information on BRIO phone Jody (04-389 3688) or email jody.o@clear.net.nz. We welcome Alison Hodge as our guest soloist for this concert.

Caprice Arts Trust Foundation Artist - Pianist

Buz was raised in Nelson and attended the Nelson School of Music for early musical tuition. He acquired a DipABRSM (2001) and LRSM (2005) before winning the Kapiti Coast Piano Competition 2005, 1st prize. Buz completed a Bachelor of Music (Hons) at the the New Zealand School of Music where he studied under Diedre Irons and Richard Mapp. Recitals performed in USA and Europe, and across New Zealand, including several concerto appearances.