Artists

Clarinetist

Canadian clarinetist Tui Clark trained at the University of Ottawa, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music. She has also attended courses at the Banff Centre for Arts, Centre d'arts Orford, Domaine Forget and Musikforum Viktring-Klagenfurt.

She has performed with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, Swansea City Opera and with many chamber and new music ensembles across the UK. Since arriving in New Zealand, three years ago, she has been performing with the NZSO, the Vector Wellington Orchestra, the Royal New Zealand Air Force Band and the Café Klezmer Band.

Composer

William Green studied piano with Jean MacLachlan in Ashburton and Maurice Till at the University of Canterbury. He now pursues a career in Auckland as a pianist, teacher, arranger and radio presenter, working with dancers, singers and actors, including opera, musical theatre and silent film.

William has given lecture/recitals in Australia and Fiji, and performs an annual recital of New Zealand piano music in Auckland which has so far included over 30 New Zealand composers. His own compositions include choral, piano, chamber and orchestral music as well as comic songs. He is published by SOUNZ (NZ) and Orpheus Music (Australia).

Music Link: Weeping Daffodils
Music Link: Miniature 1

Caprice Arts Trust Foundation Artist - Flute

Yumi is a Japanese flutist, now living permanently in New Zealand. Yumi was first introduced to the flute at the tender age of 13! And yet she won the first prize at a Japanese amateur flute convention when she was only a high-school student. After finishing school, Yumi graduated from Toho Gakuen Music School in Japan and she is a qualified school music teacher.  Yumi released her first CD “Maximum Love” in 1994. In the same year, she performed in and co-hosted a music TV program on Japanese TV. Yumi has also performed at numerous live concerts in Japan.

She is very please to be enticed away from her English conversation studies to participate in the CAT concert series!