Kōrero: Orchestras

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• Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra

  The Auckland Philharmonia was established in the 1980s.

• Christchurch Symphony Orchestra

  Formed in 1958, the CSO has a focus on New Zealand works.

• New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

  The NZSO is New Zealand’s acclaimed national orchestra.

• NZ Barok

  The website of the Auckland-based period-instrument ensemble Barok.

• Opus Orchestra

  This regional (Waikato and Bay of Plenty) orchestra was founded in 1991.

• Orchestra Wellington

  New Zealand’s oldest city-based orchestra has rebranded itself as Orchestra Wellington.

• Southern Sinfonia

  The Southern Sinfonia is based in Dunedin.

• Stroma

  A Wellington-based contemporary music ensemble.

Ētahi whakaaro puaki, takenga

• Rogers, Tom, and Simon Tipping. Classical sparks: the story of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. Wellington: Dunmore, 2008.

• Simpson, Adrienne, and Geoffrey Newson. Alex Lindsay: the man and his orchestra. Christchurch: School of Music, University of Canterbury, 1998.

• Thomson, John Mansfield. The Oxford history of New Zealand music. Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1991.

• Tonks, Joy. The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra: the first forty years. Auckland: Reed Methuen, 1986.