Your chance to be a concert pianist and feel the power of the Steinway beneath your fingers! Open to any individual or group brave enough to take the stage!
Please contact the Nelson School of Music to book your 15 minutes (03-548 9477).
The local teens are pulling an all-nighter! Presenting their own compositions and performing should keep them going through the wee lonely hours! Sleeping bags essential!
The Brilliant & The Bonkers
A whirlwind talk of the best bits and best-forgotten-about bits of piano history. Presented by Áine Byrne with Doug Hill on piano.
Silent Movie
Buster delivers his usual repertoire of charming chaos in Go West (1925) as ‘Friendless’, a young vagabond heading west in search of his fortune, accompanied by an unlikely leading lady on screen and the nimble fingered Gabor Tolnay on piano.
Oscar, Tony & Friends
Come and join in the vintage fun with a star-studded set of hits from the Oscar and Tony Awards....brought to you by scintillating Drag Queens Phyllis, Shona & friends, and the zany Boathouse Community Choir. Move over Liberace!
Ripple Effect: Written by Gareth Farr & performed by Farr Out
New Zealand’s own composer of cool is flying in to the shire to premier a specially commissioned work, ‘Ripple Effect’. Set to crescendo at the stroke of midnight, this world premier will make you make you glad you stayed up late!
Be prepared in all your floss and finery for this extravaganza. Buz Bryant Green flies in from China and shines a light on our Steinway, delivering a myriad of colour and character. Also featuring violinist John Thompson and baritone Robert Tucker, this is a musical feast of local, national and international stars. Two hands, four hands, six hands, eight hands! What can’t this Steinway do?? A not-to-be-missed musical bonanza!!
Gather round and listen, as Murray takes us through the Steinway story, from Hamburg to Nelson with love! Then, the rising stars of the Nelson School of Music come out to shine in this concert featuring our 2015 scholarship winners.
The astounding tribute show taking the world by storm! A fun and heart-felt concert dedicated to the incomparable Whitney Houston. The Greatest Love Of All - The Whitney Houston Show celebrates the magnificent catalogue of hits that Houston made famous during her 30 year career, including 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody', 'Where Do Broken Hearts Go', 'I'm Every Woman', 'I Will Always Love You' and many more.
Starring the breathtaking voice of Belinda Davids live in concert and direct from sell out shows across Europe, plus a full band, dancers and theatrical effects, this show is not just a brilliant tribute but a spectacular concert experience in its own right and should not be missed!
The Nelson Final of Smokefree Rockquest: New Zealand's only nationwide, live, original music, youth event. Now in its 28th year, the series of over 40 events reaches audience numbers in excess of 10,000 every year. Founded in 1989 by music teachers Glenn Common and Pete Rainey, Smokefree Rockquest has now become a New Zealand institution.
Smokefree Rockquest aims to motivate young musicians to prove their ability and realise the heights they can reach in their music careers, and to encourage their peers to support original New Zealand music.
Children under 6 years old free entry at the door (subject to availability)
Smokefree Rockquest is New Zealand's only nationwide, live, original music, youth event. Now in its 28th year, the series of over 40 events reaches audience numbers in excess of 10,000 every year. Founded in 1989 by music teachers Glenn Common and Pete Rainey, Smokefree Rockquest has now become a New Zealand institution.
Smokefree Rockquest aims to motivate young musicians to prove their ability and realise the heights they can reach in their music careers, and to encourage their peers to support original New Zealand music.
SOUNDSTAGE STARS
Join with us, make a wish and you will be in a world of pure imagination.
The Stars of SOUNDSTAGE will be coming out to shine for our annual variety concert. You will be taken on our journey of PURE IMAGINATION via musical production numbers that inspire a world of wishes, dreams and possibilities. The featured singers, dancers, actors and musicians are direct from SOUNDSTAGE performing just for you, toe tapping, awe inspiring and live at NELSON'S historic Theatre Royal.
ABOUT SOUNDSTAGE
SOUNDSTAGE is Nelsons professional music and performing arts school offering student's quality programs with a proven track record of quality tuition in Nelson for over ten years. SOUNDSTAGE has become a name associated with quality performing arts training for children and young adults in New Zealand.
With over 7 professional tutors working on a weekly basis, SOUNDSTAGE has developed , honed and fostered the talent of many individuals who have gone on to professional careers in Theatre, Film, Radio, Television and Music in New Zealand , Australia , Europe and around the world.
Support these young students by coming to see their annual show, for some it is the first time they have set foot on stage and for others it is the end of a long journey in training for the professional world that awaits them.
See you at our glorious Theatre Royal in Nelson and be prepared to be transported to a world of pure imagination.
Early bird discount expires on Monday May 30 at 9am
