The Nelson Symphony Orchestra is Celebrating  Christmas with a concert of Classics.

Featuring well known Nelson soprano Allison Cormack, singing popular Christmas songs , The Little Drummer Boy, Ave Maria and others.

They are also playing orchestral classics including :

Tchaikovsky -Nutcracker Suite.

Bizet -L’Arlesienne Suite No.1

Prokofieff -  Lieutenant Kije Suite

Leon Jessel – Parade of the Tin Soldiers

Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride

A concert with something Christmas for everybody.

Showtime Australia presents this spectacular music tribute and full-scale stage production honouring the one and only King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Celebrate Jackson’s creative genius and unsurpassed talent with riveting live performances spanning his early days as a member of the Jackson 5, his groundbreaking theatrics in the 80s and his continued domination of Pop culture into the 21st century.

Songs include Thriller, Billie Jean, Smooth Criminal, Bad, Beat It, ABC, Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, Human Nature, PYT, They Don’t Really Care About Us and many more.

Get the full Michael Jackson concert experience with accomplished impersonator Dantanio - electrifying in his role as Jackson - plus a live band, choreographed dancers, authentic costumes, state-of-the-art sound and theatrical lighting, vision and effects. Truly a mind-blowing stage production - do not miss it!

The New Zealand Combined Choir and Orchestra meets at Teapot Residential Centre for its Annual Summer School of Music in January 2018.

The Teapot Summer School Choir concert "Choral Sounds of the Enlightenment" will be conducted by Ebbe Munk (Conductor of the Royal Chapel Choir in Copenhagen) and accompanied by Jonathan Berkahn.

The choir performs:
Mozart Mass in C Minor
Bortnjanskij concerto for Choir No. 24
Morten Lauridsen Shining Night

Tickets are $25 plus service fees. Cash door sales - $30

Nelson's close links with its sister cities in China will be celebrated during this year's China Week, from 6 - 11 November.

Coinciding with New Zealand's Chinese Language Week, the event will once again bring together an exciting array of activities, exhibitions, performances and business talks to celebrate and promote cross-cultural relationships and connectivity.

Our Night of Music & Theatre celebrates the talents of the Minzhu Road and Guiya Road Primary Schools both visiting Nelson from China and guest artists.

Following their participation in the US premiere, the Nelson Civic Choir present the latest work by Sir Karl Jenkins, one of the most performed contemporary choral composers: Cantata Memoria: For the children of Aberfan. The Nelson concert, under the direction of Chris Lukies, will be the first New Zealand performance of this work.

Cantata Memoria commemorates the tragedy in Aberfan, South Wales 50 years ago, where a mining tip engulfed a primary school, killing 116 children and 28 adults. Through the power and beauty of Karl Jenkins' music, the work depicts the story of that day, together with the process of grieving and finding meaning in life after tragedy.

With singers and instrumentalists from the Top of the South, Christchurch and Wellington, a youth choir, full orchestra, and a specially commissioned video to complement the music, this promises to be an emotional and memorable event. The soloists are Sarah-Jane Rennie (Soprano) and Joel Amosa (Baritone).

Join us for an evening of exceptional chamber music featuring the prizewinning Ferio Saxophone Quartet. These exciting young musicians are emerging as one of the leading British saxophone quartets among the new generation and have been enthusiastically received by audiences and critics alike. Thanks to generous local sponsors and volunteers all proceeds from this concert will go to support the work of Save the Children.

Ferio Saxophone Quartet: Huw Wiggins/Soprano, Ellie McMurray/Alto, Jose Banuls/Tenor, Shevaughan Beere/Baritone

Programme:
J.S. Bach - Italian Concerto BWV 971
Jean Françaix - Petit Quatuor
Gaetano Donizetti - Una Furtiva Lagrima
Hugo Reinhart - Quartet in F Minor for Saxophone Quartet
INTERVAL
J.S Bach (arr. Ferio) - Prelude and Fugue in G Minor BWV 535
Eugène Bozza - Andante et Scherzo
Guillermo Lago - Ciudades: Montevideo, Sarajevo and Addis Ababa
Will Gregory - Hoe Down

Conductor: Nigel Weeks

This is the fourth concert of this year's series. An exciting selection of works by famous Russian composers, including Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and more.

Programme
Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture
Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake Ballet Suite
Rimsky Korsakov  - Procession of the Nobles
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibitio
Borodin - Polovskian Dances

Nelson Symphony Orchestra: a regional orchestra of dedicated musicians aiming to produce high  quality orchestral concerts.

Singer-songwriter Jasper Hawkins is set to return to his home town with a five-piece band and his sister Jane on vocals.

He last played in Nelson in 2016 to a sold out audience at The Boathouse. Hawkins is beginning to gain traction in the musical world with his classic sound reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac and Simon & Garfunkel.

He is now based in Auckland and returns for the launch of his debut album recorded at Neil Finn's Roundhead Studio. La Vida String Quartet will join him and the band, playing his original compositions and a number of covers.

In August this year Hawkins' hauntingly beautiful song Letter to my Mother, was featured on Jesse Mulligan's show on Radio NZ. He will be performing this live at his concert and copies of his new album will be for sale on the night.

Jasper encourages you to "Come along and be inspired by beautiful instrumentation and soaring harmonies".

Celebrate with Nelson City Brass as the oldest brass band in NZ.

Celebration Brass is a concert to celebrate the 160th Anniversary of the Nelson's own band - Nelson City Brass. Musical Director Nigel Weeks will conduct the band playing bright entertaining brass music that all will enjoy.

This year the band's Special Guest Artist is Jackie Clarke. Entertainer, singer and comedian, Jackie was named 2016 Top Female Artist by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand. Jackie has performed with everyone from Dave Dobbyn to the NZSO, has been a judge on TV's NZ Idol and was part of the successful group When The Cats Been Spayed.

The band will also feature champion euphonium player, Steve Miles. Regarded as one of the finest Euphonium players of his generation, Steve has held principal positions with some of the world's finest Brass Bands including the National Band of New Zealand, Brighouse & Rastrick, Black Dyke and Williams Fairey with whom he has produced many commercial recordings and toured as a featured soloist.

Rockshop Bandquest is a new platform for the next generation of contemporary musicians to step out and perform in a supportive and encouraging competition format, with a focus on education, inspiration and entertainment.

This event is the Nelson Regional Final of the Nationwide Intermediate school band competition.