Blog archives for May, 2009

Here is the review in the Taranaki Daily News:

TARANAKI DAILY NEWS Monday, May 11, 2009

New Plymouth orchestra gives all with classical period excellence

Review By ALLAN PURDY

THE New Plymouth Orchestra gave its best concert ever on Saturday night at St Andrew’s Church.  With Adam Jasinski’s meticulous direction and large amounts of concentration from the players, this talented group just keeps improving.

The programme of works from the late 19th century classical period could so easily have been just ordinary, but no, this was a sparkling performance from start to finish, considerably enhanced by the brilliance of two concerto soloists.
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Well, I should be typing this from my hotel room in Tonga, but sadly my involvement in these concerts was canned because we simply could not get together for a rehearsal beforehand due to being too busy.

To cheer myself up I will post the review of the concerto I played in New Plymouth last weekend.