Auckland Philharmonia | Baroque & Beyond: Water Music
12/06/25
to 12/06/25
7:30pm to 8:30pm Thursday, 12 June
Director Andrew Beer Handel Water Music (selections) Tippett (arr. Manning) Time Past, Time Present, Time Future
Closes
Jun 12, 2025Posted on
Apr 10, 2025Event type:
Music ,Price:
From $28-$67Venue:
Holy Trinity Cathedral, ParnellAddress:
446 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland 1052Region:
Auckland ,
King George I, with a small assortment of aristocratic guests, sat in a boat floating up the Thames. Handel, and an orchestra, sat in another, entertaining the royal party with a new piece called, inevitably, Water Music.
Nowadays it’s usually played on dry land, but never like this, interspersed with Tippett’s calmly radiant music for strings. Across a gulf of 250 years, the two composers engage in a deeply moving dialogue with each other.
Notes Fund - Music for this concert has been supported by Steven Brodie, Teresa Hall & Gene Dillman