The NZDO provides an opportunity to make music at a high level, reconnect with colleagues and friends from around the country, meet new people and rediscover the pleasures of making music alongside a career in medicine.
Music that gives twice
Every NZDO player pays an enrolment fee that covers the costs of rehearsals, venue hire and the conductor. This means every dollar from ticket sales is donated to a local community organisation. To date, our concert beneficiaries have been local hospices. By attending a concert, audiences support both outstanding live music and health care in their community.
Why do people play with the NZDO?
These are themes we hear repeatedly from NZDO players:
- “The highlight of my year.”
- “The NZDO got me playing again.”
- “It showed me that medicine and music can coexist.”
- “So much fun.”
- “I’ve made great friends through the orchestra.”
Some players already play in other community and professional orchestras; others had stopped playing after school or university. The NZDO gives people a reason to pick up their instrument again and provides a way of combining music with a career in medicine.
