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This was held on 23 July 2023 at the Theatre Royal, TSB Showplace, New Plymouth. The orchestra performed

This was held on 24 July 2022 at the Nelson Centre of Musical Arts. The orchestra performed

The conductor was Mark Hodgkinson

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2021 Concert

This was held on 27 June 2021 at the Nelson Centre of Musical Arts. The orchestra performed

The conductor was Mark Hodgkinson

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This was held on 23 June 2019 at the Dunedin Town Hall. The orchestra performed

Anthony Ritchie: Hippocratic hymn - A commissioned overture
Brahms: Academic overture
Séjourné: Marimba concerto with soloist Rachel Thomas (Auckland medical student)
Dvořák: Symphony 9

2018 Concert

This was held on 24 June 2018 at the Municipal Theatre, Napier. The orchestra performed

Turina: Danzas Fantásticas
Schumann: Cello Concerto with soloist Paul van Houtte (Auckland Medical Student)
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

2017 Concert

This was held on 11 June 2017 at The Piano, Christchurch. The orchestra performed

Rossini: Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers
Mozart: Concerto for flute and harp, with soloists Dr Duncan Watts (Dunedin anesthetist) and Dr Vanessa Souter (Wellington GP)
Beethoven: Symphony No.8
Dvořák: Czech Suite (final movement)

The conductor was Mark Hodgkinson

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2016 Concert

This was held on 26 June 2016 at the Municipal Theatre, Napier. The orchestra performed

Beethoven: Violin concerto, with soloist Dr Kiarash Taghavi (paediatric surgical registrar)
Mahler: Symphony No 1

This was held on 28 June 2015 at the Theatre Royal, TSB Showplace, New Plymouth. The orchestra performed

Lilburn: Festival overture
Beethoven: Triple concerto with soloists: Trio Pohádka (Dr Shyam Sankaran (Auckland radiology registrar), Lisa Chung & Petr Tomek)
Sibelius: Symphony No 2

The conductor was Mark Hodgkinson

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This was held on 29 June 2014 at the Theatre Royal, TSB Showplace, New Plymouth. The orchestra performed

A commissioned work by one of our players, Dr Louise Webster, “I never will”
Mozart: Clarinet concerto (first movement); the soloist was Clarinetist Ryan Cha (final year medical student).
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No 1
Brahms: Symphony No 2.

The conductor was Mark Hodgkinson

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2013 concert

This was held on 23 June 2013 at the Nelson School of Music. The orchestra performed

Britten: King Arthur suite (movements 1 & 3),
Sibelius: Violin concerto (first movement); soloist Dr David Choi.
Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony; soloist Dr Jonathan Christiansen (Auckland cardiologist)

The conductor was Mark Hodgkinson

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The inaugural concert was held on 24 June 2012 at the Nelson School of Music. The orchestra performed

Lilburn: Aotearoa Overture
Schumann: Piano concerto (movement 1); soloist Adrian Secker (Nelson surgeon)
Puccini: O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) and Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (from La Rondine); soloist Tara Martin (Christchurch physiotherapist)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5

The conductor was Mark Hodgkinson
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