Saturday, 17 March 2007 - Metro Theatre Grand Opening An event to celebrate the opening of the Metro Theatre following recent renovations by the Manukau City Council. Hosted by groups that use the venue proceedings starting at 1pm followed shortly after by a light lunch of local cultural food and an afternoon of local talent. Art works will also be on display. The Manukau Youth Orchestra leads off the performance section of the afternoon at 2pm and is followed by groups below.
New Zealand Punjabi Cultural Association
Pukapuka Elders of the Cook Islands Brown Letters (Six Manukau Youth Performers) Tuvalu Elders Samoan Worship Centre Te Aroha Performing Art Club World Tansoodo Martial Arts South Auckland Traditional Country Western Club
Tongan EldersCook Island Elders Kerisiano Faafouina Church Saturday, 16 June 2007 - Metro Theatre Evening Concert The first evening concert performed by the Manukau Youth Orchestra. chamber groups and the full orchestra perform at 7:30pm at the Mangere East Hall aka The Metro Theatre 362 Massey Road, Mangere. The concert programme is one hour.
Full Orchestra - Overture to the Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
Chamber Group - Mozart Flute Quartet Full Orchestra - The "Military" Symphony No. 100 by Haydn
Saturday, 8 December 2007 - Metro TheatreThe full orchestra perform at 7:30pm at the Mangere East Hall aka The Metro Theatre 362 Massey Road, Mangere.
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Double Flute Concerto TWV 52:e1 Jooyeon Shin, Sean Manley Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Violin and Oboe Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1060 Christine Chong, Natalia Turangi Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Symphony No. 9 in C Major KV 73 We were short a bass player and Karina has learnt the instrument in five months to fill the gap. Natalia has taken on the challenge of performing a concerto on the oboe after just one year on the instrument. Sunday, 9 December 2007 - Botanic Gardens Chamber group performances of works by Telemann, Haydn and Mozart in the Auckland Botanic Gardens, Manukau, from 12:30pm to 2:30pm in the grounds.
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