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A review of Toi Toi Opera's Barber and Bernstein double bill, and the première Kenneth Young’s new opera The Strangest of Angels are the latest topics on Tony's blog in Troubleshooter.

Get ready for the next two Resonance Ensemble 2022 concerts in September and December. In June Tony conducted a programme titled Myths and Legends with music by Dvořák and Prokofiev. On 25 September they present Homelands with music by Britten, Rossini, Grieg and Smetana. Details are available on the Resonance Ensemble website.

Tony's Sinfonia orchestra from the Christchurch School of Music will perform a Flashmob event at two large shopping malls in early September, so watch for details in the coming days. In April they performed music by Elgar, Mussorgsky and his own Linwood March at a performance in the Christchurch Town Hall. The concert was video recorded and can be found on YouTube. The Sinfonia segment starts at the 56.30 time point.

Resonance Ensemble will present Homelands (music by Britten, Rossini, Grieg and Smetana) at The Piano on September 25 - Book now
The CSM Sinfonia presented a Flashmob event at two large Christchurch shopping malls on 3 September
Tony conducted Resonance Ensemble in Myths and Legends (music by Dvořák and Prokofiev) at The Piano on June 26
On 10 April Tony conducted CSM Sinfonia at the Christchurch Town Hall in his Linwood March and Elgar's Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1
On 4 March 2022 Tony presented his ideas on Politics in Music to the U3A Arts Centre group
Tony's latest reviews can be found on Theatreview, The Press (Stuff) and on the Christopher's Classics website

Resonance Ensemble is currently rehearsing its Homelands programme for its next concert on 25 September at The Piano in Christchurch. Bookings are now open