AWE 2026's opening weekend continues with Betweenm a programme that explores what lies beneath the surface of music: the hidden structures, unspoken emotions, and unseen connections that reveal themselves through shared experience. At its heart is the world premiere of Michael Norris' AWE 2026 commission, conceived in dialogue with a new sculptural work by Ed Cruickshank, where meaning exists simultaneously in physical and sonic form.

Programme

• Caroline Shaw Plan & Elevation
• Michael Norris AWE 2026 Commission for string trio
• Robert Schumann String Quartet in A minor, op. 41, no. 3

Performers

• Benjamin Baker, Justine Cormack, Florian Donderer & Marike Kruup - Violin
• Matthew Lipman & Julia Joyce - Viola
• Tanja Tetzlaff & Matthias Balzat - Cello

AWE+ | Michael Norris & Ed Cruikshank in conversation, 3:45pm - 4:30pm

 
This Free Artist Talk sees our Composer in Residence, Michael Norris, introduce his music and discuss his new AWE commission for string trio. Conceived in dialogue with a new sculptural work by Ed Cruikshank, Ed will join Michael in a discussion about their creative collaboration.

Presented between the two performances of Between at Rippon Hall, Wānaka.

Free entry.