Our third Queenstown programme is a playful exploration of Eastern and Western folk influences. Set at Te Atamira, the creative confluence of the Queenstown community, we explore the composer and their musical creation as a prism, a conduit for us to connect with both ourselves and the richly cultured world around us. 

This performance is preceded by three free and utterly riveting programmes as part of our AWE+ series

We begin this evening with a showcase of our emerging artists, Sarah Lee - violin, Tal Amoore - viola, Christine Jeon - cello and Henry Meng - piano They will play with Festival Artists Benjamin Baker & Alexi Kenney - violin and Daniel Lebhardt - piano in a programme with pieces from around the world.

This is followed by another sensational free performance, this one by soprano Deborah Kaipohe who has curated a bespoke programme of folk songs. Here we celebrate centuries of European folk tradition with a touch of Aotearoa, all braught together with Deborah’s many strummed instruments.

Our final AWE+ event before Refraction is a conversation with Composer-in-Residence, Eve de Castro-Robinson who will talk to the depths of and inspirations behind her music.

Refraction programme:
- Witold Lutosławski Subito for violin and piano
- Estella Wallace, AWE 2024 Emerging Composer New Work for string quartet - world premiere
- Eve de Castro-Robinson Undercurrents for solo clarinet
- Béla Bartók Contrasts for violin, clarinet, and piano
- Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet in b minor, op. 115