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“You get into a trance-like state”: on performing in Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians

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Hannah Kagawa reflects on the experience of performing in the New Zealand premiere of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians, at The Piano | Pīpīwharauroa Kui-kui whitiwhiti ora, Saturday 15 August 2026. Fourteen seconds of absolute silence, followed by an instant standing ovation from a sold out crowd at The Piano. Words cannot describe how… Continue reading “You get into a trance-like state”: on performing in Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians

Review: Noteworthy – 150 Years of UC – a celebratory smorgasbord of music

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Chris Archer reviews Noteworthy: Celebrating 150 Years of University of Canterbury, presented by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in conjunction with UC, conducted by Mark Menzies, MCed by Oscar Days and Alexandra Watson, Saturday 26 August 2023 at the Christchurch Town Hall. This concert, described by one of the UC student MCs as a ‘concert featuring… Continue reading Review: Noteworthy – 150 Years of UC – a celebratory smorgasbord of music