A Musical Journey

The August concert of the Greytown Music Group, on Sunday 18 August at 4pm, is a musical journey led by Duo Tapas and capturing the essence of Eastern Europe, Spain, Ireland, and New Zealand. It features Rupa Maitra, violin, and Owen Moriarty, guitar, and will include works by Bela Bartok, Joaquin Rodrigo, Douglas Lilburn, M.D. Pujol, Almer Imamovic, and Anthony Ritchie.

Rupa Maitra studied violin with Pamela Bryce at Otago University where she completed a BMus in 1990, gaining several prizes in performance and musicology. She was a member of the Southern Sinfonia between 1986 and 1997, including as principal second violin in 1994-97. She plays in various chamber groups in Wellington and is a member of the first violin section of Orchestra Wellington. Rupa directs the Wadestown Primary school orchestra in Wellington.

Owen Moriarty completed his Masters at Massey University in 2003, before heading to the US where he studied at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles) with James Smith and Los Angeles Guitar Quartet members Scott Tennant and Bill Kanengiser. He also participated in master classes with guitar luminaries Odair and Sergio Assad and Grammy award winning guitarist David Russell. Owen has released three CDs through ODE Records and in 2013 completed his sixth tour on behalf of Chamber Music New Zealand. He has performed solo, concerto and chamber music concerts across the country as well as in Australia, USA, Portugal, Mexico, Thailand, Spain and the United Kingdom.