Pianist Stephen De Pledge: A Musical Journey
57 Wood Street, Greytown, Wairarapa
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Auckland pianist Stephen De Pledge is one of the most exciting and versatile musicians of his generation, and the Greytown Music Group is thrilled to have him perform in Greytown on Saturday 27 May. Senior Lecturer in Piano at Auckland University, he also performs throughout New Zealand and internationally.
Stephen says: "I am so happy to be playing, finally, a solo recital in Greytown. My first musical memories are here - music and apples have always been inextricably linked in my mind! I would walk through the orchard behind our house in West Street to my lessons with Pam Trappit, eating a windfall as I went. My lifetime love for music was formed here, and also in the Cookes' house, where I first encountered flutes, violins and all manner of other instruments!"
The pieces Stephen will be playing on his 2023 recital tour are those which he absolutely loves. Mozart's C minor Sonata - Mozart in an uncharacteristically stormy mood - will open the concert. 4 Sketches by Amy Beach follow, and are character pieces with a charming melodiousness. "I can't survive without Bach every day" says Stephen, "and the G minor English Suite is one of the greatest of all his suites". This all contrasts with 12 new, very short, New Zealand pieces by 12 different composers, receiving their very first performances on this tour. The concert will conclude with Improvisations, and Manuel de Falla's Ritual Fire Dance.
Bookings essential! Admission $30, children $10. For bookings contact Ed and Juliet Cooke on 06 304 9497, or efjacooke@gmail.com.
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