Intern. Akaroa Music Festival - Scarborough Fair

Scarborough Fair” is a well-known English folk song that has become popular over the centuries in various arrangements and interpretations, especially through the interpretation of Simon and Garfunkel. The music from the time of Shakespeare’s England is framed by a varied and atmospheric variety, as well as the radiant virtuosity of the Italian High Baroque and the French sensibility.

Magdalena Pikuła, soprano, percussion
Wolfgang Kraemer, recorder
Yuhka Nagai, violin
Tomas Hurnik, cello
Jonathan le Cocq, theorbo, Baroque guitar
Tim Emerson, harpsichord

Scarborough Fair
Wrong foot forward
The butterfly slip jig

John Dowland
Can She Excuse My Wrongs

Henry Purcell
Strike the Viol, touch the Lute

Johann Sebastian Bach
Seele, deine Spezereien, BWV 249

Rory Dall O'Cahan
Tabhair dom do Lámh

Diego Ortiz
Recercada Primera

Trad. Māori Song
"Pōkarekare Ana"

Jean-Philippe Rameau
Dans ces doux asiles
arias and dances from Castor et Pollux

Come and join us for the 18th International Akaroa Music Festival split between wonderful Akaroa and the ‘The Piano’ event centre in Christchurch.
For the 2025 series, we have created an exciting programme, featuring NZ’s most accomplished musicians as well as fabulous international guest artists.
An array of national and international guest artists will present concerts ranging from classical to jazz, from Irish folk to baroque music, from Opera to Vivaldi’s famous 4 Seasons presented by our resident cello ensemble. We truly think that we have something for everyone in this year’s festival.
As every year, we will bring stellar young talented from NZ and Australia along, performing in a lunchtime concert series at ‘The Piano’ and getting the opportunity to be working with our high calibre international guests such as Magdalena Pikuła from the Warsaw Chamber Opera. We can’t wait to start the festival and are hoping to have you all as our guests.

Edith Salzmann & Wolfgang Kraemer

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
Maureen Pettman and The Pettman Foundation
St Peter’s Church Akaroa
Trinity Church, Akaroa
Orion Powerhouse Gallery
Michael Snowden
University of Canterbury
Jardin Musical Trust