We have a FULL programme of concerts for 2023.
Click on the 2023 Concert Calendar TAB above for the full list of concerts.
Click on the 2023 Concert Calendar TAB above for the full list of concerts.
SEPTEMBER /October Concerts
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT
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SUNDAY 8th October at 2pm
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Nichola Genn Harris
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Sunday Concert prices
(Cash Only) at the door on the day. Adults $20 TMG Members $15 |
Combining bass, alto, concert flutes and piccolo with taonga puoro and electro-acoustic backing tracks, Nichola will present ‘Soundscape Aotearoa’. With music almost exclusively by New Zealand composers such as Anthony Ritchie, Peter Adams, Helen Fisher, and Martin Lodge, the programme depicts our landscape, our history, and our culture, and highlights the uniqueness of the language of Music in New Zealand, with its fusion of Western Art Music, cross-cultural inspiration, and the sounds of our landscape.
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Nichola comes from a musical family, and considers herself lucky to have been associated with the Nelson School of Music at a time there were two strong principals, and a number of strong teen musicians. “Not only did Mum and Dad make sacrifices so that I could hear the best musicians touring through Nelson, but there was a huge culture of performance and I had the opportunity to play with the best local musicians, as well as some visiting musicians.” She went on to gain degrees at the NSW State Conservatorium of Music, University of Canterbury, and Otago University and holds Fellowships from both Trinity College and the Royal School of Music, in London.
Looking for a new challenge to keep her brain occupied as she finished her PhD Nichola enrolled in a Māori language course, which ultimately led to a new passion. She has joined a growing number of musicians using taonga puoro, and while she does not consider herself an expert in these, she enjoys sharing her journey of discovery with these instruments, and often uses them in combination with her Western flutes in performance. Together taonga puoro and her four flutes create what she laughingly refers to as her ‘one man band’ that she will perform with as a part of the Thames Music Group Sunday concert series in October. |
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Nichola Genn Harris is a relatively new import to the Coromandel area. Born in Nelson but spending thirty-five years bringing up a family in Southland, she shifted to Thames – where her maternal grandmother was born – in 2021 as she took on the position of HOD Music at Thames High School. As she finds her feet in her new job she is becoming more musically-active in the Thames community, having conducted the local production of Messiah last year for the St. George’s Choir, and with new plans on the horizon involving the harpsichord recently donated to the school.
FRIDAY Lunchtime Concert (Free)
Waikato University Conservatorium Vocal Students
FRIDAY 27th OCTOBER at 12.15pm
St Georges Church Thames
Koha appreciated. ENJOY Hot soup and a bun after the concert for $5
Waikato University Conservatorium of Music-Vocal Students
Thames Music Group MEMBERSHIP
Become an annual member and enjoy $5 off each Sunday concert you attend. Recieve a regular coffee voucher for Melbourne Cafe when you register or renew your regisration Plus bring a friend for their FIRST concert and they will receive $5 off their first attendance.
Become an annual member and enjoy $5 off each Sunday concert you attend. Recieve a regular coffee voucher for Melbourne Cafe when you register or renew your regisration Plus bring a friend for their FIRST concert and they will receive $5 off their first attendance.
WELCOME TO THE THAMES MUSIC GROUP WEBSITE
Now in it's 46th year, the Thames Music Group is a not-for profit incorporated society that promotes and presents music performances in Thames, on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand for the enrichment of our local community.
The Group has been running continuously since 1977 and is run by a small team of dedicated volunteers with a passion for music.
The Thames Music Group funds its activities through membership fees, private donations and grants where possible. Our activities are largely made possible through the generosity of many.
Throughout the years Thames Music Group has presented a very wide range of musical entertainment to the public through its monthly Free Friday Lunchtime series (45 minutes) and monthly full Sunday Concerts in the beautiful St Georges Church in Mackay St..
Groups with players from throughout NZ have performed here to the delight of the audiences.
Entertainment has included piano solos, organ recitals, choirs, vocal groups, solo singers, instrumental groups and quartets, student and professional performers in wide genre of music.
Now in it's 46th year, the Thames Music Group is a not-for profit incorporated society that promotes and presents music performances in Thames, on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand for the enrichment of our local community.
The Group has been running continuously since 1977 and is run by a small team of dedicated volunteers with a passion for music.
The Thames Music Group funds its activities through membership fees, private donations and grants where possible. Our activities are largely made possible through the generosity of many.
Throughout the years Thames Music Group has presented a very wide range of musical entertainment to the public through its monthly Free Friday Lunchtime series (45 minutes) and monthly full Sunday Concerts in the beautiful St Georges Church in Mackay St..
Groups with players from throughout NZ have performed here to the delight of the audiences.
Entertainment has included piano solos, organ recitals, choirs, vocal groups, solo singers, instrumental groups and quartets, student and professional performers in wide genre of music.
ABOUT THAMES
Thames is conveniently situated only a ninety minute drive from Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga. In the late 19th century, Thames was one of the largest towns in New Zealand - built on the pioneering industries of gold and Kauri logging. Today, its colourful history is still alive in the many hotels, buildings, museums and activities found in the area.
Thames has a population of approximately 7,500.
For more information about Thames see http://www.thamesinfo.co.nz// or http://www.thecoromandel.com/towns/thames or http://www.creativecoromandel.com
Thames has a population of approximately 7,500.
For more information about Thames see http://www.thamesinfo.co.nz// or http://www.thecoromandel.com/towns/thames or http://www.creativecoromandel.com
Our Supporters
The Thames Music Group has always been extremely grateful for the support of St Georges Church for the continued use of their beautiful church.
We are grateful too for generous grants from Creative New Zealand, the Thames Coromandel District Council and the Waikato Community Trust which help in paying for professional performers, and with the upkeep of the piano, but most of all we are grateful to the people of Thames and our wider Coromandel community who have supported us over the years, and who we hope will continue to do so.
We are grateful too for generous grants from Creative New Zealand, the Thames Coromandel District Council and the Waikato Community Trust which help in paying for professional performers, and with the upkeep of the piano, but most of all we are grateful to the people of Thames and our wider Coromandel community who have supported us over the years, and who we hope will continue to do so.
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