Arts Centre Chamber Series: Voices of Ōtākaro

Voices of Ōtākaro is a special chamber presentation which celebrates the power of verse set to melody.

Join talented musicians from UC Music and Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, and hear the poetry of Mary Oliver, Federico García Lorca, local texts from the Ōtākaro River Trail, waiata and more, brought to life by vocalists Zara Ballara, Naomi Ferguson, and Yumeka Hildreth. With compositions by Reuben de Lautour & Mahini-Ina Kingi-Kaui, David Roitstein and George Crumb, under the musical direction of Professor Mark Menzies, this event is a must for lovers of music and poetry.

This concert is part of the Arts Centre Chamber Series, a collaboration between the University of Canterbury School of Music and Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre.