Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts and Gallery

Join the Scot Hall Voice Studio Adults, Teens and Kids Musical Theatre Classes for an exuberant, joyful Musical Theatre Showcase Performance at the stunning Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts! Featuring songs, scenes and choreography from Little Shop of Horrors, School of Rock and more!

📅: Sunday 29 September
⏰: 2pm
📍: Playhouse Theatre
🎟: Adult $24.50 | Child (12yrs & under) $18.50

Get your tickets: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/spring-musical-theatre-showcase/

Get ready to be entertained at the 2024 NZ Mountain Film Festival. Celebrating the very best in New Zealand-made short films, the Pure NZ package is a nod to the unique Kiwi sense of adventure!

📅: Thursday 26 September
⏰: 6:30pm
📍: Concert Chamber
🎟: $16.50 - $82.50

Get your tickets: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/nz-mountain-film-festival-national-tour-2024/

Hamilton City Brass, led by Musical Director Todd Smith, will transport you to the baroque era with a modern twist.
Experience classic pieces reimagined with contemporary genres like rock, funk, and contemporary classical. 🎺🎺🎺

📅: Saturday 21 September
⏰: 7:30pm
📍: Concert Chamber
🎟: $10 - $60

Get your tickets: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/tutti/

Come along to hear the University Chamber Orchestra perform the world premiere of Michael William's orchestral version of his well-loved Equinox! It is a chance to celebrate Spring with some musical excitement!

📅: Sunday 22 September
⏰: 5pm
📍: Concert Chamber
🎟: $11.50 - $16.50

Get your tickets: https://premier.ticketek.co.nz/events/HAYDN24/venues/HAC/performances/EHAC2024878/tickets

Chamber Music New Zealand (CMNZ) welcomes reed quintet Calefax to Aotearoa for an exciting nationwide tour. Hailing from the Netherlands, the five woodwind players bring an innovative programme that highlights their virtuosic brilliance and incredible showmanship. You don't want to miss it!

📅: Wednesday 18 September
⏰: 7:30pm
📍Concert Chamber
🎟: Adult $55.00 | Child $16.50 | Senior $51.50 | Student $16.50

Get your tickets: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/calefax/

This captivating concert will take you on a thrilling journey from Broadway's golden age classics like "Oklahoma!" to contemporary hits like “Waitress.” Enjoy a night of unforgettable songs and performances celebrating the evolution of musical theatre.

📅: 27 September
⏰: 4pm
📍: Concert Chamber
🎟: FREE

Come along to hear the rich male voices of Mighty River Harmony, the sparkle of the mixed youth chorus Manu Maataatahi, and the dazzle of the Waikato Rivertones Women's chorus in their concert Harmony Waikato Spectacular!

📅: 14 September
⏰: 7pm
📍: Concert Chamber
🎟: Adult $32.50 | Students & Seniors $27.50

Get your tickets: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/harmony-waikato-spectacular/

Come and support our brilliant finalists Carlee Hanna (piano), Sitiveni Palei (trumpet) and Jacqui McPherson (flute), perform their complete concertos with piano accompaniment by special guest, Fergus Byett in this evening of musicality, artistry, and delight. 🎹🪈🎺

⏰: 6pm
📅: Friday 13 September
📍: Concert Chamber
🎟: Adult $20 | Gold Card + Students $10

Get your tickets: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/concerto-competition-final/

Team Drury Lane is off to Disneyland Orlando and want you to see the show! Don't miss this dynamic and vibrant performance before the team fly off to the USA!

📅: Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 September
⏰: 7pm on Saturday & 2pm on Sunday
📍: Playhouse Theatre
🎟: Adult $42.50 | Child $21.50

Get your tickets: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/spectra/

Lunchtime recitals are back again from tomorrow, 4 September 🥳
Here is the line up for the next 3 weeks. More concerts to come so watch this space!

⏰: 1pm
📅: Every Wednesday during the Trimester
📍: Concert Chamber
🎟: $15

Get your tickets: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/lunchtime-recital-series-2/

Cantando Choir presents an afternoon of sacred music featuring Rheinberger’s “Stabat Mater”, with choir, strings and organ. You won't want to miss this!

⏰: 3:30pm
📅: Saturday 7 September
📍: Concert Chamber
🎟: $13.50 - 40.50

Get your tickets: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/luminous-night/

Join Scot Hall and his vocal students at the stunning Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts for an afternoon of beautiful singing featuring solos and duets from your favourite musicals!

⏰: 1pm
📅 Sunday 1 September
📍 Te Whare Tāpere iti
🎟 Adult: $16.50 | Child $11.50

Get your tickets: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/winter-vocal-showcase/

Join us for an evening of operatic drama, as the University of Waikato’s most promising voices compete for this prestigious prize.

Adjudicator: Andrea Creighton, soprano.
Supported by: Dame Malvina Major Foundation and Greenlea Foundation Trust

⏰: 7pm
📅: Saturday 31 August
📍: Concert Chamber
🎟: Adults $20 | Concession: $15 | Student $5

Get your tickets here: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/aria-competition/

Pole Dancing has become mainstream, leading to many talented dancers and performers feeling anxious about entering professional competitions. This competition provides amateurs the opportunity to showcase their skills, win great prizes, and demonstrate their progress in the sport.

Come along and support these amazing competitors!

⏰: First Heat 1:30pm, Second Heat 7:30pm
📅 Saturday 31 August
📍 Playhouse Theatre
🎟$47.50

Get your tickets:https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/nz-amateur-pole-performer/

Explore the power of creativity for wellbeing. In collaboration with the University of Waikato Wellbeing Hub and Creative Waikato's 'Creativity Every Day' programme, the Foyer Galleries in the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts will be open to the University's community as a space for artistic expression and wellness. Pop by to have a go at one of our arty activities or simply relax and recharge in a creative space.

Creative Waikato, WU Wellbeing Hub

There are still tickets available to this performance on Sunday so make sure you don’t miss out! 🎶🎟️

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Intangible Echoes 'When I am not, what will there be?' The line from Leo Tolstoy's novel The Death of Ivan Ilyich is the inspiration behind Michael F Williams' work 'Intangible Echoes', which gets its world premiere this weekend in Hamilton.

Today is the ITM Band & Orchestra Festival at the Academy!
It’s so great to see so many enthusiastic young musicians enjoying the festival! 🎷🎻🎺🪇🪈🪕🥁🎸🪘

Russell Armitage Concerts presents: "A Schubert Celebration"

Featuring Isabella Reid (Soprano), Sergio Marshall (French Horn), Matthew Colvin (Clarinet), and Jonathan Dunlop (Piano). This concert will showcase some rare works by Schubert and Impromptus for piano by the Czech composer Voříšek.

📅: Thursday 29 August
⏰: 7:30pm
📍: Te Whare Tāpere Iti
🎟: $16.50 - $37.50

Get your tickets: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/a-schubert-celebration/

Make sure to get your tickets 🎟️ 🎶

Orchestras Central

Of People And Places - OCT Ensemble If you enjoyed the immersive Our World experience in 2023, you’ll love Of People and Places – the second concert in our experimental chamber series.

Dig out an old instrument and join the all-comers Rusty Player Orchestra, or witness the extraordinary talent of our rising young composers and performers of tomorrow at an exciting range of open workshops!

📅 Friday 23 August - Sunday 25 August
📍 Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts
🎟$8 - $43.50

Get your tickets: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/new-event-pagecentral-celebrates-waikatos-orchestral-festival-for-all/

Following a fantastic evening celebrating the work of four phenomenal wāhine Māori artists sharing powerful kōrero, 'E Hoki Mai Nei Ki Te Ūkaipo' is open! Swing by between 9am-4pm weekdays to experience this incredible work by Aimee Ratana, Aisha Roberts, Hollie Tawhiao and Maraea Timutimu.

Join us tomorrow to hear Professor Trevor Daya-Winterbottom talk about 'The Future of Law: Tradition, Innovation, the Environment, and Beyond …' in this public lecture.

⏰ 5:30pm
📅 Tuesday 13 August
📍 Concert Chamber
🎟 Free

Register your attendance here: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/the-future-of-law-tradition-innovation-the-environment-and-beyond/

Join Moksha Base in concert! "Harmonizing Cultures" represents a breakthrough in New Zealand arts, empowering artists to explore innovative approaches and embrace artistic experimentation.

⏰ 6pm
📅 Saturday 17 Aug, 2024
📍 Concert Chamber
🎟 $24.50

Get your tickets: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/harmonizing-cultures/

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of music and artistry at the Fundraising Concert for Libby Montgomery! Featuring a captivating blend of opera, art song, and music theatre, this event is dedicated to supporting Libby as she prepares to study at the esteemed Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK.

⏰: 1:30pm
📅: Sunday 18 August
📍: Dr John Gallagher Concert Chamber
🎟: $16.50 - $42.50

Purchase your tickets here 👉 https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/find-event/libby-montgomery-and-friends-fundraising-concert/