Pōneke Sessions

Listen to our project director Leah Thomas on RNZ Concert this afternoon!! Leah has just joined the RNZ whānau as a casual presenter 🎵

Welcome to Leah Thomas who has joined the RNZ Concert team as a casual presenter. Leah is a freelance classical musician (clarinet), arts accessibility advocate, project director and recent law school graduate. She is the instigator and host of Pōneke Sessions and programmed the last Classical on Cuba festival in Wellington. We love her passion for music and we're thrilled to have her onboard. Tune in to hear Leah this afternoon!

🎄 SAVE THE DATE 🎄

Missed us last week?? No worries! We aren’t quite done with ya yet 🎅

Pōneke Christmas Sessions is back for round 2 on the 13th December!!! (Three weeks away)

Our lineup features Christmas barbershop AND (post debut) Ella sings Ella with strings 🎻

We will be raising money for the wonderful ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Stay tuned for more deets later this week # #

🫶 Popping into your feed to remind you that our LAST SESH of the year is tomorrow, 6.30pm, .squalor 🫶

You won’t want to miss our two stunning ensembles - Duo Enharmonics and Iris Sax Quartet!

See you tomorrow whānau xoxox

📸 .te.tamaiti

Thanks for the shout out RadioActive.FM 🤩

Two more shows this year whānau!! See you next Tuesday x

✨ONE WEEK UNTIL SEASON 3 ✨

LINE-UP:
🌟 Bruno Guedea (solo guitar)
🌟 Inbal and Paul (cello and double bass duo)
🌟 Hayden, Toby and James (piano trio)

In case you are new around here:
⏱: Tuesdays 6:30 pm

🍷: .squalor on Garrett St

💵 Cash on door. Prices are set at $5, $10, $15 and $20 so you can pay what you're comfortable with.

Season 3 coming soon 😱

We made it to spring! 🌸 Pōneke sessions are coming back soon, and we’re so excited. We have lots of great things lined up 🌷 First session back is 4th October, 6:30 .squalor as per usual, so put it in your diaries and keep an eye out for some content coming soon 🌞🍄

📸: .film

🌙LAST SESSION OF SEASON TWO!🌙

We’re rounding off season two with two quintets!

🎻 The Dots (String Quintet)
🎺Dinky Electric Quintet (Brass quintet)

6:30pm Tuesday 16th August, Bedlam and Squalor
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Introducing 🥁…. Dinky Electric Quintet! 🎺

Playing next week at the LAST SESSION of Season Two!

Same time same place - Tuesday 6:30 pm, Bedlam and Squalor

See you there 🥳

🥂 FREE DRINK GIVEAWAY 🥂

Two drinks on us up for grabs next week! We’ll have a raffle at the door, so bring a friend and settle in for a night of gorgeous music.

Lineup is:
✨ What the Pluck?
✨ Spitfires Woodwind Quintet

📣SOUNDS OF TE KŌKI TAKEOVER 📣

Featuring new works from local up and coming composers, our Tuesday session is a Sounds of Te Kōki takeover 🤩 This is a great opportunity to hear some fresh music from a new generation of composers. Check out our Facebook for the lineup, and can’t wait to see y’all there!

Just dropping in to remind you there’s no session on tonight xx

We hope you had a good weekend at Classical on Cuba! We certainly did ☺️

See you next week! 👋🏼

❤️‍🔥 Classical on Cuba! ❤️‍🔥

It’s that time of year whānau! Classical on Cuba is kicking off this time next week🔥 it’s gonna be lit, check out for more info, and keep your eyes peeled for our gig recommendations!

Pōneke Sessions updated their website address.

Kia orrrraaaa e te whānau o Pōneke Sessions!!!!!

We are super SUPER stoked to announce today a couple of things have been in the pipeline...

1. Website! We are officially OFFICIAL and now have a funky fresh website for all of your informative needs. Check out our baby here: https://ponekesessions.com/

2. Rebrand!! Our design angel Luke Hempleman has given us a complete ✨glow up✨ and we now look as great as our sessions are. Ngā mihi nui ki a koe e hoa x

Huge thanks to everyone who has supported our journey so far. We loooove you and can't wait to see y'all at our first session of Season 2 on Tuesday July 5! 🎉

Pōneke Classical Sessions | Season One 2022 | #6 💛

📸 Lauren Jack

⚡️ This is your reminder that Pōneke Classical Sessions is on break until Season Two kicks off on July 5th ⚡️

We will be taking a breather from the sesh to get Season Two (and a whole lot more!) ready for you 🔥

Thank you to everyone involved in Pōneke Classical Sessions Season One - our musicians, volunteers, photographers, loyal audience members and supporters, bar staff, and sesh team.

We love you and can't wait to see y'all July 5th! 🫶

📸 Will Wragg

7UP | Pōneke Classical Session #6 | 26 April 6.30pm

Local brass septet, 7up, brings together 7 iconic brass players from across Wellington - Stephen Mosa'ati, Sarah Rathbun, Toby Pringle, Luke Spence, Nick Scott, David Paligora, and Matt Stein. Check out these legends TONIGHT at our final sesh of Season 1 2022!!!