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What do NZ Baroks players, soprano Greta Claringbould, & NZ Baroks Advisory Board have in common? We are gifting our performances for our Midwinter Christmas concert, plus silent auction gifts & experiences, to ensure NZ Barok performs in the future. Silent auctions include a Pomeroy Group bespoke 3 course dining experience in your own home, a 5 day holiday at Ohope Beach, an Alpine Sports Club Annual Membership plus more. Join us this Saturday 28 June, 7.30pm, St. Lukes Church, 130 Remuera Road, Auckland. https://mailchi.mp/nzbarok/gifting-a-performance-to-fundraiseImage attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment

What do NZ Barok's players, soprano Greta Claringbould, & NZ Barok's Advisory Board have in common? We are gifting our performances for our Midwinter Christmas concert, plus silent auction gifts & experiences, to ensure NZ Barok performs in the future. Silent auctions include a Pomeroy Group bespoke 3 course dining experience in your own home, a 5 day holiday at Ohope Beach, an Alpine Spor ... See MoreSee Less

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What do the players of NZ Barok, soprano soloist G What do the players of NZ Barok, soprano soloist Greta Claringbould, and NZ Barok's Advisory Board have in common? We are all gifting our performances for Midwinter Christmas by Candlelight, including wonderful silent auction gifts and experiences, to ensure NZ Barok can continue to perform in the future. Silent auctions include a Pomeroy Group bespoke 3 course dining experience in your own home, a 5 day holiday at Ohope Beach, an Alpine Sports Club Annual Membership, and more! Saturday 28th June, 7.30pm, St. Luke's Church, 130 Remuera Road, Auckland.https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2025/jun/nzbarok-midwinter-christmas?view=info
Why our Midwinter Christmas concert means so much Why our Midwinter Christmas concert means so much 🥰
We are looking forward to performing our Baby Baro We are looking forward to performing our Baby Baroque Free Kids' Concerts at Te Oro Music & Arts Centre, Glen Innes, East Auckland during the school holidays. Saturday 12th July 10-11am, and 11.30am-12.30pm
Register your interest at Eventfinda. 
10am concert: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/a-magical-day-with-ruby-may-baby-baroque-free-kids-concerts/auckland/glen-innes
11.30am concert: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/come-play-ruby-may-baby-baroque-free-kids-concerts/auckland/glen-innes

Join NZ Barok to hear the story of Ruby May, a little girl with a big imagination. Introduce the children in your lives to the beautiful sounds of baroque music! Wave a scarf to a minuet, shake a shaker to a march and enjoy a happy music-filled hour. This concert is most suitable for children aged 0-6 years. 

NZ Barok would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of this free event: Creative Communities NZ, Te Oro Music and Arts Centre Glen Innes, Dame Jenny Gibbs, The Athena Trust, The Sutton family and Friends of NZ Barok.
We are looking forward to performing our Baby Baro We are looking forward to performing our Baby Baroque Free Kids' Concerts at Te Manawa, Massey, West Auckland during the school holidays. 
Friday 11th July 10-11am "A Magical Day with Ruby May!"
11.30am-12.30pm "Come Play Ruby May!"
Book your free tickets through Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/manage/collections/3402219/events
We look forward to performing with Baroque soprano We look forward to performing with Baroque soprano Greta Claringbould (nee Mark) for Midwinter Christmas Concert by Candlelight  Saturday 28 June 7.30pm at St. Luke’s Church, Remuera. Born in New Zealand but now based near Canberra, Australia, she has carved a niche into the world of Baroque music, beguiling audiences with her natural execution of florid coloratura and expressive vocal timbre.

Growing up on a sheep and cattle farm near Cambridge, Greta’s cherished memories of her first musical experiences, shared nigh on three decades ago, are with Helen and Catherine Polglase at the Waikato Secondary School's Orchestra. Despite an initial focus on playing strings, Catherine vividly remembers Greta "always singing"!

A late bloomer in voice, before evolving into a celebrated soprano, Greta first gained a BMUS (Hons) in performance Viola and was a professional orchestral violist, also leading the Violas in the New Zealand National Youth Orchestra. At the same time she sang with the Wellington Cathedral Choir and later took on the noble task of shaping young voices as Director of Canberra Children's Choir. However eventually Greta's lifelong enduring love of singing saw her retrain as a soprano and pursue a career in Baroque voice. Greta attributes her string background as advantageous to mastering phrasing, coloratura and a sense of holistic, cohesive ensemble as a vocalist.

Passion and aptitude for Baroque music has guided Greta to the position of principal Soprano Soloist with Canberra Bach Ensemble and a founding member of Ad hoc Baroque, a trio dedicated to performing esoteric Baroque chamber works. In 2017 the trio gave the antipodean premiere of Brunetti's 1764 Stabat Mater reviving a once forgotten masterpiece.

Greta’s performances have also taken her to prestigious local and international festivals including Europe where she has sung works by Bach, Handel and Pergolesi et al. Whether she’s soaring through the pages of Bach’s Magnificat or rendering Handel’s Messiah to life, she does so with a unique pure tone.

When not enchanting audiences, Greta shares her expertise as a private vocal coach, helping aspiring singers develop their own voice and style.
COST: $345 incl GST total OBSERVER: $17.25 incl. G COST: $345 incl GST total
OBSERVER: $17.25 incl. GST/opening lecture, 
$28.75 incl. GST/half day
LOCATION: University of Auckland
DATES: 18th–20th July 2025
START: 4.30pm Friday 18th July
FINISH: 5.00pm Sunday 20th July

- Practical sessions on baroque instruments
- Orchestral rehearsals and informal concert
- Lectures and demonstrations
•	 Instruments offered: violin, viola, cello, double bass, viola da gamba, recorder, harpsichord

Join members of NZ Barok and guests for an intensive weekend academy this July. This is a professional development opportunity on baroque instruments (or modern with baroque bows) in a welcoming and friendly environment. The history, theory, and 
practical application of baroque performance principals will be covered. The weekend will comprise lectures, demonstrations, orchestral sessions and sectionals, culminating in a final 
informal concert on the Sunday. The featured work will be the groundbreaking Les Élémens by French baroque composer Jean-Féry Rebel. Morning and afternoon tea is provided.
APPLY
Contact Miranda Hutton miranda.hutton@nzbarok.org.nz
to register your interest and see if this academy is the right fit for you! Aimed at professional and university level players (or advanced secondary school students), this workshop will equip participants with a thorough starting basis in baroque performance methodology and practice. Entry is by audition. Please submit a video of two short contrasting movements of a baroque work, performed on baroque or modern instrument. Submissions close on Monday 23rd June.
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