Media release

THE MAGIC FLUTE OF MELISSA FARROW
NZ Barok and Melissa Farrow

Saturday 6 May 7.30 pm
Sunday 7 May 2 pm
St Luke’s Church, Remuera, Auckland

Internationally renowned period flautist Melissa Farrow returns to New Zealand to enchant audiences with her dazzling musicality and style in NZ Barok’s Autumn Notes series.

NZ Barok is New Zealand’s national baroque orchestra, and is delighted to be joined by Melissa Farrow for itsAutumn Notes concerts - a stunning showcase of the beautifully expressive magic of the baroque flute featuring works by Carl Friederich Abel, Haydn, WF Bach, Boyce and Sammartini.

Melissa Farrow is principal flute of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and a leading specialist in historical flute and recorder.

Her expertise in the wooden flutes of the early music age and their wonderful repertoire, coupled with the uniquely warm and grainy notes the historic instruments are renowned for make her performances a virtuosic delight.

Originally from New Zealand, Melissa has performed around the world, and regularly appears and records with Pinchgut Opera and The Australian Haydn Ensemble, as well as the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra, Ironwood, The Marais Project, Salut, The Australian Chamber Orchestra, Ludovico’s Band andLatitude 37.

www.nzbarok.org.nz

AUTUMN NOTES