Adam Chamber Music Festival draws closer
Adam Chamber Music Festival draws closer
Excitement is
building among chamber music lovers as the eleventh Adam
Chamber Music Festival draws closer, with ticket orders
coming in from as far afield as Denmark.
Festival
Manager Roger Lloyd says with the shorter format of the
festival this year people are opting to come for the whole
eight days.
He says after ten festivals ‘The Adam
Festival’ has developed an international reputation, with
famous artists and their audience drawn to come to Nelson by
the many of the same factors.
“What draws them
here is the opportunity to share some of the most intimate
and wonderful music ever written with like-minded people and
to hear it - or play it - in beautiful heritage venues,”
he said. “The size of the city makes getting around so
easy, there are all the other ‘Nelson factors’ people
can build into their holiday - then there’s the added
bonus of getting away from the northern hemisphere
winter!”
Tickets are selling well, with some
concerts such as Grand Opening with the Hermitage String
Trio from Europe and the celebration of Liszt’s birthday
at the School of Music with pianist Martin Roscoe looking
certain to reach sell out status.
“The programme
this year is outstanding,” Lloyd said. “Other
international stars include Canadian clarinettist James
Campbell, then we have our ensemble in residence the New
Zealand String Quartet, and a who’s who of New Zealand
musicians from Michael Houston to Richard
Nunns.”
Ticket agent Greg Shaw at Everyman in
Nelson said there’s no other event he handles where the
fans show such an overall commitment.
“It’s
rare for us to sell tickets to a single show,” he said.
“People commit to several days – we even had one guy who
spent about a grand on tickets and gave a donation for the
same amount.”
For full details of the programme
and bookings go to www.music.org.nz or phone bookings to
Everyman Records in Nelson, ph 03 548
3083.
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