Ōtaki Memorial Hall
Programme
Gershwin – An American in Paris
Debussy – Rapsodie (Saxophone & Orchestra)
Villa Lobos – Fantasia para Saxophone
Milhaud – Le Boeuf sur le toit
Conductor | Donald Armstrong
Donald Armstrong is very proud to be the Resident Conductor of the Kāpiti Concert Orchestra. He is the Associate Concertmaster of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and has spent many years performing under top level conductors. He performs regularly in New Zealand as a chamber musician and conductor and has taught as an artist teacher at the New Zealand School of Music. His chamber group, the “Amici Ensemble” is currently in its 37th year of concerts. Donald is co-artistic director of the Martinborough Music Festival.
Donald is interested in preserving and advancing New Zealand’s musical heritage. He is an avid supporter and teacher for the work of Arohanui Strings+ in the Wellington region, creating social change through music. As a violinist, teacher, conductor and mentor, he encourages instrumentalists young and old while continuing his quest for the wild, wacky, and wonderful in music.