ORCHESTRAL
RESUME
Equally at home in the orchestral, choral and operatic repertoire, Michael has conducted extensively throughout New Zealand and, since relocating to London in early 2014, at The Royal Opera House, assisting Alexander Joel, Dan Ettinger, Placido Domingo, Oleg Caetani and Marc Minkowski. He has also conducted an enthusiastically received concert with the Lakeland Sinfonia and soloist Pascal Rogé.
He has conducted many of the established orchestras and companies in New Zealand - Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, the Southern Sinfonia, St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra, Opera Otago, the City of Dunedin Choir, NZSO National Youth Orchestra and, prior to relocating to London, principals and members of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and NZ String Quartet in a critically acclaimed performance of Mahler’s 4th Symphony.
Michael was Music and Development Officer, Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor at Canterbury Opera. During his tenure he conducted Lakmé , Rusalka, Comte Ory, La traviata and the world premiere of Jonathan Besser’s “work in progress”, commissioned by Canterbury Opera. In August 2006 he conducted a highly successful production of Die Fledermaus for Opera Hawke’s Bay.
Michael is currently Music Director of St Matthews Chamber Orchestra and has worked on the music staff of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as duty conductor on productions of Tosca, La Bohème, La Traviata and, Carmen. He also assisted with the music preparation and children’s chorus for La Bohème and Carmen.
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Contract conductor since 2014
Contract work conducting backstage singers and musicians in productions of Puccini’s Tosca, La Bohème, La Traviata, Carmen and Don Carlo
Music Director, St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra (Auckland, NZ)
Programme and conduct concerts in the orchestra’s subscription series.
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Conductor of chamber ensemble during 2013 Adam International Chamber Music Festival in Nelson, New Zealand.
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
Conductor for “Opera in the Vines” concert with soloists Simon O’Neill, José Carbó and Ariya Sawadivong
Wellington Chamber Orchestra
Regular Guest Conductor 2008 - 2013
Kapiti Concert Orchestra
Regular Guest Conductor from 2007 - 2013
Kapiti Youth Orchestra
Founding Conductor 2010 - 2013
Hawke’s Bay Orchestra
Conductor from 2008 - 2013
Dunedin Symphony Orchestra
Regular Guest Conductor 1993 - 2002
Christchurch Youth Orchestra
Conductor for 2006
New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Symphony Orchestra
Conductor 2000 and 2001
repertoire
LARGE ORCHESTRA
Beethoven:
Overture to Coriolan
Overture to Prometheu
Symphony No 1
Symphony No 2
Symphony No 3
Symphony No 4
Symphony No 5
Symphony No 6
Symphony No 7
Symphony No 8
Bizet:
March of the Toreadors from Carmen.
Brahms:
Symphony No. 1
Hungarian Dance No. 1
Butterworth:
A Shropshire Lad
Buchanan, Dorothy:
Fanfare for Peace
Dvorak:
Symphony No. 6
Symphony No. 7
Symphony No. 8
Slavonic Dances Op 46 No 4 and Op 72 Nos 2 and 7.
Elgar:
Enigma Variations op. 36
Holst:
Jupiter from The Planets
Khachaturian:
Second Suite from Spartacus
Lilburn:
Aotearoa overture
Diversions for String Orchestra
Mahler:
Symphony No. 4 (Simon arrangement)
Psathas:
Luminous
Ritchie, A:
Diary of a Madman: Dedication to Shostakovich
Rossini:
Overture to William Tell
Overture to Il signor bruschino
Saint-Saens:
Symphony No. 3
Danse Macabre
Schubert:
Symphony in B minor, Unfinished.
Schumann:
Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Shostakovich:
Symphony No. 9
Sibelius:
Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 3
Finlandia
Karelia Suite
King Kristian Suite
Pelleas and Melisande Suite
Souza:
Stars and Stripes
Strauss, Johann:
An der schönen, blauen Donau
Suppe:
Light Cavalry overture
Tchaikovsky:
Overture 1812
Overture Romeo and Juliet
Waltz from Sleeping Beauty
Suite from Swan Lake
Symphony no. 2 Little Russian
Walton:
Coronation March Orb and Sceptre.
Weber:
Oberon Overture
SMALL ORCHESTRA
Bach:
Orchestral Suite no. 1 in C major
Suite (Overture) No.3, BWV 1068, D major
Fauré:
Pavane
Handel:
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Concerto Grosso Op 3 No 3
Second Suite in D major from the Water Music.
Haydn:
Symphony no. 44 in E minor (Trauersymphonie).
Symphony no. 27 in G major
Symphony no. 78 in C minor
Symphony no. 92 in G major
Symphony no. 93 in D major
Symphony no. 99 in E flat major
Symphony no. 104 in D major, (London)
Mozart:
Overture to La Clemenza Di Tito
Overture to The Magic Flute
Symphony no. 38, Prague
Symphony no. 39
Symphony no. 41, Jupiter
Mendelssohn:
Symphony No. 4, Italian
Norris, Michael:
Mapoutahi Stands
Ritchie, A:
Remember Parihaka
The Hanging Bulb
Prokofiev:
Peter and the Wolf
Wagner:
Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Webster:
Proof Against Burning
Learning to Nudge the Wind
OPERA
Delibes:
Lakmé
Drummond:
The Stars in Orion (premiere production)
Holman:
Doctor Canon’s Cure
Mozart:
The Magic Flute
The Marriage of Figaro
Offenbach:
Robinson Crusoe, (English version by Don White)
Orpheus in the Underworld
Purcell:
Dido and Aeneas
Rossini:
Le Comte Ory
Strauss:
Die Fledermaus
Verdi:
La traviata
Whitehead:
Outrageous Fortune (premiere production)
CONCERTO
Bach:
Concerto for Oboe and Violin BWV 1060.
Bartok:
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (Erdély reconstruction)
Concerto, Piano, No.3, BB 127 <1945>
Beethoven:
Piano Concerto No 1 in C major (first movement).
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor
Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major
Violin Concerto
Bellini:
Concerto for Oboe
Boccherini:
Cello Concerto in G, G 480.
Boieldieu:
Concerto for Harp and Orchestra
Bottesini:
Gran Duo Concertante for Violin and Double Bass
Britten:
Lachrymae op. 48a
Bruch:
Kol Nidrei
Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor
Chopin:
Fantasy on Polish Airs Op13
“Krakowiak” Rondo Op 14
Cimarosa:
Concerto in G for Two Flutes
Concerto in C for Oboe (arr. Benjamin)
Dohnányi:
Konzertstück in D major Op 12
Farr:
Waipoua for clarinet and strings
Fauré:
Elegie
Finzi:
Clarinet Concerto
Haydn:
Concerto, Trumpet, Hob.VIIe:1, E-flat major
Hummel:
Fantasie for Viola and Orchestra, op. 94, G minor
Lalo:
Symphonie Espangole Op. 21
Mercadante:
Flute Concerto in E minor.
Mozart:
Violin Concerto no 4 in D
Piano Concerto in C minor K 491
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola K 364
Clarinet Concerto
Oboe Concerto
Paganini:
Sonata per la grande viola Op. 35
Piazzolla:
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, arr. Desyatnikov
Prokofiev:
Concerto, Violin, No.2, op.63, G minor
Reinecke:
Concerto, Flute, op.283, D major
Ritchie, A:
Flute Concerto.
Saint-Saens:
Piano Concert no.2 in G Minor
Sarasate:
Gypsy Airs
Schumann:
Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54.
Cello Concerto
Shostakovich:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major
Strauss:
Horn concerto no. 1
Vivaldi:
LE QUATTRO STAGIONI, op.8, nos.1-4 (The Four Seasons)
Weber:
Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra in Op. 26
Webster:
Violin Concerto (premiere)
Wells:
Concerto for Organ
Wieniawski:
Zigeunerweisen
MUSIC THEATRE
Bernstein:
West Side Story
Gay:
Me and My Girl
Lloyd Webber:
Phantom of the Opera
Warren:
42nd Street
DANCE
Barber:
Adagio for Strings.
Ritchie, A:
Prelude and Scots Interlude from From the Southern Marches.
STRING ORCHESTRA
Barber:
Adagio for Strings
Britten:
Simple Symphony
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Op. 10.
Corelli:
Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 8 ("Christmas Concerto")
Elgar:
Introduction and Allegro Op. 47.
Handel:
Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 5
Lilburn:
Allegro for Strings
Diversions
Leopold Mozart:
Toy Symphony.
Mendelssohn:
String Symphony no. 9 in C minor.
Respighi:
3rd Suite of Ancient Airs and Dances
Ritchie, J:
Suite no. 1 for Strings
Tchaikovsky:
Andante Cantabile for Cello and String Orchestra (arrangement of second movement from String Quartet No. 1 in D
Vaughan Williams:
Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'.
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Warlock:
Capriol Suite
WIND & BRASS
Copland:
Fanfare for the Common Man
Dvorak:
Serenade Op. 44
Slavonic Dance No. 15 arranged for wind octet
Mozart:
Don Giovanni arranged for wind octet
CHORAL
Brahms:
Marienlieder Op 22
Motet Op 29 No 2, “Schaffe in mir”
Britten:
A Ceremony of Carols.
Donizetti:
Miserere in G minor (1843).
Liszt:
Via Crucis
Ritchie:
Then I Understood
Schubert:
Mass in E flat D 950.
Vaughan Williams:
Serenade to Music
Rehearsal Footage
LAKELAND SINFONIA REHEARSAL PART 1
Douglas Lilburn: Diversions for String Orchestra with The Lakeland Sinfonia
LAKELAND SINFONIA REHEARSAL PART 2
Douglas Lilburn: Diversions for String Orchestra with The Lakeland Sinfonia
LAKELAND SINFONIA REHEARSAL PART 3
Douglas Lilburn: Diversions for String Orchestra with The Lakeland Sinfonia