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Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025

Variety in evening concert

The Taupō Concert Band will once again assume an evening spot in the midday concert series with several members reinvigorated from attendance at May’s Bay of Plenty Music School.

Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025

Concert to support young musicians

Talented youth from Taupō and Rotorua provide the performances at ‘Art in the House and Garden’, a June 8 concert raising money to support young classical musicians in the region.

Dan Hutchinson 08/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 08/05/2025

Sweet music comes to Taupō

Organisers of the Bay of Plenty Music School (BOPMS) in Taupō were rapt with the numbers attending and the response to the final concert on Sunday afternoon.

Dan Hutchinson 01/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 01/05/2025

A weekend of wonderful music

Organisers are pushing for plenty of local participation in this year’s Bay of Plenty Music School in Taupō in May.

Dan Hutchinson 03/04/2025 Dan Hutchinson 03/04/2025

High powered duo present April midday concert

Two accomplished University of Auckland musicians will present the April Midday Concert ensuring Taupō audiences get a sneak preview of the duo’s appearances at the 2025 Whakatipu Music Festival.