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Celebrating the best music students
Next week’s Trinity Concert is a celebration of the work local students have put into their Trinity College of London music instrumental exams.
Seal headlines Summer Concert
A star-studded line-up has been announced for the Summer Concert in Taupō at the end of January.
Giant orchestra tunes up
The Taupō School of Music’s Big Music Day – a day of rehearsals for dozens of students followed by a concert – is back again this week.
‘Superb’ music treats Midday Concert goers
Taupō music lovers had a rare treat on Friday when the New Zealand String Quartet performed at the monthly lunchtime concert at St Andrews.
The programme, designed to be readily approachable, consisted of a collection of works by Henry Purcell, Anthony Ritchie, Fanny Mendelssohn (the elder sister of the more famous Felix), Benjamin Britten, Antonin Dvorak, and three folk dances from the Danish String Quartet.
Quality local talent on show
Last year Malcolm Flowers Insurances Taupō Winter Festival event organiser Nicola de Lautour called for Taupō performers to take up slots in this year’s festival.
Taupō ‘cat’ claims top ‘chops’
Former Taupō student Louisa Williamson has won Best Jazz Artist at the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards.
High School Musical treads Tauhara’s boards
The much-loved story of High School Musical will be top billing at Tauhara College in early June.
The power of song
The May Midday Concert Series presents Paul Saker-Norrish, a Wellington-based singer/songwriter/guitarist who is passionate about the power of song.
Events calendar filling up
There is plenty to see and do around the Taupō District over the next few weeks. Here’s the details.
Bringing back the music
Tūrangi’s Reti Hedley and Waikato musician Moetu Smith are pushing the boundaries of paoro taonga – traditional Māori music and instruments.
Sunshine and music trumps doom and gloom
Given the preceding week of weather, organisers of the Greenstone Summer Concert Tour series will be thanking their stars the rain largely held off for a successful opening show in Taupō.
What’s on around the Taupō District - 22 January 2026
‘Rock royalty’ hits Taupō
From A to Zed – band goes full circle
Having formed in the late 1990s, Kiwi rockers ZED are finding performing and releasing new music a renaissance experience.
‘Fairly Obvious’ choice for local act
When it came to Greenstone Entertainment choosing a local act to settle the incoming tide of summer concert goers the choice was Fairly Obvious.
What’s on around the Taupō District
From rock royalty to life-sized dinosaurs, there’s an event for everyone coming up in the Taupō District over the next few weeks.
GLC gets a makeover
She turned 30 in 2022, officially opening in August 1992, and now the Great Lake Centre is getting a make-over.
What’s on in the Taupō District
Celebrating 50 years of the Taupō Fishing Club, the Tagged Trout Treasure Hunt is taking place on Lake Taupō. Ten trout have been tagged north, south, east, west and at the reef.
Taking the airwaves by ‘Storm’
Budding young musician Sienna Storm* is already racking up a fair amount of music industry experience and has released two of her own compositions ‘Autumn Leaves’ and ‘Losing Faith’.
‘Rock royalty’ heading for Taupō
The line-up for January’s Summer Concert has been announced with Iggy Pop and Joan Jett featuring.
Tuning in to youth music
A day of learning and then presenting five pieces of music to a packed Great Lake Centre hall. The 2025 incarnation of Taupō School of Music’s Big Music Day also included the participation of six members of the Royal New Zealand Navy Band with Leading Musician Pricilla Scanlan conducting one of the pieces.
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