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Music to savour – Duo Tapas AOTNZ tour 5-19 July 2013

A guitar and violin – and two attractive highly talented musicians on stage – that’s Duo Tapas, formed in 2010 by Rupa Maitra (violin) and Owen Moriarty (guitar) to showcase a wide range of music - by turns flamboyantly energetic, joyful or heart breaking - written or transposed for this beautiful combination of instruments.

“…from composers like Vivaldi ….to music that is very folk influenced…music from all over the world…we choose our repertoire solely based on whether it is beautiful music that moves us,” the musicians say.

Much of the work is written by living composers, including those known to them such as New Zealander Anthony Ritchie, and Almer Imamovic, a guitarist and composer Owen came to know while studying in Los Angeles.

Duo Tapas released a debut album, Da Chara under the ODE label in 2012. See Duo Tapas Arts On Tour NZ itinerary below.

Rupa Maitra
Rupa studied with Pamela Bryce at Otago University where she completed a BMus in 1990, gaining several prizes in performance and musicology. She was a member of the Southern Sinfonia between 1986 and 1997, including as principal second violin in 1994-97. Rupa plays in a number of chamber groups in Wellington, is a member of the first violin section of Vector Wellington Orchestra, and directs the Wadestown primary school orchestra.

Owen Moriarty
Owen began his formal guitar studies in 1997 at Massey University, graduating in 2003 with a Master’s degree in performance music and then moving to the US in 2003 where he studied towards a Graduate Certificate at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles). Owen has toured five times with Chamber Music NZ, twice as a soloist, twice as a member of Tango Virtuosi, and lastly with the Wellington Guitar Duo. He has also given performances in Australia, USA, Portugal, Mexico, Thailand, Spain and the United Kingdom. Owen’s self-titled debut (double) CD was released through ODE Records in 2003.
Itinerary

Friday 5 July 7pm Reefton
Reefton Area School Library
$20 Adults; $10 Students
Door sales or Ph. 03 732 8542

Saturday 6 July 7.30pm Westport
St Johns Church, cnr Lyndhurst and Queen Sts
Donation at door.
Presented by Buller Community Arts Council
with funding support from Creative Communities Buller

Sunday 7 July 4pm Hokitika
St Andrews Church Hall, Fitzherbert St
$20 Book: Regent Theatre

Wednesday 10 July 8.00pm Cromwell
Wild Earth, Goldfields Mining Centre
803 Kawarau Gorge Rd
Adults $15, SuperGold $10, Student/Child $5
Book: Cromwell iSite

Thursday 11 July 7.30pm Timaru
Theatre Royal Foyer $20 Book: Newmans Music Works

Friday 12 July 7.30pm Oamaru
Oamaru Opera House Adult/Senior $20 or $15 group of 8+
Sip Bar open after show serving tapas

Tuesday 16 July 7pm Opotiki
Senior Citizens Hall $20 Book: The Travel Shop

Wednesday 17 July Coromandel
Tapas and bar from 6.15pm Concert 7pm
Coromandel Bowling Club, $20, $15 members (includes tapas plate and wine)
Book: Coromandel Information Centre

Thursday 18 July 7.30pm Hamilton
Harvey Indyk residence,104A Albert St
$20, Concessions $10 Book Hamilton Classical Guitar Society 021 124 8075

Friday 19 July 7.30pm Omapere
Copthorne Hokianga, $15 Door sales

About Arts On Tour New Zealand
Arts On Tour New Zealand (AOTNZ) organises tours of outstanding New Zealand performers to rural and smaller centres in New Zealand. The trust receives funding from Creative New Zealand and liaises with local arts councils, repertory theatres and community groups to bring the best of musical and other talent to country districts. The AOTNZ programme is environmentally sustainable, bringing artists to audiences, rather than the other way round. www.aotnz.co.nz

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