Leys Orchestra
N E W S
2026
Our 2026 season begins with a return to Warkworth in May featuring soloist Luca Boyack playing Concertino for Trombone and Orchestra by Ferdinand David.
French horn soloists Anita Austen and Jill Ferrabee feature in our family concert at the Freemans Bay Community Hall in August, playing music by Mozart, Glazunov and Franz Strauss.
This year's Auckland Heritage Festival Concert will be held in the Mt Albert War Memorial Hall in September. The heritage theme is to be confirmed.
The year wraps up in November at the Mt Eden War Memorial Hall, with oboe soloist Carolyn Hyde performing Albinoni's Oboe Concerto Op. 9 No. 8.
2025
Four concerts are planned this year, beginning with a return visit to Helensville in June, featuring a double flute opus by flute virtuoso Franz Doppler, an unusual dramatic poem by AA Milne, music from the Covid days, and more.
Two family concerts follow in Mt Albert in August and November.
This year's Auckland Heritage Festival Concert, in September, explores imaginative musical entertainment for early Auckland families, for children and adults alike.
E V E N T S
M A Y
24
A U G
2
2 August 2026
Family Concert
Freemans Bay Community Hall
Freemans Bay
S E P
27
27 September 2026
Heritage Festival Concert
Mt Albert War Memorial Hall
Mt Albert
N O V
22
22 November 2026
Family Concert
Mt Eden War Memorial Hall
Mt Eden
Freemans Bay Community Hall