Wiri Licensing Trust Presents MSO Family Concert 2026 Myths & Monsters

Wiri Licensing Trust Presents MSO Family Concert 2026 - Myths & Monsters
Two Shows 2.30pm And 5.00pm
Sunday 20 September, Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau

SHORE Lord Of The Rings - Fellowship Of The Ring
TCHAIKOVSKY Pezzo Capriccio
PROKOFIEV Montagues And Capulets
MUSSORGSKY Night On Bald Mountain
HAMILTON Whirlpool For Two Percussionists (Premier)
SAINT-SAENS Danse Macabre
CHORAL WORKS Shu Dao Nan And Golden Dream 金色的梦
Popular Arias

Brent Stewart Conductor
Oliver Mar Cello
Double Shot – Yoshiko Tsuruta & Jeremy Fitzsimons Percussion
Nicholas Tarling Aria Competition Winners
The Cloud Children’s And Youth Choirs
The Cloud Chamber Singers

Journey to Middle-earth and beyond with the Manukau Symphony Orchestra’s Family Concert 2026 – Myths and Monsters! Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Suite, this magical performance invites you into a world of imagination and adventure.
From Tchaikovsky’s dazzling Pezzo Capriccioso to Prokofiev’s dramatic Montagues and Capulets, the thrilling darkness of Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, and the ghostly mischief of Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre, the concert brings legendary creatures and heroic tales to life through music.
The programme also features the premiere of Whirlpool for Two Percussionists and Orchestra by New Zealand composer David Hamilton, performed by the electrifying duo Double Shot.
With Brent Stewart conducting the MSO, choruses led by Wei Changmuwei, and performances by our talented Aria Competition winners, Myths and Monsters promises a spellbinding experience for the whole family!

Family Special: Bring the whole whānau and enjoy our special discount - two adults and two children, for just $65.
Programme suitable for children 5 years and above.

For a full overview of the orchestra's 2026 season, visit the MSO website www.manukausymphony.org.nz
or request the 2026 brochure from:
[email protected]
(09) 577 3031.

Students must hold a valid student ID.
No children under 11 years without parental supervision. Not suitable for children under 5 years of age.
Service fees apply.

For wheelchair bookings please call 0800 BUYTIX hotline (wheelchair bookings are not available online).

Onsite Box Office opens two hours before show start.

Entrance: Enter through the Main Gate next to The Ramada Hotel
Parking: Northern Carpark. Parking $7 -Purchase with your tickets, or at the Box Office (Card Only). Or pay with INUGO App: $6.00 for first hour then $ 0.50 per hour.