St Andrew's Church

Lunchtime Concert: Classical Voice Students of the NZSM
2025-03-26 12:15 - 13:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Don’t miss this afternoon of art song and opera including a selection of French, German, Italian and English pieces performed by the talented students of the New Zealand school of music.

Lunchtime Concert: Uriele - solo piano compositions
2025-03-19 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Uriele started composing music for piano in 1990. In this concert, she will present music from her early days of composing to her most recent pieces. The music is deeply emotive and playful, taking the listener on a journey. Join us for a concert full of atmosphere and invention!

Concert: Eternal Romance: An operatic affair
2025-03-14 19:00 - 21:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Lunchtime Concert: Saxcess
2025-03-12 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Saxcess will play a wide range of music from Klezmer, Latin, a Gotkovsky recitative, a Karlo Margetic world premier, a wild Kurt Weill inspired dance, and finish off with good old 12th Street Rag.
Debbie Rawson, Richar Marin, Franz Ombler, Rachel Collingridge and Tim Workman.

Lunchtime Concert: William Berry, solo piano
2025-03-05 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Repertoire:
Handel: Suite No. 8 in F minor HWV433
Moeran: Toccata
Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52
Stanchinsky: Sonata No. 2 in G major

William Berry is a 21-year-old pianist from Lower Hutt. He was previously taught by Elizabeth Marrison, Ludwig Treviranus and Gillian Bibby. He obtained a degree in piano performance from Victoria University under Dr Jian Liu. He has succeeded in many local and national competitions, being a semi-finalist in the 2022 National Concerto Competition and 2024 Lewis Eady National Piano Competition along with winning the 2023 IRMT Wellington Sonata Celebration. William won the 2023 NZSM concerto competition which gave him the opportunity to perform Rachmaninoff Concerto 2 with orchestra. He was sponsored by Professor Jack C Richards to attend the Semaine Internationale de Piano in Switzerland in 2022, where he was selected to perform as a young artist in 2023. He has played in masterclasses for Boris Berman, Edith Fischer, James Giles and Joyce Yang. William is entering the third year of his law degree at VUW this year and has been invited to partake in the honours programme.

Concert: Ramping it up at St Andrews on The Terrace -
2025-03-02 15:00 - 17:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
2025 Fundraiser Series to improve Disability Access.
Joshua Han, piano
Oscar Han, violin
Presenting works from the Baroque to the Contemporary
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Concert: Love Survives - A song rectial
2025-03-01 19:00 - 20:20 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Event description

In our first recital of the 2025 season, Songbook presents Kieran Rayner, UK-based New Zealand baritone, recently seen starring in Days Bay Opera’s Il Pirata, with Rose Aldridge, mezzo-soprano, an outstanding senior student at the New Zealand School of Music, and Catherine Norton, piano. This wide-ranging programme of German and English songs includes the music of Schubert, Clara Schumann, Brahms, Alma Mahler, Finzi, Vaughan Williams, and NZ composer Andrew Baldwin.

Lunchtime Concert: Rolf Gjelsten, Nicole Chao, Helene Pohl and Beth Chen
2025-02-26 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Join us for a gorgeous concert. Koha.
Trio Pathétique in D minor by Glinka with:
Helene Pohl – violin
Rolf Gjelsten – cello
Beth Chen – piano
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Scherzo
III. Largo
IV. Allegro con Spirito
Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 for cello and piano by Chopin with:
Rolf Gjelsten – cello
Nicole Chao – piano
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo / Trio
III. Largo

Lunchtime Concert: Helene Page and Peter Maunder, voice and baroque guitar
2025-02-19 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Join us for songs from the baroque era themed around the sweet torment of love – expressed via the delicacy of the baroque guitar with a single voice.

Lunchtime Concert: Liam Furey, solo piano
2025-02-12 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Programme:
K Saariaho: “Ballade” (2005)
G. Ligeti: Piano Etude “Fanfares”
F. Liszt: Petrarch Sonnet 47 from Years of Pilgrimege: Italy, S.161
“Benedetto sia ‘I giorno”
R. Shchedrin: Piano Piece Op.20 no.4 “Humouresque”
W. A. Mozart: Piano Sonata in F major, K. 332
i. Allegro
ii. Adagio
iii. Allegro Assai

NZ Blood - St Andrews on The Terrace Blood Drive Donation
2025-02-12 08:30 - 13:30 | St Andrew’s Centre, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Christmas Day Service - St Andrews on The Terrace
2024-12-25 10:00 - 12:00 | The Terrace
Join us for our Christmas Day Sunday Gathering at 10am at St Andrews on The Terrace with Rev. Dr Fei Taule’ale’ausumai

Christmas Eve Carol Service at St Andrews on The Terrace
2024-12-24 20:00 - 21:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Come and celebrate Christmas with us this year. We are a progressive and inclusive community. Everyone is welcome.
Carol Service: 8pm
Join us for sherry and Christmas cake at 7.30pm. The service will be led by Rev. Dr Fei Taule’ale’ausumai and will feature duets by Pepe Becker and Kate Lineham, accompanied by Dan Poynton.

Concert: Saxcess and the Saxcess Octet
2024-12-15 15:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Lunchtime Concert: Resonance Choir - A Carol Celebration
2024-12-11 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Join us for this annual and joyous event – carol singing with the Resonance Choir, led by Simon Christie. The choir will sing a range of SATB repertoire, including much loved and popular Christmas Carols to kick the festive season off. Audience participation is welcome!

Children's Christmas Service - St Andrews on The Terrace
2024-12-08 10:00 - 12:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Lunchtime Concert: William Berry, Solo Piano
2024-12-04 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
St Andrew’s on The Terrace, Wednesday, December 4th, 12:15pm, koha
Join us for a beautiful programme of Mozart – Sonata No. 18 in D major K. 576S, Scriabin – Sonata No. 5 op. 53 and Medtner – Sonata-Ballade in F# major op. 27.

Note: change of originally scheduled pianist.
William Berry is a 20-year-old pianist from Lower Hutt. He was previously taught by Elizabeth Marrison, Ludwig Treviranus and Gillian Bibby. He obtained a degree in piano performance from Victoria University under Dr Jian Liu. He has succeeded in many local and national competitions, winning the 2023 IRMT Wellington Sonata Celebration and was a semi-finalist in the 2022 National ConcertoCompetition and 2022 Lewis Eady National Piano Competition. William won the 2023 NZSM concerto competition which gave him the opportunity to perform Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 2 with orchestra. He was sponsored by Professor Jack C Richards to attend the Semaine Internationale de Piano in Switzerland in 2022, where he was selected to perform as a young artist in 2023. He has played in masterclasses for Boris Berman, Edith Fischer, James Giles and Joyce Yang. William finished his second year of law at VUW this year. Later this month, he will go to Auckland to compete as a semi-finalist in the 2024 Lewis Eady National Piano Competition.

NZ Blood Donation
2024-12-03 08:30 - 13:30, 2024-11-05 08:30 - 13:30 | St Andrew’s Centre, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Lunchtime Concert: Duo Enharmonics – Piano Duo
2024-11-27 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Join us in our weekly lunchtime concert series at St Andrew’s on the Terrace for a wonderful recital of piano four-hands music given by the piano duo of Beth Chen and Nicole Chao.
Sonata no.2, Op.49 – Louis Théodore Gouvy
Mephisto Waltz – Franz Liszt

Concert - The Encounter
2024-11-26 12:00 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Variety Concert of Love and Joy - Resonance Choir
2024-11-22 19:00 - 21:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Lunchtime Concert: Dianne Halliday, organ
2024-11-20 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
This concert combines a variety of themes – sacred (Christian and Jewish) and secular, serious and comedic, domestic and international. Original organ music by Andrew Perkins, John Keeble, Marcel Dupre and Ernest Bloch. And is P.D.Q. Bach related to J. S.? Come and find out!

Lunchtime Concert: Douglas Mews, Chamber Organ
2024-11-13 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Performing Handel, Stanley and Samuel Wesley on St Andrew’s chamber organ.

Christmas with: Number Eight
2024-11-10 19:30 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Te Tiriti workshops - Belonging to This Land
2024-11-06 19:00 - 21:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Change of date: Belonging in this Land – Te Tiriti workshops – Wednesday 30th October and Wednesday November 6th 7-9pm
The Social Justice Education Group is hosting two evening workshops on Te Tiriti o Waitangi and responding as people of faith in this land. We invite you to attend both parts of the workshop.
Conversation about the Treaty is happening all around us.
There is an important opportunity right now to dive into our shared story so that we know our place to stand and how we can belong, wherever our ancestors came from.
‘Belonging in this land: Treaty basics from a Christian perspective’ is an opportunity for our faith community to explore the story of the Treaty of Waitangi over two 90-minute video sessions. Whether you know a lot, or a little, let’s be curious together.
Brought to us by Common Grace Aotearoa in partnership with Karuwhā Trust and Te Manu Hononga – the Sir Paul Reeves Centre, we will hear from expert presenters, including Dean of Taranaki Cathedral Jay Ruka and former Anglican Archbishop David Moxon, to help you refresh or expand your knowledge.
You can view a short trailer on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/kWVM4T7tiCo?si=41IRrUx0RGrkXdpW
Please register for these workshops so we can plan capacity and some catering. RVSP to office@standrews.org.nz (04)4729211
We look forward to welcoming you to these workshops.
Paul Barber and David Douglas, SJ Coordinators.

Lunchtime Concert: Stringendo - Wellington Children’s Orchestra
2024-11-06 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Stringendo – Wellington Children’s Orchestra
St Andrew’s on The Terrace, Wednesday, November 6th, 12:15pm, koha
This training orchestra for school-aged string players founded by Donald Maurice and Rupa Maitra, offers early-level musicians the opportunity to develop skills in a fun and inclusive environment. Directed by Alex Vaatstra and Hilary Ferrald.

Recital: "Dark Shapes Against The Sky" - Old and New Songs from Aotearoa and Europe
2024-11-02 14:30 - 16:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
“Dark Shapes Against The Sky” – Old and New Songs from Aotearoa and Europe

Friends and frequent collaborators Barbara Paterson (soprano) and Gabriela Glapska (piano) present a concert of luminous art songs from past and present Aotearoa and Europe. This new programme highlights the duo’s gleeful, keen interest in contemporary art music, while staying true to their deep affection for the lush romanticism of 19th century Lieder.

Featuring works by Dame Gillian Karawi Whitehead, Robert Schumann, Kaija Saariaho, György Kurtág, Salina Fisher and Rosa Elliott

Sat 2. November 2:30 – 4:00pm
$40/$20
Tickets available from Eventfinda or in cash on the door from 2pm

Te Tiriti Workshops Belong to This Land
2024-10-30 19:00 - 21:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Lunchtime Concert: Kugels
2024-10-30 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Debbie Rawson, Ross Harris, Anna Gawn, Nick Tipping and Robin Perks
Take 3 former NZSO players, an Arts Laureate composer, a jazz bass player, and a charismatic singer, and you have The Kugels ! The ensemble has been together for 15 years now, and has completed nationwide tours for Arts on Tour NZ and Chamber Music New Zealand, as well as performing as guest artists at several NZ festivals.
The Kugels are looking forward to the next appearance at St Andrew’s! We will thrill you with an intoxicating mix of cutting edge art song, laced with high end instrumental folk, wild improvisation, and a zesty premiere or 2…
