St Andrew's Church

Christmas Crawl at St Andrews
2025-12-22 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-23 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-24 11:00 - 15:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
‘Christmas Crawl’ is an event when the following six churches will open their doors to visitors on the three days leading up to Christmas. – St. Andrew’s on The Terrace, Wellington Anglican Cathedral, St. Peter’s, St. John’s, Central Baptist and St. Mary of the Angels. The dates are Monday 22nd December, Tuesday 23rd December and Wednesday 24th December between 11.00am and 3.00pm each day. Members of the public, especially children and young people, are invited to visit them all, collecting a stamp from each church on a special Christmas Crawl map brochure. Each church will have different activities and decorations celebrating the true meaning of Advent and Christmas, listed on the ‘Christmas Crawl’ website – www.christmascrawl.org.nz and their own website and Facebook pages. The main themes at St. Andrew’s are the Christmas star and Christmas in New Zealand, with recorded NZ carols, readings of NZ Christmas poems and Christmas books to look at. We will have a Christmas tree, Nativity scene, the four Advent candles and Christmas flowers. Two brochures are available – a self-guided tour of the church, and one on the theology and actions of members. Visitors can make Christmas cards, paper stars (on which to write and hang a Christmas wish), and have a cup of coffee or tea and a biscuit. We hope to welcome lots of visitors to celebrate with us this special season.

Christmas Eve Carol Service
2025-12-24 19:30 - 21:30 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Upcoming Concert - Joshua Han returns to St Andrews on The Terrace, solo piano
2026-02-08 15:00 - 17:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Lunchtime Concert: The Kugels
2026-02-18 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Take 2 former NZSO players, a jazz bass player, a virtuoso accordion player, and you have The Kugels! The ensemble has been together for 16 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 their next appearance at St Andrew’s! They will thrill you with an intoxicating mix of cutting edge instrumentals, high end folk, wild improvisation, and a zesty premiere or 2…

Lunchtime Concert: Quang Hong Luu, solo piano
2026-02-25 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Liszt’s famous 12 Transcendental Etudes S. 139 are an example of the pinnacle of Romantic piano literature, uniting technical complexity with symphonic scope, thematic transformation and a poetic conception of virtuosity and musicality. Quang Hong Luu is completing his doctorate in piano, studying with Jian Liu at the New Zealand School of Music.

Lunchtime Concert: Helene Page and Peter Maunder - voice and baroque guitar
2026-03-04 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Join us for a delightful programme of early music by Handel, Vivaldi, Caccini, Frescobaldi and d’Ambruis.

Lunchtime Concert: Guzheng & Piano Duo
2026-03-11 08:00 - 17:00 | The Terrace

Lunchtime Concert: Uriele Piano Music
2026-03-11 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Uriele started composing piano music in 1990. In this concert she will present songs written in the last 10 years including her most recent pieces. The music is deeply emotive and playful, taking the listener on a journey.

Lunchtime Concert: Rolf Gjelsten and Nicole Chao, cello and piano
2026-03-18 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Join us for a glorious concert of cello and piano music – featuring Beethoven’s Sonata No. 3 in A major, op. 69 and Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations, op. 33.

Lunchtime Concert: Influence: Song and Dance - Amelia Lin and Tomos Christie, piano and cello
2026-03-25 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Join us for a brilliant recital by Amelie Lin and Tomos Christie, performing selections from:
Allettamento in E Major, Op. 8 No.10 by Giuseppe Valentini
Wie Melodien Zieht es Mir by Brahms
Pieces for Cello and Piano by Webern
Cello Sonata in D Minor by Shostakovich
Elegie for Cello and Piano, Op.46a by Bortkiewicz,
Rondo in G Minor, Op.94 and Songs My Mother Taught Me by Dvorak

Upcoming Concert: Wellington City Orchestra
2026-03-28 15:00 - 17:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Holy Week Services - Palm Sunday
2026-03-29 10:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Lunchtime Concert: Rebecca Steel and Douglas Mews, Flute and Chamber Organ
2026-04-01 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Bach and Before – Organ works by Bach’s predecessors (Sweelinck, Pachelbel and Buxtehude) plus Bach’s obligato sonata in B minor for flute and keyboard.

Rebecca Steel – flute, Douglas Mews – chamber organ

Holy Week Services: Maundy Thursday
2026-04-02 18:30 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Holy Week Services: Good Friday
2026-04-03 10:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Holy Week Services: Easter Sunday
2026-04-05 10:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Lunchtime Concert: Otis Prescott-Mason, solo piano
2026-04-08 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Programme:
Mozart – Sonata in D major, K.311
Liszt – Etude in Db major, ‘Harmonie du soir’, S.139, No.11
Chopin – Barcarolle, Op.60
Biography:
Otis Prescott-Mason is one of New Zealand’s leading young pianists. He currently studies in Wellington under Dr. Jian Liu and, in the United States, under Professor Boris Berman.
In 2025 Otis was awarded 3rd prize at the National Concerto Competition in Christchurch, performing Prokofiev’s 3rd concerto with the Christchurch Symphony. In 2022 he was awarded 1st prize, Best Performance of a Classical Sonata, and the Audience Choice Award at the Lewis Eady National Piano Competition. In the same year he was awarded 1st prize at the PACANZ National Piano Competition. Otis was also awarded 1st prize at the 2020 New Zealand Junior Piano Competition.
Now finished with undergraduate studies at the New Zealand School of Music in Wellington, Otis plans to pursue graduate study abroad in the near future.

Lunchtime Concert: Wellington String Academy
2026-04-09 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
This concert is the culminating event of the inaugural Wellington String Academy Autumn Workshop and features group performances of music by Amy Beach, Grazyna Bacewicz and Antonio Vivaldi, and traditional fiddle music along with selected solos.
Joining the students (ages 8-23) will be tutors Peter Walls, Helene Pohl, Rolf Gjelsten, Nadja Mijatovic-Sekicki, Gabriela Glapska and Nicole Chao. Come along to spot the stars of the future!

Lunchtime Concert: Helene Pohl and Rolf Gjelsten with Duo Enharmonics
2026-04-15 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Upcoming Concert: Bach Choir of Wellington
2026-04-18 14:00 - 15:30 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Lunchtime Concert: Tony Lee, solo piano
2026-04-22 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Join us for a recital of Scriabin and Rachmaninoff presented by Australian pianist Tony Lee.
Scriabin –
Prelude Op. 11, No. I in C major
Prelude Op. 17 No. 5 in F Minor
Prelude Op. 16 No. 1 in B major
Etude Op. 2 no. 1 in C# minor
Rachmaninov –
Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28
Sydney-born pianist and educator Tony Lee has gained a reputation as one of Australia’s finest young pianists. He seeks to transmit the essence of music and his understanding of it through his performances and teaching. Tony was an artist in residence at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth in Belgium and worked closely with the renowned Portuguese Swiss pianist Maria-João Pires between 2014-2019.
In 2023, Tony served on the Piano Faculty at the Zhejiang Normal University and Emporia State University Undergraduate Joint Program and now holds the position of Artistic Advisor for the Rising Stars Program at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Tony has performed across the Asia Pacific, Europe, the USA and has appeared as soloist with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Lanzhou Symphony Orchestra, Chengdu Philharmonic Orchestra, Guangxi Symphony Orchestra, Samara Philharmonic Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Lunchtime Concert: Brahms Horn Trio and More, with Sebastian Dunn (horn), Christine Wang (violin) and Beth Chen (piano)
2026-04-29 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Brahms Horn Trio and More – with Sebastian Dunn (horn), Christine Wang (violin) and Beth Chen (piano)

Lunchtime Concert: Classical Voice Students of the NZSM
2026-04-30 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Join us for a celebration of songs and arias with pianist Kathryn Mosley and NZSM Classical voice students Elias Nguyen, Francesca Fagan, Eve Parker-Groves, Rachel Kim, Greer McCarthy, Mei von Keisenberg and Tiaki McArdle.

Lunchtime Concert: NZSM String Ensemble
2026-05-06 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Join us for a delightful programme by classical performance students at the NZSM – Chaconne by Purcell, String Symphony in C by Mendelssohn, Andante by Prokofiev and Concerto in D by Stravinsky.

Upcoming Concert: Resonance Choir: King Arthur
2026-05-09 14:30, 2026-05-09 19:30 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Upcoming Concert: Chamber Music NZ - Trio Obscura
2026-05-10 15:00 - 17:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand

Lunchtime Concert: Saxcess
2026-05-13 12:15 - 13:00 | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
