Music Mix August 2024
15/07/2024 12:09pm
Nelson City Council, with Nelson Centre of Musical Arts and Multicultural Nelson Tasman, presents a series of weekly encounters with music and musicians.
Music Mix is a chance for people to discover the universe of music, from voices and strings to percussion and theatre.
These events are designed for people to explore music and opportunities to further pursue their interests.
Sessions are free to attend, and the audience is encouraged to sing, play music, and interact with the musicians.
Lloyd and Debra Houghton
Date: Saturday 3 August
Time: 11am - 12pm
Location: Victory Community Centre. 2 Totara Street, Nelson
Lloyd has been playing banjo off and on for over 50 years. He started playing in the 3-finger bluegrass picking style. When he moved to Canada in 2012 Lloyd discovered old-time music, a precursor to country music. In this genre the banjo is played in a style known as clawhammer.
Lloyd moved back to Nelson in 2019 and now he and his wife Debra, who plays fiddle, meet with a small group
of friends playing both traditional old-time tunes and his own compositions.
Brett Holland
Date: Saturday 10 August
Time: 11am - 12pm
Location: Victory Community Centre. 2 Totara Street, Nelson
Brett is a Tasman based musician and music teacher. He will be playing solo and sharing his enjoyment of music with a mix of instrumental and vocal tunes. His dynamic guitar style fuses modern technique with solid ‘grooves’. As a songwriter he has recorded 5 albums and has mentored with the International guitar icon Tommy Emmanuel
NCMA String Orchestra + Try an Instrument
Date: Saturday 17 August
Time: 11am - 12pm
Location: Victory Community Centre. 2 Totara Street, Nelson
Come and experience the beautiful sounds of a string orchestra made up of violin, viola, cello and double bass. Conducted by Jodie Freeman, the string orchestra is one of the Orchestral Pathways Groups at the Nelson Centre of Musical Arts.
After a mini performance, there will be string instruments available for the audience to try.
Vamos! (Samba)
Date: Saturday 24 August
Time: 11am to 12pm
Location: Victory Community Centre. 2 Totara Street, Nelson
Vamos! (Let’s Go! in Portuguese) – a dynamic percussion and dance performance for primary school-age children. The performance combines the vibrant rhythms and dances of Brazil infused with global beats that will get you grooving and moving!
Come and play various percussion instruments and explore the joy of making music together. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to learn, dance, and create music in a fun and engaging way.
Kath Bee – Song Writing
Date: Saturday 31 August
Time: 11am to 12pm
Location: Victory Community Centre. 2 Totara Street, Nelson
Kath Bee has been writing songs since her teenage years. It wasn't until her singing teacher advised her to do the then, Contemporary Music Course at the NCMA in the year 2000, that she began to hone her craft. She stumbled into the world of writing songs and performing for children in 2021, which lead her down a path she is still on today. Having won multiple awards in that arena, she has always written her own 'grown up' songs as well and has been in many groups/bands/duos performing live in and around Nelson. Kath has just started releasing some of her 'grown up' songs under the artist name 'Being Me' and is loving it.
Kath's songwriting workshops are fun, inspiring and quite often off-the-cuff and participant-lead! You will go away with new ideas, tools, the beginnings of a song and at the very least, a smile on your face.
