In its ongoing commitment to support and provide opportunities for live performance, the Wallace Arts Trust is proud to present the Sunday Concert Series 2021 – an eclectic array of musicians and musical genres at the Wallace Arts Centre, Pah Homestead showcasing local performers.

Acclaimed local musicians Luca Manghi (flute) and David Kelly (piano) perform a fascinating programme ranging from Mozart to modern jazz-inspired sounds. With music by Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Dave Heath and John Harbison.

PROGRAMME

W. A . Mozart: Sonata in e minor KV 304 for flute and piano

Allegro - Tempo di Menuetto

Dave Heath: Coltrane for solo flute

John Harbison: Duo for flute and piano

Fanfare - Lullaby - Intermezzo - Dithyramb - Sonata and Coda

R. Vaughan Williams: Suite de Ballet for flute and piano

Improvisation - Humoresque - Gavotte - Passepied

About the Performers:

Dr. Luca Manghi

Dr. Luca Manghi is Principal Flute of the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, the Auckland Chamber Orchestra, Bach Musica NZ, and appears frequently with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. He teaches flute and chamber music at the University of Otago, the University of Waikato and the Akaroa International Summer Festival, and has also taught at the University of Auckland and the Levallois Conservatory in Paris.

Luca was born in Parma, Italy. He studied at the Boito Conservatory in Parma, and at the Accademia Perosi in Biella, under Peter Lukas Graf. He went on to study with Sir William Bennett in Rome and with Jean Ferrandis in Paris. He won first prizes at the UFAM International Competition in Paris, the Genova International Competition, and the Concorso Cimarosa International Competition. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Otago.

Luca is a language coach for New Zealand Opera, and teaches at the New Zealand Opera School.

David Kelly

David Kelly is Principal Repetiteur for New Zealand Opera, and performs regularly with the Auckland Philharmonia and Auckland Chamber orchestras. He is an accompanist and coach at the New Zealand Opera School. He performs with flutist Luca Manghi on the critically applauded recital disc Quay (Atoll Records, ACD 882), and is a member of the Donizetti Trio, which undertook national tours in 2014 and 2019 for Chamber Music New Zealand. David studied at the University of Canterbury with Diedre Irons and Maurice Till, and at the Australian Opera Studio in Perth, Western Australia.