THE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT with Shane Cortese
Loads of X-Factor
If there’s one thing I love about the arts and the theatre it’s seeing someone perform who has the X-Factor. You know when you see them, they are the ones who without trying, capture your attention, you can’t help but be drawn in. It’s a select few that have this and it gives me the biggest kick when I see it!
It is with great pleasure and pride that on the 14th of August at the Bruce Mason Centre I will host, on behalf of the North Harbour Club Charitable Trust, an evening where every one of the acts has that quality in spades.
The concert is simply labeled “My Way” and it’s the culmination of a wish of the late founding North Harbour Club Charitable Trust president Ross Finlayson.
Every one of the performers is a previous winner of a North Harbour Club AIMES Award in either the arts or music categories. These substantial financial grants (over $1 million in total) have allowed our most excellent North Shore artists the opportunity to further their training in their chosen field. They have all gone on to become leading lights (some internationally) in their particular area of expertise.
Ross always wanted to bring them home one day to show the people of the North Shore just how far they had gone with their talent. To sing for their supper you might say.
When approached, not one recipient hesitated in saying yes to coming back. In fact, many are coming back from overseas (some at their own expense) to thank the North Harbour Club and the North Shore for their foot up.
It will be a traditional variety concert of the highest standard. When you throw in names like Amalia Hall (now studying with the top 32 violin students from across the globe in Philadelphia), Anna-Louise Dillon-Herzog (Australasian Dancer of the year at the USA national champs), pianist Justin Bird (who has gone on to perform solo with the NZSO, Auckland, Wellington and National Youth Orchestras), acclaimed Violinist Richard Chen, as well as bands, actresses, acclaimed singers and a 20 piece orchestra you will be in for an amazing night.
North Shore is a great city to live in and is a hotbed of talent. Mark in the 14th of August, get along to the Bruce Mason Centre and see for yourself just what we have nurtured here on the Shore.
This event is likely to sell-out so pre-book your tickets from Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.co.nz) or visit the booking office at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna.
For More Information on the AIMES awards and application criteria go to www.northharbourclub.co.nz
See you at the Show!
Shane Cortese
shane@channelmag.co.nz
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