Tickets Available 1 Feb 2026 or subscribe to get your tickets earlier! Details in 2026 Brochure

Wiri Licensing Trust Presents MSO Family Concert 2026 - Myths & Monsters

Two Shows 2.30pm And 5.00pm

Sunday 20 September, Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau

SHORE Lord Of The Rings - Fellowship Of The Ring

TCHAIKOVSKY Pezzo Capriccio

PROKOFIEV Montagues And Capulets

MUSSORGSKY Night On Bald Mountain

HAMILTON Whirlpool For Two Percussionists (Premier)

SAINT-SAENS Danse Macabre

CHORAL WORKS Shu Dao Nan And Golden Dream 金色的梦

Popular Arias

Uwe Grodd Conductor, with guest conductors:

Dr Wei Changmuwei

Tavite Tonga

Hua Wu

Oliver Mar Cello

Double Shot – Yoshiko Tsuruta & Jeremy Fitzsimons Percussion

Nicholas Tarling Aria Competition Winners:

Most Promising: Samuel Mataele - Countertenor

Tarling Trophy: Olga Shanina

The Cloud Children’s And Youth Choirs

The Cloud Chamber Singers

Journey to Middle-earth and beyond with the Manukau Symphony Orchestra’s Family Concert 2026 – Myths and Monsters! Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Suite, this magical performance invites you into a world of imagination and adventure.

From Tchaikovsky’s dazzling Pezzo Capriccioso to Prokofiev’s dramatic Montagues and Capulets, the thrilling darkness of Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, and the ghostly mischief of Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre, the concert brings legendary creatures and heroic tales to life through music.

The programme also features the premiere of Whirlpool for Two Percussionists and Orchestra by New Zealand composer David Hamilton, performed by the electrifying duo Double Shot.

With a variety of upcoming and established conductors leading the MSO, choruses led by Wei Changmuwei, and performances by our talented Aria Competition winners, Myths and Monsters promises a spellbinding experience for the whole family!

Family Special: Bring the whole whānau and enjoy our special discount - two adults and two children, for just $65.

Programme suitable for children 5 years and above.

For a full overview of the orchestra's 2026 season, visit the MSO website www.manukausymphony.org.nz

or request the 2026 brochure from:

admin@manukausymphony.org.nz

(09) 577 3031.

Students must hold a valid student ID.

No children under 11 years without parental supervision. Not suitable for children under 5 years of age.

Service fees apply.

For wheelchair bookings please call 0800 BUYTIX hotline (wheelchair bookings are not available online).

Onsite Box Office opens two hours before show start.

Entrance: Enter through the Main Gate next to The Ramada Hotel

Parking: Northern Carpark. Parking $7 -Purchase with your tickets, or at the Box Office (Card Only). Or pay with INUGO App: $6.00 for first hour then $ 0.50 per hour.