Ria Hall Lisa Tomlins Wini Baxter with Virtuoso Strings Orchestra

The Porirua-based Virtuoso Strings Youth Orchestra is giving a ticketed concert at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna on 13th July, as well as free concerts at St. Mathews in the City and the Vodafone Events Centre in South Auckland on 14th July. The incredible Ria Hall, Lisa Tomlins and Wini Baxter will be singing with us, but we need to make sure we can cover all the logistical costs!

The Virtuoso Strings Youth Orchestra and music education programme enables hundreds of students to benefit from being a part of a stable, education-orientated community. We provide transport and food, musical instruments, and do everything we possibly can to make sure everybody in Porirua has the chance to participate.

A large part of what motivates our students is the chance to participate in trips like this. Performing with artists like Ria Hall - a cutting-edge, up and coming singer changing the face of New Zealand music - shows them what they are capable of. Working with people like Lisa Tomlins and Wini Baxter - artists fully engaged with the industry - lets them see what a future in music, or even just one of passion and ambition, looks like.

We want our students to know that their excellence deserves to be seen on a New Zealand stage, and that other parts of the country will get behind them, just like their home community.

All the East Porirua musicians get the trip for free, which means we can take everybody regardless of financial circumstances. The kids are busking furiously to contribute to their transport and accommodation costs, but there is only so much we can raise by ourselves. We need your support to make this a reality!

Reaching our target of $2000 would be a great start, and ultimately we are aiming to raise $4000. Every donation, large or small, is gratefully received!

If you also believe that every child should have the chance to publicly excel at the things they love, please support us in helping to make this happen.

Thank you!