Michael Fowler Centre, July 30-31. Even though, given the pop crossover, it made sense for the NZSO to be the warm-up act, somehow it was a touch awkward. supplied/NZSO Benee and the NZSO played two nights at the Michael Fowler Centre. The danger with pop-classical crossovers – think Split Ends’s ‘ENZSO’ concerts or Metallica’s ‘S&M’ – is that they simply turn out pop songs with added strings. Cowan’s clever arrangements brought out previously unheard qualities in the songs, as with the haunting harp and shimmering percussion in Glitter.

Source: Stuff August 01, 2021 04:41 UTC