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Performing Arts Community Trust (PACT)

  • Successful tour of Earth and Air and Rain

      31 March 2026
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    In March 2026 we were excited to bring NZ-born and educated artists - baritone, Jonathan Eyers (now singing professionally in the UK) and pianist Liam Wooding (now based in Australia) - out for a special concert that included Britten, Finzi and Vaughan Williams and honoured NZ poet Brian Turner through Janet Jenning's song cycle, Taking Off!

    If you didn't get to the Waikato performances for this whirlwind tour, they are dropping now and over the next 3 weeks on our Youtube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpeErKPm8HFhj6yFVBm8qYg. A selection of Britten's folksongs is there now.

    We hugely appreciate any donations to keep making it possible for us to do our important work for the arts community.

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  • Force of Nature: Celebrating 100 years of Forest & Bird

      4 April 2023
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    Since we last updated you we have been very busy working on this incredible project, for 2023. New music, leading musicians and fabulous visual imagery that is reaching new audiences to spread the message about nature and conservation. We hope you have managed to get to a performance, but if not, keep a watch on our facebook page.

    Unfortunately, like many arts projects, this project has been underfunded, but we are determined to get these important performances out to as much of NZ as we can. We are giving nature a musical voice, and the music is inspired by nature.

    And inspired by the wonderful work of Forest & Bird. Will you help us? Every donation counts.

    You can donate directly here, or purchase a CD of the inspiring music at shop.forestandbird.org.nz.

    Thank you!

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  • Christmas giving

      10 December 2021
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    Buying for a music lover? Or someone who just has everything? If you make a donation to us, you can be assured your gift will help ensure composers, musicians and vocalists in New Zealand are fairly paid for interesting and meaningful arts projects - projects like our Play-Pen chamber music concert and album, our Voices of Women concert and album, our Voices of Men album and our upcoming chamber music project with iconic NZ conservation organisation, Forest and Bird.

    It's a great idea to donate on behalf of your gift recipient - and for any gifts $5 and over we will send them a lovely e-card announcing your gift (but not the amount). Just pop their details into the private message for us, or message us on our facebook page @pactnz, or to our email pactnz@gmail.com.

    Image of NZ opera singers Felicity Tomkins and James Ioelu singing music by NZ composer Janet Jennings in one of our recent live performances. Image by our photographer, Kerry Blakeney-Williams.

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