Virtuoso Strings Charitable Trust
Multicultural Youth Orchestra
Wellington
Virtuoso Strings - Te Paemanu Korihi was founded in 2013. We are a multicultural youth orchestra reflecting the diversity of Porirua. We offer rangatahi the opportunity to learn to play an instrument and perform together. We provide instruments and professional tuition and offer scholarships to those who have a disability or are from low income, Māori, Pacific and former refugee homes.
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Scholarship holders receive free professional after-school tuition. We have weekly orchestra rehearsals, and weekly chamber music rehearsals for seniors, who regularly succeed in national competitions. We encourage our students to take music exams – we have a 100% pass rate. We have public performances, including concerts in Porirua and Wellington, and groups of our members play at functions and events around the region. Our music is arranged and composed by our own professional composer. Our patron is internationally renowned opera singer, Jonathan Lemalu, who performs with the Virtuoso Strings Orchestra when he is in Aotearoa. We offer a limited number of scholarships for students to pursue further study at university.
More about us
We are a registered and incorporated charity (CC50199) established in 2013. We provide free instruments, ongoing music tuition and an after-school programme to students at low decile schools in Porirua East. We have established a vibrant youth and community orchestra in Porirua. We perform at literally dozens of community events each year around Porirua and Wellington. We are 'inclusive' in every sense of the word. We are committed to creating an environment where all youth can feel supported and will thrive. We have an unorthodox, holistic, and fun-loving approach to education with proven results. Our students enjoy being part of the Virtuoso 'family', and over time their self-esteem, confidence and achievement soars.
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