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In this duo concert, Polly Sussex and Sarah Watkins present two beautiful and unusual works for cello and piano. The two composers, Ethel Smyth and Melanie Bonis were born in the same year on opposite sides of the English Channel. They were both destined to suffer the poor public profile of female composers in the early twentieth century, regardless of the high quality of their work. Both works show an intimate knowledge of the instruments and are a welcome addition to the repertoire. Today, two established Auckland performers present, for what is thought to be the first time in New Zealand, the first cello sonata of English suffragette Ethel Smyth, and the only cello sonata by the French woman Mel. Bonis.

In this concert Buckminsterfullerine Trio embark on a journey from despair to hope with a programme representing the remarkable tenacity of the human spirit to endure hardship. Featuring Rachminoff’s Trio Elegiaque and Elgar’s famous cello Concerto, they also pay tribute to the father of Ukranian music, Mykola Lysenko, with his evocative and moving work “Moment of despair” arranged for violin and piano from his Personal Album Op. 40 for piano. They conclude their programme with Shostakovich’s Piano trio no. 1 Op.8

Justin Bird, Auckland born pianist, returns to the stage to present an offering of German and French piano music. After a decade of studies in the US he returned to NZ in 2018 taking a hiatus from performing to build a studio of piano students. Now performing again - his first foray features German masterpieces by Bach, Schubert, and Schumann pitted side by side with elegant French bonbons by Chabrier and Faure for a sandwich of beautifully balanced music. Toccata and Fugue in D minor J. S. Bach / Busoni Nocturne No. 4 Gabriel Faure Klavierstücke No. 1, D.946 Franz Schubert Menuet Pompeaux Emmanual Chabrier Kinderszenen Robert Schumann Of foreign lands and people A curious story Blind mans bluff Pleading child Happy enough An important event Dreaming At the fireside Knight of the hobbyhorse Almost too serious Frightening Child falling asleep The Poet speaks

Our Spring concert series begins with the vibrant Kaha Trio, all students from the University of Auckland School of music. They start with Bach’s unique and beautiful fifth cello suite. They follow with Beethoven’s piano sonata no 24 in F# major which, according to Carl Czerny, Beethoven singled out along with the “Appassionata” as one of his favourite sonatas. Chopin‘s Andante spianato et grande polonaise brilliante op. 22 for piano will draw the listeners in with its dreamy opening movement contrasted with the dramatic dance movement.

Episode 6: Join librarians Ella and John as they talk about the adventures of Mr Toad. He is a scene stealing amphibian and he knows it! Despite his mischievous ways he has a good heart and good friends in Ratty, Mole and Badger. In this episode Toad sings his own praises and Toad Hall becomes the scene of an epic battle. If you enjoyed these chapters, ask one of our friendly librarians to help you find the Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame in your local Auckland Library.

Ray and Lindsey Vickers describe the rural nature of the community in the early days and what people did for entertainment. Pakuranga The Early Years Oral History Collection Ray and Lindsey Vickers, 2014, interview with Karen Lawson. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, OH-1442-006 Image: Mixed farm, Pakuranga, 1960, Footprints 05149, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections

Rev. Dr Don Battley was the vicar of St Peter's Anglican Church between 1978 - 1982. In this clip he talks about the rapid growth of the suburb during this time. Pakuranga The Early Years Oral History Collection Rev Don Battley 2016, interview with Karen Lawson. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, OH-1442-013 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2693/rec/14 Image: St Peter’s Anglican Church, Pakuranga, 1990, Footprints 01367

In this track we hear from Joan Rutherford who talks about the changes she has seen at the Pakuranga town centre. Pakuranga The Early Years Oral History Collection Joan Rutherford 2016, interview with Karen Lawson. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, OH-1442-014 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2412/rec/15 Image: Aerial view of Pakuranga Town Centre, 1966, Footprints 06014

Mary and Peter Patterson recall the speedboat racing on the Tāmaki River in the 1960s and 1970s. Pakuranga The Early Years Oral History Collection Mary and Peter Patterson, 2015, interview with Karen Lawson. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, OH-1442-012 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2895/rec/13 Image: Speedboat races on Tamaki River, Jan 1963, Whites Aviation, WA-58970-G Alexander Turnbull Library

Irene and Trevor Warbrooke talk about building their home in Pakuranga and the sense of community that characterised the early days in the suburb. Pakuranga The Early Years Oral History Collection Trevor and Ireen Warbrooke, 2014, interview with Karen Lawson. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, OH-1442-003 Image: Ireen Warbrooke standing on their section in Gerwyn Place, Private Collecton Warbrooke family.

Brenda Scott grew up on a farm on Glenmore Road. In this extract she talks about life on the farm and the weekly chores. Pakuranga The Early Years Oral History Collection Brenda Scott, 2014, interview with Karen Lawson. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, OH-1442-002 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2324/rec/3

In this track we hear from Ron Elsmore talking about the beginnings of the family grocery business in early Pakuranga. Pakuranga The Early Years Oral History Collection Ron Elsmore, 2014, interview with Karen Lawson. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, OH-1442-007 Image: Lloyd Elsmore's Ezy-Park IGA Supermarket on the corner of Ti Rakau Drive and Pakuranga Road. Courtesy of Howick Historical Society, Footprints_01387, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections.

In this track Janice Grace shares her memories of the social isolation experienced by young mothers in the suburbs of Pakuranga in the early years. Pakuranga The Early Years Oral History Collection Janice Grace, 2014, interview with Karen Lawson. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, OH-1442-001 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/2309/rec/2 Image: Pakuranga, Dec 1961, showing subdivision bordered by Pakuranga Road and Reeves Road, WA-56420-F, Alexander Turnbull Library.

Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge and hear tales of resilience, resistance and rapturous reunions. Books mentioned in the show can be borrowed or requested for Click and Collect by Auckland Libraries members using the links below: Rough lives speak / Street Poets & Artists Collective Enterprise: Richard Whelan, Tim Gray, Richard Nightingale, Lana Te Rore, John Joseph Hughes, Ta Iuli, Filipo Tu'u (artist); editors: Daren Kamali, David Eggleton – 2022 – Adult Poetry: bit.ly/3gKl3I4 Finding me: a memoir / Viola Davis – 2022 – Adult Non-Fiction: https://bit.ly/3NdxJ6f All about Evie / Matson Taylor – 2022 – Adult Fiction: bit.ly/3TEsU8r The colony / Audrey Magee – 2022 – Adult Fiction: bit.ly/3SCzlre Long past summer / Noué Kirwan – 2022 – Adult Romance: bit.ly/3DaI26E

Renée Orr | Senior Librarian Heritage Engagement talks about the Heritage Collections content in the Kura Tūturu | Real Gold case supporting the ‘Yokai Parade: Supernatural Monsters from Japan’ exhibition at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero Central City Library through to 6 November. In this podcast Renée talks with Sue Berman about the following books and their illustrative quality and story telling of Yokai. References: Story of a sparrow: Collection of Japanese illustrated woodblock books. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2643903?lang=eng 大日本物産圖會 (Products of Greater Japan). Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. http://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2020/04/products-of-greater-japan-ukiyo-e.html https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/rarebooks/id/1414/rec/2 Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford (Baron Redesdale); with illustrations drawn and cut on wood by Japanese artists. Tales of old Japan. London: Macmillan

Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge and celebrate the gutsy, the determined, the courageous and brave. Books mentioned in the show can be borrowed or requested for Click and Collect by Auckland Libraries members using these links: Joan by Katherine J. Chen / 2022 / Adult Fiction – Historical: bit.ly/3yjOWVg A gentle radical: the life of Jeanette Fitzsimons by Gareth Hughes / 2022 / Adult Non-Fiction – Biography: bit.ly/3CASW6l Also in OverDrive eBook and Large Print To the sea by Nikki Crutchley / 2021 / Adult Fiction – Crime: bit.ly/3M9Qk2u Also in OverDrive eBook and BorrowBox eAudio Iona Iverson's rules for commuting by Clare Pooley / 2022 / Adult Fiction: bit.ly/3SFCUhl Small things like these by Claire Keegan / 2021 / Available in Adult Fiction: bit.ly/3rxOor5 Also in OverDrive eBook and eAudiobook

Join librarians John and Sinéad as they talk about the exciting levels of chaos Mr Toad causes on his way to prison and how he manages to get out again! If you enjoyed these chapters, ask one of our friendly librarians to help you find the Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame in your local Auckland Library.

In this Kura Tūturu | Real Gold podcast whakaoko ke te kōrero| listen to a talk with Robert Eruera Pou Whakarae Māori, on the curated case Tānga Māori - Printed Māori. Drawing on early printed reo Māori from the Heritage Collections, Rob offers insights on the context and reo of the three pukapuka on display. The books can be viewed on request at the Heritage Collections reading room, Level 2 of Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library. References: A Grammar and vocabulary of the language of New Zealand Published by the Church Missionary Society. London: Printed by R. Watts, 1820. This work was compiled by Rev. Samuel Lee, Professor of Arabic at Cambridge University, from information supplied by the Rev. Thomas Kendall, and two Māori Chiefs, Hongi and Waikato, who were visiting England. Work is based on material Kendall collected over five years, and a vocabulary communicated to Lee by Tuai and Titore in 1818. https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2322132 Proceedings of the

Join librarians Issie and Clare as they talk about friendships and food, and all the fun they bring to the world. In this episode Mole makes two new friends in his neighbours Ratty and Badger, and learns all about life by the river! If you enjoyed these chapters, ask one of our friendly librarians to help you find the Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame in your local Auckland Library.

All the titles discussed in this Literary Lounge episode are about outsiders: those who have been othered by society and taught that they don’t belong for one reason or another. Join Alison and Ineka and find out that love wins, every time. Books mentioned in this programme can be requested for Click and Collect by Auckland Libraries members, and are often available in multiple formats: Not quite white by Laila Woozeer / 2022 / Non-fiction - Memoir / eAudiobook: bit.ly/3RTStBn How to be a bad Muslim and other essays by Mohamed Hassan / 2022 / Non-Fiction NZ: bit.ly/3TY0QgQ Joan is okay by Weike Wang / 2022 / Fiction: bit.ly/3B660yZ Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka / 2022 / Crime Fiction: bit.ly/3BsPlHh Delilah Green doesn’t care by Ashley Herring Blake / 2022 / Romance Fiction: bit.ly/3TSAZaa