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April 2013

crescen3 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:25:08 +0000

Some exciting news: Ian Krouse, composer of the exquisitely beautiful Da Chara and Air, will be writing a new piece for Duo Tapas later this year! We hope to include it in our second CD.

Also, please check out the updated ‘Coming events’ page for our 2013. We’ll be adding our Arts on Tour July schedule to this as soon as the dates and venues have been finalised.

And please do visit our website again in a few weeks time when the wonderful team at Crescendo will have updated our photo gallery (thanks to multi-talented Wellington photographer, Debbie Rawson) and added sound bites from our CD, Da Chara.

December 2012

crescen3 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:24:47 +0000

Please come to our Christmas concert in Futuna Chapel in Karori on December 23rd. We will be playing some of our favourite repertoire as well as beautiful arrangements of Christmas carols. See the coming evens page for details.

We are planning to record another CD at the end of 2013 including more duos by Imamovic, as well as Bartok, Vivaldi and Lilburn! If there is any of our repertoire that you have heard in concert that you would like to see included, please email us using the contact form. We would love to hear your suggestions!

November 2012

crescen3 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:24:23 +0000

Check out the reviews from our July concerts in Devonport and Wellington in the reviews section.

If you want to find out more about our NZ tour in July 2013 as part of arts on tour NZ, please visit:http://www.aotnz.co.nz/aotnz_menu13.html

June 2012

crescen3 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:23:47 +0000

Duo Tapas is really looking forward to July 2013 when they will be touring NZ as part of Arts on Tour NZ! So please keep an eye out for us -we might be coming to your town! In the meantime, we have 6 concerts next month, as far north as Devonport and as far south as Timaru. Check out the coming events page.

May 2012

crescen3 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:23:26 +0000

Eva Radich interviewed Rupa and Owen on Upbeat (Radio NZ concert) on March 21st. Listen to their interview here!

March 2012

crescen3 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:22:53 +0000

It’s happened! Duo Tapas is excited to announce the release of their debut album, Da Chara! The CD features works by Ian Krouse, Anthony Ritchie, Almer Imamovic, Manuel de Falla and Porumbescu.

If you would like to buy a copy, please use the contact form and include your name and address. $25 plus postage and packaging. Alternatively, you may purchase the CD through one of the following websites: http://www.amplifier.co.nz/release/83845/da-chara.html or

http://www.smokecds.com/cd/50783?osCsid=54von1e23kng3ugpnln0g7dfl0

where you can see /listen to a sample of the tracks .

November 2011

crescen3 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:22:17 +0000

Duo Tapas has had a fun and busy year so far, with 5 concerts in Wellington, Lower Hutt, Palmerston North and Devonport. Their next project is to make a CD which will be released by Ode records in February 2012, in time for their first concerts of 2012, on March 7th at St Andrews on the Terrace and in Palmerston North on March 11th. The CD will feature works by Imamovic, Porumbescu, De Falla, Anthony Ritchie and Ian Krouse. Danica Prowse will design the CD cover and booklet.