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We’re an interesting mix of ages and backgrounds but we all have one common language. We rehearse together weekly and perform a variety of concerts throughout the year. We welcome out-of-town friends for each of these concerts - players from the NZSO, Orchestra Wellington and Auckland Philharmonic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e8c7028789885efdd3f485/1625878800934-HHMPAVNEACX2NDGUKHVG/HBO125.jpg Home - raising the next generation Through workshops, concerts, 1-on-1, and full school interactive presentations, the HBO are committed to raising a generation of young classical musicians and classical music lovers. Working in schools of all deciles, we believe that music has no demographic glasses and appreciate the opportunity to work with children of all backgrounds. We currently work alongside Or-ches-trate! to present full orchestral concerts in schools, and are always looking for new outlets. If you have students of a high level of musicianship, please contact us. 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HBO is the premier orchestral ensemble in Hawke’s Bay providing symphonic, operatic, and choral music for the community. The orchestra has a core of local musicians, supplemented by a network of professional musicians from around the country. These musicians are invited to bring the orchestra to full strength and allow HBO to play repertoire of significant standard and breadth. HBO has welcomed many leading New Zealand musicians to perform with the orchestra, including NZSO concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen, NZSQ violinst Helene Pohl, NZSO principal cellist Andrew Joyce, NZSQ cellist Rolf Gjelsten, NZSM professor Jian Liu, concert pianist Michael Houston, virtuoso clarinettist David MacGregor, and rising star pianist Sylvia Jiang. The orchestra regularly accompanies the Napier Civic Choir and works closely with Festival Opera. We also are invited from time to time to work with the Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival and visiting artists. HBO appointed Jose Aparicio as its Principal Conductor in 2017, a role he remains in today. https://www.hawkesbayorchestra.co.nz/contact daily 0.75 2023-06-18 https://www.hawkesbayorchestra.co.nz/donate daily 0.75 2025-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e8c7028789885efdd3f485/1625887463900-CW6AVHD8D96B94SGGUVE/HBO162.jpg Donate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e8c7028789885efdd3f485/1625886809164-S2V8S1AYX2GZ7SESF4C7/HBO149.jpg Donate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e8c7028789885efdd3f485/c8dadbe1-7feb-4345-8e52-8f42287c4774/HBO129.jpg Donate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e8c7028789885efdd3f485/1625888687131-VY097C0PEZCBNF1GLV1D/HBO146.jpg Donate https://www.hawkesbayorchestra.co.nz/listen daily 0.75 2025-11-17 https://www.hawkesbayorchestra.co.nz/principal-conductor daily 0.75 2021-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e8c7028789885efdd3f485/1626058565944-LKO869O0TFAZ7417T5RI/Jose_0372.jpg Principal Conductor - Maestro José Aparicio José Aparicio began studying music with his father at the age five, continuing his flute studies at Alicante’s Music Conservatoire where he graduated in 1995 having won the graduation competition and the Sociedad de Conciertos de Alicante Prize. He then played as a soloist with orchestras for a year and in 1996 became principal flute of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Alicante and Orquesta de Camara Ciudad de Elche, touring with them both extensively. In 1998 he moved to London to study postgraduate flute, conducting and singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he graduated in 2004, and won second prize in the prestigious Gold Medal competition. During his years of study at the Guildhall, José worked with conductors such as Sir Colin Davis, M. Rostropovich, Charles Dutoit, V. Ashkenazy, Leonard Slatkin, Bernard Haitink, Michael Tilson Thomas, and many more. José then performed regularly in the UK, Austria, the Netherlands, Spain and France. In 2009, following the birth of his daughter, José emigrated to New Zealand. He is currently Artistic Director of the Napier Civic Choir. He also regularly conducts the Hawke’s Bay Orchestra and has directed and conducted the last four productions of Festival Opera in Napier, most recently Carmen in February 2017. He has also conducted the St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra and the New Zealand Doctors’ Orchestra. His understanding and knowledge of repertoire is extensive, his perspective one of both performer and director, feeling equally at home with Opera, Choral and Symphonic repertoire. José’s teaching portfolio currently includes singing and flute students at a wide range of levels, and conducting choirs at Iona College and Woodford House in Havelock North, and Hastings Boys High School in Hastings. In addition, José tutors young singers taking part in Project Prima Volta. . https://www.hawkesbayorchestra.co.nz/president-of-hbo daily 0.75 2025-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e8c7028789885efdd3f485/1626059264527-YU1UIXDFTAIESHKN1EXF/bazaarmothersday-155.jpg President of HBO As a business owner and mother, I came to the President’s role in 2020 with a fresh perspective. Wearing glasses with one lens aimed on success (in its many forms), and the other on mana and generosity, I believe the Hawke’s Bay Orchestra is on a journey to reignite a following in its community through new avenues and channels to present classical music. We are no longer in a culture where classical music is normal - in fact, it’s the opposite. The Committee of HBO has a vision to change this stigma - removing social and age group boundaries surrounding a genre of music that has in the past been seen as elitist. We explore concerts for koha, we push the boundaries of performance with traditional and period instruments, we often stand to play. We are unique in both the musicians that comprise our group, but also in our attitude of “can-do” and “will-do”. Although we build on decades of music in Hawke’s Bay, we aim to strengthen the foundation laid before us, and build with durability - setting up the generations to come.