ELIZABETH
PATCHETT
2ND VIOLIN
Elizabeth was born in Auckland and raised in Hamilton starting tuition on the violin age 7, piano age 9 and oboe age 13. Throughout her college years she attended National Secondary School and National Youth Orchestra holiday programmes.
After completing a Bachelor of Music Degree majoring in performance violin at Auckland University Elizabeth began her full-time career as an orchestral musician with the Auckland Philharmonia and six years later in 1993 joined the N.Z.S.O second violin section.
In 1997 Elizabeth received a Montana Study Award enabling her to spend four months in London studying violin with Maciej Rokowski and in 2001 travelled as a member of the Nevine String Quartet to Boston for chamber music tuition with the Lydian String Quartet at Brandeis University.
Elizabeth has toured and recorded as a member of the New Zealand Chamber Orchestra. She has recorded for Concert FM and toured for Chamber Music New Zealand as a member of the Nevine String Quartet.Throughout all her years as a professional musician Elizabeth has been a passionate musical educator, working with thousands of primary and secondary school students all over N.Z through the N.Z.S.O education programme and as a private tutor.
What are your hobbies?
Fishing on the beach catching dinner, walking, reading
Where is your favourite place to eat?
Mirabelle Cafe in Carterton. Best Steak au poivere (blue) around.
What is your favourite movie?
” Life of Brian”
Where is your favourite place in New Zealand?
Home. Lake Ferry. Palliser bay. Best summer sunsets in the country.
Who is your favourite composer?
Too hard. There are so many.
What is your musical guilty pleasure?
Jazz fusion
What are you listening to right now?
Dinner cooking
What do you wish for the NZSO 70th birthday?
Being able to attend the 100th
What is your most memorable orchestral experience?
Again too hard
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PATCHETT
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JOYCE
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SQUIRE
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ARMSTRONG
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GARITA
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STRUTHERS
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SANDLE
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XUE
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EGUCHI
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