Website created by
ARTISTS:
Karen Batten (flute), Madeline Sakofsky (oboe), Margaret Guldborg (cello)
Karen Batten, Flute. Born and bred in Lower Hutt, Wellington, Karen completed her first music degree at Victoria University where she studied with Alexa Still. Karen then went on to complete a Master of Music at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. While living in New York, Karen studied with several leading flutists and attended summer schools in Florida and later, Banff, Canada.
Upon returning to Wellington, Karen has developed a varied freelance career. She is Principal Flute for the Wellington Vector Orchestra and frequently works with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Karen has also taught extensively throughout the region and continues to teach privately and at one high school. She was Principal Flute and Piccolo with the Central Band of the Royal New Zealand Air Force for several years.
Chamber Music is a passion for Karen. She is a founding member of the flute, clarinet and piano ensemble “Ethos”. The ensemble has performed throughout New Zealand and has commissioned works from New Zealand composers. In 2010 Karen will be part of the “Elios Ensemble” (flute and string quartet) which will tour for Chamber Music New Zealand.
Born and raised in Auckland, Madeline Sakofsky began a Bachelor of Music degree in 1992 at the University of Auckland which she completed in Melbourne at the Victorian College of the Arts three years later. During this time she studied oboe with Stanley Jackson and with Anne Gilby.
In 1995 Madeline headed for Germany where she completed two post-graduate diplomas in performance music, firstly in Mannheim studying with Prof. Winfried Liebermann, and then in Cologne with Prof. Christian Schneider. During this time she played with many orchestras, including the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, the Volkwang Chamber Orchestra in Essen, and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Hagen.
Upon returning to New Zealand in 2000, Madeline took up the position of Associate Principal Cor Anglais/Oboe in the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, which she held until moving to Wellington in 2009. She performs regularly with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the Vector Wellington Orchestra as well as playing chamber music with the Nikau Trio.
A newcomer to New Zealand, cellist Margaret Guldborg is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States. After participating in music festivals and the Albuquerque Youth Sumphony, Margaret went on to study at the Harid Music Conservatory for her Bachelor of Music, and then to the New England Conservatory for her Masters in Music.
Upon graduation, she and her husband moved to Denmark where she won a job as Associate Assistant Principal Cellist with the Odense Symphony Orchestra. From there she moved to Malaysia and worked as a freelancer with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Singapore Symphony.
In 2008, Margaret and her family moved to Wellington and has since been a casual player with the Vector Wellington Orchestra, the Christchurch Symphony, and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
| Date | Programme | Time | Venue | Centre |
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| 15 August 12 | Programme | 7.30pm | Wallace Gallery |
Morrinsville |