Rhapsody In Blue

Join the West City Youth Concert Band for our upcoming concert - Rhapsody in Blue!

The programme will feature a variety of music including pieces by Frank Ticheli, Kelijah Dunton, John Mackey and, of course, Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin.

Our featured artist for this concert will be Enki Victoriano on Piano.

Enki began playing the piano at the age of 10 and is currently a student at the University of Auckland, pursuing a conjoint degree in Statistics and Piano Performance. He currently studies with Camila de Oliveira and previously studied with Oliver Huang-Hsu and Maria La Fernais. Enki has performed in various competition recitals, including the West Auckland performing arts competition and the Singapore International Piano Competition.  
Before his studies at university, Enki was previously involved with high school Jazz and Concert Band competing in various music festivals including the KBB Music Festival, MusicWorks Ensemble Festival Aotearoa and the National Jazz Youth Competition. Enki previously participated in the NZCBA festival with the West City Concert Band as a percussionist. His band achieved a gold award alongside the Robert Lutt Trophy. He also participated as a soloist achieving a gold award for his piano performance.
Enki enjoys expressing himself through music as a soloist, ensemble member and a collaborator.  

West City Youth Concert Band is an award-winning Community Youth Band based in West Auckland.  The band has 60-70 members ranging from 11 years to those young at heart. It is one of the four ensembles of West City Music, which is celebrating 50 years of music making in west Auckland this year.