Arohanui Strings+ transforms young lives through music, by teaching ensemble playing for free in the Hutt & Wellington City.
Arohanui Strings - Sistema Hutt Valley; Creating social change through music, is part of the growing innovative and hope-instilling Sistema music education movement now found all around the world. By learning to play an instrument and playing together in a youth orchestra, children learn both personal responsibility and how to work together toward a common goal and achieve excellence.
20/08/2026
Thank you to Amada Quartet for performing for our students on Monday, they were amazing!! If you would like to hear them too, make sure to head to the next Comfy Concert this Saturday at 4! https://humanitix.com/nz/search/nz--wellington-region--wellington/Comfy%20concerts?dates=all
14/08/2026
One week and one day until our next Comfy Concert event, featuring four fabulous young musicians, who've just graduated from music school: Lorna Zhang and Esther Oh (violins), Juliet Park (viola), Esther Kim (cello). We're very excited for this programme! Tickets from from Humanitix.com: https://tinyurl.com/yk8yj7ba
05/07/2026
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We had an amazing time at Te Tūhunga Rau Strathmore Community Centre. Their team put together an amazing space for us to share what we do!
Our next Comfy Concert is drawing close! Buy your tickets to a great afternoon of music as you support your favourite charity - Arohanui Strings+! This 22 August concert features The Amada Quartet, visiting from Auckland. Come join us!
We made it onto the Suzy Cato show!! (Our kids are from around 16:00)
https://youtu.be/urw2uQ6GV78?feature=shared
24/06/2026
Some of our wonderful players performed at St. Mark's lunchtime concert today! Here are a few photos of the kids and proud teachers!!
Come hear some of our amazing young musicians perform solos at the Hutt City Lunchtime Concert, Wednesday 24 June, 12.15 pm, St Mark's Church, 58 Woburn Road, Lower Hutt, suggested koha $10
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18/06/2026
Our students had an amazing performance last night! They were also star struck having Chris Hipkins there who was so kind and generous by providing pre-concert Kai!!
| Monday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Friday | 8:30am - 4:30pm |