embracing aotearoa

Classical sparks at hagley

Armed with our blankets on hand, esther, gracie and I headed to classical sparks which is a yearly event where people all over christchurch head to for a night of classical music and jazz. Being just a day before waitangi day, classical sparks also welcomed in waitangi with a kapa haka group. The artist's featured are world famous jazz singer Bic Runga, Amici forever's Geoff Sewel and Elena the punky rock violinist. Christchurch's Symphony were there accompanying the artists.

When we arrived at the grounds, thousands had already gathered with their portable seats and blankets covering most of the grounds infront of the stage. I was so afraid that we wouldn't find a seat but thank god we managed to find a space right in the front section. These few days have been really chilly with the south easterly winds blowing away and so all three of us huddled together for warmth with out blankets. With the stars above us and beautiful music playing away, the atmosphere was really romantic in that sense.

The finale of the whole event ended with a fireworks display. It was so spectacular because the fireworks were directly on top of us. Some of the pictures are from esther as well as the video.