Nelson Centre of Musical Arts

19/06/2026

NBS Live Lounge: Riverwood
Today at 5pm

18/06/2026

🎵TONIGHT'S NBS Live Lounge! Join Riverwood, tonight at NCMA.
🎵Live Music from 5pm.
🥂Bar open for drinks and snacks from 4.30pm.
$5 door charge for non-ncma members. (Members free).
See us to become a member today!

18/06/2026

Music, and the instruments used to make it, tells the most evocative stories.

NSO is delighted to present Harp in Harmony, a collaboration with guest conductor Anthony Ferner and renowned Kiwi harpist, Helen Webby, where remembrance, romance, reflection and heroism intertwine.

20 June | 7.30pm
Tickets from ncma.nz

16/06/2026

🎺This week's Thursday Lunchtime Concert features Raffaele Bandoli (trumpet) and Tom Rainey (piano) with an afternoon of timeless jazz, bossa nova vibes and a touch of Italian nostalgia.
🎟Tickets only $20 (or $10 for NCMA Members)
📆Thursday 12.30pm

12/06/2026

NBS Live Lounge: Ampersand
Sound checking…🎶
See you all at 5pm
Musicians: Brett, Tony and Frasier

11/06/2026

🎵TONIGHT'S NBS Live Lounge! Join Amperasnd, tonight at NCMA.
🎵Live Music from 5pm.
🥂Bar open for drinks and snacks from 4.30pm.
$5 door charge for non-ncma members. (Members free).
See us to become a member today!

11/06/2026

❤️Toiere❤️ presented by NZ Opera

Opera comes to Nelson with this unforgettable performce by NZ Opera, where beloved waiata and familiar arias are seemlessly interwoven creating a sublime programme for Nelson audiences.
Don't miss this very special performace. Limited tickets still available.
27 June | 7.30pm
Tickets from NCMA.

10/06/2026

Coming to NCMA on Friday 17 July to celebrate the period of Matariki!
We can't wait to share an Evening with the Modern Māori Quartet with you.
Always bringing good vibes with a crooning mix of modern day and classic songs in Te Reo Māori and English.
Tickets from ncma.nz (selling fast!)

Some people call it the national Matariki broadcast. We call it a paid catch up.

Four fullas living at opposite ends of the motu -- the only guaranteed way to get us all in the same room is to put a microphone in front of us. So we'll take it.

But that's the thing about these catch ups. The moment someone picks up a guitar and we start singing together, it doesn't matter how long it's been. It just clicks back into place.

Matariki always brings us home. This one just happened to bring the whole country along with us. 🎶

09/06/2026

This week's Thursday Lunchtime Concert features pianist Richard Mapp. Richard presents a programme of music by Bach, Haydn, Schumann, Liszt and Bartok.
🎟Tickets only $20 (or $10 for NCMA Members)
📆Thursday 12.30pm

09/06/2026

Piano stools spend their lives quietly doing the heavy lifting, literally putting bums on seats while the music plays.

Our piano stool had seen better days, but thanks to the incredible generosity of Lynda Mortimer at , it's been given a beautiful new lease on life. They kindly donated both their time and materials to reupholster it, and the result is fantastic.

We're so grateful for your support of our music community. Sometimes it's the little things behind the scenes that make a big difference.

Thank you, Lynda and your team, for helping keep our musicians comfortable and our piano looking its best! 🎹✨