Bach Trio – Mike Hogan, Christopher Hill, and Jake Church
5:30 PM Sunday 5-July-2026 at Thistle Hall, 293 Cuba St, Te Aro, Wellington

This trio has come together to perform and ultimately record some new transcriptions of music composed by J. S. Bach. These pieces are well known keyboard works, but this is the first time transcriptions of these pieces have been made for guitar.

Programme:
Partita for keyboard No.2 in C minor (BWV826): Christopher Hill and Mike Hogan – Guitar Duet
Andante from Sonata No.4 for Organ in E minor (BWV 528): Christopher Hill, Mike Hogan, Jake Church
Other solo Bach pieces by Christopher Hill and Jake Church.

Mike Hogan is a Classical guitarist, composer and producer who has worked in music for most of his life.
Mike has an Honours Degree (first class) in composition as well as a BMus/performance from the NZ School of Music.
Across his career Mike has worked in many styles including Western Classical, Folk, Indie, Punk, Rock, Reggae and Indian Classical as well as with Theatre and Dance production.
Mike has performed around the world in venues and festivals such as: Sarakasi Dome, Kenya, Festnapuan, Vanuatu, Jaipur Literature Festival, India, NZ Arts Festival, Darwin International Guitar Festival, Sofar Sounds New Delhi.

Jake Church is a classically trained guitarist that aims to evoke character in everything he plays. Along with numerous performance accolades, he is a scholar in collaborative practices with a Master of Musical Arts from Victoria University of Wellington.
Jake enjoys exploring collaborative processes to create new-music and mix-discipline compositions.

Christopher Hill is a versatile classical guitarist whose playing is shaped by a diverse background in classical, jazz, and flamenco traditions.
A graduate of Victoria University of Wellington, he further honed his craft through studies in Spain, developing a unique musical expression that is perfectly suited to the intimate acoustics of a church setting.
Christopher is well-known to New Zealand audiences through his extensive touring with the New Zealand Guitar Quartet and performances with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.