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Light - Celebrating Matariki 2013

28/5/2013

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Cantoris celebrated Matariki 2013 with a programme of ethereal and moving works inspired by the heavens.

Contemporary choral greats such as Whitacre, Lauridsen and Gjeilo took us on a journey to the stars and back. Open performances were held in 3 different settings.

Featuring:
  • Morten Lauridsen: Sure on this shining night 
  • Ola Gjeilo: Northern Lights
  • Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque
  • Eric Whitacre: Sleep
  • Olaf Christiansen: Light Everlasting
  • Eriks Esenvalds: Stars

Musical Director:
Brian O'Regan

Performance: 
22 June, Tapu Te Ranga Marae Matariki Celebrations, 7pm
12 July, Futuna Chapel, Karori, 7.30pm
14 July, Wellington Museum of City and Sea, 2pm


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The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace 

1/5/2013

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Generously supported by:

The Choir and guest ensembled commemorated our Anzac heroes with Karl Jenkins' moving and meaningful work, The Armed Man, A Mass for Peace, to a sell-out crowd.

A karakia was included, acknowledging the call to peace and fellowship.


Directed by newly appointed director, Brian O'Regan, who brought first hand knowledge of performing this piece under the direction of the composer, Karl Jenkins.

Featuring:
The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace, by Karl Jenkins​

Musical Director:
Brian O'Regan

Performance: 
26 April, St Andrews on the Terrace, 7.30pm

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Media
Listen to some of this performance here.
Listen to Brian presenting 'The Armed Man' on Upbeat, RadioNZ

​Reviews

By Middle C
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Blood Red Roses, Coming Down

14/11/2012

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For this concert, the Choir showcased the best of New Zealand choral music, performing ‘Blood Red Roses Coming Down’ - a haunting refrain of a folk song by Douglas Mews. The song is about whaling. It was written in the 1980s, long before Greenpeace raised people’s awareness of whaling.

Featuring:
Blood Red Roses Coming Down, by Douglas Mews​
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Musical Director:
Richard
Apperley


Performances: 
2 November, St Anne's Church, Northland 7.30pm
3 November, St James' Church, Lower Hutt 7.30pm
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Like as the hart - a lunchtime concert

14/7/2012

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A lunchtime concert at St Paul's Cathedral. Anthems based on Psalm texts, by Mendelssohn, Stanford, Howells, Franck and Elgar.

Featuring:
  • Hear My Prayer, Psalm 55 - Mendelssohn
  • Psalm 100, Jubilate Deo, O be joyful in the Lord - Stanford
  • Like as the Hart, Psalm 42 - Howells
  • Psalm 23 - Stanford
  • Lift thine eyes, Elijah, Psalm 121 - Mendelssohn
  • Psalm 150, Laudate Dominum (Alleluia! Praise the Lord) - Franck
  • Give unto the Lord, Psalm 29 - Elgar
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Musical Director:
Richard Apperley with Janet Gibbs at the organ


Performance: 
13 July 2012, 12.45pm, St Paul's Cathedral.

Review:
​By Middle C



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Fauré - Requiem

19/2/2012

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As part of the  Christchurch Earthquake Commemoration Feb 2011, Cantoris gave a concert performing Gabriel Fauré 's Requiem.

Featuring:
Gabriel 
Fauré - Requiem

Musical Director:
Richard Apperley

Performance:
19 February 2011, 
Museum of Wellington City and Sea, 2.00pm
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Tchaikovsky's Liturgy of St John

23/11/2011

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Tchaikovsky was commissioned to create a setting for the Russian Orthodox Church, via through his publisher, Juergenson. Tchaikovsky completed The Liturgy of St John in 1880.

Cantoris performed 3 concerts of this work.

Featuring:
Tchaikovsky - The Liturgy of St John

Musical Director:
Richard Apperley

Performances:
18 Nov 2011, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, 12.45 - 1.45pm
19 Nov 2011, 
Futuna Chapel Karori, 7:30pm–8:15pm

23 Nov 2011, Wellington Railway Station, 5:30pm–6:15pm
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Arvo Pärt

9/8/2011

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The Choir performed 6 short works by Arvo Pärt, the 'sacred magician' of contemporary choral music.

Featuring:
  • Bogoridtse Djevo
  • Nunc Dimittis
  • The Woman with the Alabaster Box
  • Kanon Pokajanen, Odes 1, 7 & 9
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Musical Director:
Rachel Hyde

Performances: 
17 August, St Andrews on the Terrace 12.45pm
19 August, City Gallery, Wellington 6.00pm
21 August, Pataka Gallery, Porirua 2.00pm

Review:
By Middle C
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Random Acts of  Culture

6/6/2011

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As part of the choir's 2011 theme of  'Random Acts of Culture' - taking small gems from the choral repertoire to a variety of public venues around Wellington - Cantoris performed works by Tallis and Purcell at Te Papa museum.

Feature:
Thomas Tallis
  • Lamentation of Jeremia
  • With all hearts
  • I call and cry to thee, oh Lord
  • When Jesus went into Simon the Pharisee's house
Henry Purcell
  • Remember not, Lord, our offences
  • Man, that is born of woman
  • Thou knowest Lord, the secrets of our hearts

Musical Director:
Rachel Hyde

Performances:
4 June 2011, Te Papa
12:30pm - 1:00pm and 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Funding thanks to:
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Anton Bruckner - Sacred Works

11/4/2011

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Cantoris performed 3 concerts with sacred works by Anton Bruckner, an Austrian composer known for his symphonies, masses, and motets.

The concert on 10 April was part of commemoration day for sinking of Wahine.

Featuring:
  • Tantum ergo
  • Locus iste
  • Os justi
  • Christus factus est
  • Pange lingua
  • Vexilla regis
  • Virga jesse

Musical Director:
Rachel Hyde

Performances:
18 March 2011,  Wellington Railway Station, 5.30pm
19 March 2011, National War Memorial, Buckle St, 2.00pm
10 April 2011, Museum of City and Sea, 12.45pm
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Shakespeare in Song

21/11/2010

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For the final concert of 2010, Cantoris performed Shakespeare in Song - an inspirational range of musical presentation of great Shakespearean texts.

Settings ranged from 20th century melodic gems to a version that some people believe may have actually been performed in Shakespeare’s time.

Featuring:

Rutter - It Was A Lover And His Lass
Lindberg - Shall I Compare Thee
Kommulainen - Four Ballads Of Shakespeare
Gibbons - What Is Our Life?
Vaughan Williams - 3 Shakespeare Songs
Harris - Tell me where is fancy bred
INTERVAL

Morley - It Was A Lover And His Lass

Appelbaum - Shall I Compare Thee
Ramsey - Sleep Fleshly Birth
Schuman - Orpheus And His Lute
Mantyjarvi - Four Shakespeare Songs

Harris - It Was A Lover And His Lass

Musical Director:
Rachel Hyde

Performances:
20 November 2010, St Andrews on the Terrace, 2:30pm
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