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Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Haydn’s death with his masterpiece The Creation. First heard in 1798,The Creation was Haydn’s response to the great English oratorio tradition that he had encountered in London. Haydn poured a lifetime’s experience into the work’s composition and prayed each morning on bended knees for inspiration worthy of its monumental theme. Each part of the biblical story is brilliantly depicted in music, from the chilling emptiness of the void to billowing oceans and all forms of life. Even the worm, with sinuous trace, has his place in this magnificent work. For all its profundity, Haydn’s sense of humour is never far from the surface and his love of life and the natural world can be heard in every aria and thrilling chorus.
For this performance we welcome soloists Pepe Becker from Wellington and Kenneth Cornish of Auckland. Joining them, direct from London, is James Harrison, last heard in Opera NZ’s 2008 production of Hansel and Gretel and in Messiah with Auckland Choral in 2007.
Pepe Becker | Kenneth Cornish | James Harrison
University of Auckland Chamber Choir
University of Auckland Symphony Orchestra
Uwe Grodd, Conductor
Sunday 29 March, 5.00pm
Auckland Town Hall
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Rupert D’Cruze, formerly of England and now resident in Hamilton, will be the guest conductor for this concert. He will conduct the rhythmic and exciting Gloria, a widely admired work and one for which the popular British composer John Rutter is probably best-known. Alongside this well-known contemporary piece, we present the New Zealand premiere of the Mass by Belgium composer Joseph Jongen (1873-1953). Jongen’s work for choir, brass and organ is described as “glorious and radiant”. Premiered at the end of World War II this mass fell into obscurity until it was rediscovered with acclaim in the 1980s. The programme returns to the splendour of the Baroque by finishing with Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks.
Britten – Fanfare
Jongen – Mass
Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks
Rutter – Gloria
Associate Players Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Rupert d’Cruze, Conductor
Saturday 13 June, 7.30pm
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell
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This concert features a juxtaposition of New Zealand music and the ever popular Vivaldi Gloria. A new work from Deputy Music Director David Hamilton, titled "Orpheus" written to mark the 200th anniversary of Haydn’s death, will begin this free concert. This also includes text by William Jay Smith.
Helen Fisher’s evocative work for flute and women’s choir will feature our
Music Director Uwe Grodd as solo flautist. The concert finishes with Vivaldi’s Gloria, one of the most popular choral works of all time, full of infectious rhythms, beautiful melodies and stirring choruses.
This FREE CONCERT provides you with a wonderful opportunity to introduce family and friends to Auckland Choral and we look forward to welcoming them.
Lilia Carpinelli | Kate Spence
Hamilton – Orpheus
Fisher – Pounamu
Vivaldi – Gloria
Pipers Sinfonia
David Hamilton, Conductor
Uwe Grodd, Conductor, Flute
Sunday 2 August, 5.00pm
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell
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The sacred music of Haydn, Mozart and Hummel was the finest of its time, remarkable both for its exquisite vocal writing and brilliant orchestration. Haydn and Mozart were close friends and greatly admired one another’s music. Hummel was Mozart’s star pupil and later succeeded Haydn, on his recommendation, as Kapellmeister to Prince Esterházy. This fascinating programme features Haydn’s turbulent sacred chorus Insanae et vanae curae (Insane and idle cares), completed in 1797 during the composition of The Creation, Mozart’s Coronation Mass (1779), the most beautiful and impressive of the masses he composed in Salzburg and Hummel’s magnificent Missa Solemnis in C (1806), composed for the wedding of Princess Esterházy. The Missa Solemnis, one of the greatest successors to the late Haydn masses, remained completely unknown until Uwe Grodd made his acclaimed recording for Naxos. This is your chance to hear the first ever live performance of the work in New Zealand. Four top soloists join Auckland Choral for this feast of classical music.
Patricia Wright | Kate Spence | Derek Hill | Stephen
Bennett
Haydn – Insanae Et Vanae Curae
Mozart – Coronation Mass K.317
Hummel – Missa Solemnis
Pipers Sinfonia
Uwe Grodd, Conductor
Saturday 31 October, 7.30pm
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell
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For many, the Christmas season doesn’t start until Auckland Choral’s annual Messiah performance, an Auckland tradition for over 150 years. Join us to hear some of the greatest choral music of all time, telling one of the greatest stories of all time. Top international soloists, and our own orchestra, Piper’s Sinfonia, join us to present Handel’s eternally popular oratorio.
Morag Atchison | Wendy Dawn Thompson | David Hamilton | Jared Holt
Pipers Sinfonia
Uwe Grodd, Conductor
14 & 15 December, 7.30pm
Auckland Town Hall
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