City Choir Dunedin has commissioned New Zealander Christopher
Marshall to write a new choral work to mark our anniversary
year.
"For What Can Be More Beautiful?" uses texts extolling the
wonders of nature, including one by an early Dunedin seed
merchant, which gives the piece a distinctive Otago flavour.
Complementing this will be the Choir's evocative and
colourful 1988 commission by Jack Speirs, "Cantico del Sole",
the ‘Canticle of the Sun' based on words by St Francis of
Assisi.
Celebrating the Choir's musical heritage we will perform the
Victorian masterpiece "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast" by Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor. This oratorio describing the splendours of
an American-Indian banquet rivalled "Messiah" and "Elijah" in
popularity amongst English-speaking choirs in the early
decades of the 20th century and was performed at least three
times by the Dunedin Choral Society.
These three works combine to create a musical palette which
is contemporary, dramatic and romantic - and is a great way
for us to begin our year-long celebration.
Soprano Grace Park
Tenor Matthew Wilson
with the Southern Sinfonia conducted by David Burchell
Tickets from:
Beggs MusicWorks Dunedin, c/o Lower Stuart Street and Moray
Place
Or Knox Church Office
Or phone Clare 476 2426
(Cash or cheques only)
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