Posts tagged: baroque music
Overwhelmed by the splendour of it all – Latitude 37 in Wellington
NZSM’s Baroque Workshop at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert
The Baroque Workshop took over, at relatively short notice I imagine, from other advertised performers; they revealed no evidence of being caught with little preparation time.
Baroque here stretched as far back as Monteverdi to as recent as Bach.
The Monteverdi was a quite short song written for one voice with harpsichord accompaniment from a set called Scherzi Musicali, of... read more
Earthly and Heavenly Delights from the Historical Arts Trust
Aeolian Players play for mulled wine at Paekakariki
The Memorial Hall was not completely full, but there were probably over 100 people present to hear this concert of baroque music. Despite all the music being from the same era, there was considerable variety both in the music, and in the size of ensemble playing the various works.
Another matter of interest was the marvellous ‘Fishart’ exhibition on the walls. Many items were highly detailed... read more
Profane Bach at St Paul’s Lutheran Church
Bach’s birthday is being celebrated at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in King Street, Newtown. Last Sunday there was a concert of concertos and a secular cantata; next Sunday there is more Bach, also at 5pm. Bach was born on 21 March 1685, so this was his 326th anniversary.
Bach’s secular cantatas are not heard very often, in this country at least, so it was refreshing to... read more
The Tudor Consort in a brilliant Christmas Oratorio
The Tudor Consort’s courage in hiring the Town Hall for its Christmas Oratorio was rewarded by a good audience and by an absolutely wonderful performance. Anna Leese was no doubt an important draw-card, but in the event the success was achieved through the other three principals, by the choir itself, and... read more
Orpheus Choir and Wellington Orchestra deliver “good tidings” from Handel
Douglas Mews organ recital before a Bach Cantata at Lutheran vespers
We are in the middle of National Organ Month. There have been a number of very fine recitals on many of the more important organs in the city, but one has been conspicuously silent.
The Wellington... read more