Wellington classical music: coming events

December 2022

 

7:30pm, Saturday, 3rd December
Michael Fowler Centre

Orchestra Wellington
Orpheus Choir, Wellington’
St.Mark’s Schola Cantorum
Mark Taddei, (conductor)
Soloists: Emma Pearson,  Wade Kermot, Christian Thurston,  Jared Holt,
Michaela Cadwgan, Barbara Paterson,  Margaret Medlyn,
Maaike Christie-Beekman, Jamie Young

SCHUMANN – Scenes from  Goethe’s “Faust

 

12:15pm, Wednesday 7th December
St. Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace, Wellington
RNZAF Wind Sextet “The Spitfires”

Repertoire includes JANACEK (Mladi) and FRANCAIX – Sextet

8:00pm Friday 9 December   &  2:00pm Sunday 11 December
Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
IHITAI’AVEI’A – STAR NAVIGATOR
TIM FINN (composer) / CELESTINE HITIURA VAITE (Tahitian Monologues) / TOM McLEOD  (co-composer)
Orchestra Wellington
Orpheus Choir
Signature Choir
New Zealand Opera Chorus
Uwe Grodd (conductor)
John Davies (director)
Soloists: Marlena Devoe, Emmanuel Fonoti-Fulmaono, Paul Whelan,

Norah Stevenson-Tuuga,  Risatisone C. Malagamaali

7:30pm, Saturday, 10th December

Michael Fowler Centre

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
The Tudor Consort
Umberto Clerici (conductor)
Soloists: Emma Pearson, Deborah Humble,  Lila Crichton, Wade Kernot

G.F. HANDEL – Messiah

3:00pm, Sunday 11th December
St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace, Wellington
Wellington Chamber Orchestra
Donald Maurice (conductor)
Soloist: Zoe Li (erhu)
BARTOK – Hungarian Sketches
MAHLER – Adagietto, from Symphony No. 5
GEORGE GAU – Mongolian Fantasy
BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 7 in A

(Please note: The Wellington Chamber Orchestra will have a new name, next year!)

12:15pm, Wednesday, 14th December
St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace, Wellington

Resonance Choir – A Carol Celebration

2:00pm, Saturday, 17th December
St. Mary of the Angels, Boulcott Street, Wellington

The Bach Choir of Wellington
The Chiesa Ensemble

JS BACH – Cantata – Christen, ätzet diesen Tag (Christians, on this happy day) BWV 63
ARCANGELL CORELLI – Christmas Concerto, (Concerti Grossi Op. 12 , No. 8)
G.F.HANDEL – Dettingen Te Deum HWV 283