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		<title>50th Anniversary tribute to Benjamin Britten (and his heroes)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Twelfth &#8220;Comfy Concert&#8221; at Roseneath&#8217;s &#8220;The Long Hall&#8221; (Benefit for Arohanui Strings) Chamber &#8220;Pot-Pourri&#8221; Ensemble Rolf Gjelsten (&#8216;cello) / Helene Pohl (violin) Sophia Acheson (viola) / Robert Orr (oboe) JS BACH &#8211; Suite No. 2 in D MInor, for solo &#8216;cello Rolf Gjelsten (&#8216;cello) BENJAMIN BRITTEN &#8211; Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings Robert Orr <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/09/50th-anniversary-tribute-to-benjamin-britten-and-his-heroes/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Deliciously unfamiliar/eminently listenable music from little-known French composer Michel Corrette</title>
		<link>https://middle-c.org/2026/07/deliciously-unfamiliar-but-eminently-listenable-music-from-little-known-composer-michel-corrette/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MICHEL CORRETTE (1707-1795) France LES DELICES DE LA SOLITUDE – Sonatas Op. 20 Nos.1-6 Michelle Kesler &#8211;  ‘Cello I Sonatas 2, 4 &#38; 6  / Cello II Miranda Wilson &#8211; ‘Cello I Sonatas 1, 3 &#38; 5  / Cello II MSR Classics MS 1832 Recorded November 2024 in the Recital Hall at Brigham Young University, <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/07/deliciously-unfamiliar-but-eminently-listenable-music-from-little-known-composer-michel-corrette/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Music that unfurls the Colours of Karori’s splendid Futuna Chapel</title>
		<link>https://middle-c.org/2026/07/music-that-unfurls-the-colours-of-karoris-splendid-futuna-chapel/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; “Something old, something new…”  &#8211; the Elementi Trio at Futuna Chapel, July 2026Monica Verburg, Nicholas Hancox and Pepe Becker ELEMENTI TRIO – Monica Verburg – flute, alto flute Nicholas Hancox – viola Pepe Becker – soprano, thumb piano (mbira) Futuna Chapel, Karori, Wellington Sunday, 5th July 2026 Sitting in Futuna Chapel, in Karori, on <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/07/music-that-unfurls-the-colours-of-karoris-splendid-futuna-chapel/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Handel&#8217;s &#8220;Messiah&#8221; from the Orpheus in warm-hearted seasonal tradition</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Orpheus Choir and soloists  with Brent Stewart  in Handel&#8217;s &#8220;Messiah&#8221; at the MFC George Frideric Handel – MESSIAH Emma Pearson (soprano) Maaike Christie-Beekman (alto) LJ Crichton (tenor) Joel Amosa (bass) Orpheus Choir of Wellington Orchestra Wellington Brent Stewart (conductor) Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Saturday, 13th December, 2025 Walking into a concert hall foyer a good <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2025/12/handels-messiah-from-the-orpheus-in-warm-hearted-seasonal-tradition/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>BACK TO BACH from Baroque Voices takes the listener on a journey</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; JS BACH – The Six Motets (BWV 225-230) Baroque Voices (directed by Pepe Becker) Pepe Becker, Rowena Simpson (sopranos) Andrea Cochrane, Toby Gee (altos) Samuel Berkahn, Jamie Young (tenors) David Morriss, Simon Christie (basses) Imogen Granwal (baroque ‘cello) St.Mary of the Angels Church, Boulcott St., Wellington Sunday 30th November, 2025 To my shame, I <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2025/12/back-to-bach-from-baroque-voices-takes-the-listener-on-quite-a-journey/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Amazingly vibrant, energetic and tumultuous “Christmas Oratorio” – the Bach Choir of Wellington, Nota Bene and the Chiesa Ensemble</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Bach Choir, Nota Bene Choir, The Chiesa Ensemble and soloists, conducted by Shawn Michael Condon  &#8211; photo, Colin McDiarmid JS BACH – Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 – Parts I, II, III and VI Georgia Jamieson-Emms (soprano) Maaike Christie-Beekman (alto) Iain Tetley (tenor / Evangelist) Robert Tucker (bass) Douglas Mews – organ The Bach Choir <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2025/11/amazingly-vibrant-energetic-and-tumultuous-christmas-oratorio-the-bach-choir-of-wellington-nota-bene-and-the-chiesa-ensemble/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Late-afternoon Bach and Shostakovich – worlds and times apart sounding together….</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[JS BACH – Suite No. 3 in C Major for Solo Violincello BWV 1009 Rolf Gjelsten  (‘cello) DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH – String Quartets: No 5  in B-flat (1952) / No. 2  in A Major Op. 68 (1944) The Chamber Pot-Pourri Ensemble: Helene Pohl, Simeon Broom (violins), Nicholas Hancox (viola), Rolf Gjelsten (’cello) The Long Hall, Roseneath, <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2025/10/late-afternoon-bach-and-shostakovich-worlds-and-times-apart-sounding-together/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>“A feather on the Breath of God” transports us all… Baroque Voices’ 30-year anniversary concert September 2024</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Baroque Voices &#8211; From Hildegarde to JS Bach &#8211; Sacred German Music for one to eight voices spanning seven centuries Music by Hildegarde of Bingen, “The Tannhauser”, Wizlau von Rügen, Caspar Othmayer, Johannes Walther, Johannes Eccard, Heinrich Schütz, Johann Michael Bach, Johann Ludwig Bach, Johann Sebastien Bach, Pepe Becker Baroque Voices: Pepe Becker (director), Kate <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2024/09/a-feather-on-the-breath-of-god-transports-us-all-baroque-voices-30-year-anniversary-concert-september-2024/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8220;The Choicest Songs&#8221; &#8211; an Anniversary concert from Baroque Voices at Futuna Chapel, Karori</title>
		<link>https://middle-c.org/2024/06/the-choicest-songs-an-anniversary-concert-from-baroque-voices-at-futuna-chapel-karori/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 12:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Baroque Voices at Futuna Chapel,  Karori,  Wellington, June 2024David Morriss (bass), Pepe Becker (director, soprano), Douglas Mews (keyboards), Robert Oliver (bass viol)                                   Futuna Chapel, Karori Baroque Voices presents “The Choicest Songs” A presentation celebrating the 30th anniversary of <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2024/06/the-choicest-songs-an-anniversary-concert-from-baroque-voices-at-futuna-chapel-karori/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>JS Bach’s Goldberg Variations for String Trio – a benefit concert for &#8216;cellist Jack Moyer</title>
		<link>https://middle-c.org/2024/05/js-bachs-goldberg-variations-for-string-trio-an-enduring-musical-chameleon/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[JS BACH – Goldberg Variations BWV 988  (arranged for String Trio by Dmitri Sitkovetsky) Monique Lapins (violin) Alex McFarlane (viola) Jack Moyer (‘cello) St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace, Wellington Sunday, 26th May, 2024 Firstly, a bit of history – in 1741 Bach had published a keyboard work with the painstaking title , Aria, with diverse variations for a harpsichord <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2024/05/js-bachs-goldberg-variations-for-string-trio-an-enduring-musical-chameleon/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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