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		<title>Nature and art, architecture and philosophy &#8211; Orchestra Wellington&#8217;s epic 2026 &#8220;Revelations&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ORCHESTRA WELLINGTON 2026 – “Revelations” NATALIE HUNT – Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket CLAUDE DEBUSSY – Nocturnes FERRUCCIO BUSONI – Piano Concerto The concert also included items by the Sistema Group Arohanui Strings Jian Liu (piano) Marc Taddei (conductor) Arohanui Strings Sistema Youth Orchestra and associated players Orpheus Choir of Wellington <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/10/nature-and-art-architecture-and-philosophy-orchestra-wellingtons-epic-revelations/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Orchestra Wellington&#8217;s &#8220;Colossal&#8221; triumphantly ticks all the descriptive and presentation boxes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Marc Taddei with Orchestra Wellington and Wellington District Brass Ensemblepresents “Colossal” JOSHUA PEARSON – Digital Fenua: Fakatili Te Kiloga Fau (world premiere) HECTOR BERLIOZ – Requiem: Grand Messe des Morts Kyle Stegall (tenor) Orpheus Choir, Wellington (Brent Stewart, director) Te Kōkī Orchestra / Wellington Brass Band / Trust Porirua City Brass Hutt City Brass / <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/09/orchestra-wellingtons-colossal-triumphantly-ticks-all-the-descriptive-and-presentation-boxes/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Orchestra Wellington in full &#8220;swing&#8221; with escapist New York jazz</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ORCHESTRA WELLINGTON -2026 Collaborations W:ELLINGTONMarc  Taddei with Orchestra Wellington  &#8211; Photo Credit : Andy Best LEONARD BERNSTEIN &#8211; Chichester Psalms &#8211; Tudor Consort / Joshua Derbyshire-Foale (boy soprano) GEORGE GERSHWIN &#8211; Piano Concerto in F &#8211; David Fung (piano) ROLF LIEBERMANN &#8211; Concerto for Jazz Band and Orchestra &#8211; Te Koki Jazz Band DUKE ELLINGTON <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/06/orchestra-wellington-in-full-swing-with-escapist-new-york-jazz/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nota Bene brings people in for some mellifluous music-making at St.Andrew&#8217;s</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Four Hands, Two Grands and a Choir (striking a modern chord) Gabriela Glapska / Catherine Norton (pianos) Nota Bene Choir directed by Maiike Christie-Beekman St.Andrew&#8217;s-on-The-Terrace, Wellington Sunday 31st May, 2026 What an inspirational title for a concert! – words obviously intended to  quicken the interest and activate any curiosity! And it all seemed to have <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/06/nota-bene-brings-them-in-for-some-mellifluous-music-making-at-st-andrews/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Two far-flung universalities from the Orpheus Choir – Mozart and Christopher Tin</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART – Requiem CHRISTOPHER TIN – To Shiver the Sky Emma Pearson (soprano), Charlotte Secker (mezzo-soprano), Ridge Ponini (tenor), Robert Tucker (bass) Orpheus Choir, Wellington Children’s Choir (Samuel Marsden  Collegiate School, Wellington Girls’ College, Wellington East Girls’ College) Orchestra Wellington Brent Stewart (conductor) Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Saturday, April 18th, 2026 Music can <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/04/two-far-flung-universalities-from-the-orpheus-choir-mozart-and-christopher-tin/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sonic Architecture and Musical Splendour at Wellington Cathedral of St.Paul</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sound Cathedral &#8211; assembled forces, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul &#8211; all photo images courtesy Nick George, Creative SOUND CATHEDRAL:  Almost 500 years of music and sound collaboration brings together Renaissance composer Orlande de Lassus’s Sibylline Prophecies from1550,  traditional Taonga Puoro from Aotearoa, and  present-day composer Michael Norris’s reconstructive configurations of Renaissance polyphonies. The Tudor <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2026/03/sonic-architecture-and-musical-splendour-at-wellington-cathedral-of-st-paul/">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>Music from Home and Abroad – for its time and for all time</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Orchestra Wellington presents: THE ARTIST REPENTS VICTORIA KELLY – Requiem DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH – Symphony No. 5 In D Minor Op.47 Barbara Paterson – soprano Alexander Lewis – tenor The Tudor Consort Orchestra Wellington Marc Taddei &#8211; conductor Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Saturday, 22nd November, 2025 The sixth and final concert in Orchestra Wellington’s 2025 series <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2025/11/music-from-home-and-abroad-for-its-time-and-for-all-time/">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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