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		<title>Two fine sopranos in rare, varied, Wigmore Hall-quality recital</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosemary Collier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2016 06:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Songs by Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Brahms, Korngold, Schubert, Chausson, Delibes, Berlioz and Britten Georgia Jamieson Emms and Megan Corby (sopranos), Catherine Norton (piano) St. Andrew’s on The Terrace Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 12.15pm Here was a recital that would have hacked it in the Wigmore Hall, London, or in any other suitably-sized venue, for that matter.  <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2016/06/two-fine-sopranos-in-rare-varied-wigmore-hall-quality-recital/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Futuna Chapel and Alliance Française inspire an attractive French women&#8217;s choir</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosemary Collier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[‘Beau Soir’: a programme of French and New Zealand music and poems L’Alliance Française Women’s Choir: Voix de femmes, Janey MacKenzie (piano and voice), Madeleine Dean (poetry reading), Brigid O’Meeghan (cello), Julie Coulson (piano and choir), Marie Brown (conductor) Futuna Chapel, Karori Friday 2 November 2012, 6.30pm O Futuna!  But this concert was not Orff <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2012/11/futuna-chapel-and-alliance-francaise-inspire-an-attractive-womens-french-choir/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Organists and Festival Singers bring Vierne to the fore</title>
		<link>https://middle-c.org/2012/09/organists-and-festival-singers-bring-vierne-to-the-fore/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Mechen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Festival Singers and Wellington Organists Association present: FRENCH DELIGHTS Festival Singers / Rosemary Russell (director) Paul Rosoman (organ) / Jonathan Berkahn (organ/piano) James Adams (tenor) / Linden Loader (contralto) VIERNE &#8211; Messe Solennelle / Suite Bourguignonne (exerpts) for solo piano Organ works by Vierne, Becker, and Guilmant Songs by Hahn, Massenet and Faure Sacred Heart <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2012/09/organists-and-festival-singers-bring-vierne-to-the-fore/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>French Songs definitely allowed &#8211; Alliance Française Wellington</title>
		<link>https://middle-c.org/2010/06/french-songs-definitely-allowed-alliance-francaise-wellington/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosemary Collier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Alliance Française Concours de la Chanson St Andrew’s on The Terrace Sunday, 20 June 2010 A new venture by the Alliance Française Wellington, but intended to be annual, this was a competition for singers in two categories of French song: modern songs in the syles of Jacques Brel, Edith Piaf and others, and classical mélodie <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2010/06/french-songs-definitely-allowed-alliance-francaise-wellington/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>St.Andrew&#8217;s concert &#8211; Messiaen: Poèmes pour Mi</title>
		<link>https://middle-c.org/2010/06/st-andrews-messiaen-poemes-pour-mi/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosemary Collier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Felicity Smith (mezzo-soprano) Michael Stewart (piano) Wednesday, 9 June 2010 The performers were brave to tackle a difficult and unusual work such as this cycle of nine songs, and perhaps it was not only the recent bad weather that deterred some from attending the lunch-time concert. However, it proved to be an interesting and worthwhile <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2010/06/st-andrews-messiaen-poemes-pour-mi/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The April Moon over St Andrew&#8217;s</title>
		<link>https://middle-c.org/2010/04/the-april-moon-over-st-andrews/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindis Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lune d’avril Songs by Rossini, Debussy, Chausson and Poulenc Janey MacKenzie (soprano), Jodi Orgias (mezzo soprano), Robyn Jaquiery (piano) St Andrew’s on The Terrace Wednesday 21 April 12.15pm The concert title might have celebrated the season but there was little in the programme, other than the last of Poulenc’s songs, that seemed specific to April <a class="read-more" href="https://middle-c.org/2010/04/the-april-moon-over-st-andrews/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
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