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"The Seasons" 2.30pm Sunday
20 November 2011 Featuring: with members of: This is Haydn’s last major composition, describing the four seasons with all their delights. A wonderfully lyrical and inventive work with a lot of imagery depicting scenes of rustic country living, The Seasons is not often performed, due in part to the rather quaint English libretto which has been adapted for this performance. The three soloists represent a farmer, his daughter and another young farmer. The choruses on themes such as the sun, a storm, sleep, toil, spinning, the hunt and a wily young girl are great fun. We are delighted to give you the opportunity to hear this delightful work, and would love to welcome you to our concert! You can buy tickets from choir members or at the door .
"Singing Folk"
An exciting programme of folk songs and music from around the world. Guest Artists: Chilli Jam Ticket sales at the door $25 waged, $20 unwaged Includes supper! difference. The Festival Singers presents 20 folk songs from around the world…a great variety of styles, accompaniments and arrangements….from the favourite Shenandoah to the unusual New Zealand Gumdigger, the crazy Mexican Hat Dance to Sweden’s jazzy Domardansen…new and old, fast and slow. But wait there’s more…to add to the foot tapping night, the folk band Chilli Jam will surprise and delight with celtic, klezmer and other folk pieces with a lovely mix of instruments in several sets during the evening. And…. you are invited to an international food supper afterwards…fancy some Scottish shortbread or Spanish olives? Come to the
Salvation Army Citadel on Saturday 9 July at 7.30pm.
The Third Day In 2009 we commissioned Jonathan Berkahn, our accompanist and also a fine organist and accordion player, to write a Cantata, The Third Day, for the choir. At 7.30pm on Saturday 21 May 2011 in Palmerston North at St Andrew’s Church and at 2.30 pm on Sunday 22 May 2011 at the Presbyterian Church in Waikanae, we performed The Third Day again. In the period after Easter, it is timely to bring this work to people, as unlike the classical Passions of Bach and others, the text of Jonathan’s cantata focuses on the days after Jesus’ crucifixion and on the events surrounding his resurrection. The first half of this concert was an exciting adventure through folk music from many countries. Beginning in the Appalachian mountains of America, songs from Europe, United Kingdom, South America and New Zealand are presented. Folk songs are often memories of wonderful moments of sadness or joy in people’s lives, captured often in lament or dance form. Proceeds went to Presbyterian Support Central www.psc.org.nz Most of our members took part in the NZ Choral Federation workshop on 28 & 29 April 2011 to learn and sing Haydn’s Creation. Combined Choirs with Orchestra - Music of Antonio Salieri Festival Singers & Wainuiomata Choir
Other events in 2010 Helen Brechin’s 100th birthday concert in Palmerston North: Saturday 17 July and/or Sunday 18 July
Singing at the Police College, Porirua - 6 December 2009 Festival Singers performed a selection of Christmas pieces at the annual dinner for people from the Porirua area hosted by the local Lions Club at the Police College. Here we are in the warm-up room just before going out to sing. Please click the photo to see a larger image. [Photo by Christine Wong.]
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