News
Cancellation of MESSIAH
We are disappointed to announce that our planned performance of Messiah on 11 December with Baroque Voices and the New Zealand Baroque Soloists has been cancelled, due to uncertainty regarding COVID-19.
If you have already bought a ticket to this concert, iTicket will be in touch with you shortly to arrange a refund over the next few days. See here for further details: https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2021/dec/baroque-messiah
Tuesday 2 November, 2021
O Mors Inevitabilis - this Saturday
We are so looking forward to presenting music by Renaissance masters Josquin des Prez and Robert Fayrfax at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul this Saturday, marking the 500th anniversary of their deaths.
Both composers were revered in their time - Josquin was described as the “Michelangelo of music” and enjoyed an esteemed career in Italy, while Fayrfax was considered the most important English composer of his generation, leading the musical retinue of Henry VIII to the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
Josquin’s lyrical Missa Ave Maris Stella, his immensely popular chanson Mille Regretz, and Fayrfax’s Magnificat Regale feature on the programme.
As usual, we are closely following COVID-19 health guidance: please do check our website www.tudor-consort.org for up-to-date information. We will also keep you informed by email, so if you have not provided us with an email address please do so at feedback@tudor-consort.org.nz.
Stay safe and best regards,
Michael Stewart (Music Director, The Tudor Consort)
Tuesday 2 November, 2021
The Tudor Consort in 2021
Kia ora koutou katoa! We are back and rehearsing for our first concert of 2021 - Music for Holy Week - which will take place on Good Friday April 2.
Due to the uncertainty of these Covid times, we are NOT offering a Subscription for our concerts this year, but each will be a stand-alone concert. This allows us to avoid a situation where we are unable to honour cancelled concerts due to lockdowns, as happened last year.
We do however have an interesting year of music planned: after our Good Friday performance, we will tackle works by John Tavener, Arvo Pärt, Sergei Rachmaninov and Georgy Sviridov in a programme named ICONIC, scheduled for Saturday June 26. 2021 marks the 500th anniversary of the deaths of Josquin Desprez and Robert Fayrfax, and we will present a programme of music from these two illustrious composers on Saturday August 14.
We have two more concerts planned for later in the year too, so stay tuned!
Friday 2 April, 2021
