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2022 Performance Series

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We hope you are staying safe and well so far in 2022. The Tudor Consort is excited to share its programme for 2022, outlining a year of breathtaking choral music as we move from polyphony to Poulenc.

However, the Omicron outbreak has put a spanner in the works for the first quarter of the year, and we are sorry to share that we will not be presenting our usual Good Friday concert. It has not been possible for us to rehearse safely in recent weeks. We also made this decision with the welfare of our audience in mind.

Looking ahead, there are exciting concerts and collaborations on the horizon:

On Monday 9 May (Europe Day), The Tudor Consort will be taking part in a special Ukraine fundraising concert which is being organised by the Delegation of the European Union to New Zealand. This concert will be held at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul. This is a Concert for Peace, an opportunity to showcase the musical creativity and beauty that has come from Eastern European countries. The concert will also feature the choir of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul and players from the NZSO. Keep an eye out for further details about this concert.

Later in May, The Tudor Consort will present a joint concert with chamber music orchestra Camerata. We are excited to be performing Haydn's Nelson Mass on Saturday 28 May at 7.30pm. Haydn's Missa in Angustiis (Mass for Troubled Times), also known as the "Nelson Mass" is one of the six great Mass settings that form the crowning glory of his vocal music. Entry to this event is by koha, and details about how you can make your contribution will be available upon entry to the event or in your programme. We hope to see you there.

We look forward to sharing this wonderful music with you.

Ngā mihi nui,

The Tudor Consort

Monday 4 April, 2022

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

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