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Times of Penitence

We hope you are staying well and safe in what has been another turbulent year! The cancellation of our much-loved Good Friday concert in April was so disappointing, and it seems amazing that we are only just about to present our first solo concert of 2022. Fresh from a wonderful collaboration with Camerata of Haydn’s Nelson Mass, we are delighted to invite you to Times of Penitence on Saturday 9 July.

This Times of Penitence concert is a somewhat reordered version of what we would have loved to have performed on Good Friday. Based around Francis Poulenc’s Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence (Four Penitential Motets), the programme will feature works by Lassus, Victoria, Mauersberger, Zelenka, and New Zealand’s own Dorothy Buchanan.

“I’ve always been a huge admirer of The Sixteen and particularly their amazing director, Harry Christophers”, says Music Director Michael Stewart. “In his view, Victoria and Poulenc are among a trio of the very greatest composers of sacred music, and I would have to agree. I do hope you can come along and savour some of this incredible music, and perhaps quiz me on who the third composer is!”

Do mark your diaries for our other concerts for this year: a mass reconstruction for the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin featuring Palestrina’s Missa Papae Marcelli on 3 September, and our next appearance with the NZSO to perform Handel’s Messiah on December 10. We’re pleased to attach a small season poster which reaches to early 2023 where we look forward to performing St Matthew Passion with the Chiesa Ensemble.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday 9 July.

Sunday 3 July, 2022

2022 Performance Series

Tēnā koutou katoa,

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

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