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Field of the Cloth of Gold - Cancelled

To our valued followers,

With the ongoing uncertainty due to the COVID-19 situation, we regret that all scheduled Tudor Consort concerts and associated events until 31 July 2020 have been cancelled. This means we have cancelled our upcoming concert 'Field of the Cloth of Gold' scheduled for Saturday June 13.

This follows communications issued by the NZSO on 15 April 2020, which we believe clearly articulate the current circumstances for performing artists.
At all COVID-19 Alert Levels there are likely to be restrictions on public events making it difficult for us to present scheduled concert performances through to 31 July 2020.

I know that many of you were looking forward to enjoying this diverse range of concerts, as was every one of our performers. We’re working hard to see what projects we can proceed with when we can begin rehearsing again.
We may present further archival recordings through Radio New Zealand Concert over the coming weeks, and we will communicate via social media channels and email if this will take place.
Stay safe and best regards,

Michael Stewart
Music Director

Monday 4 May, 2020

Update re Music for Holy Week

To all our wonderful Tudor Consort supporters,

What a difference a few days can make. Last Thursday I advised that, although we would not open the Good Friday concert to the public on April 10, we were hopeful that the choir could continue rehearsing with a view to either livestreaming or producing some form of recording of our current Music for Holy Week programme. Once PM Ardern announced that the level on the COVID-19 alert system was to be raised to 3 with a complete lockdown of the country tomorrow, we of course had no choice but to suspend our rehearsals to guarantee the safety of our singers and to join the national effort in curbing the spread of the disease.

What I am hoping to do is broadcast an archived recording from The Tudor Consort and make that available to you so you can listen to us on Good Friday. In the meantime, you can access some of our recordings at the MP3 section of our website here.

Kia kaha everyone, stay safe and please do abide by the regulations of the lockdown. We look forward to being able to perform for you in the flesh as soon as we can!

Best wishes,

Michael Stewart

Music Director, The Tudor Consort

Tuesday 24 March, 2020

Good Friday concert

Dear Tudor Consort supporter,

We are very aware of the evolving situation regarding the containment of COVID-19, and how this will affect the arts sector and the likelihood of our performances taking place in the near future.

The Tudor Consort committee and singers of the current ‘Music for Holy Week’ project met a couple of days ago to come up with a plan that we would like to communicate to you now.

We do not feel it is responsible of us to gather together a large crowd, particularly as many of our supporters fall in the most vulnerable bracket. For this reason, we will not be putting on the ‘Music for Holy Week’ programme as a normal, live concert at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul as previously advertised.

However, we also feel that it is important for art to continue as much as possible in these uncertain times. Our proposition is to record the concert in some way (perhaps livestream, but definitely in an audio format) which we can then distribute via email and social media. That way, you can enjoy the concert we have been preparing in the comfort of your own home without running the risk of contamination from others.

Of course, this plan can only proceed if the choir is able to meet and rehearse. The consensus in the group is that we would like to do this until gatherings of this sort are officially advised against.

For subscribers, we have a couple of options that we would like to offer you in relation to this concert:

1) CD recording of concert and a donation tax receipt for the concert subscription price
2) Refund of the subscription price

We hope that you are happy with these proposals, and we look forward to being able to perform for you again in person at some point in the near future. For the moment though, please keep yourselves safe.

Yours sincerely,

Michael Stewart
Music Director, The Tudor Consort

Thursday 19 March, 2020

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