Berliner Mass
Arvo Pärt 1935-
Saturday 9 December 2000, 8pm
St Peter's Anglican Church
Willis Street
Wellington
Directed by Ivan Patterson
Messe de Minuit: Marc-Antoine Charpentier 1645-1704
The New Zealand premiere performance of Pärt's evocative Berliner Mass, an important composition that has gained rapid popularity in the choral world with its seamless blending of medieval and Renaissance sounds with Eastern orthodoxy and contemporary harmonic language.
The Berliner Mass fits into the spirit of the year 2000 - the spirit of new beginnings - by reminding us of the incredible events surrounding the reunification of Germany and Europe during the late 1980s.
In acknowledgement of the Christmas season the choir presented another premiere performance, that of Charpentier's joyous Messe de Minuit. Based on popular French christmas carols of the 17th century, this music brings the sounds of the French Baroque to Wellington.
Programme
Messe de Minuit: Marc-Antoine Charpentier 1645-1704
Interval
Berliner Mass: Arvo Pärt 1935-
Organ Douglas Mews
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Reviews
In all, this was a splendid performance…the music was uplifting and inspiring [and] the audience was rapt.
Middle C, 31 October 2015
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