Officium Defunctorum
Victoria's Requiem
Saturday 31 October 2015, 7.30pm
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Hill Street
Wellington
Directed by Michael Stewart
The Tudor Consort presents a liturgical reconstruction of Victoria’s beautiful Officium Defunctorum, interspersing the choral movements with chanted Propers for the Feast of All Souls. Victoria wrote the Requiem in 1603 after the death of his patron, the Empress Maria, for whom Victoria had served as personal chaplain for 17 years. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience a performance of this work in its original context.
This concert was part of the 2015 Subscription Series.
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Reviews
"The choir produced a beautifully balanced, floating sound enhanced, as always, by impeccable intonation and wonderfully shaped phrasing and cadences."
Review of Music for Holy Week, Saturday 12 April 2014
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