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What: Musical Souls
Where: St Peter’s Cathedral, 51 Victoria Street, Hamilton
When: 7pm, Saturday, 7 September 2019
Tickets: Adults $35, Seniors and Students $25, children (school) free, from iticket and Door Sales (cash only)
Hamilton Civic Choir is presenting Musical Souls, a feast of sacred … View moreWhat: Musical Souls
Where: St Peter’s Cathedral, 51 Victoria Street, Hamilton
When: 7pm, Saturday, 7 September 2019
Tickets: Adults $35, Seniors and Students $25, children (school) free, from iticket and Door Sales (cash only)
Hamilton Civic Choir is presenting Musical Souls, a feast of sacred sonic art with four beautiful, dramatic and exhilarating works of music.
The choir will open with Herbert Howells’ A Hymn to St Cecilia, the famous text for the patron saint of music. Howells’ setting is jubilant and uplifting with quintessentially ‘English’ modality and long stretched melodies. Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb is an iconic cantata in the choral repertory. It sets the text of Christopher Smart’s Jubilate Agno, a poem he composed whilst in an asylum. Smart’s prose and Britten’s setting separate into eight movements, each praising God through an assortment of animals and living things. The music is dramatic, with four soloists and pivotal organ accompaniment of operatic scale.
Maurice Duruflé’s setting of the Requiem is one of the most loved and beautiful. Characteristically French with its prominent use of the organ, washing textures and modal harmonies, most of the work builds its thematic material from Gregorian chant or plainsong, creating the unique mystic and spirituality.
We finish with Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo and one of his longer works for choir - Luminous Night of the Soul. Of course, not the first time singing Gjeilo, the choir performed with him in Carnegie Hall last year, this piece, like his others, makes use of contemporary harmonies and compositional devices, creating a very different, yet powerful and dramatic energy. The text, again theological, comes from the writings of St John of the Cross, a seventeenth-century Canon of the church and counter-reformer who was made a Catholic Saint.
Under the leadership of music director Timothy Carpenter, the choir will be accompanied by organist Dr Philip Smith and will perform the Duruflé with mezzo soprano soloist Cecily Shaw, and baritone soloist Aidan Phillips. The choir will also perform the Britten with soprano soloist Hannah Bryant, contralto soloist Laura Funaki, tenor soloist Kolitha Jayatunge and baritone soloist Aidan Phillips alongside the Civic Players, and will also perform the Gjeilo with assistant music director Francis Cowan on piano.
This will be an uplifting concert heralding spring!” says Koli Jayatunge, Chairperson of the Hamilton Civic Choir. “The Duruflé Requiem is a very approachable work, but it has some challenging material which the choir has greatly enjoyed learning. We understand that it hasn’t been performed in Hamilton for quite some time, and are really looking forward to sharing it with a local audience”.
Hamilton Civic Choir is delighted to be singing this beautiful sacred music in St Peter’s Cathedral, one of the choir’s favourite venues with an acoustic that really shows the beauty of works from the choral repertoire.
For more information visit our website: www.hamiltoncivicchoir.org.nz... or email secretary@hamitoncivicchoir.org.nz.
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Kurt Jacks from Auckland’s “The Rib House” discovered the missing ingredient in his recipe for success when he used a Prospa Small Business Loan to dish up the vital support he and his family needed to grow the business.
The simple, streamlined application process was just what he needed … View moreKurt Jacks from Auckland’s “The Rib House” discovered the missing ingredient in his recipe for success when he used a Prospa Small Business Loan to dish up the vital support he and his family needed to grow the business.
The simple, streamlined application process was just what he needed as a time-strapped business owner – and the funds were immediately put to use on upgrades and kitchen renovations.
A proposed Māori tourism centre near Hamilton Gardens is seen by some as a game changer for the city.
Do you agree?
Waikato Tainui has made the suggestion to Hamilton City Council as the council nuts out a revamp of the gardens.
Mayor Andrew King said a busload of tourists visiting the gardens … View moreA proposed Māori tourism centre near Hamilton Gardens is seen by some as a game changer for the city.
Do you agree?
Waikato Tainui has made the suggestion to Hamilton City Council as the council nuts out a revamp of the gardens.
Mayor Andrew King said a busload of tourists visiting the gardens would also be able to pre-book a cultural show at the same place.
He hoped it would encourage more visitors into overnight stays, instead of a stop on the way to another destination.
Read more here.
Do you think a Māori tourism centre by the gardens would encourage visitors to spend longer in Hamilton?
To celebrate here's some of our fave cheesy dad jokes...
Q: What did the policeman say to his belly button?
A: You're under a vest!
… View moreTo celebrate here's some of our fave cheesy dad jokes...
Q: What did the policeman say to his belly button?
A: You're under a vest!
Q: How do you make a tissue dance?
A: Put a little boogey in it!
Q: Where do bees go to the toilet?
A: At the BP station!
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What to do with old glass jars? There’s something about the beauty of empty glass jars that makes it hard to just put them into the recycling bin.
If you’ve been holding onto a few hoping for an inspiring project, you’ll love this super easy idea.
Make the most of this weekend with this … View moreWhat to do with old glass jars? There’s something about the beauty of empty glass jars that makes it hard to just put them into the recycling bin.
If you’ve been holding onto a few hoping for an inspiring project, you’ll love this super easy idea.
Make the most of this weekend with this easy step by step project idea from Resene.
Find out how to create this quick and easy project yourself.
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This week the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 took effect, bringing in a raft of changes for tenants and landlords.
Here's what it means for renters and landlords.
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A huge range of musical acts are heading Hamilton's way over the next few months, leaving music-lovers with plenty to choose from.
Who are you a fan of?
Easy-going rockers America will be at Claudelands, 80s muzos Midge Ure and The Mockers at Clarence Street Theatre, and Postmodern Jukebox … View moreA huge range of musical acts are heading Hamilton's way over the next few months, leaving music-lovers with plenty to choose from.
Who are you a fan of?
Easy-going rockers America will be at Claudelands, 80s muzos Midge Ure and The Mockers at Clarence Street Theatre, and Postmodern Jukebox will put their 20s spin on modern songs at Claudelands.
Other visitors include Australian singer-songwriter/guitarist Tullara at Nivara Lounge, and homegrown heavy rock outfit Devilskin celebrating a decade at The Factory.
Check out this article for more details, and artists.
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Tobacco companies are ramping up advertising for vaping products in what's being called a lolly scramble for customers, before new regulations come in.
Local e-cigarette businesses and anti-smoking groups say aggressive marketing campaigns are a bid to maximise sales before an expected … View moreTobacco companies are ramping up advertising for vaping products in what's being called a lolly scramble for customers, before new regulations come in.
Local e-cigarette businesses and anti-smoking groups say aggressive marketing campaigns are a bid to maximise sales before an expected clampdown on how alternatives to smoking can be advertised.
To read more, click here.
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