2013
St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Manchester St, Christchurch
the 2013 programme includes the Bach St John Passion on Good Friday, and another Christmas Messiah on 15 December. A 3 pm Sunday afternoon Lenten concert with a varied flavour will be repeated on 10 March. Our usual Viennese Mass will be the Haydn’s last major composition, the Harmoniemesse, on Saturday, 22 June, at 7.30 pm, and another major concert is planned for 7.30 pm, Saturday 7 September.
New repertoire will include a Pentecostal motet and rediscovered Missa Festiva by the late Douglas Mews, together with a beautiful Ave Verum by Irish composer Colin Mawby: both with optional string orchestra. On Palm Sunday, first performances will be given of Pueri Hebraorum by Victoria, and Hosanna to the Son of David by Weelkes.
Planning has begun for a visit to Australia next year, during the October school holidays. Supporters will be welcome to join the auditioned CBS choir and orchestra.
2012 Music
St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Manchester St, Christchurch
While waiting for decisions on the future of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra sing a Solemn Choral Mass at 10.30 am each Sunday at St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, where they continue to maintain an extensive repertoire of masses and motets. During 2011, they travelled to many city parishes, presenting orchestral masses and recitals to appreciative congregations. As a consequence of the demolition of the Music Centre, they have also lost rehearsal venues, and storage facilities for their library and assets.
Despite these impediments, they presented a concert at St Patrick’s Church, Waimate, at 5 pm on Friday, July 6, and in St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Dunedin (with its choir), at 3 pm on Saturday, July 7. In September, the cathedral choir and orchestra set off on their sixth international tour. 39 travellers presented Masses and concerts in the major cathedrals of Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Kyoto and Tokyo.
Based now at St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Manchester Street, the cathedral musicians maintain an extensive repertoire of masses and motets, sung each Sunday at the 10.30 a.m. Solemn Choral Mass. New members are welcome to the 7.30 pm Wednesday evening rehearsal at Christchurch Boys’ High School. Sight reading ability is expected. Scholarships and awards, worth up to $2000 per year, are available to suitable applicants. Those interested are invited to contact the CBS Musical Director, Don Whelan, phone 358-5873. |
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