2009 Concert Programme
Last Night of the Proms
Friday 27 February 2009, 7:30 pm, Dunedin Town Hall
Saturday 28 February 2009, 7:00 pm, Oamaru Opera House
The Southern Sinfonia presents this annual Proms concert at which the City of Dunedin Choir provides the choral support. This year's concert features mezzo-soprano Helen Medlyn. The Pianist is Tom McGrath, the Master of Ceremonies is Ginette McDonald and the Conductor is Kenneth Young.
The Choir performs Toward the Unknown Region, a song composed by R. Vaughan Williams with words by Walt Whitman.
Saturday 21 March 2009, 8:00 pm :: Heritage Festival
Dunedin Town Hall
The City of Dunedin Choir and the Southern Sinfonia will join forces in this Dunedin Heritage Festival concert entitled Southern Stars, Celebrating the Life, Times and Works of Frances Hodgkins, starring actress Rima Te Wiata and soprano Deborah Wai-Kapohe. The conductor is Marc Taddei.
The Choir performs Serenade to Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and an extract from Anthony Richie's From the Southern Marches.
Saturday 4, 7:30 pm and Sunday 5, 3:00 pm, July 2009 :: Anniversary Accolades - Celebrating Classic Choral Composers
St Paul's Cathedral
The City of Dunedin Choir presents music by Handel, Purcell, Mendelssohn and Haydn. In 2009 we celebrate 200 years since the birth of Mendelssohn, 350 years since the birth of Purcell, 200 years since the death of Haydn and 250 years since the death of Handel.
- Handel: The King Shall Rejoice
- Purcell: Come ye Sons of Art (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary)
- Mendelssohn: As the Hart Pants (Psalm 42)
- Handel: My Heart is Inditing
- Haydn: The Seasons Part 1: Spring
The soloists are soprano Lois Johnston, alto Claire Barton, tenor Stephen Chambers and baritone Andreas Hirt, and the conductor is David Burchell, assisted by Michael Dawson.
Orchestra: Southern Sinfonia
Saturday 12 September 2009, 8:00 pm :: The Glory of Haydn
Dunedin Town Hall
The City of Dunedin Choir joins the Southern Sinfonia to perform Haydn's Missa in Angustiis, also called the Nelson Mass, in a concert presented by the Southern Sinfonia.
The soloists are soprano Rebecca Ryan, alto Claire Barton, tenor James Rodgers and baritone Jared Holt. The conductor is Simon Over.
Tuesday 8 December 2009, 7:30 pm :: Messiah
Dunedin Town Hall
The City of Dunedin Choir, supported by the Southern Sinfonia, presents Handel's Messiah.
The soloists are soprano Emma Fraser, mezzo-soprano Kate Spence, tenor David Hamilton and baritone Robert Tucker, and the conductor is David Burchell.