Neotectonic Vocal Ensemble with Johnny Chang & Keir GoGwilt

Neotectonic Vocal Ensemble is a group of old friends and new faces brought together by a love for vocal ensemble music. Neotectonic was founded by Peter Simpson in early 2021 with the hopes of specialising in early vocal music. Since then, they have been singing both early and contemporary music with all sorts in between.

In their inaugural concert, Neotectonic are joined by Johnny Chang and Keir GoGwilt who explore some of the expressive dimensions of intonation, timbre, harmony, and counterpoint in “Studies on Orlando” (GoGwilt) and "von bingen background" (Chang). GoGwilt and Chang’s pieces emerged from weekly sessions ornamenting two-part motets by Orlando de Lassus (1530/32-1594) and chants by Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179).

Koha entry.

Programme
- Claudio Monteverdi | Mass for 4 Voices
- Alex Taylor* | Garden I & II (NZ premiere)
- Caroline Shaw | Her Beacon Hand (NZ premiere)
- Edward Elgar | My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land
- Keir GoGwilt | Studies on Orlando
- Johnny Chang* | von bingen background (NZ premiere)

*NZ/Aotearoa Composer

Neotectonic Vocal Ensemble:
Celeste Oram, Leilani Walker (soprano)
Sabrina Mathur, Britta Hamill, Elani Austin-Tennant (alto)
Tim Stevenson, Logan Hunt (tenor)
Peter Simpson, Blake Scanlen, and Costa Simpson (bass)

Guest Performers:
Johnny Chang & Keir GoGwilt (violins)