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Unfortunately, this event’s been postponed
Nota Bene presents: Gloria: POSTPONED

Ticket Information

  • General Admission: $48.00 each ($45.00 + $3.00 fees)
  • Concession: $38.00 each ($35.00 + $3.00 fees)
  • Children: $0.00 each ($0.00)
  • Eventfinda tickets no longer on sale

Dates

  • Sun 5 Apr 2020, 2:00pm–3:30pm

Restrictions

All Ages

Listed by

Nota Bene

PLEASE NOTE: Because of public health concerns, we have reluctantly decided to postpone this concert. Tickets will be refunded and when the current emergency is over we will reschedule. We look forward to seeing you then.

'Gloria' combines the reflection on Christ’s suffering that precedes Easter Sunday with the exultation of the Resurrection. It also brings together two Baroque masterpieces which feature (unusually) a single oboe and single trumpet, leading to the partnership between Nota Bene and period instrument orchestra The Queen’s Closet.

Bach’s Cantata 12 (‘Weeping, lamentation, worry, despair’) was written early in his career—but he was to return to its opening chorus for the Crucifixus in the B Minor Mass. Vivaldi spent much of his career at the Ospedale della Pietà, an institution in Venice devoted to bringing up orphaned (or abandoned) girls, who received a first-class education in music. Travellers from all over Europe would go to the Pietà to hear them sing and play. Much of his sacred music was written entirely for female voices (despite being scored SATB).

Choirs have been rediscovering the special luminosity given by performing works like the Vivaldi Gloria with the original vocal forces as well as the colours and characters of period instruments.

This is a journey of exploration for Nota Bene—one we know will reward singers, players and audience alike.

Wellington chamber choir Nota Bene has forged a reputation for its innovative programming and high
performance standards. The Queen’s Closet has been making a mark on the Wellington music scene, described as “one of the most innovative, interesting and skilled period instrument groups currently working in Aotearoa”.

Music director: Peter Walls
Soloists: Nicola Holt (soprano), Maaike Christie-Beekman (mezzo), John Beaglehole (tenor), David Morriss (bass)

Peter Walls will give a pre-concert talk at 1.15pm.

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