Voices of Aotearoa - Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir (Dunedin)

Our 2011 season culminates with Voices of Aotearoa, an innovative programme exploring New Zealand's heritage, presented by Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir. Experience the vibrancy of New Zealand's premier chamber choir, soak up the atmosphere and enjoy the spine-tingling sounds of Aotearoa.

Led by Artistic Director Dr Karen Grylls, Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir are New Zealand's first nationally selected chamber choir. Hailed as a "brilliant professional chamber choir" by The Guardian and as a "force to reckon with internationally" by The New Zealand Herald, Voices have quickly established a reputation for international excellence since their formation, including winning gold and silver awards at the Tolosa International Choral Competition in Spain. In August 2011, Voices represented New Zealand at the World Choral Symposium in Patagonia, where they performed Voices of Aotearoa.

Programme

VOICES OF SAINTS AND ANGELS Hildegard | O viridissima virga David Childs | Salve Regina

VOICES OF FIRE Douglas Mews | Ghosts, Fire, Water Morten Lauridsen Madrigali | Six Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance Texts

VOICES OF EARTH AND SEA Christopher Marshall | Horizon 1 (Sea and Sky) Helen Fisher | Pounamu (Taonga Puoro, Horomona Horo) David Griffiths | Oreti Beach, On Mt Iron from Five Landscapes David Hamilton | Karakia of the Stars (NZ Premiere)

VOICES OF NATURE Britten | Five Flower Songs Purcell arr. Eriksson | Music for a While