WELCOME
I'm delighted to welcome you to Christchurch City Choir's website. We are proud of our reputation as a first class choir playing a significant role in the City's music and civic life, performing choral works of great beauty to loyal and new audiences each year Once again this year we have welcomed Student Scholars into our ranks. Please take some time to look through what we have included. We hope it inspires you to come to our concerts. See and hear a short excerpt from a recent concert.
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Brian Law
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After a difficult year in 2011, we are pleased to announce the commencement of our 2012 programme with our Gala concert which is scheduled for Saturday 28 April at the CBS Canterbury Arena. The Gala concert, originally planned to celebrate our 20th year as a choir, will now be the basis of our 21st birthday celebrations.
This Gala concert is a celebration of our first 21 years as the Christchurch City Choir and we are joined by a fantastic line up of international and home-grown soloists. Patricia Wright, soprano, Helen Medlyn, mezzo, Virgilio Marino, tenor and Christchurch-born, bass-baritone, Paul Whelan, accompanied by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, all directed by City Choir Music Director Brian Law.
The full 2012 programme is taking shape as we continue to be challenged by the availability of suitable venues throughout Christchurch. We will be performing the Verdi Requiem at the CBS Canterbury Arena in Saturday 29 September and will be finishing the year with our traditional performance of Messiah on Saturday 8 December. We will be updating our website regularly and hope that you will join us for our 2012 concerts.
On behalf of the choir, I would like to thank you all for your support for the choir and its activities, particularly during the difficult times we have had in Christchurch. Your support enables the choir to continue to present quality choral music to Christchurch audiences.
I look forward to seeing you at the concert.
Jono Brent
Chairman of the Board of Management
Christchurch City Choir
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