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​​‘Song’ by Anthony Ritchie
Soloist: Christine McLeod, Accompanist: Colin Hendry
 
The Crown of Roses (Legend) by  P.I.Tchaikowsky
Ave Verum Corpus by W.A. Mozart
 
The Crucifixion by John Stainer
Soloists: Clive Thompson (Tenor), Michael Buick (Bass)
Organist: Peter de Blois
Musical Director: Christine McLeod


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Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence                                        Traditional French Melody
   Soloist: Juliana Baxter
Sussex Carol                                           Traditional English carol arr. David Willcocks
Lullay My Liking                                                                                        Gustav Holst
   Soloists: Ruth Gorrie, Sharon Taylor,
                   Clive Thompson, John Macdonald

Of One that is so Fair & Bright                                                                  Gustav Holst
   Soloists: Susanne Staples, Clive Thompson
Nativity Carol                                                                                               John Rutter
There is No Rose of Such Virtue                                                                  John Joubert
Ave Maria                                                                                          Johann Joseph Fux
Veni Domine                                                                                       Felix Mendelssohn
O Holy Night  - Solo: Ruth Gorrie                                                           Adolphe Adam
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen                                             Traditional arr. John Joubert
The Christmas Silence                                                                                 Scott Murphy
 
Accompanist: Sheryl Walker       Organist: Sherry Shelton



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A Capella Singers performed  5 items as part of the Spring into Song concert: Sacerdotes Domini (Byrd), The Oak and the Ash (Bairstow), Alas, alas where is my love? (Bateson), Banks of Doon (traditional), and Old Mother Hubbard (Alfred Wheeler)

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For Winter Harmony, A Capella Singers performed 6 items: Amyntas With HIs Phyllis Fair (Pilkington), He Was Born to Die (Walker), Hine e Hine (arr David Hamilton), Salve Regina (David Childs), Sleep O Fond Fancy (Bennet) and The Moon is Distant From the Sea (David Childs)

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Reflections on Easter programme:
On the Way to Jerusalem (Maunder), The Crown of Roses (Tchaikovsky), He Was Born to Die (Walker arr. Fettke) - Soloist: Juliana Baxter, Hosanna!Crucify! (T.Fettke), We Adore Thee, Lord Jesu (Palestrina), Stabat Mater (Haydn) - Soloist: Clive Thompson, The Old Rugged Cross (Bernard arr Geehl) - Descant: Ruth Gorrie, Praise to Thee Lord Jesus (Schutz), Stabat Mater (Pergolesi) - Soloists: Christine McLeod & Juliana Baxter), If Ye Then Be Risen in Christ (Stanford), God So Loved the World (Stainer)
​Readings by Rev Peter Taylor.
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18 October 2020, 3pm
​First Presbyterian Church, Tay Street, Invercargill

Voices Unlocked was a combined concert with The Ensemble and choirs from Southland Girls High School (Femme) and Southland Boys High School (Momentum and Dimensions). We celebrated the ability to sing together again after the Covid-19 lockdown. As well as each choir performing a bracket of items, the combined choirs sang two items - John  Rutter's 'For the Beauty of the Earth' and 'This Is Me' from the musical The Greatest Showman. 

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We were delighted to be part of this performance of New Zealand composer Anthony Ritchie's Gallipoli to the Somme, which was performed during the Southland Festival of the Arts 2017. 
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​STAINER'S 'CRUCIFIXION'

4PM 20 MARCH 2016

ST MARY'S BASILICA, TYNE STREET, INVERCARGILL
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​27 September 2015

SHOWCASE
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Songs from all your favourite shows
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7 December 2014   SAINT-SAENS: CHRISTMAS ORATORIO




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31 August 2014     SPRING IS COMING

Two short concerts at the Southland Museum, featuring songs relating to the seasons, particularly Spring.



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1 December 2013 - Bach's Christmas Oratorio


Soloists: Michelle Walker, Susanne Staples, Christine McLeod (sopranos), Juliana Baxter (alto), Douglas Black, Malcolm Williams (tenors), Michael Buick, Louis du Preez (basses)

The Gift of Music

8 September 2013

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Best of British

Sunday 26 August 2012, First Church, Invercargill
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Dido & Aeneas - A Concert Performance

Saturday 28 April 2012, First Church, Invercargill

Dido: Christine McLeod, Aeneas: Michael Buick, Belinda: Susanne Staples, 2nd Woman: Ruth Gorrie 
Sorceress: Juliana Baxter, First Witch: Buffy Edlin, Second Witch: Nancy Joll, Spirit of Mercury: Erin Pickering
Sailor: Richard Gray 

Chamber Organ: Sheryl Walker
String Quartet: Dean Hollebon: 1st Violin, Julia Christie: 2nd Violin, Alan Starrrett: Viola, Wayne Perniskie: Cello
Click here for a short video extract of our performance of Dido & Aeneas on YouTube.

Let There Be Joy


Sunday 4 December 2011, St Mary's Basilica, Invercargill
The World Premiere of music from 'Let There Be Joy', music for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, edited by Dr Raymond White.
13 songs items performed by the full choir and Concertino, accompanied by a chamber orchestra. Soloists were Christine McLeod, Juliana Baxter, Clive Thompson & Michael Buick. Conductors - Di Lenihan, Raymond White and Christine McLeod.

The choir also sang carols with the congregation invited to participate: Adeste Fidelis, Quem Pastores Laudavere, The Twelve Days of Christmas & Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht and Joy to the World.

Three Choirs


Sunday 28 August 2011, Terrace Hall, Alexandra
Joint concert with the Central Otago Singers, Dunedin's Star Singers  and the Central Otago Orchestra.

A Capella Singers bracket:
Mehi Manu Rere and Pokarekareana (trad) Soloist: Christine McLeod
Maria (Juliet Woller)
Where Dwells the Soul of My Love (Childs),
I Hold Your Hand in Mine (Loehrer) 

Combined choirs:
Zadok the Priest (Handel)
Serenade to Music (Vaughan-Wllliams)
The Lord Bless You and Keep You (Rutter)

"The Crucifixion"

Sunday, 17 April 2011

First half:                    A Capella Concertino (women) - Crux Fidelis (Kathryn Rose), Stabat Mater (Tartini)
                                   A Capella Singers - Do Not Be Afraid (unknown), The Legend (Mendelssohn)
                                   Wayne Perniskie (cello)

Second half:               A Capella Singers - The Crucifixion (John Stainer)
                                   Tenor: Clive Williams
                                    Bass: MIchael Buick

"Christmas with Mozart"

Sunday, 28 November 2010

First half:                   A Capella Singers - Coronation Mass in C (Mozart)
                                  Soloists: Rebecca Ryan (soprano), Juliana Baxter (alto), Clive Thompson (tenor) Michael Buick (bass)

Second half:              A Capella Concertino - Salve Regina (David Childs)
                                  Rebecca Ryan - Alleluia (Mozart), Silent Night (trad), O Holy Night (Adam)
                                  A Capella Singers - O Little Town of Bethlehem (Childs), There is No Rose, I Sing of a Maiden (Madden)
                                  Soloists: Viv Hicks, Christine McLeod, Clive Thompson

 "Hallelujah for Handel"

Sunday, 6 December 2009
The choir performed works by Handel, including serveral choruses from 'The Messiah' and Zadok the Priest. Rebecca Ryan, recently returned to Invercargill from a successful career overseas sang arias from 'The Messiah' and other Handel arias. Choir members Ruth Gorrie and Christine McLeod sang a duet from 'Alexander's Feast' and the A Capella Concertino performed two traditional Christmas carols. The concert concluded with carols with participation from audience members.
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