Legendary Choral Music
OTH the modern and the classical in choral music will be heard in the Auckland: Town Hall on Saturday, October 27, at a concert to be given by the Auckland Choral Society. The cantata Saint Nicholas, which Benjamin Britten composed for the 1948 Aldeburgh Festival, will be performed, the choir will also sing Purcell’s opero Dido and Aeneas. "We decided to do Purcell and Britten on the same programme for two reasons," Ray Wilson, the conductor, told The Listener, "First, for the sake of contrast, and, secondly, because Britten carries on a tradition in English choral music-a tradition to which Purcell contributed a great deal." The Christmas legends associated with Saint Nicholas, particularly on the Continent, are scored in an unusual manner, said Mr. Wilson. In addition to oe eX ene
the main choir, Britten uses a girls’ choir and a boys’ choir for special effect; the accompaniment is by string orches- | tra, and two pianos are also used, Associated with the Choral Society in this performance are the. Auckland String Players, the King’s College Chapel Choir, a choir from the Auckland Girls’ Grammar School, William Dent (tenor) as Saint Nicholas, the pianists David Galbraith and Michael Corban, and Trevor Sparling (organ). In the first half of the concert. Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas will be sung. Based on a famous Greek legend, it was one of the first English operas and was originally written for the augmented choir of a girls’ school. The soloists are Olga Burton and Jill Evans (sopranos), Patricia Price (mezzo-soprano), and Peter Evans (bass). | This concert will be broadcast by 1YC at 8.0 p.m,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 898, 19 October 1956, Page 11
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271Legendary Choral Music New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 898, 19 October 1956, Page 11
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