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Early music

One of New Zealand's few professional early music groups, the Wellington Baroque Ensemble, will give a concert on Sunday evening in St Alban’s Methodist Church. Merivale. The group will be in Christchurch briefly — in transit to Australia, where it will make a concert tour. All the members of the group are noted individual performers. Robert Oliver (gamba) is a member of the Troubadours and conducts the Wellington vocal group, Cantoris. Peter Walls (baroque violin) is conductor of the Baroque Players and lectures in music at Victoria Univer- . sity. The counter-tenor, Geoffrey Coker, has been in great demand both in New Zealand and Australia since his return to this country after training with the King’s College Chapel Choir. Cambridge. Organ and harpsichord continue will be played by Roy Tankersley, conductor of the Wellington Bach Choir. The programme will include solo motets by Buxtehude, Campra, and Schutz, and solo and ensemble works, all played on old instruments, by Telemann, Bernhard, Buxtehude. and Rameau.

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Press, 2 May 1978, Page 18

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Early music Press, 2 May 1978, Page 18

Early music Press, 2 May 1978, Page 18