Jubilate scores 10

Press, 23 September 1987, Page 22

Jubilate scores 10

The Jubilate Singers’ dral of the Blessed Sacratenth anniversary year ment.

promises to be a full one In early Nov ember the rhr^tJ-hnrrh 1 rhamhpr ChOir wiU head OVei * 016 Christchurch chamber hills t 0 Akaroa for a Sun . choir will sing the chorus day afternoon recital in St music in a concert version Peter’s Church. The programme of mainly unacIdomeneo, presented by companied music will inAcademy Opera. elude Palestrina’s “Missa The choir will soon re- Brevis -. and Douglas cord a programme of Mews’ “Ghosts, Fire and hymns for the television uzatpr” programme, “Praise Be.” The choir’s director, Mr The choir’s main ChristMartin Setchell, is prepar- church concert will be in ing arrangements of the the Great Hall at the Arts hymns and the choir and Centre on November 28. Christchurch Brass En- The secular music concert semble will record the will feature Carl Orffs programme in the Cathe- “Carmina Burana.”

This year’s commissioned work from a New Zealand composer is “A Secular Litany” by David Griffiths, a bass baritone now living in Dunedin.

The choir will make a second recording for radio’s Concert Programme at the end of the year.

Next year will start with the first South Island performance of John Rutter’s new "Requiem.” Mr Setchell said the choir was always pleased to hear from anyone wanting to audition for vacancies.