Tauranga Civic Choir: The Day That Never Was

• Date: 21/09/2025 15:00 - 16:30
• Location: St Peter's in the City, 130 Spring Street, Tauranga
• Tickets: $20.00

Step beyond the ordinary and join us for a concert where time blurs and imagination soars; through dawn’s promise, daylight’s wonder, and the mysteries of night; where clocks don’t tick and only melody marks the passing of time - a day imagined but never lived; beginning with the simple clarity of Gregorian chant, then stretching into morning with excerpts from Haydn’s Creation, Mozart’s Magic Flute, and Morning Hymn from The Sound of Music. By afternoon, things get delightfully quirky.

Frank Bridge’s The Bee buzzes in with energy, followed by Animal Crackers—Eric Whitacre’s cheeky settings of Ogden Nash’s short nonsense poems. As evening falls, the mood softens with the gentle lull of Whitacre’s Seal Lullaby, Lauridsen’s Nocturnes, and Rheinberger’s tender Abendlied.

Musical Director: William McElwee; Accompanist: Barbara Caygill