SingFest

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

If you’ve seen the movie The Choral, you likely left the theatre longing to sing the music … and now you can, because on 15^th and 16^th May, Michael Stewart,  will be leading the workshop and performance of Sir Edward Elgar’s choral masterpiece.

The most popular of Elgar’s choral works, The Dream of Gerontius takes the listener – and the singers – on a profound musical experience, as it tells the story of a dying man, Gerontius, and his soul’s journey into the next world. 

Learn and perform a landmark choral work, by one of the great composers. 

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Wellington May SingFest Schedule

Friday 15 May
7pm to 10pm

Saturday 16 May
9.30am to 5.30pm
Concert - 7.30pm

Workshop Costs

Adult $65
Adult NZCF Member $55
Student – $15

Concert tickets

Door sales (Eftpos available):
Adult - $30
Adult NZCF Member - $25
Student - $15

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For further information please contact Juliet Dreaver - juliet.dreaver@nzcf.org.nz

Music Director: Michael Stewart

Michael Stewart is at the forefront of choral conducting in New Zealand, as well as being one of the country’s leading concert organists. He is Organist and Director of Music at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, Music Director of The Tudor Consort, and Deputy Music Director of the New Zealand Youth Choir. Michael has led critically acclaimed performances of Handel’s Messiah, Israel in Egypt and J S Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and St Matthew Passion with The Tudor Consort, and has prepared both The Tudor Consort and Voices New Zealand for performances with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Soloists:

Jared Holt (Gerontius)

Maaike Christie Beekman (The Angel)

Simon Christie (Priest/Angel of Agony)