Recitals
From Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
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Great Music 2010
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Organ recital series
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Friday 19 February, 12.45pm
- David Trott, Organist, Old St Paul's
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Friday 19 March, 12.45pm
- Rupert Jeffcoat, Director of Music, St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
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Sunday 18 April, 6.30pm
- Katherine Dienes-Williams, Organist and Master of the Choristers, Guildford Cathedral, UK
- Katherine will conduct the cathedral choir in Evensong at 5pm, then give a brief organ recital immediately following the service
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Friday 21 May, 12.45pm
- Thomas Gaynor, Richard Prothero Organ Scholar, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
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Friday 18 June, 12.45pm
- Richard Apperley, Assistant Organist, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
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Friday 23 July, 12.45pm
- Michael Fulcher, Organist and Director of Music, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
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Friday 24 September, 12.45pm
- Wellington Organ Pupils - a recital given by Wellington based organ students
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Friday 19 November, 12.45pm
- Jennifer Chou, Director of Music, St John's Camberwell, Melbourne
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Friday 10 December, 12.45pm
- Richard Apperley, Assistant Organist, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
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Great Music 2009
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Organ recital series
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Friday 26 June, 12.45pm
- Eugene Lavery, Associate Director of Music/Organist, The Reformed Church, Bronxville, New York
- Music by Franck, Schumann, Bach and Demessieux
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Friday 17 July, 12.45pm
- Robert Costin, Director of Music, Ardingly College, UK
- Music by Purcell, Bach, Vierne and Walton
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Friday 31 July, 12.45pm
- Philip Scriven, Organist and Master of the Choristers, Lichfield Cathedral, United Kingdom
- Music by Bach, Elgar and Liszt
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Friday 28 August, 12.45pm
- Douglas Mews, Keyboard Specialist, New Zealand School of Music
- Music for Fortepiano by Haydn
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Friday 11 September, 12.45pm
- Heather Easting, Dean's Organ Scholar, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
- Thomas Gaynor, Richard Prothero Organ Scholar, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
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Friday 25 September, 12.45pm
- Richard Apperley, Assistant Organist, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
- Hommage à Frescobaldi
- Music by Frescobaldi, Langlais and Ligeti
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Friday 6 November, 12.45pm
- Michael Fulcher, Organist and Director of Music, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
- "The Passacaglia", featuring Bach's mighty BWV 582
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- Read a review of this recital here
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Friday 4 December, 12.45pm
- Richard Apperley. Assistant Organist, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
- La Nativité du Seigneur - Messiaen
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- Read a review of this recital here
There is no entrance fee for these recitals, but a retiring collection will be taken to help cover costs.
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Other concerts
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Sunday 29 March, 5.00pm
- St John Passion, J S Bach
- Orpheus Choir of Wellington
- Choir of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
- Vector Wellington Orchestra
- Conductor: Michael Fulcher
- Soprano: Nicola Edgecombe
- Alto: Ellen Barrett
- Evangelist: Gregory Massingham
- Bass: Hadleigh Adams
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Wednesday 24 June, 7.30pm
- Cloudburst Choral music by American composers
- Orpheus Choir of Wellington
- Conductor: Michael Fulcher
- Organist: Richard Apperley
- Featuring Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna and Eric Whitacre's Cloudburst and Three Songs of Faith, set to poetry by e e cummings.
- For ticket information please visit the Orpheus Choir website
If you would like to be kept up to date with news from the music department, including information about the 2009 recital series, please send an email to organ@wellingtoncathedral.org.nz.
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2008 Recitals
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Messiaen +
A recital series celebrating the centenary of the birth of Olivier Messiaen.
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Friday 9 May, 12.45pm
- Messiaen L'Ascension
- Richard Apperley, organ
- (Assistant Organist, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul)
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Friday 6 June, 12.45pm
- Messiaen Messe de la Pentecôte
- Rupert Jeffcoat, organ
- (Director of Music, St John's Cathedral, Brisbane)
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Wednesday 2 July, 7.30pm
- Music by Vaughan Williams (Mass in G minor) and Howells
- Combined choirs of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul and Trinity College, Melbourne. Guest conductor Michael Leighton Jones.
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Friday 29 August, 12.45pm
- Music by Messiaen, Dupré and Tournemire
- Michael Stewart, organ
- (Director of Music, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Wellington)
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Friday 17 October, 12.45pm
- Messiaen Les corps glorieux
- Michael Fulcher, organ
- (Organist and Director of Music, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul)
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Sunday 2 November, 5.00pm
- Fauré Requiem
- Messiaen Livre du Saint Sacrement (extracts)
- The Choir of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, directed by Michael Fulcher, accompanied by Richard Apperley.
- Jennifer Chou, organ
- (Director of Music, St John's Camberwell, Australia)
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Friday 5 December, 7.00pm
- Messiaen La Nativité du Seigneur
- Messiaen Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (extracts)
- Richard Apperley, organ
- (Assistant Organist, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul)
- Richard Mapp, piano
- (Senior Lecturer, New Zealand School of Music)
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Koha entry to all concerts.
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Other Recitals
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Elmo Cosentini
Organ and piano recital Sunday 5 October, 6.30pm
