ChorusFest - Demonstration Concert

A concert of famous chorus works, which will have been workshopped on the day with conductor Brent Stewart, accompanied by Tom McGrath and Ozan Biner-McGrath! Come support our local talent and enjoy a night of classics!

Expected Programme:

1. Orff

“O Fortuna”, from Carmina Burana

2. Verdi

“Va, pensiero”, Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco

3. Leoncavallo

"Din don, suona vespero", the Bell Chorus from Pagliacci

4. Borodin

Polovtsian Dances, Dance Song of the Slaves from Prince Igor arr. Richard Oswin

5. Solo Item: Erin Connelly-Whyte

‘Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß’ (Giuditta) - Franz Lehár

6. Ngati Maniopoto / Alfred Hill

A Te Tarakihi arr. Brent Stewart

7. Mozart

“Placido e Il Mar” Voyagers Chorus from Indomeneo

Soloist: Ameera Woods

8. Haydn

The Heavens are Telling from The Creation

Soloists: Ameera Woods (soprano), Teddy Finney-Waters (tenor), Kieran Kelly (bass)

9. Solo Item: Kieran Kelly

‘Bella siccome un angelo' (Don Pasquale) - Gaetano Donizetti

10. Purcell

Dido’s Lament and Final Chorus from Dido and Aeneas

Soloist: Erin Connelly-Whyte (soprano),

ENCORE:

11. Bernstein

America from West Side Story