Welcome to the Jubilate Singers, a Christchurch (New Zealand) SATB chamber choir of around 24 singers. The "Jubes" present 4-5 public concerts a year featuring a wide range of international and New Zealand choral music and is well-known for its innovative programming.
Next Concert: Music for a Great Space: Choral music by the Jubilate Singers (Christchurch) and Chroma Chamber Choir (Nelson)7.30pm Saturday 19th May at Nelson Cathedral. Tickets available from the Chroma Choir, or at the door.
Next Concert in Christchurch: Joint concert with University of Southern California Chamber Singers
The USC
Chamber Singers is conducted by
Jo-Michael Scheibe, president of the American Choral Directors’ Association.
Since its inception over a half-century ago, the choir has been consistently
hailed as a model for excellence in choral performance. The Jubilate Singers
will join the USCS in the joint performance of several choral works, as well as
hosting this fabulous choir visiting Christchurch...
To whet your appetite, here are a couple of USC Chamber Singers’ links:
Susan Labarr's Grace Before Sleep. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiK3UVpfGPU
Ola Gjeilo's Dark Night of the Soul. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SBuLU5sdys
7.00pm
Saturday 14 July 2012
St Mary's Pro Cathedral, Manchester St, Christchurch.
Entrance by programme donation ($10/$15
recommended) - proceeds for Christchurch earthquake relief.
New Jubes CD - Southern
At the beginning of 2010, the Jubilate Singers first had the idea of
recording a collection of choral works by South Island composers, featuring
poetry and other text evocative of life in the South Island. They approached
nine of the region’s most prominent composers – Chris Archer, Richard
Madden, Philip Norman, Richard Oswin, Anthony Ritchie, John Ritchie, Martin
Setchell, Patrick Shepherd and Jeremy Woodside – for a suitable piece for
Southern Landscapes. To the Jubes’ delight, all offered to write a new
piece for the project or provided a composition that had not previously been
recorded. The result is a unique collection of choral music from the South
Island of New Zealand, which is on sale for $25.
Enquiries: Contact Kelvin Lynn on tel (03) 355 3670 / 0274 376 542 or email Kelvin.
Critic's Chair review
In his review, Robert Johnson, says: “These
performances do the Jubilate Singers great credit and both the concept
of the album and successful completion deserve the highest praise.
Despite all the disruptions, the choir has achieved its aim and the
resulting album is a tribute to the choir and a fascinating evocation of
South Island life through the works of a cross-section of South Island
composers. The
album comes with a handsomely-produced 24-page full colour booklet,
containing a general programme note, biographies of each of the
composers and a concise note on each work, complete texts and a number
of photographs. The essay on the project, itself, relates how the
rehearsals and recording were severely impacted by the earthquakes that
have plagued Christchurch over the past fourteen months. Apart from
anything else, the location for the recordings had to be changed
half-way through, because the original venue had been too badly damaged
in the February quake. All of this testifies to a huge commitment on
the part of everyone involved in the project.”Audio excerpts are available (adjacent) as well as some Youtube of several pieces (below)
Feel free to contact us or join our mailing list … and do come to our concerts!
Best wishes
Grant Hutchinson
Music Director
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