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: Via Crucis - Franz LisztDate and time to be advised
New Jubes CD
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 will on sale at the concert for $25 (includes a
complimentary copy of the choir’s previous CD Winter and Rough Weather -
choral music of John Ritchie).
You can hear a 10-minute review, including excerpts, of our new CD on ‘The Critic’s Chair’ (Radio NZ Concert) here. 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)
Enquiries: Contact Kelvin Lynn on tel 355 3670 / 0274 376 542 or email Kelvin.
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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