Discover the imaginative and innovative performances of the Jubilate Singers. Since the choir's inception in 1977 the Jubilate Singers have earned a national reputation for high quality a cappella sacred and secular works, jazz arrangements and works with orchestral accompaniment.
Welcome to the Jubilate Singers, a Christchurch (New Zealand) SATB chamber choir of around 32 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 and consistently high standard.
6th April 2019
7.30pm, Saturday 6 April 2019, Knox Church, 28 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch 8013.
Music Director: Philip Norman
with Daniel Cooper (Knox Church organist), Matthew Harris (Double Bass) and soloists Sarah-Jane Rennie (soprano) and James Baines (baritone).
The Simply Divine music includes
Bach’s finest motet Jesu Meine Freude
Eric Thiman’s tender cantata The Last Supper
Mozart’s glorious Laudate Dominum
Antonio Caldara’s all-embracing Crucifixus a 16 voci
David Griffiths’s soaring Beata Virgo
Two vocal versions of the orchestral masterpieces
Elgar’s ‘Nimrod’ from Enigma Variations (Lux Aeterna) and
Samuel Barber’s Adagio for strings (Agnus Dei)
And medieval musical aperitifs by
Hildegard von Bingen and Guillaume Dufay
Advance bookings: phone Vivien Hicks 0278428236: email vivienhicks@gmail.com to order tickets. Tickets $25 includes a post-concert light supper. Door sales (cash only).
