Festival of Sacred Music
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When:
| Fri 14 Aug ’09, 8:00pm–10:00pm |
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| Sat 15 Aug ’09, 12:00pm–1:00pm |
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| Sat 15 Aug ’09, 8:00pm–10:00pm |
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| Sun 16 Aug ’09, 2:30pm–4:30pm |
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Where: St Peter's Cathedral, 51 Victoria St, Hamilton Show map
Restrictions: All Ages
Ticket Information:
- Festival ticket for 4 concerts (school children free): $70.00
- Adult, Kowhai Baroque : $25.00
- Senior cit/student, Kowhai Baroque : $20.00
- Anne Cleaver, organ recital : $10.00
- Adult, The Buxtehude Group: $25.00
- Senior cit/Student, The Buxtehude Group: $20.00
- Adult, Musica Sacra : $30.00
- Senior cit/Student, Musica Sacra : $25.00
- Booking fees may apply
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This festival at St. Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton is a 4-concert series of music inspired by or based on sacred texts. The first concert is a programme of 18th century chamber music from Kowhai Baroque (Jessica Shaw, recorders; Graham McPhail, violin; Polly Sussex, viola da gamba; Rachael Griffiths-Hughes, harpsichord) with soprano Rowena Simpson. On the Saturday at 12noon Cathedral organist Anne Cleaver presents "Toccatas and Trumpets" a festive programme of all your favourite organ music. "The Buxtehude Group" a 12-voice vocal ensemble directed by David Griffiths presents motets by Bach, Bruckner and Mendelssohn on the Saturday evening, and the final feature concert on the Sunday afternoon is "The best of British" by highly acclaimed Auckland choir Musica Sacra. All are invited to high tea following this concert.
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