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(recent & future projects at the top, in larger type)
| Location | Date | Time | Venue | Details |
| Wellington | Nov-Dec 2010 (tbc) | Baroque Voices, directed by Pepe becker, presents a concert of music for a capella vocal ensemble. Details to come... | ||
| Wellington | Sun 5 December 2010 | 3.00pm | St Andrew's on The Terrace | Soprano soloist in Bach's Magnificat, with Bach Choir of Wellington, conducted by Stephen Rowley |
| Paraparaumu | Sun 28 November 2010 | 2.30pm | St Paul's church, Paraparaumu | Soprano soloist in Handel's Messiah, with Kapiti Chorale, directed by Marie Brown. More details to come... or visit NZCF Wellington: www.wellington.choral.org.nz |
| Wellington | Sun 15 August 2010 | 7.00pm | St Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St, Wellington | Baroque Voices, directed by Pepe Becker, with Academia Sanctae Mariae, led by Gregory Squire, presents a concert performance of Claudio Monteverdi's famous 1610 Vespers, in the 400th Anniversary Year since the work was first printed in Venice; conducted by Robert Oliver. Bookings & info: www.vespers400.org.nz |
| Wellington | Sat 14 August 2010 | 7.00pm | St Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St, Wellington | Baroque Voices, directed by Pepe Becker, with Academia Sanctae Mariae, led by Gregory Squire, presents a concert performance of Claudio Monteverdi's famous 1610 Vespers, in the 400th Anniversary Year since the work was first printed in Venice; conducted by Robert Oliver. Bookings & info: www.vespers400.org.nz |
| Wellington | * Sun 30 May 2010 | 7.30pm | St Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St, Wellington | "Alleluia: a new� work!": BV's now annual concert of Medieval European & Contemporary NZ music for a capella voices; this time with the added flavours of didgeridoo & taonga puoro (Henare Walmsley), flute (Bridget Douglas), recorder (Brendan O'Donnell) & hurdy-gurdy (Dimitrios Theodoridis); and with new works by Gillian Whitehead, Jason Kaminski, Ross Carey, Mark Smythe, Carol Shortis & Pepe Becker ; juxtaposed with innovative Medieval works by Hildegard, Machaut, Dufay & others. An exciting concert, the only one of its kind in the world and not to be missed - come along to support NZ music and musicians! |
| Wellington | * Sun 23 May 2010 | 2.30pm | St Alban's Anglican Church, Ngaio St, Eastbourne | "Alleluia: a new� work!": BV's now annual concert of Medieval European & Contemporary NZ music for a capella voices; this time with the added flavours of didgeridoo & taonga puoro (Henare Walmsley), flute (Bridget Douglas), recorder (Brendan O'Donnell) & hurdy-gurdy (Dimitrios Theodoridis); and with new works by Gillian Whitehead, Jason Kaminski, Ross Carey, Mark Smythe, Carol Shortis & Pepe Becker ; juxtaposed with innovative Medieval works by Hildegard, Machaut, Dufay & others. An exciting concert, the only one of its kind in the world and not to be missed - come along to support NZ music and musicians! |
| Palmerston North | Sat 5 Dec 2009 | 7.30pm | Regent on Broadway | Soprano soloist in Handel's "Messiah", with Palmerston Nth Choral Society & Manawatu Sinfonia |
| Wellington | Sun 22 Nov 2009 | 7.30pm | St Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St | Musica Sacra Concert Series 2009, concert 3: "These Distracted Times" - English music from the time of Oliver Cromwell, by Jenkins, Lawes, Locke and others, for voices & Baroque strings. Baroque Voices & Academia Sanctae Mariae. Bookings: email robert.oliver@paradise.net.nz |
| Tauranga | Mon 26 Oct 2009 | tbc | tbc | Voices NZ Chamber Choir sings Faure's Requiem with the Opus Chamber Orchestra, cond. Peter Walls; & "tunes with a twist" (new arrangements of old songs, etc) |
| Rotorua | Sun 25 Oct 2009 | tbc | tbc | Voices NZ Chamber Choir sings "tunes with a twist" (new arrangements of old songs, etc) |
| Wellington | Sun 6 Sept 2009 | 7.30pm | St Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St | Musica Sacra Concert Series 2009, concert 2: "Les Femmes Saintes" - French Baroque music by Charpentier & Couperin, for voices & Baroque strings. Baroque Voices & Academia Sanctae Mariae. Bookings: email robert.oliver@paradise.net.nz |
| Wellington | Wed 19th Aug 2009 | 7.30pm | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hill St | "The Clerkes of Christ Church" (Oxford, England), Alastair Carey, Hugo Janacek & Gregory Skidmore, with NZers Pepe Becker, Douglas Mews & Robert Oliver: William Byrd's "Mass for Three Voices"; Henry Purcell's "Rejoice in the Lord Alway", and other English anthems and motets. Door sales: $29, $18, $10. Info: email pepe.bv@paradise.net.nz or anna.sedcole@gmail.com |
| Wellington | Fri 14 Aug 2009 | pm | Island Bay School, Thames St | Chanterelle (Don King & Steve Pickett, lutes; Pepe Becker, soprano) to do a 'spot' of early English and Italian lute songs at the Island Bay School Art Auction. |
| Wellington | Sun 2 Aug 2009 | 7.30pm | St Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St | Musica Sacra Concert Series 2009, concert 1: "Harmonische Freude" - German Baroque music by Bach (Cantata BWV196), Telemann (Paris Quartets) & Erlebach, for voices & Baroque strings. Baroque Voices & Academia Sanctae Mariae. Bookings: email robert.oliver@paradise.net.nz |
| Wellington | Mon 15 June 2009 | 7pm for 7.30pm concert | Wellington High School Riley Centre, cnr Taranaki & Wallace Sts | "La Musica Antica": a fundraising concert of 16th & 17th Century Italian & English songs and instrumental music by Monteverdi, Caccini, Frescobaldi, Wilbye, Farmer, Morley & others... Featuring members of BV: Pepe Becker, Jane McKinlay, Philip Roderick, David Morriss, with guest instrumentalists: Donald Nicolson (harpsichord), Robert Oliver (bass viol) & Peter Reid (cornetto). Refreshments, etc, from 7.00pm; concert starts at 7.30pm. All proceeds go to the Wellington High School Italy Exchange trip - 20 WHS students travelling to Italy to immerse themselves in Italian culture for 3 weeks and be ambassadors for NZ - in September / October 2009. For more info and bookings, email: pepe.bv@paradise.net.nz |
| Wellington | * Sat 23 May 2009 | 8.00pm | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hill St | "Alleluia: a newё work!": BV's now annual concert of Medieval European & Contemporary NZ music for a capella voices; with new works by Jenny McLeod, Ross Harris, Mark Smythe, Nick van Dijk, Carol Shortis & Pepe Becker (commissioned with funding from Creative NZ); juxtaposed with innovative Medieval works by Machaut, Dufay & others. An exciting concert, the only one of its kind in the world and not to be missed - come along to support NZ music and musicians! |
| Eastbourne, Wellington | * Sun 17 May 2009 | 2.30pm | St Alban's Anglican Church, Ngaio St | "Alleluia: a newё work!": BV's now annual concert of Medieval European & Contemporary NZ music for a capella voices; with new works by Jenny McLeod, Ross Harris, Mark Smythe, Nick van Dijk, Carol Shortis & Pepe Becker (commissioned with funding from Creative NZ); juxtaposed with innovative Medieval works by Machaut, Dufay & others. An exciting concert, the only one of its kind in the world and not to be missed - come along to support NZ music and musicians! |
| Wellington | Wed 22 April 2009 | 12.15pm | St Andrew's on the Terrace | "The Food of Love": new Renaissance group Chanterelle (Don King & Steve Pickett, lutes; Robert Oliver, bass & treble viols; Pepe Becker, soprano) present Elizabethan songs from Shakespeare's plays |
| Auckland | Sun 29 March 2009 | 5.00pm | Auckland Town Hall | Soloist with Auckland Choral (cond. Uwe Grodd) & Auckland University Chamber Choir & Symphony Orchestra: Haydn's Creation oratorio for soprano, tenor & bass soloists, choir & orchestra |
| Wellington | Sat 21 March 2009 | 7.30-11pm | Tararua Tramping Club hall, Moncrieff St, Mt Victoria | "The Queen's Revels" - an Elizabethan Dance Party to celebrate the Autumn Equinox: new Renaissance group Chanterelle (Don King & Steve Pickett, lutes; Robert Oliver, bass & treble viols; Pepe Becker, soprano) to do a 'spot' sometime during the evening. See http://www.feastoffools.co.nz for more info. |
| Palmerston North | Sun 1 March 2009 | 2.30pm | Massey Uni Coll. of Ed. Auditorium | Soloist and choir member with Voices NZ Chamber Choir: "Music For a While", songs and choral pieces by Henry Purcell & Benjamin Britten |
| Wanganui | Sat 28 February 2009 | 7.30pm | Wanganui Opera House | Soloist and choir member with Voices NZ Chamber Choir: "Music For a While", songs and choral pieces by Henry Purcell & Benjamin Britten |
| Paraparaumu | Fri 27 February 2009 | 7.30pm | St Paul's church | Soloist and choir member with Voices NZ Chamber Choir: "Music For a While", songs and choral pieces by Henry Purcell & Benjamin Britten |
| Wellington | Sun 23 November 2008 | 7.30pm | St Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St | Musica Sacra Concert Series 2008, concert 3: "Jonas", 17th Century Italian music for voices & strings, by Carissimi, Monteverdi & Rigatti. Baroque Voices & Academia Sanctae Mariae (Click on this link, then enter the concert date, to book for this concert: http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/ ) |
| Auckland | Sat 15 November 2008 | 8.00pm | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell | Soloist with Auckland choir Musica Sacra (cond. Indra Hughes) in a concert celebrating the choir's 10th anniversary: Handel's "Ode for St Cecilia's Day" and Chandos Anthems |
| Nationwide | 5-17 October 2008 | Baroque Voices tour of New Zealand, with early instrumental group Phantastic Spirits: "Love is in the Ayre", Italian and English songs and music of love, from the dawning of the Baroque era. See http://www.chambermusic.co.nz for details of concerts near you! | ||
| Wellington | 2 October 2008 | 8.00pm | Adam Concert Room, NZSM, off Kelburn Parade | Baroque Voices and Phantastic Spirits give a one-off pre-tour concert, "Love is in the Ayre", giving Wellingtonians the opportunity to see and hear the extraordinary programme they will perform nationwide in October. (Click on the above link to Chamber Music NZ, for details of the concert repertoire, etc). Admission: $28, $18 (seniors, students, unwaged), & $10 (special price for NZSM students). Door sales only. |
| Wellington | Sun 24 August 2008 | 7.30pm | St Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St | Musica Sacra Concert Series 2008, concert 2: "Assumpta est Maria", Charpentier's "Les Vespres de l'Assomption de la Vierge" for women's voices, and Couperin's "Apoth�ose de Lully". Baroque Voices & Academia Sanctae Mariae |
| Wellington | Sun 20 July 2008 | 7.30pm | St Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St | Musica Sacra Concert Series 2008, concert 1: "Chaconne", Bach's Cantata BWV 4 & Violin Partita No.6 with chorales. Baroque Voices & Academia Sanctae Mariae |
| Wellington | Thurs 10 July 2008 | 7.00pm | Adam Concert Room, NZSM, Kelburn | Solo performance of Helen Bowater's "hoshi no hayashi" ("forest of stars") for soprano, as part of a short concert to farewell the outgoing CANZ / Creative NZ NZSM composer-in-residence Ross Harris and welcome Helen Bowater as the new 2008-09 composer-in-residence |
| Auckland | Sat 7 June 2008 | 7.30pm | Auckland Town Hall | Soloist in Jenkins' The Armed Man & Faure's Requiem with South Auckland Choral Society (cond. Iain Tetley) & other Auckland choirs & the St Matthews Orchestra |
| Taupo | Sat 17 May 2008 | 3.00pm | The Crater Room, Great Lake Centre | "The Poet" (repeat of Wgtn concert with Voices NZ & NZ String Quartet); music by Jenny McLeod (The Poet), Schubert, Bach, Sandstroem, Purcell, Bonato |
| Wellington | * Sat 10 May 2008 | 8.00pm | Wgtn Cathedral of St Paul, Molesworth St | "Alleluia: a newё work!": BV's now annual concert of Medieval European & Contemporary NZ music for a capella voices; with new works by Jack Body, Helen Bowater, Carol Shortis & Pepe Becker (commissioned with funding from Creative NZ; other new works by Mark Smythe, Pepe Becker & Carol Shortis; juxtaposed with innovative Medieval works by Machaut & others. An exciting concert, the only one of its kind in the world and not to be missed - come along to support NZ music and musicians! |
| Wellington | * Sun 6 April 2008 | 3.00pm | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hill St | "Love & Lament": sopranos Lauren Armishaw (previous member of BV, visiting from Holland where she has been studying and singing professionally with European Early Music groups for over 5 years) & Pepe Becker; singing Baroque duets & solos, with Donald Nicolson (harpsichord) & Emma Goodbehere (Baroque 'cello), & Felicity Smith (3rd soprano). Beautiful music, performed by some of NZ's top performers of Early Music. |
| Auckland | Fri 21 March | 3.00pm & 8.00pm | St Matthew's in the City | Soloist in Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri with Auckland's Musica Sacra choir, conducted by Indra Hughes |
| Wellington | Sun 24 February 2008 | 5.00pm | Wellington Town Hall | "The Poet": NZ International Festival of the Arts concert, with Voices NZ & The NZ String Quartet; music by Jenny McLeod (new work, The Poet, commissioned for this event with funding from Creative NZ), Schubert, Bach, Sandstroem, Purcell, Bonato |
| Wellington | Sun 23 December 2007 | 7.30pm | St Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St | Musica Sacra Concert Series 2007, concert 3: "Ave Maris Stella", Medieval Christmas music. Baroque Voices & Academia Sanctae Mariae |
| Wellington | Sun 9 December 2007 | 2.30pm | St Paul's church, Paraparaumu | Soloist in Handel's Messiah with the Kapiti Chorale, cond. Marie Brown |
| Wellington | Sun 25th Nov | 3.00pm | St Andrew's on the Terrace | Soloist in Bach's Mass in B Minor; with other soloists (members of Baroque Voices ) and the Bach Choir of Wellington, cond. Nigel Williams |
| Wellington | Sun 11 November 2007 | 7.30pm | St Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St | Musica Sacra Concert Series 2007, concert 2: "Beatus Vir", Monteverdi & Gabrieli. Baroque Voices & Academia Sanctae Mariae |
| Wellington | Sun 21 October 2007 | 7.30pm | St Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St | Musica Sacra Concert Series 2007, concert 1: "Actus Tragicus", Bach & Buxtehude. Baroque Voices & Academia Sanctae Mariae |
| Nelson | 13 Oct 2007 | 6.00pm | Nelson Cathedral | Tower Voices NZ performing in Nelson Festival |
| Wellington |
* Sun 7 October 2007 |
3.00pm |
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hill St |
* "The Choicest Songs", music by Purcell, from the 1721 publication Orpheus Britannicus, sung by the 'extremities' of Baroque Voices, soprano Pepe Becker & bass David Morriss; with Douglas Mews (harpsichord) & Robert Oliver (bass viol) |
| Greytown | Sun 9 Sept 2007 | 4.00pm | St Luke's church, cnr Main St & Church St, Greytown, Wairarapa | A repeat of the Baroque Voices concert: "Prima le parole, poi la musica", Monteverdi's 4th Book of Madrigals for 5 voices unaccompanied, and other Monteverdi duets & trios with continuo; with Robin Ward, triple harp. NB: to book for this concert, contact Eric Turner: (06) 379 6510, eric.turner@wise.net.nz |
| Wellington | 14 August 2007 | 11.00am | Wellington Town Hall | Recording: Mendelssohn's incidental music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", with NZSO |
| New Plymouth | Fri 10 August 2007 | 6.00pm | Whiteley Church, New Plymouth | Tower Voices NZ performing in Taranaki Festival |
| Wellington | *Sat 7 July 2007 | 8.00pm | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hill St | * Baroque Voices concert: "Prima le parole, poi la musica", Monteverdi's 4th Book of Madrigals for 5 voices unaccompanied, and other Monteverdi duets & trios with continuo; with Robin Ward, triple harp |
| Wellington | Sat 9 June 2007 | 8.00pm | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hill St | "The Choicest Songs", music by Purcell, duets for soprano & bass (David Morriss) from the 1705 publication Orpheus Britannicus and other duets and music for strings; with Douglas Mews (harpsichord), Robert Oliver (bass viol), Shelley Wilkinson & Claire Macfarlane (baroque violins) |
| Auckland | 1-4 June 2007 | Rehearsal weekend with Tower Voices NZ | ||
| Wellington | Sun 27 May 2007 | 8.00pm | Wgtn Cathedral of St Paul, Molesworth St | Baroque Voices concert: "Alleluia: a new� work!", Medieval and modern (NZ) works for unaccompanied voices |
| Wellington | Sat 5 May 2007 | 7.30pm | Salvation Army Citadel, Vivian St | Soprano soloist, with other members of Baroque Voices, for NZCF workshop performance of Haydn's Nelson Mass, conducted by Michael Fulcher |
| Wellington | Fri 6 April 2007 | 3.00pm | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hill St | Soloist in Allegri's Miserere Mei with Choir of Sacred Heart Cathedral, dir. Michael Stewart |
| Wellington | Sun 1 April 2007 | 5.00pm | Adam Concert Room, NZSM, Kelburn | Tribute concert: music of NZ composer David Farquhar |
| Auckland | 23-26 March 2007 | Papatoetoe | Concerts and schools workshops with Tower Voices NZ | |
| Auckland | 4 March 2007 | 2.00pm | Ponsonby Baptist Church, Jervois Rd | Age of Discovery concert: "Concerto Delle Donne", C16 & C17 virtuoso Italian vocal music, with Nicola Edgecombe & Jayne Tankersley (sop's) & James Tibbles (harpsichord) |
| London, UK | 24 January 2007 | 6.45pm | Rothamsted Manor, St Albans / Harpenden |
"Bach at the Manor", Bach arias from cantatas, with Penelope Spencer (baroque violin) & Katharine May (harpsichord) |
| Wellington | 17 December 2006 | 7.30 pm | Church of Saint Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St | Baroque Voices, The Tudor Consort & Academia Sanctae Mariae, Musica Sacra concert 3, Sch�tz Christmas Story & Charpentier Messe de Minuit |
| Palmerston North | 9 December 2006 | 7.30 pm | Regent on Broadway | Soloist in Handel�s Messiah with Palmerston North Choral Society |
| Wellington | 29 November 2006 | 12.15 pm | St Andrew's on the Terrace | "Songs of Love and Loss", lunchtime concert with Douglas Mews (fortepiano, piano), songs by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert & Schumann |
| Wellington | 19 November 2006 | 3 pm | St Andrew's on the Terrace | Bach's Mass in B Minor, Kyrie & Gloria, with the Bach Choir, conducted by Douglas Mews, with members of Baroque Voices as soloists |
| Wellington | 29 October 2006 | 7.30 pm | Church of Saint Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St | Baroque Voices & Academia Sanctae Mariae: Musica Sacra concert 2, Bach, Telemann & Buxtehude |
| Wellington | 30 September 2006 | 8 pm | Sacred Heart Cathedral | Britten Folksong Arrangements (with Michael Stewart, piano) in Nota Bene choir concert |
| Wellington | 24 September 2006 | 7.30 pm | Church of Saint Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St | Baroque Voices & Academia Sanctae Mariae: Musica Sacra concert 1, medieval music |
| Wellington | 13 August 2006 | 3 pm | Wellington Town Hall | Mozart�s Requiem with Tower Voices New Zealand, soloists & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (cond. Nicholas McGegan) |
| Wellington | 12 August 2006 | 8 pm and 11 pm | Blondini�s, Embassy Theatre foyer | �Mozart Mix� with Jonathan Crayford & jazz band |
| Wellington | 5 August 2006 | 7.30 pm | St Peter�s Church | Soloist with Cantoris, in Mozart�s Missa Solemnis in C & Vesperae Solennes de Confessore |
| Wellington | 30 July 2006 | 8 pm | Church of Saint Mary of the Angels, Boulcott St | Soloist with The Tudor Consort, in Bach�s Magnificat & Monteverdi Magnificat |
| Wellington | 22 July 2006 | 8 pm | Sacred Heart Cathedral | Baroque Voices concert: "Massive!" mass movements, medieval to modern, incl. Mass of the False Relation by Pepe Becker |
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