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Subscriber Benefits
Save money!
The door charge for the Town Hall Concerts (1, 4 and 5) is
$30-65 (Adults), $20-55 (Seniors).
For the Baradene Concerts (2 and 3) the price is $40 (Adults),
$35 (Seniors).
As a subscriber
Adults pay only $199 instead of $275 (you save $76).
Seniors pay only $179 instead of $235 (you save $56).
• Sit in reserved premium seats (worth $65)
• Receive free programmes
• Avoid queues at the door
• Receive free entry to after-concert functions
2013 Subscription Form
Sunday, 21 April, 5pm, Town Hall Handel Messiah
Sunday, 30 June, 5pm, Baradene College Wonderful Women
Sunday, 1 September, 5pm, Baradene College Bach B Minor Mass
Sunday, 13 October, 5pm, Town Hall Queen Victoria’s Favourite
Sunday, 8 December, 5pm, Town Hall Bach Christmas Oratorio
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Critical Acclaim for 2012
Andrew Perkins Christchurch Vespers
(world première), July 2012
The concert of Sunday 22 July 2012 proved to be a watershed
moment for Rita Paczian and Bach Musica NZ’s choir and
orchestra. Not only was Bach Musica greeted with an ovation from
an excited audience; the ensemble had also successfully performed
their most modern work to date and brought to fruition the ‘most
difficult’ choral and instrumental opus in their repertoire.
When the work finished, Paczian conducted the audience’s awed
silence into the kind of rapturous applause that seldom marks the
world première of a Kiwi work. For her and Bach Musica, this proves
a triumph of professional grace and itself evidence of the humanity’s
resilience of spirit in the face of seemingly impossible challenge.
- Dr Martin Andrew, NZ Opera News
Bach St Matthew Passion, April 2012
The Bach Musica singers made the very most of the spacious town
hall acoustics. Their cry of ‘Barrabas’ was cataclysmic.
- William Dart, NZ Herald
My immediate reaction to hearing Rita Paczian’s Bach Musica NZ
perform the St Matthew Passion at the Auckland Town Hall was that
I wanted them to perform it again: it did not feel three hours long.
Paczian let the pause ring a long moment before bringing the
chorus – magnificent here and first-rate throughout the evening
- ghosting in for the only unaccompanied choral passage in the
work. Sometimes you can judge a concert by the silence it contains.
This silence burned.
- David Larsen, Metro
Support Bach Musica NZ
In addition to your season subscription you may wish to become
a 2013 Donor. Donations qualify for a tax rebate.
• Bronze: $100 - $300
• Silver: $301 - $600
• Gold: $601 - $1000
• Diamond: $1000+
With your support we will be able to continue striving for our stated
aim to perform with musical excellence. Please contact us for details.
Sharlain Vieviorka
Strategic Business Manager
Bach Musica NZ
‘Music that touches the soul’ is the motto of Bach Musica NZ.
‘I don’t mind if people cry or laugh, as long as they are moved by
our music’, says Music Director Rita Paczian.
“Music that touches the soul” is the motto of Bach Musica NZ,
The ensemble consists of whose a 40-voice mission is choir to add and value a professional
to people's lives through the all-
orchestra dedicated to performing embracing language a wide range of music. of music from
The ensemble consists of a 40 voice choir and a professional
Baroque to 21st Century. orchestra Bach Musica dedicated NZ is to well-known performing for a wide their range of music from
New Zealand premières of classical beautiful (Baroque pieces to from 20 all over the world.
Last year’s performances included Bach’s St Matthew Passion, Jazz
meets Classical 2, a world première of the Christchurch Vespers, À La
Française, A Night in Russia and A German Christmas. The latter two
concerts presented NZ premières by Bortniansky and Rheinberger.
In addition to their Concert Series, Bach Musica NZ also offers
an Education Programme with highly popular Singing and
Conducting Workshops open to all ages and levels. Members of
the ensemble are also available to perform at your wedding or
your special event.
Music and Artistic Director Rita Paczian is a freelance conductor
performing in New Zealand and abroad. Her career has taken her
to most European countries, Friends Australia, South Africa, of Bach America and Musica
New Zealand, where she has made her home. Rita is also the Music
and Artistic Director of Bach the NZ Musica Pops NZ’s Orchestra. support Bach group Musica Friends NZ’s of Bach Musica gives
valuable practical assistance to our musicians. For expressions of
Deputy Music Directors interest are Nick and Richardson further details and Richard contact Glenys Phillips. Riggir
Phone (09) 309 2224, Email: abc.society@xtra.co.nz or visit our
website www.bachmusica.com.
th Century) to jazz.
Last year’s performances included Bach’s St John Passion and
Christmas Oratorio, a world-premiere of Rachmaninov’s Vespers
with orchestra and a NZ premiere of Piazzolla’s Tangos. Most of
Bach Musica NZ’s concerts are for sale on Itunes.
In addition to the Concert Series, Bach Musica NZ also offers an
Education Programme with Singing and Conducting
Workshops open to all ages and levels.
Music and Artistic Director Rita Paczian is a professional
freelance conductor performing in New Zealand and abroad.
Specialising in historically informed Baroque performance, she
worked extensively with the Vienna Baroque orchestra Wiener
Akademie before embarking on a freelance career that took her
to most European countries, Australia, South Africa and New
Zealand where she has made her home. She is assisted by
Dmitry Rusakov (Deputy Music Director).
Bach Musica NZ
“Music that touches the soul” is the motto of Bach Musica NZ,
whose mission is to add value to people's lives through the allembracing
language of music.
The ensemble consists of a 40 voice choir and a professional
orchestra dedicated to performing a wide range of music from
classical (Baroque to 20th Century) to jazz.
Last year’s performances included Bach’s St John Passion and
Christmas Oratorio, a world-premiere of Rachmaninov’s Vespers
with orchestra and a NZ premiere of Piazzolla’s Tangos. Most of
Bach Musica NZ’s concerts are for sale on Itunes.
In addition to the Concert Series, Bach Musica NZ also offers an
Education Programme with Singing and Conducting
Workshops open to all ages and levels.
Music and Artistic Director Rita Paczian is a professional
freelance conductor performing in New Zealand and abroad.
Specialising in historically informed Baroque performance, she
worked extensively with the Vienna Baroque orchestra Wiener
Akademie before embarking on a freelance career that took her
to most European countries, Australia, South Africa and New
Zealand where she has made her home. She is assisted by
Dmitry Rusakov (Deputy Music Director).
Friends of Bach Musica
Venues Information
Bach Musica NZ’s support group Friends of Bach Musica gives
valuable practical assistance to our musicians. For expressions of
interest and further details contact Glenys Riggir
Phone (09) 309 2224, Email: abc.society@xtra.co.nz or visit our
website www.bachmusica.com.
M 0274 763 920
P +64 9 479 8200
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55 Constellation Drive
Mairangi Bay
PO Box 31147, Milford,
North Shore 0741, New Zealand
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Auckland Town Hall, Queen St, City Centre
Bach Musica NZ
Baradene College Concert Hall, 237 Victoria Avenue, Remuera
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Music Director: Rita Paczian
Patron: Sir James Wallace
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Music that touches the soul
Phone: (09) 309 2224
Email: admin@bachmusica.com
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Henry Choo
sunday, 21 April,
town hall, 5pm
Handel
Messiah
(arranged by Mozart)
Gina Sanders - soprano
Anne Lamont-Lowe - alto
Henry Choo - tenor
Joel Amosa – bass
sunday, 30 June, Baradene college, 5pm
Wonderful Women
Music by Hildegard von Bingen,
Fanny Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Amy Beach,
Dorothy Buchanan, Leonie Holmes
Adrianna Lis
Cecile Chaminade
Concertino for flute,
op.107
Monika Broecking
Laudate Eum
Adrianna Lis - flute
Emma Roxburgh - soprano
Sasha Lockley - alto
Iain Tetley - tenor
Anthony Schneider - bass
Samuel Jacobs
sunday, 13 october, town hall, 5pm
Queen Victoria’s Favourite
Mendelssohn St Paul
David Hamilton
sunday, 1 september,
Baradene college, 5pm
Bach
Mass in B Minor
(Kyrie, Gloria & Agnus Dei)
Mozart
Horn Concerto No. 2
Samuel Jacobs – horn
Jayne Tankersley - soprano
Kate Spence - alto
Oliver Sewell - tenor
Jarvis Dams - bass
Patricia Wright - soprano
Mary Newman-Pound - alto
David Hamilton - tenor
Christoph von Weitzel - bass
Christoph von Weitzel
sunday, 8 December, town hall, 5pm
Bach
Christmas Oratorio
(parts 1-3, 6)
Corelli
Christmas Concerto
Nicola Edgecumbe - soprano
Sarah Court - alto
Henry Choo - tenor
Kieran Rayner - bass
Bach Musica NZ in 2012
2013 Programme Highlights
Bach Musica NZ will move to the Auckland Town Hall for three
major concerts: Handel’s Messiah in Mozart’s arrangement,
Mendelssohn’s beautiful oratorio St Paul and Bach’s Christmas
Oratorio performed in the original German.
We proudly present a concert titled Wonderful Women that
includes several NZ premières by female composers from around
the world.
A very special treat, not to be missed, is our Bach’s Mass in B
Minor in the stunning acoustic of the Baradene Concert Hall. The
concert also features Samuel Jacobs, principal horn of the NZSO,
in Mozart’s Horn Concerto No 2. Mendelssohn’s oratorio St Paul
is equally as beautiful as the composer’s better known Elijah.
We are delighted to present internationally renowned soloists:
German baritone Christoph von Weitzel in the title role, NZ’s
own soprano Patricia Wright and Australia’s David Hamilton, our
stunning Evangelist from last year.
We will conclude our 2013 Subscription Series with Bach’s festive
Christmas Oratorio preceded by Corelli’s Christmas Concerto.
2013 Workshops
There will be both Singing and Conducting Workshops, each followed
by a concert. Both workshops are open to all ages and levels.
• Singing Workshop – March 16
• Conducting Workshop – May 4
Book early for these popular workshops! Email or call Glenys on
admin@bachmusica.com or (09) 309 2224 or visit our website
www.bachmusica.com