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| City Choir Dunedin presents Handel's Messiah, December 2015. Photo: Sean Waller |
As Dunedin’s leading exponent of large-scale choral works, the choir strives for the highest standards in performing the classics of the repertoire, such as Bach’s St Matthew Passion and Christmas Oratorio, Handel’s Messiah, the Beethoven Ninth and Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius.
In addition, the choir has performed major new compositions by New Zealand composers, such as Missa Pacifica by David Hamilton in 2006, and John Drummond’s The Journey Home in 2012. For its 125th anniversary the choir commissioned a new work from Malcolm (Jack) Speirs: Cantico del Sole, and for its 150th anniversary celebrations the choir commissioned a new work from Christopher Marshall: For What Can Be More Beautiful?
The Choir provides a forum for young, aspiring soloists and welcomes opportunities to perform with other choirs, such as the Invercargill A Capella Singers and the Auckland Choral Society.
The Choir's membership stands at around 140 and is usually involved in four or five concerts a year. The Choir regularly performs with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra and occasionally have performed with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Click here to read the formal vision and mission of City Choir Dunedin.
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Join the Friends of the Choir and enjoy special benefits! Businesses are invited to sign up to our Partners in Music scheme. Together we can promote a rich culture of wonderful choral music and continue to bring outstanding soloists and world-class performances to our fair city.History
Explore the early history of City Choir Dunedin.Extracting Mr Wolf's new Choral Society from its mythological future, by Dr Jenny Burchell.
City Choir Dunedin celebrated 150 Years in 2013.
Administration
City Choir Dunedin is administered by the Dunedin Choral Society Incorporated, limited to and exclusively for charitable purposes, in New Zealand. The society is registered with the New Zealand Charities Commission as a charitable organisation (registration number: CC29845). The activities of the Choir are administered by a Committee, elected at the Annual General Meeting.Principal Officers
| Patron | Associate Professor Anthony Ritchie |
| Vice Patron | His Worship Mayor Dave Cull |
| Music Patron | Professor Terence Dennis MNZM |
| President | Deborah Dons |
| Vice Presidents | Associate Professor Peter Adams, Associate Professor Judy Bellingham, Dr Harvey Brown, Dr Colin Gibson MNZ, Dame Elizabeth Hanan DNZM, Mrs Agnes Hodges, Mr William Lloyd, Ms Honor McKellar QSM |
| Life Members | Dr Harvey Brown, Mr Eric Dunlop, Mrs Norma Dunlop, Mrs Agnes Hodges, Mr William Lloyd, Mr Roland Storm, Mrs Joy Smith, Mrs Glennie Jamieson, Mr Bill Dawson, Mrs Gillian Watson, Mrs Clare Kennelly, Mrs Judy Tucker |
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| David Burchell, Musical Director |
Accompanist
Roland StormAssistant Conductor
Mark AndersonCommittee
| Chair | Warren Tate |
| Musical Director | David Burchell |
| Executive Secretary | Scott Blackwell |
| Treasurer | Rosi Crane |
| Librarian | Maud Schröder |
| Membership Secretary | Jan Stevens |
| Publicist | Patricia Pantleon |
| Production Manager | Nigel Tucker |
| Fundraising | Jonathan Kim |
| Committee Member | Maria Lane |
| Committee Member | Annette Winter |
Other Officers
| NZCF Representative | Scott Blackwell |
| Choir Marshall | Rebecca Westoby |
| Music Folders Co-ordinator | Christine Ogilvy |
| Rehearsal Venue Co-ordinator | Jonathan Kim |
| Archive Collector | James Cordes |
| Honorary Solicitor | Alistair Logan |
| Webmaster | Leta Labuschagne |
