Media ReleaseSeptember 2011
Bach Musica Presents "A Journey To Salzburg And Vienna"
Sarah McCracken
Austria will come to New Zealand on Sunday 2 October, when a large number of leading musicians will perform two
classical pieces as part of a Bach Musica NZ concert titled ‘A Journey to Salzburg and Vienna’.
At the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell, five vocal soloists will be featured in the New Zealand premiere of Biber’s Missa Bruxellensis: Jayne Tankersley (soprano), Sarah Court (alto), Michael Gray (tenor) and Moses Mackay and Anthony Schneider (basses).
They will be joined by Bach Musica’s choir, singing in eight parts, and three orchestras (three trumpets and trombone,
three oboes and two bassoons and strings).
The Biber mass will be preceded by a performance by two talented Kiwis of one of Mozart’s finest pieces, the Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Viola played by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s acting principal violist Julia Joyce (nee McCarthy) and Bach Musica’s concertmaster
Sarah McCracken.
The fifth concert in the 2011 Bach Musica NZ Subscription Series, ‘A Journey to Salzburg and Vienna’ promises to be an
harmonious event, says conductor and Bach Musica musical director Rita Paczian.
“This majestic Biber piece has only recently been discovered in Europe, and Bach Musica NZ is proud to present it for
the first time in the southern hemisphere. The Mozart performers, Julia and Sarah, are among the finest young musicians
of our country, and the Sinfonia Concertante is one of Mozart’s most popular compositions. We look forward to taking our
audience on a mellifluous Austrian journey.”
Concert-goers will enjoy a complimentary glass of wine from Morton Estate wines at the conclusion of the event.
The Details:
What: Bach Musica NZ presents ‘A Journey to Salzburg and Vienna’
Date: Sunday 2 October 2011
Time: 2pm
Location: Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland
Tickets: $40 adults, $35 seniors, $10 students, children under 12 free.
Tickets available from www.iticket.co.nz or by phoning 09 361 1000.
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