SINGLE TICKETS $25 - $65 Town Hall $30 St Matthew-in-the-City$10 Students and children at both venues

2018 SUBSCRIPTION (all four concerts)

Adults $195 $175 save up to $50Seniors $175 $160 save up to $65

SUBSCRIBER BENEFITS• Select your own premium seat (worth $65)• Receive free programmes• Entry to function after last concert • Avoid queues at the door

2018 CONCERT SERIES

Sun 18 March 5pm St Matthew-in-the CitySun 3 June 5pm Town HallSun 7 October 5pm Town HallSun 2 December 5pm Town Hall

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18Bach

Violin Concerto in A MinorCantata BWV 4 Christ lag in Todesbanden

Brandenburg Concerto No 3

Durante Magnificat

3Chopin

Piano Concerto No 2

Saint-SaënsRequiem

MarchSunday

JuneSunday 5P

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M ST MATTHEWIN-THE-CITY

TOWN HALL

Dilys FongAlto

Kate SpenceAlto

Fiona TibblesSoprano

Sophie SparrowSoprano

Joel AmosaBass

Lixin ZhangPiano

Iain TetleyTenor

Yanghe YuViolin

Oliver SewellTenor

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DvořákStabat Mater

DecemberSunday

OctoberSunday

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5PM

TOWN HALL

TOWN HALL

Manase LatuTenor

Sarah CourtAlto

Alexandra GandioncoSoprano

Emma SlomanSoprano

Martin SnellBass

Henry ChooTenor

Simon ChristieBass

Early BirdBy 25 Dec 17

Regular SubscriptionBy 1 Mar 18

WITH INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTOR RITA PACZIAN

Whether you are a teacher, instrumentalist, singer or music student, preparing for the sight-reading tests in grade exams or simply enjoy singing with friends, the ability to sight-read with confidence and accuracy or the knowledge of how to conduct a choir or an orchestra are most important musical skills.

Our workshops offer a progressive series of enjoyable and stimulating stages which will rapidly improve your reading ability and conducting.

A FUN DAY OF SINGING Sight-Reading Workshop Sat 12 May • 12.30-6pm

THE ART OF CONDUCTING Conducting Workshop Sat 25 Aug • 12.30-6pm

Singers & musicians of all levels and ages welcome!

All photographs by Peter Jennings and Hans Weichselbaum

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.BACHMUSICA.COM

2018 Workshops

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BachOrchestral Suite No 3

AdamCantique de Noël

GounodMesse Solennelle

almost sotto voce.

2018 CONCERT SERIES

Support Bach Musica NZIn addition to your season subscription you may wish to become a 2018 Bach Musica NZ Donor.

Donations qualify for a tax rebate.

• Bronze: $100 - $300 • Silver: $301 - $600

With your support we will be able to continue striving for our stated aim of performing with

musical excellence. Please contact us for details.

• Gold: $601 - $1000• Diamond: $1000+

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Concert VenuesTown Hall

303 Queen St, Auckland City Centre

St Matthew-in-the-City Corner of Hobson and Wellesley Streets,

Auckland City Centre

Our ensemble consists of a 40-voice choir and a professional orchestra dedicated to performing a wide range of music from Baroque to 21st Century. We are well-known for NZ premieres of beautiful music from all over the world.

Last year’s performances included Schubert’s Missa Solemnis in A Flat Major (NZ premiere), Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, Dvorak’s Biblical Songs, Bach’s Cantata 21, concertos by Beethoven and Mozart and choral masterpieces from around the world.

In addition to their Concert Series, Bach Musica NZ also offers an Education Programme with highly popular Sight Reading and Conducting Workshops open to all ages and levels.

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, Australia, South Africa, the United States and New Zealand, where she has made her home. She is assisted by Deputy

Music Directors Dmitry Rusakov and Celia Liu. Rita is also the Music Director of Hausmusik NZ (www.hausmusiknz.com). She is also a professional Tennis Coach.

In 2018 we welcome Yanghe Yu, first violinist with the Auckland Philharmonia, as our new concertmaster.

Critical Acclaim

T H A N K S TO O U R S P O N S O R S

BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO NO 3 & BACH CANTATA NO 21Conductor Rita Paczian and her Bach Musica NZ laid out a splendid orchestral welcome mat for Bradley Wood in Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto and we were in for some fine music-making. The final chorus, with its lusty choral singing and a trio of trumpets added to the mix, signed off the concert with all the splendour of the High Baroque.

William Dart, NZ Herald, June 2017

DVORAK BIBLICAL SONGS & SCHUBERT MASS IN A FLAT MAJORDvorak’s Biblical Songs was one of the most memorable performances of Bach Musica’s concert season. Sarah Court’s vibrant lower register and unimpeachably focused top were complemented by some enchanting orchestral hues from Rita Paczian’s players. After interval there was the refreshing rarity of Schubert’s A Flat Major Mass. Paczian let loose a veritable shout of joy in the Gloria and energies never flagged. Another highlight was the powerfully dramatic Sanctus rounded off with a rollicking Osanna.

William Dart, NZ Herald, October 2017

VERDI REQUIEM A MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTOn Saturday night the star was the choir. Beginning with a terrifying and utterly dramatic blast of power in the initial Dies Irae, which managed to be clearly articulated despite the decibellular explosions, there were also times they produced a genuine pianissimo beauty, with a wonderful intensity and richness of tone that was

Sam Edwards, www.stuff.co.nz, October 2016