Supertonic presents Joy:
Vivaldi’s Gloria and songs of celebration
Saturday 15 October | Alan Gibbs Centre, Wellington College | 7.30pm
Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased below.
Supertonic is thrilled to announce its second concert for 2022: Joy. Join us on Saturday 15 October at the Alan Gibbs Centre , Wellington College to experience the uplifting Gloria in D Major by Antonio Vivaldi. With a feast of feel-good choral works to follow, Joy will send you dancing into spring with a collection of choral arrangements overflowing with festive cheer.
Divided into 12 brief movements, the well-known Gloria is a joyful hymn of praise and worship that takes the listener on a journey of rejoicing to profound sadness and back again. Its distinctive opening chorus will be familiar to many, leading into a mixture of gorgeous soprano solos and duets, still and solemn movements and Vivaldi’s masterful instrumental countermelodies that feature throughout. Rich and rewarding, the Gloria is as enjoyable to sing as it is to experience in the audience.
Some familiar favourites from past concerts will reappear, and catchy tunes from the worlds of jazz, rock and pop will close out the concert.
Divided into 12 brief movements, the well-known Gloria is a joyful hymn of praise and worship that takes the listener on a journey of rejoicing to profound sadness and back again. Its distinctive opening chorus will be familiar to many, leading into a mixture of gorgeous soprano solos and duets, still and solemn movements and Vivaldi’s masterful instrumental countermelodies that feature throughout. Rich and rewarding, the Gloria is as enjoyable to sing as it is to experience in the audience.
Some familiar favourites from past concerts will reappear, and catchy tunes from the worlds of jazz, rock and pop will close out the concert.
Supertonic presents North :
an evening of enchanting choral music celebrating the joy in finding your way
Saturday 18 June | Samuel Marsden Collegiate Auditorium | 7.30pm
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Supertonic is delighted to announce its first concert for 2022: North. Join us on Saturday 18 June at Samuel Marsden Collegiate Auditorium for an evening of music celebrating the joy of finding yourself, finding your way and moving forward. We’re also thrilled to welcome a new music director for 2022: Virginie Pacheco.
North features a selection of pieces centred around the theme of self-discovery. The volatile nature of events across the globe in the past few years calls us to question the fundamental aspects of life: Who are we? Where are we going? And how do we get there? Supertonic will explore the idea of finding hope through uncertainty with songs that question our internal narrative, inspire us to seek truth, and help us to find our north.
A new musical director for 2022
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Supertonic is excited to share that for 2022 the choir will be under the direction of Virginie Pacheco. Virginie began her musical training in France, where she graduated with Honors from the University of Nancy with a Bachelor in Musicology. After completing diplomas in Recorder and music theory, Virginie settled in Montreal to pursue her Masters in Conducting at the Université de Sherbrooke. She quickly became an acclaimed emerging conductor, winning the Iwan Edwards award in 2015. She has participated in masterclasses throughout the world, and in 2017 spent a summer residency with the Ontario Youth Choir.
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The Choir
Supertonic is a Wellington based choir that strives to push the boundaries of what choral music can be.
The choir was formed in 2014 and since then has performed concerts that cover the entire musical spectrum, from Vaughan Williams' Mass in G Minor to a pop spectacular celebrating Fleetwood Mac and David Bowie.
More recently the choir has performed alongside Brett Mckenzie and The Muppets in the Jim Henson Retrospectacle and Mama Kin Spender at the local Coastella music festival. Overcoming the difficulties of performing live concerts in 2020, Supertonic brought the classic music of Elton John to life in a choral pop extravaganza. Watch this space for our 2021 plans!
Supertonic's musical director Isaac Stone has led the choir since its inception. A teacher of classroom music and leader of the choral programme at Tawa College in Wellington, he places a premium on making choral music that is enjoyable and accessible to singers and audiences alike.
The choir was formed in 2014 and since then has performed concerts that cover the entire musical spectrum, from Vaughan Williams' Mass in G Minor to a pop spectacular celebrating Fleetwood Mac and David Bowie.
More recently the choir has performed alongside Brett Mckenzie and The Muppets in the Jim Henson Retrospectacle and Mama Kin Spender at the local Coastella music festival. Overcoming the difficulties of performing live concerts in 2020, Supertonic brought the classic music of Elton John to life in a choral pop extravaganza. Watch this space for our 2021 plans!
Supertonic's musical director Isaac Stone has led the choir since its inception. A teacher of classroom music and leader of the choral programme at Tawa College in Wellington, he places a premium on making choral music that is enjoyable and accessible to singers and audiences alike.
