We are excited to share our 2024 programme, below:
Parallel Gifts
25 May 2024
After spending the past year presenting music of the 20th and 21st centuries, Supertonic will showcase its mastery of classical music with the long-awaited Parallel Gifts. Originally conceived as our first performance of 2020, this highly anticipated concert will be complemented by the incredible acoustics of Wellington Cathedral.
Parallel Gifts will investigate the musical connections between the works of Bach and Mendelssohn, and Purcell and Britten. The concert will include some of the composers’ most popular music, including Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach), Hymn To St Cecilia (Britten), Hear My Prayer (Purcell), and He Watching Over Israel (Mendelssohn).
25 May 2024
After spending the past year presenting music of the 20th and 21st centuries, Supertonic will showcase its mastery of classical music with the long-awaited Parallel Gifts. Originally conceived as our first performance of 2020, this highly anticipated concert will be complemented by the incredible acoustics of Wellington Cathedral.
Parallel Gifts will investigate the musical connections between the works of Bach and Mendelssohn, and Purcell and Britten. The concert will include some of the composers’ most popular music, including Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach), Hymn To St Cecilia (Britten), Hear My Prayer (Purcell), and He Watching Over Israel (Mendelssohn).
Music of Aotearoa New Zealand
7 and 8 September 2024
After singing the music of renowned historical European composers, we bring things closer to home with the equally exemplary choral works of New Zealanders.
New Zealand has a unique choral voice, with choral singing opportunities available for people of all ages across the motu. With the World Choir Games being hosted in Auckland in 2024, it’s never been a better time to showcase the talents and accomplishments of local composers.
This concert will include an intriguing selection of works from past and emerging composers, with both familiar works and world premieres on show.
7 and 8 September 2024
After singing the music of renowned historical European composers, we bring things closer to home with the equally exemplary choral works of New Zealanders.
New Zealand has a unique choral voice, with choral singing opportunities available for people of all ages across the motu. With the World Choir Games being hosted in Auckland in 2024, it’s never been a better time to showcase the talents and accomplishments of local composers.
This concert will include an intriguing selection of works from past and emerging composers, with both familiar works and world premieres on show.
A Night in the 90s
30 November and 1 December 2024
Get ready for a night of all-out nostalgia! Supported by a full rock band, for the final concert series of the year Supertonic is set to party like it’s 1999 (and 1998, and 1997, and… you get the picture!).
We’re heading back to the decade when the top of the pops was top of mind, you just had to hope you’d catch your favourite song on the radio in time to tape it, and if you wanted to hear music on demand your piggy bank was emptied for the latest CD. Filled with choral covers from the most memorable pop princesses, rock legends and R&B divas, this concert will be a night to remember.
30 November and 1 December 2024
Get ready for a night of all-out nostalgia! Supported by a full rock band, for the final concert series of the year Supertonic is set to party like it’s 1999 (and 1998, and 1997, and… you get the picture!).
We’re heading back to the decade when the top of the pops was top of mind, you just had to hope you’d catch your favourite song on the radio in time to tape it, and if you wanted to hear music on demand your piggy bank was emptied for the latest CD. Filled with choral covers from the most memorable pop princesses, rock legends and R&B divas, this concert will be a night to remember.
Our musical co-directors
Isaac Stone:
Isaac is a music teacher at Tawa College in Wellington, where he does a mix of classroom teaching, singing teaching and choir directing. He has a BMus in Classical Singing from the New Zealand School of Music. He has directed Wellington Youth Choir, the Tawa College Blue Notes as well as Supertonic. In addition to this, he has been a member of the New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir, the New Zealand Youth Choir, Inspirare and is now a member of Voices New Zealand. 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. |
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, Vivaldi's Gloria and Faure's Requiem to pop and rock spectaculars celebrating Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Elton John and Queen.
The choir has performed alongside Brett McKenzie and The Muppets in the Jim Henson Retrospectacle, joined and Mama Kin Spender at the local Coastella music festival, performed in national Anzac and Armistice day broadcasts, and in 2023 flew to the Armageddon Expo in Auckland to perform High Score: Legendary soundtracks in concert.
Supertonic's returning co-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, Vivaldi's Gloria and Faure's Requiem to pop and rock spectaculars celebrating Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Elton John and Queen.
The choir has performed alongside Brett McKenzie and The Muppets in the Jim Henson Retrospectacle, joined and Mama Kin Spender at the local Coastella music festival, performed in national Anzac and Armistice day broadcasts, and in 2023 flew to the Armageddon Expo in Auckland to perform High Score: Legendary soundtracks in concert.
Supertonic's returning co-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.