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Tauranga's choral music ensemble ready to perform

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15 Sep, 2017 03:44 AM2 mins to read

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Musical Director Chalium Poppy playing on the new organ that has arrived at St Peter's Anglican Parish. Photo Sam Ackland

Musical Director Chalium Poppy playing on the new organ that has arrived at St Peter's Anglican Parish. Photo Sam Ackland

Love Songs - performed on piano and a capella
St Peter's Anglican Church, Victoria Rd
Sunday, September 17 at 3pm
Cash door sales, adults $30, one child free
High school students/children $20

Get ready for an afternoon of love and romance, beautifully sung by Tauranga's very own choral music ensemble.

The Scholars Pro Musica's next concert is Love Songs with the first part of the programme dedicated to the famous Liebeslieder Waltzes by Brahms.

The Scholars Pro Musica is the only early music choral ensemble in the Bay of Plenty, led by internationally renowned conductor Chalium Poppy as their musical director.

Scholars Pro Musica president Maggie Farmer says the first part of the programme has "truly beautiful melodies that are wonderfully sentimental, to the point that they make us giggle".

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The waltzes will be accompanied in duet on the grand piano by Hilda Bester and music teacher Christine Leaf. This is the first time the Scholars Pro Musica will be using the grand piano in concert.

"The piano parts are not just a simple accompaniment but are independent from the singers with their own melodic commentary," Ms Farmer said.

The second half of the programme will provide a contrasting medley of English Renaissance madrigals performed a capella.

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"Which will be a lovely contrast to the Romantic part of the programme. By nature they are quite transparent and all sections have plenty of moments to shine when they sing their bit of the melody - not like in the Romantic songs where the main melody tends to be carried by the highest voice alone."

The Scholars are also hoping to promote the best kept secret of venue St Peter's Anglican Church.

Ms Farmer said the church building had lovely acoustics and houses high quality instruments. The church encouraged the public to make use of the instruments.
Translation for all lyrics would be provided in the programme.

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