‘The Prisoner Rises: Songs of Resolve and Resistance’

‘The Prisoner Rises: Songs of Resolve and Resistance’

Supertonic, the Wellington Young Professionals Choir, is proud to announce its first concert series for 2015. "The Prisoner Rises: Songs of Resolve and Resistance" will be presented in two not to be missed performances this June. The concert series will debut in Masterton at St Luke's Union Church on the afternoon of Sunday June 14th. The Wellington performance will be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral, on the evening of Friday, June 19.

The Prisoner Rises: songs of resolve and resistance examines themes of incarceration and persecution. It focuses on choral settings of texts composed by people suffering different types of imprisonment, for instance as slaves, in asylums and as prisoners in concentration camps. The programme features Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, Donald McCullough’s Holocaust Cantata and Aaron Rosenthal’s Voices of Terezin. It will also include traditional spirituals, music from the suffragette movement and Vaughan Williams’ The Sky Above the Roof.

Formed in 2014, the choir is entering its second year with 56 talented and passionate singers in their twenties and thirties, a new name and an exciting series of performances scheduled. Musical Director Isaac Stone describes the choir as "a place where people can get to know new people and new music, in a fun, collaborative and demanding environment", adding that the most satisfying singing comes from a mixture of singing well and enjoying who you are singing with.

Masterton
2.30pm Sunday 14th June, 2015
St Luke’s Union Church

Wellington
7.30pm Friday 19th June, 2015
Sacred Heart Cathedral

Waged $15 / Unwaged $10
Tickets available via eventfinder.co.nz, or on the door.

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