Baroque & Beyond: Colours of Brass
Closes
Oct 31, 2024Posted on
Oct 7, 2024Event type:
Music ,Price:
Tickets from $25 to $121Venue:
Holy Trinity CathedralAddress:
446 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland 1052Region:
Auckland ,
Director Huw Dann
Byrd The Earl of Oxford’s March
Gabrieli Sonata pian’ e forte
Giazotto Adagio in G minor
Clarke (arr. John Iveson) The Prince of Denmark’s March
Bruckner Aequale No.1
Bruckner Os Justi
Byrd (arr. Allen) Third Elizabethan Suite
Gemma Peacocke Don't You Trust Me? (world premiere)
Presented by Ryman Healthcare
The majesty and grandeur of brass instruments has been celebrated since the Renaissance. Not just for their power, either. They’re thrilling when played softly, too, and indeed the title of Giovanni Gabrieli’s piece means ‘Quiet and Loud Sonata’ because it was one of the first pieces to specify the level of volume with which the instruments should be played.
This programme explores brass music from Elizabethan England to the present day, with New Zealander Gemma Peacocke being the latest composer to fall under its spell.