31 Jan 2018

Wednesday 31 January 2018

Music teacher Chris Artley’s world premiere of Missa Brevis will be performed by the combined forces of Auckland Symphony Orchestra, Holy Trinity Cathedral Choir and the Graduate Choir NZ at Holy Trinity Cathedral Parnell on Saturday 10 March. 

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Conducted by Peter Thomas, this work is just over twenty minutes in length and has been shortlisted for the semi-finals of the Maurice Ravel International Composition Competition, Live Orchestra category

Peter Thomas, Director of Auckland Symphony Orchestra and Director of Music at Epsom Girls School, writes: “I have just finished reading the completed score of Missa Brevis by Chris Artley. I must say that I am very proud to be the one who invited Chris to compose this work for Choir, Organ and Orchestra. It’s a beautiful composition and I am really looking forward to rehearsing and performing it.”

For ticket information, click here