CSO presents “Lilburn, Faure”

CSO presents “Lilburn, Faure” on Saturday 7th September 2024, 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium, Christchurch Town Hall, Kilmore Street, Christchurch

The Douglas Lilburn Auditorium – the beloved home of CSO – will reverberate with the sounds of its namesake Douglas Lilburn’s First Symphony, a work written in 1949 by the composer often referred to as the ‘grandfather’ of New Zealand music.’ This is the ideal way to immerse yourself in the soundscape of the New Zealand classical music origin story.  CSO Chorus are a highlight of every season, and this year they will shine bright in Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem – a serene work filled with beautiful melodies that was even performed at the composer’s own funeral exactly 100 years ago. Many composers before him had penned requiems, and Fauré described his own as being “dominated from beginning to end by a very human feeling of faith and eternal rest.”  Audiences will be treated to two of the most impressive solo voices of our time: Aotearoa New Zealand-based Australian soprano Emma Pearson, and baritone Roderick Williams – one of the UK’s most sought-after baritones, who recently featured at the Coronation of King Charles III, the BBC Proms, as well as on stages around the world. 

CSO Chorus is proudly supported by Young Hunter Lawyers.

Benjamin Northey:  Chief Conductor
Emma Pearson:  Soprano
Roderick Williams:  Baritone
Rachel Fuller:  Chorus Director
Catrin Johnsson:  Chorus Director
CSO Chorus
Lilburn Symphony No. 1
Fauré Requiem Op. 4

Website: http://www.cso.co.nz