What is City of Dunedin Choir?
The '''City of Dunedin Choir''' a community [[choir]] in a city called Dunedin which is in the South Island of [[New Zealand]]. It has people from all age groups: some are old, some are young. They are all from the [[Dunedin]] area. The choir sings large classical [[choral]] pieces of music. The choir has about 140 members at the moment. The choir sings many types of music, including music from these periods: [[Baroque music|Baroque]], [[Classical period (music)|Classical]] and [[Romantic music|Romantic]] orchestral works, and also [[Music of New Zealand#Classical composers|modern New Zealand choral music]]. The Choir usually sings in about four or five concerts a year, often performing with an [[orchestra]] called [[Southern Sinfonia]]. Choir practice is held every week in the Crypt of [[St. Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin|St Paul's Cathedral]] on [[The Octagon, Dunedin|the Octagon]] in the middle of [[Dunedin]]. ==Recent Performances== The music in the City of Dunedin Choir's recent concerts include: [[Schubert]]: Mass in A Flat; [[Orff]]: Carmina Burmana; [[Elgar]]: Dream of Gerontius; [[Bach]]: A Christmas Oratorio; [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]]: Serenade to Music; [[Handel]]: The King Shall Rejoice; [[Purcell]]: Come ye Sons of Art; [[Mendelssohn]]: As the Hart Pants; [[Handel]]: My Heart is Inditing; [[Haydn]]: Nelson Mass; [[Handel]]: Messiah; [[Bach]]: St. John Passion; [[Faure]]: Cantique de Jean Racine; [[Faure]]: Requiem and Alexander Estrange: Zimbe! ==Upcoming Concerts== Upcoming City of Dunedin Choir Concerts include a performance of 'Saint Nicolas' by [[Benjamin Britten]]. ==History== The City of Dunedin Choir has been making audiences enjoy themselves around the region for nearly 150 years. The choir used to be two choirs, the Musical Union and the Choral Society, which were both made in 1863 and they joined together the following year with [[George West]] as conductor. The name of the choir became Dunedin Choral Society Incorporated a few years later. The society stopped existing in 1888 but s