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Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
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Scoop
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Bach Musica NZ Present An Evening Of Mozart And C.P.E. Bach In June
Press Release – Elephant Publicity Join the renowned Bach Musica NZ, New Zealand's leading combined choir and orchestra, at the Auckland Town Hall on Sunday 22 June for an evening of exquisite performance with Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor & C.P.E. Bach's Magnificat. The June concert welcomes young award-winning pianist, Madeleine Xiao, as soloist in Mozart's famous Piano Concerto in D minor. Madeleine began learning the piano at age five. At just 16, she went on to study a Bachelor of Music at the University of Auckland. She won 3rd place at the National Concerto Competition in 2023 and received the Royal Overseas League Pettman Scholarship in 2024. In the second half of the concert, Bach Musica NZ's chorus and orchestra present the 45-minute glorious Magnificat by C.P.E. Bach, the gifted son of J.S. Bach. They are joined by vocal soloists Joanna Foote (soprano), 2024 Lexus Song Quest winner Katie Trigg (alto), Taliai Fifita (tenor) and Edward Laurenson (baritone). This concert is conducted by Bach Musica NZ's Music & Artistic Director, Rita Paczian. 'Mozart and Bach will forever remain two of the greatest composers, and that includes the gifted son Carl Philip Emanuel. His Magnificat is magnificent!' says Paczian. Bach Musica NZ also continue their popular workshop series, with their Sight-Reading Workshop on Saturday 17 May and Singing Workshop on Saturday 1 November. All ages and skill levels are welcome. 'Bach Musica NZ offers a great shout of joy. With a lively Rita Paczian on harpsichord, surrounded by her string players, Bach's Gloria opened with a high celebration and ended with another, chorus and full orchestra giving their considerable all.' – William Dart, NZ Herald Mozart Piano Concerto in D minor & C.P.E. Bach Magnificat Sunday 22 June 2025 at 5pm – Auckland Town Hall Tickets are available via Ticketmaster. Rita Paczian Conductor Madeleine Xiao Piano Joanna Foote Soprano Katie Trigg Alto Taliai Fifita Tenor Edward Laurenson Baritone Content Sourced from Original url
Scoop
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Bach Musica NZ Present An Evening Of Mozart And C.P.E. Bach In June
Join the renowned Bach Musica NZ, New Zealand's leading combined choir and orchestra, at the Auckland Town Hall on Sunday 22 June for an evening of exquisite performance with Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor & C.P.E. Bach's Magnificat. The June concert welcomes young award-winning pianist, Madeleine Xiao, as soloist in Mozart's famous Piano Concerto in D minor. Madeleine began learning the piano at age five. At just 16, she went on to study a Bachelor of Music at the University of Auckland. She won 3rd place at the National Concerto Competition in 2023 and received the Royal Overseas League Pettman Scholarship in 2024. In the second half of the concert, Bach Musica NZ's chorus and orchestra present the 45-minute glorious Magnificat by C.P.E. Bach, the gifted son of J.S. Bach. They are joined by vocal soloists Joanna Foote (soprano), 2024 Lexus Song Quest winner Katie Trigg (alto), Taliai Fifita (tenor) and Edward Laurenson (baritone). This concert is conducted by Bach Musica NZ's Music & Artistic Director, Rita Paczian. 'Mozart and Bach will forever remain two of the greatest composers, and that includes the gifted son Carl Philip Emanuel. His Magnificat is magnificent!' says Paczian. Bach Musica NZ also continue their popular workshop series, with their Sight-Reading Workshop on Saturday 17 May and Singing Workshop on Saturday 1 November. All ages and skill levels are welcome. "Bach Musica NZ offers a great shout of joy. With a lively Rita Paczian on harpsichord, surrounded by her string players, Bach's Gloria opened with a high celebration and ended with another, chorus and full orchestra giving their considerable all." – William Dart, NZ Herald Bach Musica NZ's full programme can be found here: Mozart Piano Concerto in D minor & C.P.E. Bach Magnificat Sunday 22 June 2025 at 5pm – Auckland Town Hall Tickets are available via Ticketmaster. Rita Paczian Conductor Madeleine Xiao Piano Joanna Foote Soprano Katie Trigg Alto Taliai Fifita Tenor Baritone
The Independent
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Being knighted by ‘music lover' Charles very special – composer Sir John Rutter
Composer Sir John Rutter said it was 'very special' to receive a knighthood from the King because Charles is a 'music lover'. Sir John, who is also a conductor, editor and arranger, was honoured on Tuesday for services to music at Buckingham Palace. Speaking after the ceremony, he said he was 'surprised and delighted' to have been awarded a knighthood in the King's Birthday Honours List. He said: ' One of the things that made today's ceremony very special for me was the fact that I was being knighted by a music lover, somebody to whom music is very important and who appreciates its value and its place in our national life, and who I think is a wonderful figurehead for everybody who wants to engage in music, whether as a performer or as a composer or just a supporter and so, I felt that, in a sense, I was talking, and he spoke very pleasantly with me, almost like with a friend, and I think that's what made it special.' Sir John is best known for his choral compositions, including Christmas carols, anthems and extended works such as the Gloria, the Requiem and the Magnificat. The musician has previously had works commissioned for major royal events including Queen Elizabeth II's golden jubilee and the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales in 2011. More recently, the first two choral items sung at the late Queen's platinum jubilee national service of thanksgiving in June 2022, and six pieces performed at the coronation of King Charles, were arrangements by Sir John. Asked how it felt to have his music be the soundtrack of some of the most significant events in the lives of the Royal family, he said: 'If I worried about how many people were going to be witnessing the occasion on television or radio, I wouldn't ever pick up my pencil and so, for example, when I was invited to write an anthem for Prince William and Kate's wedding, I just thought, well, they are a young couple. 'I don't know them personally, though I did speak with them, but I know that it will be a special day for them and so I'm, as it were, writing a piece of music for two lovely young people who are having a special day in their lives and I didn't worry. 'I don't think any of the musicians taking part worried about the fact that it was witnessed by an estimated two billion people. 'I think, you know, that would just make your pen freeze in your hand. 'As a composer, you just get on with the job and enjoy the occasion.' Sir John said that, whether he was composing for his local church or a royal event, 'every day' in his career was special. He continued: 'Everybody who's involved in making music does it for love, whether they get paid or not, and I parachute in as a composer and get to meet those who actually make the music, who sing or who play, and I just conduct generally, if it's something I've written, then I'm bringing my child to life, as it were, which is always a thrill. 'So, I wouldn't single out any one moment. 'I've been fortunate to be asked to write music for various royal occasions, but then I've been asked to write music for my local church choir or just for a wedding of a couple of friends. 'They're all special.' Sir John was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to music in the 2007 New Year Honours, and in 2023 he became a Fellow of The Ivors Academy.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
In asking Trump to show mercy, Bishop Budde continues a long tradition of Christian leaders ‘speaking truth to power'
Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's sermon on Jan. 21, 2025, in which she appealed to President Donald Trump to have mercy toward groups frightened by his position on immigrants and LGBTQ+ people – especially children – drew reactions from both sides of the aisle. In a post on his social networking site, Truth Social, Trump called her comments 'nasty in tone' and remarked that she 'brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way.' 'She and her church owe the public an apology!,' he posted. Several conservatives criticized her sermon, while many progressives saw her as 'speaking truth to power.' As a specialist in medieval Christianity, I was not surprised by the bishop's words, as I know that Christian history is full of examples of people who have spoken out, unafraid to risk official censure, or even death. Even in the early centuries of Christianity, followers of Jesus Christ's teachings could be outspoken toward political leaders. For example, in the first-century Gospels, John the Baptist, a contemporary of Jesus, confronts the ruler of Galilee, Herod Antipas, for marrying his brother's wife – a practice forbidden in the Hebrew scriptures. For that, John the Baptist was ultimately beheaded. In a prayer later called the Magnificat, Mary, the mother of Jesus, praises the glory and power of God who casts down the mighty and raises the lowly. In recent interpretations, these words have been understood as a call for those in authority to act more justly. In the late fourth century – a time when Christianity had been made the official religion of the Roman Empire – a respected civil official named Ambrose became bishop of the imperial city of Milan in northern Italy. He became well known for his preaching and theological treatises. However, after imperial troops massacred innocent civilians in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, Ambrose reproached Emperor Theodosius and refused to admit him to church for worship until he did public penance for their deaths. Ambrose's writings on scripture and heresy, as well as his hymns, had a profound influence on Western Christian theology; since his death, he has been venerated as a saint. In the early sixth century, the Christian Roman senator and philosopher Boethius served as an official in the Roman court of the Germanic king of Italy, Theodoric. A respected figure for his learning and personal integrity, Boethius was imprisoned on false charges after defending others from accusations by corrupt court officials acting out of greed or ambition. During his time in prison, he wrote a philosophical volume about the nature of what is true good – 'On the Consolation of Philosophy' – that is studied even today. Boethius, who was executed in 524, is venerated as a saint and martyr in parts of Italy. One of the most famous examples of a medieval bishop speaking truth to power is that of Thomas Becket, former chancellor – that is, senior minister – of England in the 12th century. On becoming archbishop of Canterbury, Becket resigned his secular office and opposed the efforts of King Henry II to bring the church under royal control. After living in exile in France for a time, Becket returned to England and was assassinated by some of Henry's knights. The king later did public penance for this at Becket's tomb in Canterbury. Soon after, Becket was canonized a saint. Another influential saint was the 14th-century Italian mystic and writer Catherine of Siena. Because of the increasing power of the kings of France, the popes had moved their residence and offices from Rome to Avignon, on the French border. They remained there for most of the century, even though this Avignon papacy increased tensions in western Europee. Many Christian clerics and secular rulers in western Europe believed that the popes needed to return to Rome, to distance papal authority from French influence. Catherine herself even traveled to Avignon and stayed there for months, writing letters urging Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome and restore peace to Italy and the church – a goal the pope finally fulfilled in 1377. The Reformation era of the 16th and early 17th centuries led to the splitting of Western Christianity into several different denominations. However, many Christian leaders across denominations continued to raise their voices for justice. One important and ongoing voice is that of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers. Early leaders, like Margaret Fell and George Fox, wrote letters to King Charles II of England in the mid-17th century, defending their beliefs, including pacifism, in the face of persecution. In the 18th century, based on their belief in the equality of all human beings, Quaker leaders spoke in favor of the abolition of slavery in both the United Kingdom and the United States. In fact, it was Bayard Rustin, a Black Quaker, who coined the phrase 'to speak truth to power' in the mid-20th century. He adhered to the Quaker commitment to nonviolence in social activism and was active for decades in the American Civil Rights Movement. During the Montgomery bus boycott in the mid-1950s, he met and began working with Martin Luther King Jr., who was an ordained Baptist minister. In Germany, leaders from various Christian denominations have also united to speak truth to power. During the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s, several pastors and theologians joined forces to resist the influence of Nazi doctrine over German Protestant churches. Their statement, the Barmen Declaration, emphasized that Christians were answerable to God, not the state. These leaders – the Confessing Church – continued to resist Nazi attempts to create a German Church. Christians on other continents, too, continued this vocal tradition. Óscar Romero, the Roman Catholic archbishop of San Salvador, preached radio sermons criticizing the government and army for violence and oppression of the poor in El Salvador during a national civil war. As a result, he was assassinated while celebrating Mass in 1980. Romero was canonized a saint by Pope Francis in 2018. In South Africa, the Anglican bishop Desmond Tutu, archbishop of Cape Town, spent much of his active ministry condemning the violence of apartheid in his native country. After the end of the apartheid regime, Tutu also served as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was established to investigate acts of violence committed both by government forces and violent activists. Before his death in 2021, Tutu continued to speak out against other international acts of oppression. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. For some, Bishop Budde's words might seem radical, rude, inappropriate or offensive. But she did not speak in isolation; she is surrounded by a cloud of witnesses in the Christian tradition of speaking truth to power. This article is republished from The Conversation, a nonprofit, independent news organization bringing you facts and trustworthy analysis to help you make sense of our complex world. It was written by: Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross Read more: What makes religious relics – like pieces of the 'true cross' and hair of saints – sacred to Christians Pope Francis has appointed 21 new cardinals – an expert on medieval Christianity explains what it means for the future of the Catholic Church What early Christian communities tell us about giving financial aid at a time of crises Joanne M. Pierce does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
