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Nota Bene is Wellington’s most versatile chamber choir and has forged a reputation for its innovative programming and high performance standards. Under the musical directorship of Peter Walls, the ensemble performs a wide range of choral music, from classical through to contemporary art music and jazz. 

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2020 Concerts

Gloria

5 April, St Mary of the Angels

Bach: Jesu, meine Freude; Weinen,
Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen
Vivaldi: Gloria.

Conductor: Peter Walls
With The Queen's Closet instrumental
ensemble; & soloists Nicola Holt,
Maaike Christie-Beekman, John
Beaglehole, David Morriss 

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Serenade to Music
& Five Mystical Songs

3pm, 28 June, St Andrew on The Terrace

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A Wellington Chamber Orchestra concert presents Vaughan Williams music, with Baroque Voices and Nota Bene.

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Requiem

28 September, St Andrews on The Terrace

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Conductor: Shawn Condon

Karl Jenkin's Requiem brings together East and West, with Japanese Haiku combined with the traditional movements of the Latin Mass. Concert also features Eric Whitacre's Five Mystical Songs.

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2019 concerts

The Good Life

From piety to gluttony in song

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Here comes the sun

A solstice musical feast

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St John Passion

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On the lighter side, a vocal jazz ensemble from within the choir has performed at a number of events around Wellington. Nota Bene also operates as a 'Choir for hire' for weddings and corporate functions.

In rehearsal for Christmas at Prefab, December 2018