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moments”
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Nota Bene is available for performances throughout the
Wellington area and beyond.
Email: notabenenz@gmail.com
Nota Bene is Wellington’s most versatile chamber choir, with a reputation for innovative programming and high performance standards. Under the musical directorship of Maaike Christie-Beekman, the ensemble performs a wide range of choral music, from classical through to contemporary art music and jazz.
Christmas Fantasia
From centuries-old texts to traditional carols given new musical life, this concert explores the many ways composers across different eras and cultures have interpreted the Christmas story.
Our programme brings together music from England to Appalachia, with distinctive works by Vaughan Williams, Warlock, Dalglish and Ešenvalds. The music ranges from reflective settings and rich harmonies to lively folk-inspired carols and well-loved Christmas tunes.
Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on Christmas Carols creates a rich musical tapestry, weaving traditional English carols together, with familiar melodies emerging in the choir and accompaniment. In contrast, Malcolm Dalglish’s Star in the East draws on Appalachian folk traditions and shape-note music, with its distinctive melodies and rhythmic energy.
Joined by harpist Michelle Velvin and organist Rachel Malcolm-Swindells, Nota Bene presents a varied programme that moves between old traditions and fresh interpretations.
And what better way to finish than by singing some favourite Christmas carols together? As is our tradition, we hope you’ll stay and join us for refreshments after the concert.
7pm, Saturday 5 December,
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
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Nota Bene's 20th anniversary concert
Music Director Maaike Christie-Beekman conducts the choir during the 20th anniversary concert.
The atmospheric Lux concert in St James church, Lower Hutt.
Nota Bene's gold-winning women with conductor Shawn Condon at the 2024 World Choir Games.
Men of Nota Bene getting into the spirit of our Mad Dogs and Englishmen concert!
Women of Nota Bene, conducted by Shawn Condon, singing at the City Art Gallery for the Hilma af Klimt exhibition.
