Performing for the very first time in New Zealand, the Netherlands Chamber Choir demonstrates the sublime heights of the collective voice.
Netherlands Chamber Choir Photo: Screengrab SOUNZ
In 2017, the Netherlands Chamber Choir initiated the 150 Psalms project, with four choirs performing 150 psalms from the Old Testament written by 150 composers. Specially chosen for the 2020 New Zealand Festival of the Arts, the choir presents a selection of these psalms. They sing of justice, humanity, compassion, consolation and liberation.
The 150 Psalms programme includes:
Johann Sebastian Bach | Psalm 117, Lobet den Herren, alle Heiden
Felix Mendelssohn | Psalm 22, Mein Gott, warum
Isaac Albéniz | Psalm 6, Domine in furore tuo
Hubert Parry | Psalm 39, Lord, let me know mine end
Francis Poulenc | Psalm 81, Exultate Deo
Helen Bowater | Psalm 15 (World Premiere)
Chief-Conductor: Peter Dijkstra
