13 Jul · Peter MechenDeliciously unfamiliar/eminently listenable music from little-known French composer Michel Corrette
8 Jul · Futuna Chapel · Peter MechenMusic that unfurls the Colours of Karori’s splendid Futuna Chapel
16 Sept · St Mary of the Angels · Peter MechenLights which keep us from darkness – CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI – Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610
10 Jun · Futuna Chapel · Peter Mechen“The Choicest Songs” – an Anniversary concert from Baroque Voices at Futuna Chapel, Karori
23 Jul · Peter MechenExpressions of joyful energies – JS Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos from the Amici Ensemble
6 Jul · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen“Sing Joyfully” sings its name – The Tudor Consort’s 400th-year anniversary tribute to William Byrd
3 Sept · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Rebecca StantonAn evocative blend of liturgy, history, and magisterial polyphony
5 Nov · Peter MechenDramatic and innovative Haydn in the Church from Camerata with soprano Carleen Ebbs
11 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Steven SedleyThe Queen’s Closet at St.Andrew’s – a window into a seventeenth-century world of music
28 Mar · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen“Gloria” from Nota Bene and The Queen’s Closet gladdens hearts and minds at St Mary of the Angels
20 Feb · Peter MechenCamerata – continuing the joy of new discovery with Haydn at St.Peter’s-on-Willis.St Church
12 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter MechenAcclaim at Wellington’s MFC for Handel, the “Messiah”, the NZSO, the Tudor Consort, the soloists, and conductor extraordinaire, Gemma New
20 Aug · Peter MechenCamerata’s latest Haydn in the Church concert elegantly “framed” by youthful endeavours
7 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter MechenLightning, thunder and Orpheus Choir’s and the NZSO’s “Messiah” – never a dull moment!
14 Jul · Adam Concert Room · Peter MechenThe Night Watch’s “Every Breath you take” a great success at the NZSM
8 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter MechenThe NZSO “reclaims the night” for Baroque composers at St.Andrew’s on-The-Terrace, Wellington
24 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen“Under every grief & pine/runs a joy with silken twine” – Martin Riesley plays unaccompanied Bach at St.Andrew’s, Wellington
14 Apr · St Mary of the Angels · Peter MechenA dramatic and sharply-focused St.John Passion from Nota Bene and the Chiesa Ensemble at St Mary of the Angels
10 Feb · Rosemary CollierFrom The Night Watch – “Love Me Tender” – a Baroque-style celebration of love’s intangibility
1 Feb · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter MechenNZSO’s Telemann/Handel presentation at Wellington Cathedral – spectacle before music?
8 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter MechenA finely-wrought, light-on-its-feet “Messiah” from Nicholas McGegan with The Tudor Consort and the NZSO
7 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis TaylorEighteenth Century German music from two accomplished Wellington early music specialists
10 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter MechenEnsemble Zefiro a breath of fresh, tangy air in Wellington
4 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Peter MechenMonteverdi’s Orfeo – a “rarely comest…spirit of delight” from Eternity Opera
17 Jun · Peter MechenHarmony of the Spheres in tandem with life on earth – Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) from Baroque Voices and instrumentalists
20 Dec · St Mary of the Angels · Peter MechenGaudete at St Mary of the Angels with Baroque Voices and Palliser Viols
13 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter MechenA flavoursome taste of the “Baroque” at the St.Andrew’s Lunchtime Concert Series
15 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis TaylorRefined, period sensibilities from Kuijken Quartet in Haydn and Mozart
18 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter MechenPurcell’s “happier graces” prevail in concert of improvisations
10 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary CollierNo Christmas without “Messiah” – with the Tudor Consort and the NZSO
11 Nov · Peter MechenCamerata – graceful and high-spirited music-making at St.Peter’s Church, Willis St.
2 Oct · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter MechenPassage of the Soul – commemorative and reflective beauty at Wellington Cathedral
27 Feb · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter MechenMonteverdi gets keen, sharp-edged and exciting treatment