MTCC Presents! Songs Across the Pacific: From America to NZ - Auckland

Join us on a musical journey "Across the Pacific," as the Michigan Tech Concert Choir embarks on their concert tour to New Zealand!

About this Event

Saturday, May 4, 2024

St Matthew in the City (132 Hobson St, Auckland)

7:00 pm CONCERT

Embracing the spirit of giving, entry to this memorable evening is by Koha, with all proceeds benefiting Music Helps.

With a diverse program that traverses spirituals, folk songs, bluegrass, and unique arrangements of traditional Polynesian songs, this tour is more than just a concert series—it's a bridge over the continental and cultural divides. Each performance brings communities together, celebrating the universal language of music and shared human experience.

Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of a moving experience where every note sung, and every cent given, contributes to the shared greater good!

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Concert programs to be selected from the following:

Devotional Music from the United States

Carol Barnett: Gloria (from The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass)

R. Nathaniel Dett: Ave Maria

R. Nathaniel Dett: I’ll Never Turn Back No More

Mark Kilstofte: Enfold Us

William Billings: Chester

arr. Brad Holmes: Hallelujah

Songs for a Community

Blake Henson: Wise Words

Jennifer Lucy Cook: They are Mother

Elaine Hagenberg: O Love

Music from the Pacific

arr. Christopher Marshall: Minoi, Minoi

arr. Diane Cooper: Hine e Hine

arr. Stephen Hatfield: Ka Hia Manu

From Film/Theatre

arr. Garrett Breeze: The place where lost things go (from Mary Poppins Returns) piano/flute

Vincent Youmans/arr. Roy Ringwald: Great Day

Encore or Other

Stephen Paulus: The Road Home

Michigan Tech Concert Choir

In 1980, a group of sixteen talented and devoted singers came together under the leadership of Milton Olsson to form the Michigan Tech Chamber Chorus with the aim of providing opportunities for its members to pursue the study and performance of literature for small chorus. The Chamber Chorus was an instant success on campus and in the community, and it grew steadily in size and in its mastery of the choral art. By 1990 the ensemble boasted a regular membership of over fifty voices, and in 1997, when the membership exceeded seventy, the members renamed the ensemble the Michigan Tech Concert Choir.

The Concert Choir continues its tradition of singing as a university/community ensemble composed of students, faculty and community singers, including several local educators. The choir gives performances of traditional and new choral literature and appears regularly with the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra. The Concert Choir travels internationally in an effort to connect with singers and audiences around the world. The choir has performed in South Africa, the Balkans, China, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Eastern Europe, Russia, and Mexico.

Michigan Technological University

Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) is Michigan’s flagship technological university located in Houghton, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1885 as the Michigan Mining School and has a strong historical connection to the mining and engineering industries, which continue to be a significant part of its academic focus.

Michigan Tech is known for its programs in engineering, computer science, natural sciences, and business, among other fields. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs across a wide range of disciplines, including STEM fields, Social Sciences, and Humanities. Also recognized for its research contributions, particularly in areas related to engineering, materials science, environmental science, and technology, the university has a strong emphasis on hands-on learning and often collaborates with industry partners to provide students with real-world experience.

The university is located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, which provides a unique and picturesque setting for students and researchers. Its campus is situated in a region known for its natural beauty, outdoor recreational opportunities, and proximity to Lake Superior.

Jared Anderson, D.M.A.

Jared Anderson is Professor of Music and chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Michigan Technological University where he conducts conScience: Michigan Tech Chamber Singers and the Michigan Tech Concert Choir and coaches singers in Tech Theatre productions.

Originally from Orem, Utah, Dr. Anderson has conducted ensembles in Utah, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. He has worked with and conducted ensembles of all sizes and voicing, with singers of many different ages and backgrounds, including an inmate choir at the Utah State Pr*son.

Dr. Anderson has been an active choral singer all his life performing in venues and festivals worldwide including in representative choirs at both the 4th World Symposium on Choral Music (Sydney, Australia), the 6th World Symposium on Choral Music (Minneapolis), and the Ravinia Festival. He has performed in choruses with the Israel Chamber Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. While living in Minneapolis he served as tenor section leader in the Dale Warland Singers. He is an active member of the American Choral Director's Association, Chorus America, the National Collegiate Choral Organization, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Dr. Anderson is an advocate for ensemble singing and the transformative power of singing in building caring communities. He is married to Jane Anderson; they are the proud parents of three children.

MusicHelps

MusicHelps supports projects in the community that use the power of music to help people in need. This includes music projects all over Aotearoa that help disabled people, people with serious health conditions and people that are at risk and vulnerable. The charity also provides professional tailored counselling, crisis support and emergency financial assistance to New Zealand music workers experiencing illness, distress and hardship.

https://www.musichelps.org.nz/

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