2007 CYRE rehearsals began on Tuesday February 13th as the group farewelled some long-serving valued players and welcomed several new recruits to our midst.
While nothing as large as last year's trip to Wellington is planned, we will nevertheless embark on our usual high-powered rehearsal shedule to prepare for the inevitable invitations that will come our way to appear as guests and partners in local concerts. A road-tour is a possibility with CSM re-energising its outreach programme. Another appearance on CTV is likely and perhaps we may even make a camp a possibility.
First appearance for the group will be on Friday 23rd March in the Chapel of the Music Centre of Christchurch when the group will perform a Fantasia by Franceso di Milano, Two anonymous Elizabethan Quintets - Barafostus' Dream and Kings Morisco, plus Cuckoo by Richard Nicholson. The items will be performed from the gallery at a Concert to celebrate the return of a recently refurbished Harpsichord to the Music Centre. The principal artists are Polly Sussex, cello and Douglas Mews, harpsichord.
The first of the 2007 Early Music evenings, (hosted by the Winds of Waitaha Trust) will be on Thursday 29th March, at 7.30 pm Other WOW dates are Wednesday 29 August, and Thursday 6th December, all at 7.30 p.m.
An international scientific conference later in the year will hear senior members of CYRE and CSM double reeds in a concert following the well established format of a chronological history of recorders and reeds from medieval through renaissance and baroque styles to the 21st century.
Of course the regular CSM concerts will feature during the year too!