Tudor Consort

The Tudor Consort join us in 2026 for W:ELLINGTON on 30 May, 7:30pm at the Michael Fowler Centre.

Equally at home with ethereal renaissance polyphony and challenging works of the present day, The Tudor Consort is one of New Zealand’s premier chamber choirs.

Since its inception forty years ago with founding Music Director Simon Ravens, The Tudor Consort has been dedicated to artistic excellence, authentic performance practice, and above all moving its audience through the art form of a cappella choral music.

Prizewinners at two editions of the Tolosa International Choral Competition, the choir is regularly recorded and broadcast on Radio New Zealand Concert. Highlights of its history have included critically-acclaimed performances of Handel’s Messiah and JS Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and St Matthew Passion, as well as frequent collaborations with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Wellington.

This year The Tudor Consort marks its 40th birthday and has so far celebrated with a critically acclaimed performance during the Aotearoa New Zealand Arts Festival (Michael Norris’ SoundCathedral) and the NZ premiere of Jaakko Mäntyjärvi’s 40 part Tentatio.

Music Director: Michael Stewart