Michael Stewart, Author at The IFCM Magazine

Michael Stewart

is at the forefront of the younger generation of choral conductors in New Zealand, as well as being one of the country’s leading concert organists. In June 2011 he was appointed Organist and Director of Music at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, after previously serving for five years as Director of Music of the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Michael is also the Music Director of the Tudor Consort, a member of the Artistic Team of Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand, and a member of Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir. Mr Stewart holds a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours from the University of Canterbury and a Master of Music degree majoring in organ performance from McGill University (Montréal, Canada). He has recorded both as an organist and conductor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Radio New Zealand Concert, and has produced two solo organ CDs: Puissant (2001) and Ave Maris Stella (2007). E-mail: mrjstewart@gmail.com

Quakes in the Quire: A Snapshot of Choral Church Music in New Zealand

By: Michael Stewart

On: October 15, 2011

In: Focus

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By Michael Stewart, Choral Conductor and Organist

For a small, increasingly secularised country, New Zealand has a strong church music scene. This is particularly centred on the Anglican cathedrals in the four main cent…Read More →