Cantiones Sacrae Quinis

Peter Philips was the most famous English composer of his time, and only Byrd, a generation older, had more compositions published. Much of Philips’s life was spent on the Continent, where he wrote music of intricate, text-conscious colour, both deeply expressive and architecturally powerful. His motets and anthems, whether celebratory, meditative or dramatic, embrace the widest range of feeling and texture. The much-admired Sarum Consort’s disc All the Queen’s Men (8572582) was praised for its ‘energy and aplomb’.

Peter Philips was the most famous English composer of his time, and only Byrd, a generation older, had more compositions published. Much of Philips’s life was spent on the Continent, where he wrote music of intricate, text-conscious colour, both deeply expressive and architecturally powerful. His motets and anthems, whether celebratory, meditative or dramatic, embrace the widest range of feeling and texture. The much-admired Sarum Consort’s disc All the Queen’s Men (8572582) was praised for its ‘energy and aplomb’.

Peter Walls is an orchestral and choral conductor, a consultant specialising in the performing arts and advanced education, and a musicologist. He describes this eclectic mix as both fulfilling and energising. Peter retired from the position of Chief Executive of the NZSO at the end of 2011, and was Deputy Chair of the NZSO from 1996-2002. He taught in the School of Music at Victoria University from 1978 until 2002, serving as Head of School from 1987-1988 and 1994-1999.