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Soloist Kenneth Cornish Retires
25 June 2011
Soloist Kenneth Cornish Closes the Curtain on Illustrious Career
The Mozart Requiem holds a special place in Kenneth Cornish’s heart. Kenneth will be the soloist in the forthcoming performance of Auckland Choral. He debuted as a New Zealand soloist singing the Mozart Requiem with our choir on 19 June 1976. On 9 July 2011 at Auckland Choral’s next concert, this work will also be his last as a professional soloist. Kenneth has indicated that he is closing the curtain on his illustrious soloist career spanning thirty-six years.
During the summer and after a day of cleaning out various shelves of books and Programmes from concerts and Broadway shows which I had collected since I was a child, I was most interested to find the Programme from the first Messiah Concert I attended back in 1990. (I would have been eleven years old!) I was delighted to discover that the tenor soloist was Kenneth. I would never have thought that many years later, I would be in the same choir, and also on the Management Committee with Kenneth.
A few of the works Kenneth has done with
Uwe Grodd:
- Mozart Requiem (2011)
- Haydn The Creation (2009)
- Mozart Requiem with the Dorian Choir
- Beethoven Missa Solemnis (1999)
- Bruckner Mass and numerous others works with the University of Auckland Choir and Orchestra
If you enjoy the crystal clear tenor voice of Kenneth Cornish, do not miss out on his last performance as a soloist; book your tickets at The Edge now!
Should you wish to send a message to Kenneth, you may do so via the web site. Click here to send an email. Please also advise in your email if you are happy to have your message posted on our web site. Or if you have Facebook, use the Comment plug-in below to leave your message.
Roger Hillman
Auckland Choral Tenor and Management Committee
“Really great tenors don't grow on trees. But a great tenor who has the perfect colour and expression in his voice for oratorio is a truly rare find. That is Ken Cornish! It is my privilege to conduct such a fine voice and person at the end of a wonderful career. I was fortunate enough to be working with Ken on many great works such as the Mozart Requiem……I always loved his singing; Ken is one of a kind - don't miss this concert!”
Uwe Grodd, Music Director Auckland Choral
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Ken pictured here at the Celebration 150 Anniversary of Auckland Choral. |
Ken pictured here with his wife Trish and Auckland Choral Music
Director, Uwe Grodd, taken after the Mozart Requiem concert on 9 July 2011. |