Pepe Becker
Baroque Voices turns 30
Wellington choir Baroque Voices is celebrating three decades of singing. Founder and music director Pepe Becker talks with Three to Seven's Bryan Crump. Audio
Mid-winter festival
Baroque Voices director Pepe Becker talks with Cynthia Morahan about a special mid-winter concert combining 14th century music with a 19th century art form. Audio
Eric WHITACRE: Alleluia; HANDEL: Hallelujah Chorus, from Messiah
Pepe Becker (soprano), Matt Barris (tenor), Toby Pringle (trumpet), Michael Stewart (organ), Inspirare conducted by Mark Stamper. Audio
Ross HARRIS: Ave maris stella
Baroque Voices directed by Pepe Becker. Recorded by RNZ Concert, 10 May 2008. Audio
Pepe BECKER: Kyrie, from Mass of the False Relation
Baroque Voices conducted by Pepe Becker. Recorded by RNZ Concert, 10 May 2008. Audio
Mark SMYTHE: Umbra Animae
Baroque Voices, Pepe Becker (director). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 10 May 2008. Audio
Mark SMYTHE: Alleluia
Baroque Voices, Pepe Becker (director). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 10 May 2008. Audio
Pepe BECKER: na jayate mriyate
Helen Webby (harp), Baroque Voices. Recorded by RNZ Concert, 16 November 2013. Audio
From the medieval to the baroque with Baroque Voices
Variety is the spice of life for Baroque Voices, who go back to medieval times this week complete with early instrument, the shruti box. The choir sings folk songs from medieval times interspersed… Audio
David FARQUHAR: Four Janet Frame Songs
Pepe Becker (Soprano), Emma Sayers (piano). Recorded by Radio New Zealand Concert on 1st April 2007. Audio
Helen BOWATER: Hoshi no hayashi
Pepe Becker (soprano). Recorded by Radio New Zealand Concert on 17th July 2005. Audio
Joseph CARRILLO: All the Stars
Performed by Baroque Voices directed by Pepe Becker. Recorded 9 May 2015 at St Joseph’s Church, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
Massive Attack arr Mark SMYTHE: Angel
Performed by Baroque Voices directed by Pepe Becker. Recorded 9 May 2015 at St Joseph's Church, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
Mark SMYTHE: Nox Noctis
Performed by Mark Smythe (electric guitar), Daniel Becker (bass guitar), Baroque Voices directed by Pepe Becker. Recorded 9 May 2015 at St Joseph's Church, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
Mark SMYTHE: Piagne e sospira
Performed by Mark Smythe (electric guitar), Baroque Voices directed by Pepe Becker. Recorded 9 May 2015 at St Joseph's Church, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
Radiohead arr Mark SMYTHE: Street Spirit
Performed by Mark Smythe (electric guitar), Baroque Voices directed by Pepe Becker. Recorded 9 May 2015 at St Joseph's Church, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
Pepe BECKER: T'amo, mia vita
Performed by members of Baroque Voices directed by Pepe Becker. Audio
Pepe Becker and Mark Smythe: Baroque Voices
Baroque Voices music director and LA based New Zealand composer preview their next concert: Feel the Love . Audio
SMYTHE: A solis cardine
New Zealand-born film composer Mark Smythe adapted the text to a song he wrote for his band called Underbelly. Baroque Voices are accompanied by Daniel Becker on electric bass and directed by Pepe… Audio
ECCARD: Christ ist erstanden
A classic example of the Baroque Voices' single voice per part approach to renaissance polyphony, this is Johannes Eccard's beautiful setting of the 16th century Easter hymn 'Christ is Risen'. Audio