Exploring Inner Pilgrimage Through Timeless Sacred Music

7-16 March
Newcastle, Wollongong, Canberra, Sydney, Blackheath

Journeying to Finisterre is an evocative exploration of pilgrimage, not just across landscapes but deep within the self. Curated by Co-Artistic Director and Soprano Amy Moore, this program delves into the 12th Century Codex Calixtinus and 14th Century Libre Vermell de Montserrat—devotional manuscripts that guided pilgrims both physically and spiritually.

We trace the Camino paths to Santiago de Compostela with Spanish and Portuguese Renaissance polyphony, including Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Versa est in Luctum which echoes through time in Joseph Twist’s setting of the same text. Paul Stanhope’s Explorer’s Journal draws us deep into the natural world, and Anne Cawrse’s Pilgrim Psalms offer a contemporary reflection on spiritual journeys, the quest for inner connection and the timeless search for meaning.

ARTISTS

Amy Moore | Co-Artistic Director, Guest Director, Soprano
Susannah Lawergren | Soprano
Jessica O’Donoghue | Co-Artistic Director, Mezzo soprano
Timothy Reynolds | Tenor
Hayden Barrington | Baritone
Andrew O’Connor | Bass

CONCERTS

Newcastle Conservatorium of Music – Friday 7 Mar, 6pm

St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Wollongong – Saturday 8 Mar, 3pm

Wesley Music Centre, Canberra – Sunday 9 Mar, 3pm

St Philip’s Church, Sydney – Saturday 15 Mar, 2pm  and 7pm

Blackheath Uniting Church – Sunday 16 Mar, 2:30pm