Voice
Bel a cappella | O Sing!
St Augustine’s Catholic Church, Balmain Eaton Street, Balmain, NSW, AustraliaIt’s in our nature to sing. We sing to God. We sing for joy. The birds sing, and the frogs sing. The wind sings in the forest. Lovers sing when their hearts ache, and when they are reunited. O Sing! takes up the theme of singing itself... in a diversity of music from Bach’s Singet […]
Luminescence Chamber Singers | Gesualdo Tenebrae – Canberra
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia"There is something deeply troubling and inscrutable in Gesualdo’s music, something that any listener, even the most inexpert one, will unfailingly experience. This most particularly holds for Tenebrae responsoria (1611), his definitive statement, his monument, his testament. It is as if this work, firmly embedded in the framework of liturgy for the Holy Week and […]
Luminescence Chamber Singers | Gesualdo Tenebrae – Moruya
St John's Anglican Church, Moruya 15B Page Street;, Moruya, NSW, Australia"There is something deeply troubling and inscrutable in Gesualdo’s music, something that any listener, even the most inexpert one, will unfailingly experience. This most particularly holds for Tenebrae responsoria (1611), his definitive statement, his monument, his testament. It is as if this work, firmly embedded in the framework of liturgy for the Holy Week and […]
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | I Was Glad – Sydney
Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaCathedral classics The English cathedral is a place of sanctuary from the distractions of a hectic world. It’s also the home of a rich and enduring choral tradition, and you don’t have to be a believer to find comfort in the transcendent beauty and reflective spirituality of sacred music. For this Sydney Philharmonia Choirs concert, […]
Luminescence Chamber Singers | Gesualdo Tenebrae – Wollongong
Wollongong Art Gallery 46 Burelli St, Wollongong, NSW, Australia"There is something deeply troubling and inscrutable in Gesualdo’s music, something that any listener, even the most inexpert one, will unfailingly experience. This most particularly holds for Tenebrae responsoria (1611), his definitive statement, his monument, his testament. It is as if this work, firmly embedded in the framework of liturgy for the Holy Week and […]
Bach Akademie Australia | The Countertenor: Bach’s Holy Spirit – Newcastle
Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle 52 Church Street, Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaBach Akademie Australia welcomes its first international artist, acclaimed GRAMMY-nominated American countertenor Reginald Mobley, renowned for his advocacy for diversity in music and programming. Mobley performs cantatas of solace and profundity, including Bach’s great solo vocal cantata Ich habe genug (I have enough) alongside his second orchestral suite. According to theological tradition in Lutheran Germany, the alto […]
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | I Was Glad – Bathurst
All Saints Cathedral, Bathurst Church Street, Bathurst, NSW, AustraliaCathedral classics The English cathedral is a place of sanctuary from the distractions of a hectic world. It’s also the home of a rich and enduring choral tradition, and you don’t have to be a believer to find comfort in the transcendent beauty and reflective spirituality of sacred music. For this Sydney Philharmonia Choirs concert, […]
Sydney Chamber Choir | Fauré Requiem
St James Church, Sydney, Sydney 173 King St, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaCelebrate the warmth and wonder of the choral sound with Gabriel Fauré’s sublime and radiant Requiem. Blending the pure lines of Gregorian chant with the elegance and intensity of his own melodic genius, wrapped in delicate yet sensually lush harmonies, Fauré re-invented the Requiem in the image of love. Gentle, tender and infinitely compassionate, this […]
Luminescence Chamber Singers | Gesualdo Tenebrae – Sydney
The Neilson, ACO Pier 2/3 13 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia"There is something deeply troubling and inscrutable in Gesualdo’s music, something that any listener, even the most inexpert one, will unfailingly experience. This most particularly holds for Tenebrae responsoria (1611), his definitive statement, his monument, his testament. It is as if this work, firmly embedded in the framework of liturgy for the Holy Week and […]
Bach Akademie Australia | The Countertenor: Bach’s Holy Spirit – Sydney
City Recital Hall, Sydney 2-12 Angel Place, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaBach Akademie Australia welcomes its first international artist, acclaimed GRAMMY-nominated American countertenor Reginald Mobley, renowned for his advocacy for diversity in music and programming. Mobley performs cantatas of solace and profundity, including Bach’s great solo vocal cantata Ich habe genug (I have enough) alongside his second orchestral suite. According to theological tradition in Lutheran Germany, the alto […]
Goethe Lounge | Lieder Recital
Goethe Institute, Woollahra 90 Ocean Street, Woollahra, NSW, AustraliaExperience the magic of Träume und Trennung (Dreams and Parting), a compelling all-German song recital by Opera Australia’s new Young Artists at the Goethe-Institut. Four rising stars of Australian opera bring to lifedreams and heartbreak in evocative storytelling through the songs of Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Zemlinsky. Join these exceptional voices in a program of beauty, […]
Bach Akademie Australia | The Countertenor: Bach’s Holy Spirit – Brisbane
Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane 249 Elizabeth St, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaAccording to theological tradition in Lutheran Germany, the alto voice was the very symbol of the Holy Ghost. Bach felt this deeply, thus reserving the alto voice for the most moving and special of arias in his passions and cantatas. Bach Akademie Australia is proud to present the internationally acclaimed Grammy-nominated American counter tenor Reginald […]