Conducted by Stephen Layton, featuring the TSO Chorus, soprano Amy Moore, mezzo-soprano Hannah Fraser and bass Christopher Richardson.

This JS Bach rarity is a joyous musical setting of the Christmas story according to evangelists Luke, Matthew and John. Tracing the birth of Christ, the adoration of the shepherds and the visitation of the Wise Men, Bach draws upon the full resources of orchestra, chorus and vocal soloists to bring poignancy and humanity to the age-old nativity story. Of the six cantatas which make up the Christmas Oratorio, four are performed in this concert: parts one, two, three and six.

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Don’t miss the concert event that will make the festive season one to remember.

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SATURDAY DECEMBER 7, 2024 7:30PM - FEDERATION CONCERT HALL, HOBART, TASMANIA

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For us, Christmas without the music of Bach is not Christmas. No other composer before or since has been able to capture the joy of the Nativity and the hope and renewal that springs forth from it so perfectly. Over 6 Cantatas, Bach takes us on a journey through the Christmas story from the birth of Jesus, the adoration of the shepherds, the new year and finally, the epiphany. Join us in a blaze of trumpets, timpani, our full choir and orchestra to celebrate this truly special season and ring in the new year with joy.

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PROGRAM

J.S. Bach Cantata ‘Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot’ BWV 39

J.S. Bach Harpsichord Concerto in E arranged for Violin in D (after BWV 1053) arr. K. Debrezeni

J.S. Bach Cantata ‘Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben’ BWV 147

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2024 - 6:30PM - CITY RECITAL HALL, ANGEL PLACE, SYDNEY

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2024 - 2:30PM - OUR LADY OF DOLOURS CHURCH, CHATSWOOD

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Back by popular demand: the Canberra Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and the CSO Chorus present Handel’s timeless Messiah to warm hearts and lift spirits. 

Among the greatest hits of classical music, this momentous work has been performed countless times around the world since its 1742 premiere, from small ensembles to large-scale productions. 

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Composed in a matter of weeks and marked Soli Deo gloria (To God alone the glory), Handel’s powerful oratorio with English text by Charles Jennens, is uplifting and triumphant, best known for the matchless ‘Hallelujah chorus’. 

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FRIDAY, JUNE  21 2024 - 7 PM - LLEWELLYN HALL, ANU SCHOOL OF MUSIC

SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2024 - 7PM - LLEWELLYN HALL, ANU SCHOOL OF MUSIC

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The orchestra and choir will be joined by celebrated guest artists, under the baton of Brett Weymark OAM, one of Australia’s foremost choral conductors.

The world premiere of a major new work by Australia's most beloved composer performed by the country's finest singers and instrumentalists

Sunday 23 June, 3pm
40th Anniversary Gala Concert 
Sydney – City Recital Hall

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Join us in celebrating The Song Company's 40th Anniversary with a musical event like no other—the world premiere of Vespers for Mother Earth, an astonishing composition by beloved composer Ross Edwards. Joining them on stage in this historic performance at the prestigious City Recital Hall is an eclectic array of instrumental forces, including the groundbreaking Ensemble Offspring, Genevieve Lang (harp), Julian Smiles (cello), Lu Liu (pipa) and Lindsay Dugan (shakuhachi). 

Inspired by Monteverdi's masterpiece Vespero della Beata Vergine, Edwards ingeniously weaves symbols of day and night into a profound contemplation on the pressing ecological crisis of our time. It symbolises both a farewell to humanity's destructive dominance and the dawn of a new era — a rekindling of the sacred feminine principle, embodied by the night. 

In an eagerly anticipated moment, long-term Artistic Director of The Song Company Roland Peelman returns to direct after a nine-year absence. His masterful guidance ensures this performance will be a true testament to our 40-year journey of excellence. 

The program's first half is a celebration of our rich history of collaborations with luminaries of Australian music, including Peter Sculthorpe, Elena Kats-Chernin, Nigel Butterly and Katy Abbott. We also look to the future, showcasing the next generation of composers, including Alice Chance and Sonya Hollowell, and a captivating new work by Angus Davison.

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The Bach family spent their lives in service. After four generations of practicing musicians, J.S. Bach was no different. He was a passionate educator, pedagogue, school master and mentor to his own many children and those of the Thomasschule of which he was Cantor. With a strong social conscience, he composed music to enrich, instruct and inspire the lives of all. Bach Akademie Australia presents a program featuring Bach’s cantata ‘Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot’, dubbed the ‘refugee cantata’, thought to have welcomed the arrival into Germany of Protestant refugees banished from Salzburg.

Composed in Cöthen, his Harpsichord Concerto in E arranged for violin is a shining example of clever adaptation, which he used later in his career as a toolfor teaching his students. We end with his famous cantata ‘Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben’ BWV 147, which perfectly encapsulates Bach’s desire that our hearts, mouths, deeds and lives be in service to humanity and to God.

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PROGRAM

J.S. Bach Cantata ‘Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot’ BWV 39

J.S. Bach Harpsichord Concerto in E arranged for Violin in D (after BWV 1053) arr. K. Debrezeni

J.S. Bach Cantata ‘Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben’ BWV 147

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FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2024 - 7:30PM - ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH, PADDINGTON

SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2024 - 2:30PM - OUR LADY OF DOLOURS CHURCH, CHATSWOOD

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n just a few years, Sydney’s Bach Akademie Australia has established itself as the leading ensemble dedicated to performing the works of JS Bach. Under violinist and founder Madeleine Easton, the ensemble's focus on mastery, authenticity and originality of interpretation makes it the ideal companion for the journey of Bach’s remarkable life, from beginning to end. Bach’s earliest cantata (his 'Actus Tragicus', circa 1708) is a perfect place to start, an introspective and innovative funeral cantata. In his splendid Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, written a decade later, we hear what is arguably the first ever keyboard concerto ever written. From Bach’s later life in Leipzig, comes his motet 'Lobet den Herrn’, one of his most joyful works, and his cantata 'Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats', a narrative of faith and hope in six captivating movements. Played in intimate, acoustically excellent surroundings, JS Bach: A Life in Music promises spiritual depth, instrumental brilliance and choral splendour. 

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JANUARY 23 7:30PM ACO, The Neilson 

JANUARY 24 2PM ACO, The Neilson 

MESSIAH IN THE CITY

Newcastle University Choir presents the world’s most popular choral work, Handel’s masterpiece “Messiah” at Newcastle City Hall on Sunday 10 December at 2.30 p.m.

Telling the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, “Messiah” has become an integral part of the celebration of Christmas around the world, and the “Hallelujah” Chorus is the most famous and best-loved choral work of all time.

The performance will feature soprano Amy Moore, alto Hannah Fraser, tenor Louis Hurley and bass Andrew O’Connor with an orchestra of 20 professional musicians and a 100-voice choir, conducted by Dr Christopher Allan.

Start the festive season with well-loved carols and heart-melting harmonies. 
A Christmas concert for the whole family to enjoy together in Sydney and Wollongong.

The Song Company Christmas Carol program Hark! will be presented three times in Sydney and for the first in Wollongong.

See The Song Company Christmas Carols:

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Wed 29 Nov, 6:00PM Our Lady of Dolours, Chatswood

Thu 30 Nov, 6:00PM St Francis of Assisi, Paddington

Fri 1 Dec, 6:00PM The Garrison Church, Millers Point

Sat 2 Dec, 2:00PM St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Wollongong

2023 brings us an opportunity to celebrate one of the greatest events in musical history, J.S. Bach’s appointment as Thomaskantor in Leipzig. As a result, a new era in music history began. For the next 27 years, the requirements of his appointment combined with his deep faith and desire to encourage faith in all others, inspired Bach to produce music of such staggering beauty, complexity and profundity that changed the course of music forever. These works, particularly the cantatas, are still performed and idolised around the world today, demonstrated by the more than 300 Bach choirs and societies that exist worldwide. To celebrate this momentous event, we have chosen 3 of his most celebrated Leipzig cantatas and his jubilant motet ‘Singet dem Herrn’. How can the works of Bach ever be adequately summed up? We will leave it to our international patron Sir John Eliot Gardiner ’But it is Bach, making music in the Castle of Heaven, who gives us the voice of God – in human form. He is the one who blazes a trail, showing us how to overcome our imperfections through the perfections of his music: to make divine things human and human things divine.’

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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 18, 7:30PM St Finbars Catholic Church, Glenbrook

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2:30PM Our Lady of Dolours Church, Chatswood

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23, 7:00 City Recital Hall, Sydney

Step inside and experience the music like never before.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit within an orchestra? To feel their connection and hear the music as they do? 

Total Immersion brings you up close with the ACO, placed amongst the musicians to hear and feel the music like never before. This brand-new festival piece moves between the ACO’s three state-of-the-art performance spaces at ACO Pier 2/3 – The Neilson, The Studio and the Belgiorno Room. Each venue will offer a unique musical experience featuring members of the ACO and singers from our Walsh Bay Arts Precinct friends The Song Company, performing music from across the centuries, by composers including Hildegard, Beethoven, Piazzolla and Walker.

Produced in collaboration with leading international festival curator Nigel Jamieson, Total Immersion is intimate and exclusive, with just 50 audience members in each group. You’ll be seated on cushions (provided) on the floor, and standing, for three performances of up to 20 minutes. Starting in The Neilson and working your way through The Studio to the Belgiorno Room, you’ll be guided through the spaces via backstage areas usually not available to the public. One ticket gives you access to the complete event across all three venues.

We hope you’ll join us for this very special ACO experience, part of the ACO Pier 2/3 Total Immersion Festival

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27, 28 October 2023

To truly understand a culture, we must explore its relationship to the land, but also to the skies. The land and sky are as one, forever connected. It is with a spirit of connectivity that we present this program of music inspired by the heavenly body that both J.S. Bach and the First Nations peoples of Australia have seen every day for millennia – the Morning Star. We are an ensemble dedicated to the works of J.S. Bach, however we are Bach Akademie Australia, therefore seek to unite the incredibly important musical cultures of Europe with the country we stand on by presenting a program of music by Bach and other important composers inspired by the heavens, alongside a newly commissioned work by Australian Indigenous composer Troy Russell, inspired by the Morning Star, just as J.S. Bach was centuries ago.

In September, Pinchgut Opera premiered two tiny operas originally written for the Sun King, Louis XIV by the great French composer, Marc-Antoine Charpentier.

Brought to theatrical life by director Shannon Burns and designer Melanie Liertz , and conducted by Erin Helyard, these "petits opéras" are small miracles of sparkling beauty.

Pleasures of Versailles features the shining talents of Cathy-Di Zhang, Lauren Lodge-Campbell,  Hannah Fraser, Michael Petruccelli and David Greco, alongside the extraordinary players of the Orchestra of the Antipodes.

The first tiny opera, Pleasures of Versailles, is a funny and witty exploration of all the pleasures that were to be had at court. Which one was better? Music, dancing, conversation, eating, drinking, gambling, or games?

The second tiny opera has the appropriate title of Love Conquers All and concerns shepherds and shepherdesses falling in love, all encouraged by Pan, the God of Shepherds. A gorgeous excuse for beautiful music for the King.

This was the French Baroque equivalent of easy entertainment … nothing too serious, or grand, or formal. Just a light soufflé, exquisitely prepared by a master chef.

Clocking in at just over an hour, with no interval, Pleasures of Versailles is just like a glass of premium vintage champagne … perfectly balanced, classy, elegant, unforgettable, and brought to life by passionate people that build on centuries of tradition.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the lively and light-hearted entertainment that took place behind closed doors, deep within the golden rooms of the Palace of Versailles.

SATURDAY 9 September, Angel Place Sydney 2pm

SUNDAY 10 September, Angel Place Sydney 5pm
THURSDAY 14 September 2023, Melbourne Recital Centre

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The Hallelujah Chorus of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah is one of the most spectacular musical climaxes in history

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Recommended for ages 12+

FRIDAY APRIL 7, 2023, 7PM, ST ANDREWS CATHEDRAL SYDNEY

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A cycle of seven cantatas composed by German composer Dieterich Buxtehude in 1680, each cantata is a Passion meditation, contemplating the different parts of Christ’s body on the cross. The music is loving: pure, balanced and deeply expressive, demonstrating an extraordinary attention to unity of conception.

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Pinchgut’s presentation of this astonishing work brings together a stellar chorus of soloists, including Alexandra Oomens and Lauren Lodge- Campbell, who both return to Australia after performances throughout Europe with some of the world’s eminent Baroque ensembles, along with the sublime sounds of Andrew O’Connor, Hannah Fraser and Louis Hurley. Joining them will be a specially selected group of expert players of the Orchestra of the Antipodes, led by Erin Helyard. 

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This is sacred, meditative music of the highest order and beauty, presented with all the intimacy, emotion and power that inspired its creation over 300 years ago.

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PROGRAM

Membra Jesu Nostri (1682) by Dieterich Buxtehude

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CITY RECITAL HALL, SYDNEY
Sat 1 Apr 2pm | Sun 2 Apr 5pm

MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE
Tue 4 Apr 7pm

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Sung in Latin with English surtitles

Sunday January 22, 2023, St James Anglican Cathedral, Sydney - 10am​

The Hallelujah Chorus of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah is one of the most spectacular musical climaxes in history. Another musical genius in the person of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart took Handel’s masterpiece and deftly applied his own magic touch, with extra winds and brass colouring the music with equal parts playfulness and majesty.

Experience this dramatic reworking of Messiah for yourself in company with the massed voices of the Willoughby Symphony Choir and Orchestra under the baton of Peter Ellis.

Recommended for ages 12+

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SOLOISTS: AMY MOORE, HANNAH FRASER, RICHARD BUTLER, ANDREW OCCONNOR

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2022, THE CONCOURSE CHATSWOOD, 2PM

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There could be no better way to conclude our year than to present Monteverdi’s great mass of thanksgiving, written in the year 1631 after plague had once again ravaged Europe. Great art comes from great hardship, and in presenting this work, we acknowledge the great hardship we as the human race have collectively endured over the last two years of our lives. We give thanks to Monteverdi whose selfless act of composition has given us this heartfelt and consoling work. Part 1 of our program begins in Italy with Monteverdi, interposed with works by other titans of the Venetian Renaissance, Marini and Gabrieli.

Part 2 takes us on a journey to Germany through the music of Heinrich Schütz, Monteverdi’s great pupil and teacher of J.S. Bach. We end the year with the one composer who is our greatest inspiration, and whose ability to console and bring joy surpasses all others. J.S. Bach’s mighty Christmas Cantata ‘Christen, ätzet diesen Tag’ BWV 63 is a true celebration of the spirit of Christmas and thanksgiving.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2022,  LADY OF DOLOURS CHURCH CHATSWOOD, 2:30 PM

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2022, CITY RECITAL HALL, ANGEL PLACE 7:00PM

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In a time where our travel options are somewhat restricted, many of us have turned to reconnecting with nature and a more ‘close to home’ getaway. In this performance, Vocal Detour will take you on a journey to different countries and different times, in a celebration of plants and animals, the various seasons, and the natural beauty that surrounds us. 

From 16th Century Paris to spring in Italy, European winters to Australian summers, music by Renaissance masters Lassus and Schütz are complimented by Australian works from Kevin Barker, Martin Wesley – Smith, Gordon Hamilton and Brooke Shelley. 

A program as varied in style as in genre, the sumptuous harmonies and complexity of 5 part madrigals are juxtaposed with smooth jazz harmonies and will leave you uplifted and connected with nature. 

OCTOBER 26, 11AM, SYDNEY: THE CONCOURSE CHATSWOOD

In a time where our travel options are somewhat restricted, many of us have turned to reconnecting with nature and a more ‘close to home’ getaway. In this performance, Vocal Detour will take you on a journey to different countries and different times, in a celebration of plants and animals, the various seasons, and the natural beauty that surrounds us. 

From 16th Century Paris to spring in Italy, European winters to Australian summers, music by Renaissance masters Lassus and Schütz are complimented by Australian works from Kevin Barker, Martin Wesley – Smith, Gordon Hamilton and Brooke Shelley. 

A program as varied in style as in genre, the sumptuous harmonies and complexity of 5 part madrigals are juxtaposed with smooth jazz harmonies and will leave you uplifted and connected with nature. 

September 24 2022 Bellingen: Presented by Bellingen Muse in association with Musica Viva Australia as part of its Regional Touring program. 

An unmissable concert event, featuring star soprano Miriam Allan.

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An unmissable concert experience featuring a crack ensemble of singers and players to re-create the splendour and sound of the music performed by the women and girls at Vivaldi’s Ospedale della Pietà, the renowned home for orphaned girls in Venice where Vivaldi was master of the violin.

This sublime program, showcasing music by Vivaldi and others, features one of Pinchgut’s dearest friends: longtime audience favourite, soprano Miriam Allan, who most recently drew international acclaim after her stellar performance at Prince Phillip’s funeral in London in 2021.

Miriam will be joined by a glorious chorus of eleven women and an ensemble of expert orchestral players featuring the female talent of the Orchestra of the Antipodes. Be transported to Vivaldi’s Venice by the stunning sounds of the world’s best Baroque specialists, led by Erin Helyard. 

Don’t miss this extraordinary and unique concert event that celebrates Vivaldi’s timeless beauty.

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CITY RECITAL HALL, SYDNEY 
SAT 10 SEPT 2022 2PM | SUN 11 SEPT 2022 5PM

MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE
THU 15 SEPT 2022 7PM | FRI 16 SEPT 2022 7PM

TONIGHT WE DREAM

We join forces with Belvoir St Theatre to perform Mendelssohn’s magical music and scenes from Shakespeare’s enchanting play. 

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SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, CONCERT HALL

FRIDAY 26 AUGUST 2022, 11AM & 7PM

SATURDAY 27 AUGUST 2022, 2PM & 7PM

“A feast of cultural experiences in the heart of the South Coast,” The Four Winds Festival is an incredible mix of music and culture nestled deep in the bush.

Pinchgut Opera is presenting two works in the stunning outdoor setting and centre piece of the Festival, the Sound Shell; Handel’s mini-opera, Acis and Galatea on Saturday and on Sunday a concert, The Spiritual Forest by Monteverdi.

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Friday April 15, 2022 - 2PM - Barragga Bay, Bermagui

Sunday April 17, 2022 - 5PM - Barragga Bay, Bermagui

Bach Akademie Australia begins the year with an all-Bach program featuring two of his best and most beautiful cantatas. Of his 5 cycles of Cantatas written whilst serving as Kantor for the Thomaskirche in Leipzg, BWV 42 and BWV 6, although completely contrasting in tone and mood, are some of his most heartfelt and joyful with their messages of hope and comfort for all. We then present one of Bach’s best-loved and most jubilant works, the Easter Oratorio. In this work, Bach utilises a full choir and orchestra to amplify his message of pure joy and celebration. This very special work continues to uplift, inspire and comfort us all these many hundreds of years later.

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Friday April 8, 2022 - 7:30PM - St Francis of Assisi Church Paddington, Sydney

Saturday April 9, 2022 - 7:30PM - Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith, Sydney

Sunday April 10, 2022 - 2PM - Our Lady of Dolours Church, Chatswood, Sydney 

A concert featuring some of the most sublime sacred music ever written. The Spiritual Forest is drawn from Monteverdi’s Selva morale e spirituale (1641), his great anthology of liturgical works composed during his career in Venice. It was to be the last collection of Monteverdi’s music published in his lifetime, and represents the final flowering of his great genius.

These uniquely inspired works confirmed Monteverdi as the leading composer of his generation, exemplifying his consummate compositional prowess and his ability to put into music the deepest of human emotions.Australia’s premier Baroque chorus of professional singers, Cantillation, will be joined by a band of 14 specialist orchestral players to deliver a transcendent sonic experience.

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Saturday April 2, 2022 - 2PM - Sydney City Recital Hall

Sunday April 3, 2022 - 5PM - Sydney City Recital Hall

Tuesday April 5, 2022 - 7PM - Melbourne Recital Centre

26 March 2022, Christchurch St Laurence, Haymarket Sydney

25 March 2022, Orange Conservatorium of Music

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In this performance, Vocal Detour will take you on a journey to different countries and different times, in a celebration of plants and animals, the various seasons, and the natural beauty that surrounds us. From 16th Century Paris to spring in Italy, European winters to Australian summers, music by Renaissance masters Lassus and Schütz are complimented by Australian works from Kevin Barker, Martin Wesley - Smith, Gordon Hamilton and Brooke Shelley. A program as varied in style as in genre, the sumptuous harmonies and complexity of 5 part madrigals are juxtaposed with smooth jazz harmonies and will leave you uplifted and connected with nature.

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Anna Fraser, Soprano

Hannah Fraser, Mezzo-soprano

Andrei Laptev, Tenor

Mark Donnelly, Baritone

Andrew O’Connor, Bass-baritone

15 – 22 March 2022

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Newcastle | Wollongong | Sydney | Melbourne

PROGRAM

Romano Crivici: from Dreams and Visions
Orlande de Lassus: Prophetiae Sibyllarum
Josquin des Prez: Missa Pange lingua 
Heather Percy: Locus iste (after Bruckner)

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ARTISTS

Roberta Diamond Principal Artist – Soprano
Hannah Fraser Emeriti Artist – Mezzo-soprano
Dan Walker Principal Artist – Tenor
Hayden Barrington Associate Artist – Baritone
Antony Pitts Artistic Director – Director

Experience Brahms' mighty romantic masterpiece as a powerful chamber work in this version for an ensemble of soloists and two pianos in the superb acoustics of City Recital Hall. The Song Company, the talented voices of its Apprentice Program and legendary pianist Gerard Willems AM collaborate with Artistic Director Antony Pitts in what is sure to be an unforgettable evening of beauty, clarity and pathos. Dedicated to humankind, Brahms’ Requiem is unlike any other that came before. Written in his native German, rather than Latin, the rejects the traditional requiem mass’ focus on divine justice, rather offering hope and solace for those left behind. While the music evokes that of Schumann, Beethoven and Bach, it is also influenced by the intricate polyphony of the 16th Century yet is unmistakably Brahmsian in architecture and scale.The program also features his major work for two pianos, the Variations on a Theme of Haydn, with Willems joined by Associate Artistic Director Francis Greep, and some of the most hauntingly beautiful a-cappella music in the repertoire.This performance heralds the return of choral works to the main stage and is sure to be the vocal event of the year.

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Saturday February 9, 2022 - Sydney City Recital Hall

Wednesday December 22, 2021, 7:30PM

Christchurch St Lawrence 

812 George Street Haymarket, Sydney

Focusing on this pivotal time of year, Bach’s Magnificat reflects the universal themes of our human existence that we all feel as the year comes to a close. None so far have bettered Bach’s inspired setting of the Latin text reminding us of the Christmas message. We can find greatness in the lowliest of us, mercy for all generations, as well as generosity and justice for the poor and less fortunate. The joy of the Christmas celebration when families and friends come together, combined with the hope, expectation and renewal of the coming new year are truly encapsulated in this remarkable work. To provide a joyous start to this Christmas season, we begin with Bach’s Cantata ‘O ewiges Feuer’ BWV 34, and then launch into his Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major. We then crown the year and ring in the Christmas season with his Magnificat.

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Program

J.S. Bach Cantata ‘O ewiges Feuer’ BWV 34

J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068

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J.S. Bach Magnificat BWV 243

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Friday November 26, 2021, 6:30 PM, Christchurch St Laurence

Friday November 26, 2021, 8:30 PM, Christchurch St Laurence

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19

Program

J.S. Bach Cantata ‘Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten’ Wedding Cantata BWV 202

J.S. Bach Cantata ‘Laß Fürstin laß noch einen Strahl’ Funeral Cantata BWV 198

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J.S. Bach Violin Concerto in D major BWV 1053

J.S. Bach Cantata 'Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht’ Coffee Cantata BWV 211

Friday August 27,  2021, 7:30 PM, The Cell Block Theatre, National Arts School

Saturday August 28, 2021, 7:30PM ,  The Cell Block Theatre, National Arts School

Sunday August 29, 2021, 2PM, ​ Parish of the Holy Name Church, Wahroonga

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19

Nineteen to the Dozen – A tapestry of nineteen compact commissions from Australian composers playlisted against fragmented miniatures from each of the last 12 centuries.  In a bold attempt to paint the state of the current Australian compositional landscape, each of nineteen (twenty) composers has filled a segment of time with sounds that draw on the rich heritage of The Song Company’s first 35 years and look forward to the countless possibilities of the human voice – using the 163 symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet and beyond. These nineteen commissions are set against fragments of art music from the last thousand years, and together form a dialogue about the nature of vocal music and the deepest form of musical expression.

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Bleach Festival  Coolangatta, 15 August, 2021

21 May, 7:30PM, 120 Collins St, Melbourne

22. May, 3PM, Trinity College, Melbourne

28 May, 7PM, Cell Block Theatre, Sydney

29 May, 3PM Cell Block Theatre, Sydney

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Transience and homelessness in the première of a new 32-part setting of the Gavin Bryers classic and a remake of a truly legendary canon from the English renaissance. The world première performances of a new choral arrangement of Gavin Bryars’s epochal minimalist work inspired by and based on the recording of a homeless human, Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet, presented alongside an extended modern version of the extraordinary 13-part canon, Jesus autem transiens, from the early Renaissance Eton Choirbook. The Song Company undertakes this moving program in collaboration with commissioner Jonathan Grieves-Smith, accomplished vocal ensembles from across the country, and The SongCo Chorale.

A number of years in the making, the work is distilled from the answers of over two hundred women to a confidential survey about their private thoughts. Compiled by Abbott with writer and cartoonist Kaz Cooke ‘Do I Matter?’ also incorporates the audience’s private thoughts - in real time…

Due to COVID-19 this event will be run twice:

Sunday May 2, 6:30pm, Fitters’ Workshop

Sunday May 2, 8:30pm, Fitters’ Workshop

We hope to release more seats dependent on an easing of capacity restrictions. Please continue to check back often.

PROGRAMS

Katy Abbott, Hidden Thoughts I: Do I Matter?

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ARTISTS

Susannah Lawergren, soprano

Anna Fraser, soprano

Hannah Fraser, mezzo-soprano

Andrew Goodwin, tenor

Mark Donnelly, baritone

Andrew O’Connor, bass/baritone

Ensemble Offspring

Fri, Apr 16, 20216:00 PM  Sun, Apr 18, 20214:00 PM

Orange Regional Conservatorium ​

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NEW VOICES | A weekend workshop for singers & composers

Over the weekend of 16 –18 April, our Artistic & Music Director Brett Weymark, conductor Elizabeth Scott and pre-eminent composer, pianist and mentor Elena Kats-Chernin will be in Orange for our very first regional composer workshop. Hosted by the Orange Conservatorium, the workshop seeks to involve local composers and singers.

Easter offers us an opportunity to both reflect and celebrate at this special time of year. In our first concert of 2021, we present a program of both reflection and celebration, starting with Bach’s early easter cantata ‘Christ lag in Todesbanden’ BWV 4. For those who love the jubilant instrumental works of Bach, we present his lesser known reconstructed Triple Violin Concerto, a treat for lovers of the violin. The choir of Bach Akademie Australia will then shine in the vigorous energetic motet ‘Singet dem Herrn’ featuring a double choir. To crown our Easter celebration, we will perform Bach’s brilliant ‘Missa Brevis’ in A major, written in the last decade of his life. Containing only the Kyrie and Gloria, it is none the less a substantial work of genius meriting him with the title of one of the greatest composers who ever lived.

Program

J.S. Bach Cantata ‘Christ lag in Todesbanden’ BWV 4

J.S. Bach Triple Violin Concerto BWV 1064R

J.S. Bach Motet ‘Singet dem Herrn’ BWV 225

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J.S. Bach Missa Brevis in A BWV 234

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Location​

FRIDAY MARCH 26 - 7:30PM - St Francis of Assisi Church, 457 Oxford Street, Paddington

SATURDAY MARCH 27 - 2:00PM - Parish of the Holy Name Church, 35 Billyard Avenue, Wahroonga

Listen to live opera from leading young singers from the ShoutMachine emerging artists platform while you enjoy the hospitality of the restaurants and cafes around Darling Square in Sydney.

Supported by Lendlease and sponsored by the City of Sydney.

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35 Tumbalong Bvd
Haymarket NSW 2000
Australia

Darling Square

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Friday 19 February, 2021 from 7PM

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Taking place against the backdrop of The Calyx in the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, featuring one of the largest and most spectacular vertical floral walls in the southern hemisphere, this Sessions event combines music, science and wine! Experience a varied program of works with a capella group Vocal Detour. This program celebrates nature with a range of music from the Baroque period to new Australian compositions, while surrounded by the Calyx’s latest exhibition ‘inBLOOM’.

Beginning at 6:30pm, Paul Nicholson, historian and horticulturalist, will take you on a brief journey through the evolution of flowering plants. Discover the stories behind some of the most beautiful, weird and amazing flower adaptations on display in the Calyx exhibition ‘inBLOOM’ and in the wider world of plants

Enjoy a glass of wine on arrival as we invite you into the inspiring Calyx for an intimate musical and botanical experience.

Presented in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Funded by the NSW Government, with additional support from Inspiring Australia.

Tuesday, 16 February 2021, The Calyx, Sydney, 6:30pm

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PERFORMERS 

Vocal Detour
Anna Fraser Soprano
Hannah Fraser Mezzo-Soprano
Andrei Laptev Tenor
Mark Donnelly Baritone
Andrew O'Connor Bass-Baritone

Celebrate the festive season with Luminescence Chamber Singers and the Canberra International Music Festival. Over three days this mini Festival will showcase Canberra’s most luminous voices in a classic selection of Christmas music together with two of Sydney’s most remarkable new acts.

Let’s say goodbye to 2020 with music and a shared spirit of joy, beauty and merriment

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A LUMINOUS CHRISTMAS: CHRISTMAS CLASSICS

Friday 11 December, 6pm - 7pm, Wesley Uniting Church
Friday 11 December, 8pm - 9pm, Wesley Uniting Church
Sunday 13 December, 7pm, Wesley Uniting Church

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A LUMINOUS CHRISTMAS: A BOY IS BORN

Saturday 12 December, 6pm - 7pm, Wesley Uniting Church
Saturday 12 December, 8pm - 9pm, Wesley Uniting Church

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Puer natus est. A boy is born. The ancient chant for the midnight mass that expanded into glorious polyphony immortalised through motets by Byrd, Palestrina and Victoria.

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CEREMONY OF CAROLS

Sunday 13 December, 3pm - 3.45pm, Wesley Uniting Church
Sunday 13 December, 4.30pm - 5.15pm, Wesley Uniting Church

Britten’s ceremony of innocence features the pristine voices of the Luminescence Children with award winning harpist Alice Giles.

Handel's Messiah has been the stuff of legends since its premier in Dublin in 1742. "Words are wanting to express the exquisite Delight it afforded to the admiring crouded Audience. The Sublime, the Grand and the Tender, adapted to the most elevated, majestick and moving Words, conspired to transport and charm the ravished Heart and Ear." The soloists of The Song Company perform Part I of Handel's most beloved work for Christmas in this special presentation designed for these times. Twelve of the finest singers in Australia bring this "living room" Messiah to your living rooms - to reveal surprising intimacy in this much loved oratorio.

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7PM - 8:30PM - Friday December 9, 2020

Christ Church St Laurence
812 George Street, Sydney

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 6:15 PM, 2020

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 8:15PM, 2020

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Join us for a program of Christmas Joy in the beautiful surrounds of Christ Church St Laurence to celebrate the coming Christmas season which will be all the more meaningful for us all after the events of 2020. The music of J.S. Bach once again provides endless inspiration and hope. We are so thrilled to finally be able to perform in public once again, especially with our wonderful vocalists who will feature in Bach's motet 'Lobet den Herrn', and his ebulliant cantata for Christmas, 'Ich freue mich in dir'.

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Neal Peres Da Costa will shine in the fiendishly difficult but joyful Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, as will tenor Richard Butler and alto Hannah Fraser in two beautiful arias from Part II of Bach's Christmas Oratorio.

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19

Mozart at Angkor–A Cambodian Magic Flute, under the auspicious patronage of His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, is being presented in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia, the Ministry of Tourism, APSARA National Authority, UNESCO and the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh. It is produced by the Cambodia Film Commission and FROLIC inc.

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Mozart at Angkor is a symbiosis of two stories, the Cambodian Ramayana (known in Cambodia as the Reamker) and Mozart’s Magic Flute, featuring Cambodia’s finest performance artists, a pinpeat ensemble, a Mozart orchestra, Australia’s premiere youth choir Gondwana Chorale and extraordinary soloists from all over the world. The flute’s magic has the power to turn sorrow to joy. It accompanies the journey of darkness to light, self-discovery and enlightenment. It celebrates the national pride of Cambodia and the revival and regeneration of the performing arts.

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Premiere 18 November 2020 for an exclusive VIP audience

three public performances at the 12th century Chau Say Tevoda Temple in the Angkor Archaeological Park.

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Papageno: Giorgio Caoduro

Pamina: Simone Eisinger

Queen of the Night: Livia Rado

Third Lady: Hannah Fraser

Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Aaron Carpene

Stage Director: Stefano Vizioli

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19​

Bach's Secular Cantatas

FRIDAY, 21 AUGUST, 2020

7PM Concert, Venue TBC

SUNDAY, 23 AUGUST, 2020

2pm concert, Holy Name Church Wahroonga

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19

FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020

Garrison Church, the Rocks

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SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020

Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith

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SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2020

2:00PM, Holy Name Church, Wahroonga

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19

Four-day Vocal Detour, regional education residency Armidale, NSW. Work confirmed with three local Ensembles. 

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28 - 31 March, 2020

Sunday 26 January, 2020, 10 am
Director: Warren Trevelyan-Jones

St James Choir

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Soprano: Amy Moore

Mezzo Soprano: Hannah Fraser

Tenor: Richard Butler

Baritone: Andrew Oconnor

SATURDAY DECEMBER 7, 2019

2:30PM The Crisp Galleries

www.trybooking.com/BGTBR  • (02) 67781233 •  hfraser@vocistupende.com  •  also available at the door

28234 Hume Highway, Bowning NSW

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SATURDAY DECEMBER 14, 2019

3:00PM Blackheath Uniting Church

https://www.trybooking.com/BGVSE • (02) 67781233 •  hfraser@vocistupende.com  •  also available at the door

43 Govetts Leap Road, Blackheath, NSW

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Experience the power and sensitivity of these artists, as Italian pianist, director and composer; Alessio Nelli joins 

mezzo-soprano Hannah Fraser to perform an intimate recital of not only opera, but a splash of other things too!

This dynamic musical collaboration began in Puglia, Italy, after Hannah Fraser and Alessio Nelli first shared the stage in Festival della Valle d’Itria’s highly acclaimed productions of ‘The Barber of Seville’

Witness, as these breathtaking journeys unite under one spotlight

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MASSENET • MEYERBEER • SAINT-SAËNS • BIZET • HANDEL • QUILTER • AZNAVOUR

SYDNEY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 

7:30PM, Christchurch Lavender Bay

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CANBERRA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 

1:30PM, All Saints Anglican Church, Ainslie

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From their own arrangements of traditional folk songs to the soaring melodies of opera’s most loved arias & duets. Each musician with an independently remarkable  journey, united under one spotlight

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Soprano: Susannah Lawergren

Mezzo Soprano: Hannah Fraser

Pianist: Alessio Nelli

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This will be a varying and musical feast not to be missed!

• MONTEVERDI • MASSENET • MEYERBEER • BIZET• SAINT-SAËNS • OFFENBACH • DELIBES

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2019

7:30 PM, Christ Church St Laurence, George Street, Sydney

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2019

7:30 PM, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2019

2:00PM, Holy Name Church, Wahroonga

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The story of Christmas with its imagery of angels, shepherds, children, peace on earth and goodwill to mankind has inspired many a great composer throughout the centuries, however none more so than J.S Bach. This theme gave his genius free rein to compose music which continues to comfort, inspire and exult all who hear it.

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Bach Akademie Australia presents his tender Cantata BWV 151 'Süsser Trost' (Sweet Comfort), followed by Part 2 of his famous Christmas Oratorio featuring his sublime pastoral Sinfonia. Also in the program is the virtuosic Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor with baroque flautist Mikaela Oberg. Finally, crowning our celebration of the season is Cantata BWV 191 ‘Gloria’, his only cantata set in Latin, later used by Bach so brilliantly in his B minor Mass.

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BWV 151 Süsser Trost
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor BWV 1067
BWV 248 part I/2
BWV 191: Gloria

November 23, 2019 - Blessed Sacrament Church

Clifton Gardens, Sydney
59 Bradleys Head Road

7:30PM
 

November 24, 2019 - Roseville Presbyterian Church
28 Lord Street, Roseville, Sydney

2:30PM

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Soprano, Chloe Lankshear

Soprano, Georgia Melville

Mezzo Soprano, Hannah Fraser

Mezzo Soprano, Stella Hannock

Tenor, Hamish James

Baritone, ​Henry Wright

Baritone, Jared Lillehagen

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Accompanist, Benjamin Burton

Director: Fabio Missaggia

Ensemble: Musicali Affetti

Cantanti vincitori XIII concorso di Musica Antica – Premio Fatima Terzo

Soprano: Cristina Fanelli

Alto: Hannah Fraser

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PROGRAM:  Stabat Mater, Vivaldi (Hannah Fraser)

                          Stabat Mater, Pergolesi (Hannah Fraser & Cristina Fanelli)

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Modena, Italy

October 5, 9PM, 2019

Chiesa di S. Agostino

Via Sant'Agostino, 6, 41121 Modena MO

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Gallerie D’Italia, Vicenza

October 6, 5PM, 2019

Palazzo Leoni Montanari

Contrà Santa Corona, 25, 36100 Vicenza VI

Monday, May 6, 2019

6:30 PM  - 8:05 PM

Fitters' Workshop

11 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston, ACT, 2604

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Bach never wrote an opera but realised the perfect music drama with his superlative Passion according to John. First performed in 1724, the work propels the drama through a vivid narration of the Evangelist and inspired musical dialogue between the main characters offset by reflective chorales and memorable arias. Led by Andrew Goodwin as Evangelist and Jeremy Kleeman as Jesus, this superb ensemble of singers and musicians are directed by Korneel Bernolet.  

A cry from the soul. Bach’s matchless music drama from 1724.

PROGRAM

J.S. Bach (1685-1750),  Passio secundum Joannem BWV 245

ARTISTS

Bach Akademie Australia led by Madeleine Easton
Susannah Lawergren and Amy Moore, sopranos
Hannah Fraser and Anna Fraser, alti
Andrew Goodwin and Richard Butler, tenors
Jeremy Kleeman and David Greco, basses

Directed by Korneel Bernolet

Sunday, May 5, 2019

11:00 AM  12:35 PM

Fitters' Workshop,

11 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston, ACT, 26

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In 1705, twenty-year old Bach walked almost 400km to hear the ageing Buxtehude play the organ. A year later, when the post became vacant, the condition of marrying the master’s daughter did not appeal. Bach moved to Mülhausen instead. He never travelled to Italy, but Italian music did land on his desk, inspiring numerous concerti and organ transcriptions. This concert features the music that Bach himself was drawn to, above all Pergolesi’s timeless Stabat Mater.

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PROGRAM

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741), Violin Concerto RV 208 ‘Grosso Mogul’
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707), ‘Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin’                

G.B. Pergolesi (1710-1736), Stabat Mater  

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ARTISTS

Bach Akademie Australia directed by Madeleine Easton
Anna Fraser, soprano
Hannah Fraser, mezzo-soprano 
Susannah Lawergren, soprano
Andrew Fysh, bass
Directed by Roland Peelman

Teatro Comunale di Belluno

Thursday 31 January, 2019

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EVENTO BENEFICO CON I 50 ARTISTI BELLUNESI DEL PROGETTO "BELLUNO ALZA LA VOCE".

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CON LA STRAORDINARIA PARTECIPAZIONE DI: 

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ELIO e ROCCO TANICA

e con 38 Chordae (Laura Valente e Andrea Pozoli feat.Filippo Mango), Domenico Menini, Andrea Moro, Alessio Nelli, Lelio Morra e Hannah Fraser

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Celebrate Christmas with rising opera star, Hannah Fraser, accompanied by Alessio Nelli and enjoy drinks and canapés in the garden

Address: 3 Madeline Street, Hunters Hill

Date: Friday 7 December 2018

Time: 5.30 – 8.00pm

Operatic favourites by Rossini, ​Bellini, Donizetti, Offenbach, Delibes, Mozart and more...

Each musician has an independently remarkable journey...Opera with it’s thrilling highs, exotic beauty and ingrained traditions, demands above all, courage and commitment 

Experience the power and sensitivity of these artists, as Italian pianist, director and composer; Alessio Nelli joins soprano Michelle Ryan & mezzo-soprano Hannah Fraser to perform an intimate recital of operatic favourites

These two young opera singers moved to Sydney from rural NSW to study at The Sydney Conservatorium of Music. 

After performing together on many memorable occasions through appearances with reputable groups; Song Company; Voci Stupende, Cantillation & Pinchgut Opera, they went on to conquer Europe, debuting in operas throughout Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and Italy. 

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Yet another dynamic musical collaboration began, after Hannah Fraser and Alessio Nelli (pianist and assistant director of the ‘Orchestra della Notte della Taranta), first shared the stage in Festival della Valle d’Itria’s highly acclaimed productions of Rossini’s ‘The Barber of Seville’

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Witness, as these breathtaking journeys come together under one spotlight, enriched with experiences gained from European and American industry professionals Sherrill Milnes, Richard Bonynge AC, CBE, Sesto Quatrini, Fabio Luisi and more...

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Sat December 15 | St Peters Cathedral Parish Centre, Armidale | 7:30pm

Sun December 16 | Presbyterian Church, Walcha | 2:00pm

Wed December 19 | Maclean Anglican Church, Maclean| 6:30pm

A 75TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT FOR ROSS EDWARDS WITH AN INTIMATE CHAMBER PERFORMANCE OF FAURÉ’S PERENNIAL REQUIEM

Sat 1 Dec | Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music | 3pm

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Gabriel Fauré claimed that his “Requiem wasn’t written for anything – for pleasure, if I may call it that!” 
This version for vocal and instrumental consort brings new clarity to Fauré’s vivid harmonies and is surrounded by the elemental soundworld of Ross Edwards, one of Australia’s most distinguished composers.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS SINCE THE ENDING OF THE GREAT WAR WE SING OF A PEACE AT ONCE UNATTAINABLE AND EVERLASTING, CULMINATING IN A RADIANT NEW WORK BY ROSS EDWARDS.

Tues 30 Oct | Yellow House Sydney | 7.30pm
Thur 1 Nov | Newcastle Conservatorium | 7pm
Sat 3 Nov | Blackheath Uniting Church | 3pm
Thur 8 Nov | Berry School of Arts | 2pm
Fri 9 Nov | Wesley Uniting Church, Canberra | 7.30pm
Sat 10 Nov | Wollongong Art Gallery | 3pm
Fri 16 Nov | Deakin Edge Federation Square, Melbourne | 7.30pm
Thur 22 Nov | St James’ King Street, Sydney | 7.30pm

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The poetry of 17th-century metaphysician John Donne and the late playwright Douglas Muecke form the twin doors to a world of remembrance and resurgence in a program framed by newly-commissioned music by three Australian composers: Ruth McCall, Ella Macens, and in his 75th year, Ross Edwards. One century ago in Compiègne the world witnessed the end of the “war to end all wars”, hoping that humankind would not undergo again such an overwhelming catastrophe. Composers have long tried to imagine a world without war and suffering, and in luminous harmonies touch on that state beyond conflict and without end – Donne’s own vision of eternal life centres on perfection and freedom from the earthly imbalance and disorder so familiar to us in the here and now – “no noise, nor silence, but one equal music”.

Program includes:
Settings of Douglas Muecke by Ruth McCall and Ella Macens (WP)
Ross Edwards new work (WP)
Settings of George Herbert and John Donne
Viktor Kalinnikov Nïñe Otpushcháyeshï 

Friday 28 September 2018, 7pm
Saturday 29 September 2018, 2pm
Saturday 29 September 2018, 7pm

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Experience the amazing choirs of Moorambilla Voices as they celebrate 13 splendid years in the iconic MOORAMBILLA GALA CONCERT, to be held in Dubbo over two days on Friday 28th & Saturday the 29th September. This 80-minute concert will leave you mesmerised and uplifted. Feel firsthand the power of the Japanese Taiko drums, listen to the beauty of the angelic voices of the Moorambilla Regional Girls and Boys Choir and the MAXed OUT Company as they join with International Taiko percussionist – Anton Lock, sound artist Roger Lock, a Chamber Orchestra, professional vocalists Hannah Fraser & Richard Black, Visual Artist Genevieve Huard and choreographer Jacob Williams all lead by Founder and Artistic Director Michelle Leonard OAM as they celebrate the beauty and capacity of the region.

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These concerts bring to life in magnificent choral music, dynamic dance and powerful percussion the stories and landscape of Byrock Water Holes and Brewarrina Fish Traps, written by leading and emerging Australian composers Chance, Barker, Howes, Walker and Gibson.

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Led by Artistic Director and Founder Michelle Leonard OAM, this year’s concert also features digital visual and sound artists from the region and beyond giving this year’s performance a truly contemporary edge. Magnificent fire sculptures and lanterns under the night sky after the 7pm concerts on Friday and Saturday evenings end an evening not to be missed.

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Be prepared to be amazed by the passion and creativity of this region’s children and youth. This is Moorambilla Voices 2018!

September 15, 7PM, 2018

Burrawang School of Arts
35 Hoddle Street, Burrawang, NSW 2577

Meeting with resounding success and acclaim in recitals over numerous regional centres, Voci Stupende is an opera troupe with a difference. Made up of young, dynamic performers graduated from around Australia they will take you on a superbly crafted musical journey. Voci Stupende continues to assimilate fledgling operatic talent and since 2013 has taken on more than 35 young singers and accompanists.

The program will be an operatic feast!

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Soprano, Katherine Allen

Soprano, Georgia Melville

Mezzo Soprano, Hannah Fraser

Mezzo Soprano, Rebecca Hart

Tenor, Ryan O'Donnell

Baritone, ​Henry Wright

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Accompanist, Benjamin Burton

Rossini and the Barber: Everything a different story!

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21 and 23 July 2018, 9:00 PM Martina Franca - Atrio dell’Ateneo Bruni

3 August 2018, 9:00 PM Otranto - Fossato del Castello, Porta a Mare 

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Libera rivisitazione da Gioachino Rossini
Progetto drammaturgico di Francesco Micheli
In collaborazione con Gianmaria Aliverta
Adattamento musicale di Daniele Durante

Il Conte d’Acquaviva David Ferri Durà 
Don Bartolo Marco Filippo Romano 
Rosina Maria Aleida
Figaro Daniele Terenzi 
Don Basilio Peter Kellner
Berta Hannah Fraser*
Ambrogio, detto “lo svegliato” Davide Gasparro

With the participation of the extraordinary Elio 

Direttore Giuseppe Grazioli
Regia Gianmaria Aliverta
Aiuto regia Davide Gasparro
Progetto scenografico Benito Leonori
Costumi Sara Marcucci e Francesco Bondì
Luci Luciano Novelli 
Realizzazione luci Carlo Piatti

Orchestra Popolare e Ensemble “La Notte della Taranta”

Maestro collaboratore Liubov Gromoglasova
Maestro alle luci Alessandro Seggioli
Maestri di palcoscenico Annarita Semeraro, Angela Zaccaria
Assistente del direttore d’orchestra e maestro alla tastiera Alessio Nelli

Scenografia Fondazione Carnevale di Putignano 
Attrezzeria Laboratorio Festival della Valle d’Itria 
Costumi The One S.r.l, We We Wardrobe
 

In coproduzione con la Fondazione La Notte della Taranta e in collaborazione con la Fondazione Carnevale di Putignano

*Allieva dell’Accademia del Belcanto “Rodolfo Celletti”

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Libera rivisitazione da Gioachino Rossini

Progetto drammaturgico di Francesco Micheli

Adattamento musicale di Daniele Durante

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Il Conte d’Almaviva, David Ferri Durà

Don Bartolo, Marco Filippo Romano

Rosina, Maria Aleida

Figaro, Davide Terenzi

Don Basilio, Peter Kellner

Berta, Hannah Fraser

Chiostro di San Domenico, 1 August, 2018

9:00 PM

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Gioachino Rossini

Soirées musicales

For voice and piano

Igor Stravinsky

Three Songs from William Shakespeare

for mezzosoprano, viola, flute and clarinet

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Viola   Maurizio Lomartire
Clarinet   Giovanni Marinotti
Flute   Alessandro Muolo

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Soprano, Kim-Lillian Strebel

Soprano, Yukie Ishioka

Mezzo Soprano, Hannah Fraser

Tenor, Antonio Mandrillo

Baritone, Patrizio La Placa

Pianists, Anastasia and Liubov Gromoglasova

In collaboration with l’Accademia del Belcanto “Rodolfo Celletti”

CONCERTO ORA SESTA...!

29 July 2018, 12PM

Chiesa di San Francesco da Paola

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Frescobaldi, Gesualdo, Nenna, Pasquini, Provenzale

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Students dell'Accademia del Belcato "Rodolfo Celletti"

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Soprano, Federica Livi

Soprano, Yukie Ishioka
Mezzosoprano, Hannah Fraser
Mezzosoprano, Suzana Nadejde
Baritone, Patrizio La Placa

Pianoforte Jacopo Raffaele

“ROMEO, PERCHÉ SEI TU ROMEO?”

“ROMEO, PERCHÉ SEI TU ROMEO?”

Bellini, Vaccaj, Zingarelli

Students dell’Accademia del Belcanto “Rodolfo Celletti"

Chiostro di San Domenico, 5 PM

July 28, 2018

Pianoforte, Vincenzo Rana

Soprano, Kim-Lillian Strebel

Soprano, Yukie Ishioka

Mezzo Soprano, Aiko Miyamoto

Mezzo Soprano, Hannah Fraser

Mezzo Soprano, Ana Victoria Pitts

Tenor, Antonio Mandrillo

Festival della Valle d'Itria 2018​

25 July, 2018

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With the singers of the Academy of Belcanto "Rodolfo Celletti"

Angelina, Hannah Fraser

Don Ramiro, Antonio Mandrillo

Dandino, Hao Wang

Don Magnifico, Maura Lamantia

Clorinda, Magdalena Hinz

Tisbe, Aiko Miyamoto

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Pianist, Vincenzo Rana

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Project and direction, Marco Bellocchio

Musical preparation, Angela Lacarbonara

Choir of Voci Bianche "Festival Junior"

15 July 2018, 12:00PM

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Martina Franca - Chiesa di Sant'Antonio ai Cappuccini

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Byrd, Dowland, Purcell, Sweelink

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Students of the Accademia del Belcant "Rodolfo Celletti"

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Pianist, Jacopo Raffaele

Wednesday 4 July 

8 PM, 2018, Chiesa di San Domenico, Martina Franca, Italy
 

Soprano, Magdalena Hinz
Soprano, Jessica Harper
Mezzosoprano, Hannah Fraser
Bass, Dielli Hoxha
Organ, Ettore Papadia

Singers of the Belcanto Academy will come together to perform a selection of French songs by Ravel, Debussy, Faure & Chausson 

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Friday June 29, 2018

Martina Franca, Basilica di San Martino

8:30 PM 

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Soprano, Jessica Harper

Mezzo Soprano, Hannah Fraser

Baritone, Hao Wang

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Pianist, Liubov Gromoglasova
Pianist, Anastasia Gromoglasova

Singers of the Belcanto Academy will come together to perform a selection of solos and ensemble pieces

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Thursday June 21, 2018

Martina Franca

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Soprano, Kim Lillian Strebel

Soprano, Jessica Harper

Mezzo Soprano, Hannah Fraser

Mezzo Soprano, Ana Victoria Pitt

Baritone, Patrizio La Placa

Baritone, Hao Wang

Friday June 15, 2018, 8PM

Aeronautica Militare, Comando 16° Stormo
Concert of Belcanto with the artists dell’Accademia “Rodolfo Celletti”

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Soprano, Rachel Jane Birthsiel
Soprano, Federica Livi
Soprano, Kim-Lilian Strebel
Soprano, Lorena Zaccaria
Mezzosoprano, Erica Cortese
Mezzosoprano, Hannah Fraser
Mezzosoprano, Aiko Miyamoto
Mezzosoprano, Suzana Nadejde
Mezzosoprano, Ana Victoria Pitts
Baritone, Patrizio La Placa
Baritone, Giuseppe Tafuro
Baritone, Hao Wang 
Bass, Dielli Hoxha
Al pianoforte i Maestri Liuba Gromoglasova e Giorgio D'Alonzo.

April 27, 7 PM, 2018

Location- il Park Hotel San Michele, Martina Franca, Italy

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La Fondazione Paolo Grassi and Lions Club Martina Franca will host a concert of Bel Canto repertoire to introduce the new class of the Rodolfo Celletti Academy for 2018
 

Soprano, Rachel Jane Birthsiel
Soprano, Federica Livi
Soprano, Kim-Lilian Strebel
Soprano, Lorena Zaccaria

Soprano, Magdalena Hinz
Mezzosoprano, Erica Cortese
Mezzosoprano, Hannah Fraser
Mezzosoprano, Aiko Miyamoto
Mezzosoprano, Suzana Nadejde
Mezzosoprano, Ana Victoria Pitts
Baritone, Patrizio La Placa
Baritone, Giuseppe Tafuro
Baritone, Hao Wang 
Bass, Dielli Hoxha
Al pianoforte i Maestri Liuba Gromoglasova e Giorgio D'Alonzo.
 

In the program arias have been chosen from operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gaetano Donizetti, Claudio Monteverdi, Luigi Cherubini, Gioachino Rossini e Giuseppe Verdi. 

Parish of Our Lady of the Way

St Mary’s Church North Sydney

Wednesday 21 March, 2018

8.00pm

‘DARKNESS INTO LIGHT’

A Service of Reflection, Music & Light

The Choir of St James’ and BachBand@St James’ return to City Recital Hall to perform one of the greatest choral pieces in western classical music repertoire, Handel’s Messiah. First performed in Dublin at Eastertide in 1742, the oratorio’s librettist Charles Jennens draws on biblical texts to trace Christ’s journey from prophecy and birth, to death and resurrection. Soloists include Amy Moore, Sally-Anne Russell and Richard Butler.

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Thursday 22 March, 2018
7:00 pm
City Recital Hall

The Choir of St James’ and BachBand@StJames’

Joseph Haydn wrote the Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida in 1796 to commemorate Bernard of Offida, a Capuchin monk who had devoted himself to helping the poor. It is known as ‘Heiligmesse’ because of the use of a popular Austrian tune ‘Heliig’ in the Sanctus.

Sunday 28 January 2018 at 10am
at St James' Church, King Street, Sydney
 

ORCHESTRAL MASS NO. 2: PETERIS VASKS ‘MISSA’

Sunday 21 January 2018 at 10am
at St James' Church, King Street, Sydney

Pēteris Vasks (b. 1946) is a Latvian composer, the son of a Baptist pastor. He initially trained as a violinist and double-bass player, and played in several Latvian orchestras before entering the State Conservatory in Vilnius in neighbouring Lithuania. He become known outside Latvia in the 1990s and is now one of the most influential and praised European contemporary composers. 

Vasks has forged an original musical style, which commentators have described as spiritual, powerfully evocative, and richly expressive. He wrote: “Most people today no longer possess beliefs, love and ideals. The spiritual dimension has been lost. My intention is to provide food for the soul and this is what I preach in my works”.

Missa Arthurus Patris

Premiered December 12th, 2018 at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta.

Commissioned by Ars Musica Australis, for the Song Company.

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http://www.andrewhowescomposer.com/about

ROCKING THE CRADLE OF HISTORY

November-December 2017​

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THE PAGEANT OF THE SHEARMEN AND TAILORS ...IT’S BEGINNING TO SOUND A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS.
 

The final program in the Song Company season The Attraction of Opposites is set within the narrative framework of mediaeval English verse, with seasonal music old and new that touches both on the joy of a young mother giving birth to the King of the Ages, and on the hard-hitting realities of exile, refugee status, and the ‘slaughter of the innocents’. The ‘Coventry Carol’ Lully, lulla is one of three songs (transcribed, arranged, or composed by Thomas Mawdycke in 1591) from the Shearmen and Tailors’ Pageant and is justly famous for its chillingly evocative tale of Herod’s rage. Woven into The Song Company’s telling of the story are new Australian and English carols, as well as a Gloria in excelsis from the first part of the 15th century with upbeat syncopations and happy harmonies that could have been written yesterday.

Prague - St. Simon & Jude Church

Monday July 3rd, 2017– 7:00pm

Tuesday July 4th, 2017 – 7:00pm

Music Director: John Nardolillo

Stage Director: Sherrill Milnes and Maria Zouves
 

Salzburg - Stiftung Mozarteum Große Saal

Sunday July 9th – 3:00pm, 7:00pm
Music Director: John Nardolillo
Stage Director: Sherrill Milnes and Maria Zouves

Friday June 30, 2017
7:30 PM
Martinů Hall, Lichtenstein Palace – Prague

Conductors: Michelle Di Russo, John Paul Jennings, Jotaro Nakano
Stage Directors: Darya Zholnerova and Joachim Schamberger
Rafael Gordillo, Marcello Cormio, Scott Rednour & Justina Lee, piano

Thursday, June 22, 2017
7:00 PM
Divadlo Oskara Nedbala -Tábor

Singers of the Prague Summer Nights Music Festival
Marcello Cormio, Scott Rednour, Rafael Gordillo & Justina Lee, piano

OPERATIC FUNDRAISER CONCERT 

FRIDAY MARCH 31, 2017, 8PM 

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Hannah is flying to Europe in April to further her operatic studies in Italy, Prague, Salzburg & Tabor. To celebrate please join us for a beautiful evening of operatic repertoire! Hear solos, duets & trios from some of our favourite composers; Mozart, Bellini, Puccini, Delibes, Schubert and many more. 

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Performers 

Katherine Allen (soprano)

Hannah Fraser (mezzo)

Damian Arnold (tenor)

Kaine Hayward (tenor)

Jared Lillehagen (baritone)

Benjamin Burton (accompanist)

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Sydney Unitarian Church

15 Francis St, Darlinghurst

Saturday March 4, 2017

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The Rotary Club of Great Lakes and the Great Lakes Creative Network will come together to bring you an afternoon full of culture by the beautiful Wallis Lake - an Opera Gala to remember with arias and ensembles from the world's most adored operas. For 2017 Voci Stupende and other talented String Musicians will provide the pre show entertainment in the beautiful setting of Tuncurry's John Wright Park. This operatic celebration is presented on the open air stage in the park & fully seated - this will be one not to miss, with wine & food also on offer. Join us in the glamour and gorgeousness of Opera in the great outdoors!

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Sopranos: Rebecca Moret, Katherine Allen & Michelle Ryan

Mezzo Soprano: Hannah Fraser

Tenor: Damian Arnold

Baritone: Jared Lillehagen

Handel's second last oratorio and favourite work, Theodora has come to be recognised in the last twenty years as Handel's masterpiece. A succession of the most beautiful arias and choruses, Theodora is a profoundly moving experience and a tale from ancient Rome that speaks to our hearts, here and now. Innocence, love, faith and courage bloom strong and full of promise, only to be struck down by blind hatred and the thirst for power. 

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Theodora by George Frederic Handel

libretto by Thomas Morrell

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Performances

Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 7pm

Thursday, 1 December 2016, 7pm
Saturday 3, December 2016, 7pm
Sunday 4, December 2016, 5pm
Tuesday 6, December 2016, 7pm

Glories stream from heaven afar – a sumptuous programme of carols with Georgian, Greek, and other connections. The traditional Christmas story is not just about one transfigured night in Bethlehem, but stretches from the Annunciation some nine months earlier, to the visit of the wise men and Herod’s subsequent attempt to wipe out the rival boy-King – by then possibly a year or two old.

Arvo Pärt and John Tavener’s music is well-known for its iconic beauty; that of Ivan Moody and Artistic Director Antony Pitts also draws on the resonant solemnity of the Orthodox liturgy, while the more earthly and rousing carols bring the celebrations home.

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Program
Arvo Pärt:
Magnificat
Jonathan Pitts:
Hark the Herald Angels sing!
Ivan Moody: The Manger:
A Carol for Christmas
Antony Pitts:
O Holy of Holies
John Sheppard:
Reges Tharsis
John Tavener:
The Lamb
plus a seasonal selection from The Naxos Book of Carols

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Blackheath, Saturday 12th November, 3.00pm Blackheath Uniting Church

Sydney, Thursday 3rd November 7.30pm St James' Church

Canberra, Friday 4th November, 6.00pm Wesley Music Centre Canberra

Wollongong, Sunday 6th November, 3.00pm Wollongong ART Gallery

Newcastle, Thursday 10th November, 7.00pm Christ Church Cathedral

Sydney, Sunday 13th November, 3.00pm Independent Theatre North Sydney

12pm and 4pm on 23rd October

Leichhardt Espresso Chorus, alongside one of Australia's premiere vocal ensembles Song Company, will perform a thought-provoking and emotive work by young Australian composer Andrew Howes that was commissioned by the chorus back at the beginning of 2016.

The work celebrates one of our local landmarks, Callan Park. Andrew writes: 

“I have been privileged, this year, to write a piece about Callan Park. I grew up on a street that ends with the park, and spent much of my youth cycling or walking beneath the willows, cypress and pines. And the stories of its history gave the place a strange, somber air – something that I have strived to capture in this piece.

There are two central themes in this work: despair and optimism. 

Despair comes from lives lost, lives lived and lives forgotten, within Callan Park. Of the stories on which I’ve focused, all deal with despair in different ways – Louisa Lawson, who lost a child, and later her mind, and George McQuay, who lost all memories to shell shock.  But the central, imperative balance to despair, optimism, shines through as well, if only in a peace to find at the end of all stories.”

Program

Green Mosaic: Kezia Yap

From Hell to Heaven: Andrew Howes

Artistic Director Michelle Leonard will host a conversation at the start of the concert with the composer and leading authorities on Callan Park’s history to set the scene for this remarkable new work.

Leichhardt Town Hall

107 Norton St, Leichhardt NSW 2040

OPERATIC RECITAL

October 2016 will see the 2nd Canowindra Baroquefest, 3 days of beautiful baroque music performed in interesting, varied and historic settings.

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Voci Stupende will deliver a captivating musical journey as the singers present solos, duets, trios and ensemble pieces from some of the best loved operatic repertoire from the baroque and classical periods.    

Meeting with resounding success and acclaim in recitals over numerous regional centres, Voci Stupende is an opera troupe with a difference. Made up of young, dynamic performers graduated from around Australia they will take you on a superbly crafted musical journey.

Voci Stupende continues to assimilate fledgling operatic talent and since 2013 has taken on more than 30 young singers and accompanists.

The program will be an operatic feast featuring well known pieces such as the lovely Flower Duet from Delibes’ opera, Lakmé , the famous Doll Song from Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffman , exciting ensembles from Verdi’s popular La Traviata and Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus. No less seductive are melodies from Mozart ,Puccini and Rossini and lesser known gems from Monteverdi, Gounod and Donizetti.

Wentworth Falls School of Arts

In 1939 Billie Holiday first sang the song Strange Fruit (actually written by a white Jewish teacher, Abel Meeropol) and brought to raw prominence the inequity of much of America's history. She was afraid to sing it, even in the integrated, welcoming environment of Café Society in New York’s Greenwich Village, and when she finished, there “wasn’t even a patter of applause.... 

Then a lone person began to clap nervously. Then suddenly everybody was clapping.” In this programme of blues, jazz, gospel, and more, The Song Company sing of the pain of alienation, and reach beyond the heartbreaking imagery of Strange Fruit to touch a place of reconciliation and healing.

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Sydney, Friday 7th October, 7.30pm Pier 4 The Wharf Hickson Road

Blackheath, Saturday 8th October, 3.00pm Blackheath Uniting Church

Sydney, Sunday 9th October, 3.00pm Independent Theatre North Sydney

Berry, Wednesday 12th October, 7.00pm Berry Uniting Church

Canberra, Thursday 13th October, 6.00pm Wesley Uniting Church

Join the incredible choirs of Moorambilla Voices as they celebrate 11 magnificent years of this remarkable program.

See firsthand the power of the Japanese taiko drums with Taikoz and the beauty of the foremost vocal ensemble in Australia The Song Company. Witness musicians of the highest calibre in the Australian World Orchestra as chamber ensemble in residence, as they join the angelic voices of the Moorambilla Regional Girls and Boys Choir and the MAXed OUT Company on stage. A 70 minute concert that will leave you spellbound.

These two concerts will showcase a song cycle by Elana Kats Chernin about the Brewarrina fish traps and a large multi-discipline work on the stories and landscape of Mt Grenfell, created by our young composers in residence and the candidates themselves.

Lead by Artistic Director and founder Michelle Leonard, this year’s concert will also feature digital visual artists from the region and some extraordinary movement and dance.

Join us in Victoria Park for magnificent fire sculptures and lanterns after the 7.00pm concert.

Be prepared to be amazed at the capacity and skill of the region’s children and youth – this is Moorambilla Voices.

7pm, Wednesday 14th September 2016 

7pm, Thursday 15th September 2016 

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The AAQ continues its extraordinary debut season in a collaboration with Australia's leading vocal group The Song Company and one of the more interesting people on the planet - Mr Lyle Chan, composer and speaker. 

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Program

Marenzio   Sweet Kisses (Song Company)
Schubert   Quartet Death and the Maiden
Chan         Mark & Adrian Are Her Sons
Verdi         Quartet in E minor  
Purcell      Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary (with Song Company)

In 1616, the same year that Shakespeare died, Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog in his ship Eendracht (the Concord) landed off the coast of Shark Bay and became the first European to leave a record of his visit to the Australian Continent. Word of his voyage encouraged further navigation, and ultimately led to a shared history described by Tim Flannery as neither a simple tale of European triumph and possession or just “a kind of abomination – the penetration of a fragile continent”. The Concord of Strangers contrasts Renaissance music from Hartog’s musical DNA in the Low Countries with the sounds of Australia old and new.

Program
A sea of polyphony from the earlier generations of composers from the Low Countries
A soundscape of contemporary and Indigenous Australian work – from The Song Company’s Call for Audio
A selection of chansons, madrigals, and motets by Sweelinck from his Rimes francaises et italiennes (1612) and Cantiones
Sacrae (1619)

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Melbourne, Friday 26th August, 7pm Melbourne Recital Centre

Newcastle, Thursday 1st September, 7.00pm Newcastle Conservatorium

Canberra, Saturday 3rd September, 6.00pm Wesley Uniting Church

Wollongong, Sunday 4th September, 3.00pm Wollongong ART Gallery

Sydney, Friday 9th September, 7.30pm Utzon Room Sydney Opera House

Sydney, Saturday 10th September, 3.00pm Utzon Room Sydney Opera House