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To mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice, The Choir of St James’ will perform music of sacrifice, loss and hope in its Voice from Heaven programme. The main feature of the concert is a performance of Johannes Brahms’ Ein deutches Requiem, accompanied by Bradley Gilchrist and Christian Lillicrap on pianos. Complementing the Brahms Requiem are two…
Electric gamba band Elysian Fields presents a uniquely configured line up of saxophone, voice/violin, electric viola da gamba, piano, bass guitar and drums, fresh form the launch of their highly regarded debut CD, “What should I say.” It’s not often that a new instrument joins the music scene but Jenny Eriksson’s electric viola da gamba,…
Resonance Concerts and Events presents tenor Koen van Stade and pianist Amanda Miller in a mesmerising selection of Schubert’s songs, all of which strike nerves within us all in their sense of solitude within our enormous world. Schubert’s songs are almost unparalleled in their ability to speak very personally to the listener. Whilst the Austrian composer…
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with its mystique and tradition of excellence is about to perform in Sydney. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/romance-with-the-viennese-tradition/story-e6frg8n6-1226149624877 Matthias Goerne joins the orchestra in one of its programmes to perform Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/sublime-fusion-of-song-and-voice-20110925-1krky.html PROGRAM 1 Wednesday 5 October, 8pm | Friday 7 October, 8pm SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8 Unfinished MAHLER Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Matthias…
This Friday evening November 25th, STVDIO will be broadcasting the closing night concert of the 2011 Melbourne Festival “notes from a hard road and beyond”, which feature some of the world’s most influential protest songs through the years. International performers including soul singer Joss Stone, gospel legend Mavis Staples, Rickie-Lee Jones, John Schumann, hip hop artist…
Handel’s Messiah, is perhaps the most famous oratorio ever written. Since it was composed in 1742, it has become a work that people seemingly never tire of hearing or performing. It is music infused with great drama and intense emotion, heightened by superb orchestral writing and word painting. As Sir David Willcocks said, “…. Handel was the exponent par excellence…