The Choir and Orchestra of St James’ King Street continue their rich tradition of presenting superb orchestral settings of liturgical masses during January.
This year, under the musical direction of Warren Trevelyan-Jones, the ensemble will present Zelenka’s Missa Paschalis and Dvořák’s Mass in D.
Sydney Antiphony, one of Sydney’s finest vocal ensembles presents MYSTERIUM, an introspective look at Christmas music spanning five centuries, in which rarely heard gems of Renaissance polyphony are paired with twentieth century masterpieces. Poulenc’s Four Motets for Christmas (Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël) stands at the core of MYSTERIUM which includes works by the Renaissance masters Palestrina, Victoria and Lassus. The concert…
Classical musicians join forces to raise funds for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), the world’s leading independent organisation for medical humanitarian aid. Every day more than 24,000 Médecins Sans Frontières field staff are working around the world to prevent crises or providing assistance to people caught in them. MSF staff conduct vaccination programmes, feeding…
Songs of Splendour – A Venetian Coronation The Choir of St James’/The Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral/Australian Baroque Brass Conducted by Paul McCreesh St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney 21 May 2014 It is now twenty-five years since Paul McCreesh first compiled his conjectural reconstruction of the music performed at the coronation of Doge Marino…
The Orava Quartet is a young ensemble fast making its mark in chamber music performance across USA, Asia and Australasia. Later this week they perform in Sydney under the auspices of the Trinity Grammar School’s Society of the Arts as part of its 2015 Concert Series. Founded in 2007, the ensemble comprises brothers Daniel Kowalik (violin)…
“If maths were music, then Simon would be at the top of the class” Simon’s School Report – Year 4 Join one of Australia’s most inspiring young musicians, Simon Tedeschi at Monkey Baa’s Lend Lease Darling Quarter Theatre as he takes us on a journey through a day in his life from 5am practice sessions,…
The NSW Wagner Society presents composer, writer and broadcaster, Andrew Ford in a talk entitled After Wagner. Wagner’s legacy, musical and otherwise, has long been an unavoidable issue for the composers who followed him. There were those who embraced his example, like Bruckner, Schoenberg, Debussy; and those who rejected it, like Stravinsky, Satie . . . and Debussy…