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Sam Allchurch Explores Garden Of The Soul Ahead Of Sydney Chamber Choir’s Next Concert
As we emerge from lockdowns, conductor Sam Allchurch shares what drove him to perform ‘Garden of the Soul’ as the timely next concert of Sydney Chamber Choir, and his love for the music of Benjamin Britten.
Anna Dowsley Debuts as Carmen – Image Gallery
Anna Dowsley’s debut season as Carmen continues at the Staatstheater Nürnberg. Check out these five stunning images from the production. Anna looks likes she’s absolutely ‘killing’ the role! Images courtesy Anna Dowsley©
New Release From Renée Fleming And Yannick Nézet-Séguin On Decca
Super-star soprano soprano Renée Fleming joins forces with Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the piano in this new release on the Decca label. Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene Exploring the relationship Romantic composers had with nature through song, the tracklist incudes the music of Fauré, Hahn, Grieg, Liszt, and the world premiere of a work by Nico Muhly. …
Sydney Chamber Choir’s Latest Digital release
Sydney Chamber Choir announces this week’s digital release, Ah! Sun-flower from Jonathan Dove’s The Passing of the Year, a 7-part song cycle written for double choir and piano. It’s a return to the 21st century with this excerpt which is the 5th movement of the song cycle. Jonathan Dove’s music is about communicating, creating wonder…
Sarah Elise Thompson Releases Debut Album ‘self centre’
Composer and pianist Sarah Elise Thompson releases her debut album ‘self centre’ on November 5th in digital form. The seven works on the album include pieces written for solo instruments, trios, and small ensemble with voice and are performed by some of Australia’s best classical musicians, including Ensemble Offspring, Deborah Cheetham, PLEXUS, Dave Elton (Sydney…
Anna Dowsley Debuts as Carmen
,One of Australia’s favourite mezzo-sopranos Anna Dowsley is reveling in the challenge of not one, but two new roles, with the added twist of being away from her home city of Sydney. Late in 2019, Dowsley and her partner, tenor Jonathan Abernethy relocated to Frankfurt, Germany. He, as a new member of the ensemble with…
Latest reviews
Album Review: Rhythms of Change/Edwardes/Move Records
Album Rhythms of Change is a recent release by Australian percussionist Claire Edwardes on the Move label. Edwardes has made a towering contribution to raising the profile of percussion music in ensemble and in solo. This album was driven by her additional recognition of the need to address the lack of representation of women in…
Digital Concert Review: Sacro Amor/ Australian Haydn Ensemble
The Australian Haydn Ensemble’s digital performance Sacro Amor is 75 minutes of pure pleasure at any time, but especially so in lockdown.