‘Passion and Reason’ explored in music

The Sydney Consort explores two contradictory concepts in their concerts Passion & Reason during October in Balmain and in the ACT.

This musical pairing of opposites includes some of the most dramatic and passionate repertoire for voices and strings featuring arias, duetti & instrumental music by Purcell, Buxtehude, J S Bach, Handel & Abel.  The members of the consort are soprano Belinda Montgomery, baritone Craig Everingham, violinist Stan Kornel,  Anthea Cottee playing the viola da gamba and Monika Kornel playing the harpsichord. Belinda Montgomery and Craig Everingham will perform works for soprano and baritone, Anthea Cottee will perform the rarely heard Sonata in E Minor for Viola da Gamba and continuo by Karl Friedrich Abel and violinist Stan Kornel will perform the Sonata in D Minor for Violin and continuo  by Georg Friedrich Handel .

The programme:

Dietrich BUXTEHUDE  Trio Sonata for Violin, Viola da Gamba and continuo
                                            Cantata Singet Dem Herrn ein neues Lied

Georg Friedrich HANDEL   Sonata in D Minor for Violin and continuo

Henry PURCELL   Sweeter then Roses, Music for a while, Lost Is My Quiet, Close Thine Eyes Upon A Quiet Conscience

Johann Sebastian BACH  duet from Cantata BWV 140 Mein Freund ist?

Karl Friedrich ABEL  Sonata in E Minor for Viola da Gamba and continuo

Tickets: BALMAIN: at door $35/$25 (conc) or online

FORREST: at door $35/$25 (conc) or online

Wesley Friend $32; Wesley Friend (conc) $22

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Tel: 0416 345 489