More of What’s in Store in “The Love of the Nightingale”


Presenting works by J. S. Bach, the Bourbaki Ensemble and their conductor David Angell will be joined by soprano Ayse Goknur Shanal, mezzo-soprano Jill Sullivan, flautist Christine Draeger and harpsichordist Diana Blom. The programme includes the arias ‘Laudamus Te’ ( B minor mass), ‘Erbarme dich’ ( St Matthew Passion), ‘Stirbt in mir’ (Kantate BWV 169)…
The Sydney Consort extends a welcome to all music lovers for its new music series – The Organ Recital. For many years, this early music group has been the ensemble-in-residence at St Augustine’s Catholic Church in Balmain. This new series offers Sydney audiences the opportunity to explore the beauty of the church’s historical pipe organ…
Australia’s premier drumming ensemble Taikoz presents The Beauty Of 8, an unusual blend of Tennyson’s poetry with taiko drumming and exquisite Japanese traditional dance. Featuring guest artists master taiko player, Chieko Kojima and Shakuhachi Grandmaster Riley Lee, the production has all the elements Taikoz is famous for – hypnotic rhythms and adrenalin-fuelled performance. Guest artist Chieko’s…
The Sydney University Graduate Choir’s August concert is dedicated to the music of Ludwig van Beethoven, featuring his Mass in C major and the Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II. The Mass reveals an intensely personal and vividly dramatic response to the traditional Mass text. His Cantata clearly breathes the spirit of enlightenment…
The Choir of St James’ King Street presents the Mass in B Minor BWV 232 by J S Bach later this month. Soprano Greta Bradman, mezzo-soprano Sally Anne Russell and tenor Thomas Hobbs join the 15 strong choir that is a smaller than usual ensemble expected in a performance of this demanding and complex tour…
Musica Viva presents Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra in Bach and His World, in a welcome return to Australia which celebrates of the genius of J S Bach with the latest multimedia creation by Alison Mackay, the mastermind of phenomenally successful productions including The Galileo Project and House of Dreams. Bach and His World draws on spoken…