Soaring, Swinging, Singing Sax And Strings

Soaring, Swinging, Singing Sax And Strings

Nick Russionello and the Golden Age String Quartet Award winning saxophonist Nick Russoniello performs with unrivalled virtuosity on an original 1920’s C-melody saxophone alongside period string quartet Golden Age Quartet in a concert to blow away any mid-winter blues!  And, as always in this series, the concert includes a complementary delicious selection of cakes &…

The Sydney Consort Premieres An 18th Century Stabat Mater

The Sydney Consort Premieres An 18th Century Stabat Mater

The Sydney Consort presents the Australian premiere of Stabat Mater, a religious work for three voices & strings by 18th century Bohemian composer and Jesuit priest  Karel Loos. This is part of the ensemble’s traditional Good Friday concert  to which all are welcome. Loos’ Stabat Mater is a powerful and moving composition which paints a picture of…

The Sydney Consort Performs Bach’s Harpsichord Concerti

The Sydney Consort Performs Bach’s Harpsichord Concerti

The Sydney Consort returns to the beautiful Church of St Augustine in Balmain with more music from the baroque era in their concert 1+2+3 (Bach’s Concerti). The opening performance of the 2016 concert season will feature Bach’s rarely performed concerti for one, two and three harpsichords and strings, by this most prolific writer of baroque music….