The Sydney Consort presents 1+2+3+4 (Bach’s Concerti) in its third performance of the 2017 concert season and one of the most exciting of programs. The ensemble welcomes back Israeli virtuoso harpsichordist, Michael Tsalka, who will join the ensemble in a rare performance of four concertos composed by J S Bach. This year the ensemble will perform the remaining…
When the Choir of St James’ gives its debut performance at Sydney’s City Recital Hall this week, it will be celebrating another first – the premiere of the newly formed BachBand@St James’. The choir and band with soloists directed by St James’ Head of Music, Warren Trevelyan-Jones, will perform J S Bach’s St John Passion,…
It might seem enigmatic that Sydney’s fascination with baroque music looks back to a time before Western culture even arrived on these shores. Yet, the pull of baroque music is so powerful that a group of young Sydney musicians led by violinist Meg Cohen has been gathering in Sydney each summer, as the Sydney Baroque…