Concert Review: Sydney Chamber Choir/ Carmina Burana

Concert Review: Sydney Chamber Choir/ Carmina Burana

Carmina Burana Sydney Chamber Choir,  NSW Public Schools Senior Singers Wei Jiang, Megan Cronin, Belinda Montgomery – sopranos/ Miguel Iglesias – tenor/ Alexander Knight – baritone Splash Percussion/  Chris Cartner and Katherine Day – pianos Richard Gill – conductor  Saturday, 19 March, 2016 City Recital Hall, Sydney In recent years the reach of the Sydney Chamber Choir’s…

Sydney Chamber Choir – Carmina Burana

Sydney Chamber Choir – Carmina Burana

Sydney Chamber Choir’s first performance for 2016 takes the audience to the excesses and restraints, peaks and troughs of 13th and 14th century Europe, which still influence our thinking today. The program features Carl Orff’s exciting two-piano/percussion version of the profane Carmina Burana conducted by Richard Gill OAM, with baritone Alexander Knight. Says Mr Gill “Here’s…