Stabat Mater on Good Friday

Stabat Mater on Good Friday

The Sydney Consort presents an evening of exquisite devotional music composed throughout the years especially for Good Friday. Caldara’s masterpiece Stabat Mater is the centerpiece of this concert. Written for soprano, alto, tenor and bass with trombones, strings and organ, the poignant arias and the dramatic beauty of this work stems from writing that is heartfelt and distinctly…

The Sydney Consort Starts The Year ‘Con Amore’

The Sydney Consort Starts The Year ‘Con Amore’

  The Sydney Consort launches its 2014 concerts with Con Amore, a programme of popular classics which highlight the viola d’amore and oboe d’amore, with strings flute and continuo. Opening the concert is JS Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050, followed by his Concerto for Oboe d’amore with soloist Jane Downer. Following this is a work by…