Nelson Mass Sydney Chamber Choir/ Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra/ Richard Gill City Recital Hall, October 1, 2016 From Dreaming to Distress, the Sydney Chamber Choir performed masses themed around these diametrically opposed ideas in their concert last weekend. Conducted by Richard Gill AO, the choir was joined by the newly re-branded Australian Romantic and…
The Sydney Chamber Choir joins forces with orchestra seventeen88, conducted by Richard Gill in their final performance for 2016, performing Joseph Haydn’s Nelson Mass. Joseph Haydn wrote his ‘Nelson’ Mass for a world in turmoil: Napoleon’s armies were sweeping across Europe and had nearly reached the gates of Vienna. Haydn’s response was to write music…
Under the Artistic Direction of Richard Gill OAM, the orchestra seventeen88 Chamber Soloists who are four of Australia’s most renowned chamber musicians, step off the international stage to perform Viennese classical music from the masters: Haydn, Schubert and Hummel. The orchestra seventeen88 Chamber Soloists bring to life Viennese Classical Chamber works by Haydn, Schubert and Hummel in this…