Nicholas Routley Writes

Nicholas Routley Writes

On the eve of returning to conduct the 40th anniversary concert by the Sydney Chamber Choir, its founding director Nicholas Routley reflects on its growth and distinctive sound:  “In July 1975 four students from the Music Department at the University of Sydney asked me if I would like to form a specialist small choir. I…

How It All Began: Nicholas Routley On The Sydney Chamber Choir

How It All Began: Nicholas Routley On The Sydney Chamber Choir

A decade after Nicholas Routley, the founding director of the Sydney Chamber Choir has left the ensemble he created, there is still a powerful nexus between them. Talking about the choir’s upcoming 40th anniversary concert this weekend, which he will conduct, Nicholas Routley muses “I don’t know whether to say ‘we’  or ‘they’ since I…

The Omega Ensemble – A World Premiere by Mark Isaacs,Stanhope and Mahler’s Fourth

The Omega Ensemble – A World Premiere by Mark Isaacs,Stanhope and Mahler’s Fourth

The Omega Ensemble presents an unusual and intimate performance of the music of Mahler in the July concert of their Virtuoso Series with guest artist, New York based Australian soprano, Jane Sheldon. Accompanying this German epic are two Australian works including a world premiere of  Chamber Symphony for ensemble and soprano, composed by Mark Isaacs and commissioned especially…