The Sydney Chamber Choir directed by Paul Stanhope presents Going Bjork, a concert in which they will be joined by ARIA Award-winning a cappella quartet The Idea of North to explore the music of Icelandic pop princess Bjørk, and Scandinavian composers both popular and classical, including The Real Group, Knut Nystedt, Jan Sandström and ABBA. Also in the program…
Australia’s most admired conductor and respected musical educator, Richard Gill, has been announced as the incoming Musical Director of the Sydney Chamber Choir. Richard will take over from Paul Stanhope who was recently appointed as Artistic Chair of the Australia Ensemble. Richard Gill has been the Patron of the choir since 2009 and is guest conductor for the first…
On March 15 and 29, Halcyon proudly presents Kingfisher, Songs for Halcyon – a seminal commissioning project to celebrate 15 years of music making by Australia’s leading ensemble for vocal chamber music. Halcyon, a fabled bird identified with the kingfisher, had the power to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on…