Concert Review: St John Passion/JS Bach/ The Choir Of St James’ King Street/ The Australian Haydn Ensemble

Concert Review: St John Passion/JS Bach/ The Choir Of St James’ King Street/ The Australian Haydn Ensemble

St John Passion – J S Bach The Choir of St James’ with The Australian Haydn Ensemble St James’ Church, King Street, Sydney 28 March 2015 J S Bach’s St John Passion is not performed as often as his better-known St Matthew Passion, The St James’ performance in the church’s sympathetic acoustic was conducted by Warren Trevelyan-Jones who…

St John At St James’

St John At St James’

Ever since its first performance in Leipzig on Good Friday 1724, J.S. Bach’s setting of the St John Passion BWV 245,  has been a mainstay of the Lenten musical calendar in both concert hall and church. Bach’s emotive, Baroque setting recounts the harrowing last days of Jesus of Nazareth. A solo narrative of the events leading…

SUMS present Vivaldi and Mozart with stellar soloists

SUMS present Vivaldi and Mozart with stellar soloists

The Sydney University Musical Society (SUMS), has garnered the talents of major soloists from the Melbourne Opera Company for their upcoming concert in September. Soprano Joanna Cole and mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russell will join the SUMS choir and full string orchestra conducted by Tim Chung to perform classics by Mozart and Vivaldi. The two soloists have…