Concert Review: Tout Français/Thoroughbass

Concert Review: Tout Français/Thoroughbass

Tout Français Thoroughbass St Luke’s Anglican Church, Mosman November 16, 2014  Courtly dance music by lesser-known French composers was the focus for this concert given by Diana Weston – founder of early music ensemble Thoroughbass, with viola da gamba player, Shaun Ng and soprano Anna Fraser. Most of the works performed were composed during the…

Thoroughbass Presents Tout Français – Refinement Or Decadence?

Thoroughbass Presents Tout Français – Refinement Or Decadence?

With its roots in early music, Thoroughbass presents French courtly music and song, featuring the richly amber tones of the viola da gamba – an instrument beloved by Bach and by the French – from an era characterised by formality, procedure and excess, but also subtlety and ambiguity. Is this the ultimate in refinement and bon gout or mannered…

The Sydney Consort In Chaos

The Sydney Consort In Chaos

  The Sydney Consort makes musical damage in a concert they have called Chaos. Celebrating the richness and diversity of our modern society, the Sydney Consort explores musical intersections between old and new, tradition and innovation.  Chaos emphasises the continuity between the early music of Europe and modern Australia with the pairing of music by baroque…