The Choir and Orchestra of St James St James, King Street, Sydney 22 March 2014 Songs of the Divine – Baroque Masterpieces For the first concert in their 2014 series, the choir and orchestra of St James, under the direction of Warren Trevelyan-Jones, turned to the two pillars of the musical Baroque: Bach and…
Mahler 9Los Angeles PhilharmonicGustavo DudamelDeutsches Grammophon 479 0924 (2CD set) In early 2012, Venezuelan Wunderkind Gustavo Dudamel undertook his journey with the symphonies of Gustav Mahler (1860 –1911). Conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic and his own Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, to commemorate the centenary of Mahler’s death, he led performances of all…
The Parsons Affayre St James, King Street, Sydney 9 March 2014 Miserere – Music for Lent The Parsons Affayre was formed in 2009 as an elite choral group, normally with two singers per part and specialising in Renaissance polyphony. Directed by Warren Trevelyan-Jones, a Lenten concert has become a regular feature of their calendar…