ElektraSydney Symphony OrchestraSydney Opera House, Concert HallFebruary 24 As a cathartic experience the Monday evening performance of Richard Strauss’s Elektra by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra would be difficult to surpass. Such was the emotional tension generated by the waves of sheer orchestral power and a dramatic soprano who is nothing short of a vocal phenomenon…
Bach Magnificat Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Choir City Recital Hall, Sydney February 21st 2014. The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra celebrating its 25th anniversary this year opened the 2014 season with a concert centred around the music of J S Bach. The programme reached back into history, performing two works which represent the stylistic origins of…
Commemorating the season of Lent, The Choir of Christ Church St Laurence in Sydney has released an anthology of seasonal music from Lent to Easter, titled Light’s Glittering Morn. Directed by Dr Neil McEwen AM, with organist Peter Jewkes, the 34 strong choir sings 14 works from Gregorian chant to the 20th century which…