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The Marais Project Performs Dowland

Walsh Bay Arts Precinct Wharf 4/5, 15 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, Australia

The Marais Project presents a selection of the finest English songs in 'A Pilgrime’s Solace: Dowland’s last songs & Danyel’s funeral tears.' Featuring tenor Koen van Stade with lutenist Tommie Andersson and Jenny Eriksson playing the viola da gamba, the concerts celebrate the extraordinary composer and lutenist, John Dowland (1563–1626) whose popularity endures nearly 400 years after he died.

Halcyon Presents Autobiochemistry

Summer Hill Church 2, Henson Street, Summer Hill, NSW, Australia

Halcyon presents the world premiere of Elliot Gyger's Autobiochemistry (2019), a new 13-movement work scored for voice and cello, each one named for a different chemical element. This piece which won the prestigious 2022 Paul Lowin Song Cycle Prize. Also on the program is the Australian premiere of British composer Nicola Lefanu's The Tongue and the Heart (2008), inspired by newly written love lyrics by John Fuller, and Swedish composer Madeleine Isaksson’s Blad över blad (2000/2019).

Castalia Vocal Consort ‘Her Eyes’

aMBUSH Gallery 4 James Street, Waterloo, NSW, Australia

Castalia Vocal Consort presents Her Eyes, a musical and artistic exploration of Mary as a woman outside of her spiritual status. It features music by Alice Chance, Brooke Shelley, Herbert Howells, Elliot Gyger and Francis Poulenc, paired with the artworks of artists including Botticelli, Da Vinci, and Picasso.

Australian Haydn Ensemble Features CPE Bach

City Recital Hall 2 Angel Place, Sydney, NSW, Australia

The Australian Haydn Ensemble presents C.P.E. Bach: Universe of Harmony featuring Guest Director and harpsichord soloist Chad Kelly and cello soloist Daniel Yeadon.  There are concerts in Bathurst (Tuesday December 13) and Canberra (Wednesday December 14) as well as in Sydney. The Sydney performance will be streamed live on Australian Digital Concert Hall.

River City Voices ‘Slam Messiah’

Riverside Theatre, Parramatta

River City Voices in partnership with WestWords presents Handel’s Messiah, as you’ve never seen or heard it before, creating a groundbreaking Australian premiere when a choral Christmas tradition meets a beloved Western Sydney art form. 

Omega Ensemble Highlights French Horn

Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House Circular Quay East, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Nicolas Fleury, Principal Horn of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, joins Omega Ensemble for a program containing some of the most glorious music written for French horn including the premiere of apiece commissioned by Omega Ensemble.

Choir of St James’ Messiah

St James' Church King Sreet, Sydney, NSW, Australia

The Choir of St James' with Bach Band at St James' performs Handel’s immortal oratorio Messiah, in a unique and intimate chamber setting. 

Soqquadro Christmas Concert

St Augustine's Church Eaton Street, Balmain, NSW, Australia

Chanteuse Nadia Piave and her ensemble present Soqquadro Christmas Concert, 2022, the 5th annual Soqquadro event which will be a glorious, miraculous harvest of Christmas folk carols, lullabies, cantios and songs of Christmas cheer.

Bach In The Dark Cello, Choir And Organ

St James' Church King Sreet, Sydney, NSW, Australia

The Bach in the Dark concert series returns in 2023 with cellist Rachel Scott joined by the Choir of St James, their conductor Warren Trevelyan-Jones, and their organist Marko Sever. 

Opera Australia Chorus In Concert

Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House Bennelong Point, Sydney, Australia

The Opera Australia Chorus of 48 voices performs Chorus!, a selection of popular choruses from opera by the legendary composers of opera.

Lunar New Year Gala Concert

Sydney Town Hall 483 George Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia

The Lunar New Year Concert 2023 celebrates the Chinese Lunar New Year with lavish orchestral music and singing.