The Song Company continues its grand tour of European polyphony with Antoine Brumel's 12 -part Earthquake Mass and music by Gombert, Alice Chance and Antony Pitts. Concerts in Sydney, Canberra and Newcastle.
Tasmanian Baroque ensemble, Van Diemen’s Band tours in seven cities across Australia for Musica Viva. Comprising some ofthe country’s most highly respected early music specialists, Van Dieman's Band was founded in 2016 by violinist Julia Fredersdorff. Van Diemen’s Band explores the creativity and freedom of expression in music of the baroque while deferring to historical sources on style and instrumentation. Presenting a program that explores the historic borderlands of Europe, Van Diemen’s Band will highlight some of the remarkable music that was composed in times of significant, sweeping change – whether that be as the result of cultural exchange or violent conquest.
“AND THERE WAS LIGHT” The Australian Haydn Ensemble performs the Australian period-instrument premiere of Haydn's joyful oratorio "The Creation" (Die Schöpfung) with soloists and the Sydney Chamber Choir, conducted by Roland Peelman.
The Marais Project presents Precious Colours, a concert celebrating the release of its distinctive new album, Australian Monody.
The Sydney University Graduate Choir's first concert for 2022 will be a curated collection of choral and instrumental pieces which includes music by Dowland, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Bowen and Bernstein.
Sydney based chamber choral ensemble Bel a cappella celebrates Mother's Day with a special treat of beautiful music entitled 'Ancient Lands' featuring music by Rautavaara, Kate Moore, Joseph Twist and others.
Music at St James’ presents Clouds of Gold a concert featuring The Choir of St James’ and BachBand@StJames’, perrforming J S Bach’s Ascension Oratorio BWV 11 and other works by Victoria, Britten, Tavener and Whitacre celebrating the Easter season.
Salut! Baroque presents Musical Moonlighters illustrating the struggle for composers between creativity and livelihood, a necessary balance for Baroque composers, not dissimilar to artists today.
Phoenix Collective with Dan Walker, presents The Juliet Letters, a song sequence for string quartet which marries chamber music with Beatles-esque art-pop, inspired by the true story of a Verona professor who responded to letters addressed to Juliet, of Romeo and Juliet fame.
Flautist Jane Rutter and pianist Simon Tedeschi appear in concert, live and online, playing music by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Schumann and Gershwin.
The Pitt Street Lunchtime Organ Festival runs on selected Fridays from May to September, 2022. Artistic Directors Kurt Ison and Stacey Xiaoyu Yang have gathered some of some of Sydney's finest organists to perform on the historic Hill and Son pipe organ in the sanctuary of Pitt St Uniting Church, metres from Town Hall station.
Pinchgut Opera fans have another terrific musical event to look forward to with the Australian debut of Antonio Cesti's Orontea, one of the most popular operas of the 17th century. Superstar mezzo-soprano, Anna Dowsley returns to Australia from Germany to sing the title role of this charming and wickedly funny Baroque opera. Comprising a prologue...