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Sydney Chamber Choir under its new Music Director Sam Allchurch with the Muffat Collective presents A Royal Affair, <\/em>featuring\u00a0<\/em>masterworks from two Masters of the Queen\u2019s Music with two of Handel\u2019s grandest royal works.<\/p>\n

The first non-Briton to hold the royal appointment, Australian composer Malcolm Williamson brought a larrikin spirit to the role. \u2018Most of my music is Australian,\u2019 he said, \u2018not the bush or the deserts, but the brashness of the cities. The sort of brashness that makes Australians go through life pushing doors marked pull.\u2019 His\u00a0Symphony for Voices<\/em>\u00a0is a visionary work that explores the spirituality of the Australian landscape.<\/p>\n

Current Master of the Queen\u2019s Music, Scottish composer Judith Weir, offers a more intimate musical experience, drawing on writers as diverse as Shakespeare, e.e. cummings and Edward Lear. Music and poetry intertwine in a rich tapestry of choral colour.<\/p>\n

George Friedrich Handel was never actually Master of the King\u2019s Music, but as Composer to the Chapel Royal he wrote the most famous regal music of all:\u00a0Zadok the Priest<\/em>, which has graced every British coronation since Handel composed it for King George II in 1727. His\u00a0Dettingen Te Deum<\/em>\u00a0is on an even grander scale: bold, triumphant and utterly thrilling.<\/p>\n

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The programme:\u00a0Williamson\u00a0Love, the Sentinel\/\u00a0Williamson\u00a0Symphony for Voices\/\u00a0Weir\u00a0The Song Sung True\/\u00a0Weir\u00a0A Blue True Dream of Sky\/\u00a0Weir\u00a0Love Bade me Welcome\/\u00a0Handel\u00a0Dettingen Te Deum\/\u00a0Handel\u00a0Zadok the Priest<\/p>\n

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Tickets:\u00a0Premium\u00a0Standard\u00a0$75 | Concession\u00a0$65 \/\u00a0A reserve\u00a0Standard\u00a0$60 | Concession\u00a0$55 \/\u00a0B reserve\u00a0Standard\u00a0$50 | Concession\u00a0$45 \/Student\u00a0(B reserve only) $25<\/p>\n

Website and bookings:\u00a0sydneychamberchoir.org<\/a>\/\u00a0Enquiries:\u00a01300 661 738<\/p>\n

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