The Parsons Affayre and period instrumental ensemble conducted by Warren Trevelyan-Jones present Membra Jesu Nostri a programme of Baroque music for Lent which featuring the works of J S Bach (1685-1750) and a cantata cycle by Dietrich Buxtehude (c 1637 – 1707).
The concert features special guests The Emerald City Viols conducted by Brooke Green.
Tickets $45/$40 Seniors/$30 Concession and students
Bookings: (02)8004 0369 or email [email protected]
One of the greatest cult bands in Australia, experimental jazz trio The Necks, comes to Sydney as part of their 2018 Australian tour. comprising Chris Abrahams on piano, Tony Buck on drums and Lloyd Swanton on bass, The Necks is renowned for its chemistry and minimalist mastery. This performance will feature The Necks’ renowned experimental style where the music is invented in…
Redfern’s 107 Projects hosts the launch of Symbioses, a traveling concert series curated by New York-based Australian soprano Jane Sheldon. At each Symbiosis Jane and two guest instrumentalists present music for duo and trio, with a focus on works of the present and of the 20th-century avant-garde. These hour-long programs are designed to cast a light on the symbiotic…
The Choir of St James’ and BachBand@StJames directed by Warren Trevelyan-Jones present JS Bach’s St John Passion BWV 245, the powerful tale of Christ’s last journey. It will be the City Recital Hall debut for Sydney’s oldest church choir as it performs this choral jewel, one of the most iconic works of the Baroque, accompanied…
Britten, Ravel, Janáček and Gordon Kerry. A suitable repertoire for a string quartet which was founded in Budapest, came to international attention in France, is based at the University of Colorado in Boulder, appointed Associate Artists for 2012-13 at the Wigmore Hall in London and which is soon to tour to Sydney. Musica Viva presents the Takács Quartet which for…
The North Sydney Symphony Orchestra continues its 2012 series with a programme of orchestral music grounded in northern Europe. The concert opens with Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnole, Koussevitsky’s Concerto for Double Bass and the Symphony No.2 by Jean Sibelius. Steven Hillinger will conduct the orchestra which is joined by Double Bassist Kees Boersma who comments: “My last…
Songs of Splendour – A Venetian Coronation The Choir of St James’/The Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral/Australian Baroque Brass Conducted by Paul McCreesh St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney 21 May 2014 It is now twenty-five years since Paul McCreesh first compiled his conjectural reconstruction of the music performed at the coronation of Doge Marino…