The Choir and Orchestra of St James’ King Street continue their rich tradition of presenting superb orchestral settings of liturgical masses during January.
This year, under the musical direction of Warren Trevelyan-Jones, the ensemble will present Zelenka’s Missa Paschalis and Dvořák’s Mass in D.
The Sydney Opera House, Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) and Pacific Opera will present a number of concerts featuring young classical musicians and opera singers, showcasing the rising stars of Australian classical music. In the first of these concerts for 2017, up-and-coming artists from ANAM and Pacific Opera under the artistic direction of Simon…
Baby Proms: The Conductor and the Clown is a mini symphony production designed to introduce young children and families to the joys and wonders of symphonic music. Children will learn about the instruments of an orchestra and get their first taste of classical music in a relaxed and engaging environment. Tailored for children aged 4 –…
In this program flautist Laura Chislett and pianist Stephanie McCallum will perform music from their 2015 CD Flute Vox as well as Andrew Ford’s 1993 dramatic soliloquy for solo bass flute, Becalmed. Also on the programme, the premiere of a work written especially for the duo by the Australian composer now resident in Paris, Gerald Glynn….
The music world is celebrating the 450th anniversary of the birth of the great Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi. In Sydney, Les Arts Florissants will perform two concerts in two separate programs of Monteverdi Madrigals on successive evenings. The Cremona madrigals are performed on Monday 3 April at 7.30pm and the Mantua madrigals on Tuesday 4…
The Sydney Consort is delighted to present for the first time the inspiring English soprano Amy Moore and renowned cornettist Matthew Manchester to perform an array of early Venetian compositions. Join the ensemble on a musical journey through musica Veneziana and all its evocative arias, supported by strings, continuo and cornetto. The Sydney Consort will perform…
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s 25th anniversary celebrations continue with an all Mozart programme which includes his triumphant ‘Jupiter’ symphony, a favourite for flute and harp and a rarely heard overture. “In our 25th anniversary year, it felt appropriate for us to play this iconic work by one of my musical heroes,” says Paul Dyer AO, Artistic Director of the…