Brahms And Clara Schumann From Bel A Capella

Brahms And Clara Schumann From Bel A Capella

Fresh from their tour to Europe, Sydney choral ensemble Bel a cappella presents Brahms’ A German Requiem and Liebeslieder Waltzes and the delightful motet Abendfeir in Vendig by Clara Schumann.  Featuring soloists soprano Celeste Lazarenko and bass Alex Knight, with pianists Jo Allan and Michael Curtain and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s Richard Miller on Timpani, Musical…

Marais And The Operatic Muse

Marais And The Operatic Muse

For their upcoming August programme, Marais And The Operatic Muse. the Marais Project turns its attention to Marin Marais’ long-neglected operas which were much acclaimed at the Court of Louis XIV.  On the menu will be excerpts from Marais’ best known opera, Sémélé and a cantata by another favourite composer, Michel Pignolet de Montéclair.  Regular…

Sydney Chamber Choir Shows Off Its Party Tricks

Sydney Chamber Choir Shows Off Its Party Tricks

Celebrating the  40th anniversary of its inception, the Sydney Chamber Choir and its alumni gathered under the direction of founding Music Director Dr Nicholas Routley in a performance they called Creativity + Loss. From the decades of repertory the choir has accumulated, the choir performed a carefully selected programme of the music it performs best,…