Celebrating Anthony Pasquill’s 10th year as Artistic and Musical Director, Bel a cappella will present James MacMillan’s Sun-Dogs an extraordinary work by the Scottish composer (b 1959) which abounds in striking vocal effects: rapid chanting doubling the held notes of a simple four-part choral progression, deep breathing, whistling, free-floating heterophony and ‘stage whispered’ toneless rhythmic chanting….
An elite ensemble of sixteen singers from within one of Australia’s finest a cappella vocal groups, Bel a cappella, takes centre-stage this Sunday as part of the popular Prelude in Tea series at North Sydney’s Independent Theatre. Bel a consort give their premiere performance of 2019 with Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Requiem, written in 1603 and…
Choral ensemble Bel a Cappella directed by Anthony Pasquill explores literal and figurative aspects of night with a glorious selection of music from around the world in Threshold of Night. The program includes the luminous Threshold of Night, from which the concert takes its name, by Tarik O’Regan, one of today’s leading British composers. As always,…