The Tears of St Peter The Song Company, Artistic Director Roland Peelman, Satsuki Odamura, koto, The crypt of St Mary’s Cathedral, Monday April 2nd 8 pm. At first, it seemed incongruous to include the Japanese koto in The Song Company’s present programme of Orlando di Lasso’s Lagrime di San Pietro (The Tears of Peter) performed in…
In their Easter presentation the Song Company directed by Roland Peelman continues to befriend unusual partners. The sole item on the programme is the anthology of 21 spiritual madrigals Lagrime di San Pietro, composed by Orlando di Lassus in 1594. Performing with them is Sydney based koto virtuoso Satsuki Odamura. It sounds curious at a musical level, but on second…
The Song Company Love in Venice The City Recital Hall, Sydney Wednesday March 14th 2012 The contemporary relevance of 16th century European music is ever real. Roland Peelman, Artistic Director of The Song Company proved this when he chose 9 madrigals composed between 1603 and 1619, from Claudio Monteverdi’s vast oeuvre, and paired them with the highly theatrical…