The Sydney Chamber Choir celebrates 40 years of music making with the launch of its 2015 programme. Musical Director Paul Stanhope observes “Despite the number of candles on our cake, we are every bit as adventurous as when we were young upstarts!” adding “The choir continues to renew itself through a strong intake of fresh talent,…
The Sydney Chamber Choir directed by Paul Stanhope presents Going Bjork, a concert in which they will be joined by ARIA Award-winning a cappella quartet The Idea of North to explore the music of Icelandic pop princess Bjørk, and Scandinavian composers both popular and classical, including The Real Group, Knut Nystedt, Jan Sandström and ABBA. Also in the program…
On March 15 and 29, Halcyon proudly presents Kingfisher, Songs for Halcyon – a seminal commissioning project to celebrate 15 years of music making by Australia’s leading ensemble for vocal chamber music. Halcyon, a fabled bird identified with the kingfisher, had the power to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on…