The new music director of the Sydney Chamber Choir, Richard Gill, will conduct the choir’s landmark 40th anniversary concert Six Times Three, featuring a unique mix of six Australian a cappella works and early music classics. Richard Gill’s drive is to bring alive the links between a cappella music of the high Renaissance and Impressionists, in tandem with Australian choral…
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,…
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…