Comfort and Joy – Cantatas for Christmas Bach Akademie Australia Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney 29 November 2019 First there was Comfort – the cantata Süßer Trost BWV 151, by J S Bach, followed by his Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor BWV 1067. Then the heavens opened in an outpouring of Joy with…
The Song Company performs Australian and English carols old and new in celebration of the upcoming festive season. This final program for the year will feature the Coventry Carol Lully lulla in its original mediaeval dramatic setting in a concert that sparkles with the season’s joy while reflecting on the more sombre realities of…
The Sydney Consort invites you to its traditional concert on Good Friday. For the first time in Australia, the ensemble will present a religious work for three voices and strings by 18th century Maltese composer Girolamo Abos. His powerful and moving composition, Stabat Mater for 2 sopranos, alto, strings & basso continuo paints a picture of the Roman Catholic…