On the eve of returning to conduct the 40th anniversary concert by the Sydney Chamber Choir, its founding director Nicholas Routley reflects on its growth and distinctive sound: “In July 1975 four students from the Music Department at the University of Sydney asked me if I would like to form a specialist small choir. I…
Celebrate with music from the Emerald Isle on the eve of St Patrick’s Day with Nadia Piave and a host of Sydney musicians in a night of words and songs – a beautiful concert recalling Ireland, her songs, her faeries and ghosts, and her history – enjoy Irish classics like I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls and the poem The Lake…
The Sydney Consort invites you to a concert of Irish tunes blending with classical flavour and interspersed with delightful works by composers from the Emerald Isle. The rhythm of the Irish jig, charismatic harmony and the sounds of the celtic harp will combine in traditional and classical music from Ireland. The ensemble for this concert comprises Nadia…