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Sam Allchurch Reflects On Creating A Royal Affair

May 27, 2019May 27, 2019

The New Music Director of Sydney Chamber Choir, conductor Sam Allchurch reflects on creating A Royal Affair Like many lovers of choral music, I have a real soft spot for Handel. His works for choir express the full range of human emotion from uplifting joy to poignant tragedy. Unlike that of his contemporary Bach, Handel’s…

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Sydney Chamber Choir’s A Royal Affair

April 30, 2019

Sydney Chamber Choir under its new Music Director Sam Allchurch with the Muffat Collective presents A Royal Affair, featuring masterworks from two Masters of the Queen’s Music with two of Handel’s grandest royal works. The first non-Briton to hold the royal appointment, Australian composer Malcolm Williamson brought a larrikin spirit to the role. ‘Most of my…