The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra will give its premiere performance of Handel’s oratorio Messiah, directed by Brandenburg’s Artistic Director Paul Dyer AO, with a line-up of international soloists and members of the Brandenburg Choir. Messiah, HWV 56,is one of the world’s most performed pieces, yet Dyer promises an entirely fresh reading of the masterpiece. Joining the…
The Muffat Collective presents Cafes and Cathedrals, an evening of rare 17th century German music performed on period instruments. From coffee-house to church hall, enjoy pieces from an era when music was at the height of its ability to “move heart and spirit.” “All of music’s pleasantness grows out of her ability to move heart and spirit…”…
It might seem enigmatic that Sydney’s fascination with baroque music looks back to a time before Western culture even arrived on these shores. Yet, the pull of baroque music is so powerful that a group of young Sydney musicians led by violinist Meg Cohen has been gathering in Sydney each summer, as the Sydney Baroque…