“It’s like a blank canvas for large scale emotion. When you hear it, you can let your mind wander – thinking about what this orchestra has done, all the different instruments their sounds…their colour…..” The words of composer Elena Kats-Chernin as she sits in the studio of her Sydney home, talking about the newly…
Noël! Noël! the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s annual Christmas concert is in its 15th year. The series has become a seasonal fixture with concerts in churches and concert halls in and around Sydney, as well as in Wollongong. “In Noël! Noël! we blend the ancient with the modern in our arrangements and also instrumentally,” says…
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra directed by Paul Dyer is joined by the Australian Brandenburg Choir for Noël! Noël! its annual celebration of festive music. Paul Dyer curates a special collection of music to round off the year. Ancient melodies are performed on the pure sound of period instruments playing medieval hymns with contemporary sounds, Gregorian chant, medieval carols, French and German hymns, English Christmas…