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 Choir of St James’ and BachBand@StJames’, directed by Warren Trevelyan-Jones, with soloists, Amy Moore (soprano) and Richard Butler (tenor), present Encounters with Mr Handel, a rare performance of George Frideric Handel’s beautiful pastoral ode, L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (The Cheerful, the Thoughtful, and the Moderate Man). Handel had immersed himself in London life,…
Ascension, Bach Akademie Australia St Francis of Assissi Church, Paddington, Sydney 29 March, 2019 Despite the innumerable words written about the music of J S Bach, there is nothing that touches the soul quite like hearing it performed by those who understand it best. JS Bach’s music brims with inexplicable harmonies and poignant melodies against…