The Sydney Consort presents 1+2+3+4 (Bach’s Concerti) in its third performance of the 2017 concert season and one of the most exciting of programs. The ensemble welcomes back Israeli virtuoso harpsichordist, Michael Tsalka, who will join the ensemble in a rare performance of four concertos composed by J S Bach. This year the ensemble will perform the remaining…
The Sydney Consort 2017 concert season opens with the program Mediterranean Baroque, with music by composers living in south Italy, Sicily, Malta, Turkey and Spain. The music contains typical dance like rhythms heard in Folia, Ciaccona, Malaguena, Passacaille and Fandango with their southern flavor, unique rhythms and sensual harmonies, making them distinct from baroque music in other European countries. Music by Gaspar Sanz,…
The Sydney Consort presents a rare combination of early instruments when two violas d’amore are joined by the viola da gamba, theorbo and harpsichord in music composed especially for these great instruments. Stan Kornel playing baroque violin and viola d’amore and harpsichordist Monika Kornel will perform with Ross Mitchell playing viola d’amore and Shaun Ng playing…