The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra (ARCO) opens its 2018 season with Pastoral Melodies featuring much-loved works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Beethoven. Joined by the Sydney Chamber Choir and conducted by the artistic director of both ensembles, Richard Gill AO, the orchestra’s world-class musicians present their latest concert in the presentation of historically informed performance on…
The Sydney Chamber Choir performs the music of Monteverdi, Gesualdo and Purcell in their October concert which includes a complete concert performance of Purcell’s masterpiece, the opera Dido and Aeneas. Monteverdi takes us to the lonely shores of Naxos, where Ariadne, having sacrificed everything to save her beloved Theseus from the claws of the Minotaur, watches…
Lux Aeterna, is a new album of music by Australian composer Paul Stanhope, performed by the Sydney Chamber Choir and release on ABC Classics on 8 September 2017. ‘Lux Aeterna’ – ‘eternal light’, represents the struggle of light and darkness: an ancient concept, inspiring music-making for centuries. The album brings this search for light into…