Sydney University Musical Society Presents Carolfest, its 56th Carolfest concert. Carolfest is SUMS’ annual festival of Christmas carols and lessons, performed in Sydney University’s magnificent Great Hall. This year’s program will feature works from a diverse range of composers, from Rachmaninoff to Rutter, Bach to Britten. Classics and new endeavours combine in a night of beautiful choral music….
Sydney University Musical Society and the University of Sydney Union present Karl Jenkins’ modern masterpiece Stella Natalis (Birth Star). Composed in 2009, Stella Natalis is a twelve-movement work celebrating different aspects of Christmastide, such as winter, the sleeping child, peace and thanksgiving. Over the jittery, uneven rhythms, the chorus sings in languages that include English,…
Join Sydney University Musical Society (SUMS) for their 55th Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols, Carolfest, in the beautiful sandstone Great Hall of Sydney University, with music from its magnificent organ. This year, SUMS will be presenting two very different Carolfest concerts! The first will be a family-friendly affair, to which kids of all ages (including grown up kids!) are heartily invited….