Sydney Chamber Choir and City Recital Hall are staging Handel’s mighty Messiah just as the master wanted it, stripped of centuries of amplified orchestration and giant choirs, with exactly 24 handpicked singers and 20 early music instrumentalists. This Sydney Chamber Choir concert marks the Choir’s 45th anniversary. The concert continues a charitable tradition begun by…
A Royal Affair Sydney Chamber Choir/ The Muffat Collective Great Hall, Sydney University, 1 June 2019 It was a splendid liaison between music and history when the Sydney Chamber Choir presented A Royal Affair, conducted by newly appointed Music Director, Sam Allchurch. If not for royal patronage, Europe’s rich repository of music would be a…
The New Music Director of Sydney Chamber Choir, conductor Sam Allchurch reflects on creating A Royal Affair Like many lovers of choral music, I have a real soft spot for Handel. His works for choir express the full range of human emotion from uplifting joy to poignant tragedy. Unlike that of his contemporary Bach, Handel’s…