Songs of Splendour – A Venetian Coronation The Choir of St James’/The Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral/Australian Baroque Brass Conducted by Paul McCreesh St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney 21 May 2014 It is now twenty-five years since Paul McCreesh first compiled his conjectural reconstruction of the music performed at the coronation of Doge Marino…
The Choir of St James’ King Street with the choristers and scholars of St Mary’s Cathedral and period instrumentalists Australian Baroque Brass performs Claudio Monteverdi’s masterpiece, Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers for the Virgin Mary, 1610). This concert is the first performance of Monteverdi’s Vespers at St Mary’s Cathedral and continues the 2013 Metamorphosis concert…
Handel’s timeless masterpiece Messiah is being performed this weekend by the choir of St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney with orchestra and soloists soprano Kim Dover, bass Alex Knight and featuring trumpeter Paul Goodchild. Conducted by Thomas Wilson, the choir features the men and boys of the St Mary’s Cathedral Choir. This smaller vocal ensemble along with…