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 concert of Scottish classical music and folk tunes showcasing the instrumental combination of fiddles with flute and harp which produce typical Scottish folk music. In the 18th century Scotland, the traditional instrument, the bagpipe began to languish, moving from centre stage and being replaced by the violin, joined by the harp in…
Celebrate with music from the Emerald Isle on the eve of St Patrick’s Day with Nadia Piave and a host of Sydney musicians in a night of words and songs – a beautiful concert recalling Ireland, her songs, her faeries and ghosts, and her history – enjoy Irish classics like I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls and the poem The Lake…