The St Mary’s Singers under the direction of Simon Nieminski with Gareth Baard at the grand organ, present Songs of Praise, a concert featuring Elgar’s Te Deum and Benedictus Op. 34 and a selection of choral anthems, including How lovely are thy dwellings by Brahms and Jubilate by Stanford.
Tickets: $30 A Reserve, $25 general seating. Children free.
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Two of the world’s finest guitarists bring their first collaborative tour to Sydney on Monday February 25th, when they perform at City Recital Hall, Angel Place. This is the first tour in the Musica Viva International Concert Season, which has seen Karin Schaupp and Pavel Steidl travelling around Australia since mid February. They will perform a…
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