Above : Sydney Chamber Choir conductor Sam Allchurch
The program
Nardi Simpson: ‘Dharriwaa – Narran Lakes Dreaming’
Paul Stanhope: ‘I am Martuwarra’
David Conte: ‘Invocation and Dance’
Carl Orff: ‘Carmina Burana’
The artists
Sydney Chamber Choir
Sydney Children’s Choir
Sam …
Few works command such instant recognition as Carl Orff’s CARMINA BURANA. From the electrifying opening ‘O Fortuna’ to moments of shimmering tenderness, this choral masterpiece celebrates the passions, fortunes and follies of life with irresistible energy. Performed in the …
4 ½ stars
It’s been a long time since the City Recital Hall in Sydney CBD was as jam packed as it was on Sunday afternoon (28 April 2024). The seats were filled all the way to the back of …
This once only performance at the Verbrugghen Hall in the Sydney Conservatorium can thankfully be heard online. THE HUMAN SPIRIT is available as a digital concert on Thursday, September 28, at 7:30PM (details below).
The term ‘chamber’ is a …
With Sydney Chamber Choir performing Joe Twist’s Australian Song Cycle this Saturday, the composer shares his inspiration rediscovering Australia’s nature after his career in Hollywood, and in animations, musicals and the concert hall.
As COVID-19 descended, I got the very …
Congratulations to the Sydney Chamber Choir for the beautiful ‘Garden of the Soul’ concert held at the acoustically brilliant Independent Theatre last Saturday 20th November, 2021.
The first three pieces were from the Renaissance era (Jacobus Clemens non Papa, Monteverdi, …
Award-winning composer and former Sydney Chamber Choir Music Director Paul Stanhope returns to lead the choir in the world premiere performance of his Requiem, the centrepiece of a program exploring themes of mortality, hope, ritual and commemoration.
The concert program …
Just as the title for this final Sydney Chamber Choir concert of 2018 boldly calls out for our attention, the programme choices here were captivating and mostly modern in style and compositional date. Compiled by guest conductor Jonathan Grieves-Smith, …
Sydney Chamber Choir embarks on BEHOLD – THE SEA!, a choral voyage through maritime disaster, epic adventure and revelation, island magic and a reverence for sea coasts and depths, in a panoramic concert devised by one of the world’s leading …
DANCE CHANT : CELEBRATING ROSS EDWARDS was a supremely entertaining event which was significant on several levels. The evening celebrated the unique voice and a portion of the prolific output of this composer in his 75th birthday year. And …