Heirs & Rebels
Event description
28 September | Sydney Chamber Choir
September 28 @ 3.00 pm – 4.15pm $45/$40
Join Sydney Chamber Choir and renowned actor John Gaden in the splendid acoustic of Sts Peter and Paul Old Cathedral for a celebration of the beauty of the English choral and poetic traditions with this array of Romantic masterpieces. Drawing inspiration from the simplicity of the Renaissance while revelling in a rich new harmonic landscape, this is music that opens up whole worlds of emotion.
Highlights include the soaring grace of Stanford’s The Blue Bird, Elgar’s majestic Lux aeterna, the gentle ecstasy of Gustav Holst’s Nunc dimittis, the yearning of Vaughan Williams’ Agnus Dei and the poignant embrace of Parry’s Songs of Farewell. Discover a new work by Australian composer Harry Sdraulig and let Tavener’s transcendent Song for Athene fill you with joy.
Performers
Sydney Chamber Choir
Sam Allchurch – Conductor
John Gaden – Narrator
Program
Edward Elgar Lux aeterna
Gerald Finzi My Spirit Sang All Day
Imogen Holst A Hymne to Christ
Gustav Holst Nunc dimittis
Herbert Howells Salve Regina
Hubert Parry 3 songs from Songs of Farewell
Harry Sdraulig – Evening Star (World premiere)
Charles Stanford The Blue Bird
Thomas Tallis Why Fum'th in Fight
John Tavener The Lamb
John Tavener Song for Athene
Ralph Vaughan Williams Agnus Dei from Mass in G minor
Judith Weir Love Bade Me Welcome
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