Mixtures: Celestial Voices

St James' King Street hosts the Sydney Children’s Choir. Presenting music for young voices and organ including Britten’s luminous Missa brevis. From the baroque elegance of Isabella Leonarda through to the warmth of John Rutter and Bob Chilcott, this performance will inspire and delight.

Hildegard von Bingen O Eterne Deus
J.S. Bach Wir eilen mit schwachen
Giulio Caccini Ave Maria
Benjamin Britten Missa brevis
Isabella Leonarda Ave regina caelorum
Cesar Franck Panis Angelicus
Bob Chilcott The Lily and the Rose
Ronald Corp Weep you no more sad fountains
John Rutter A Gaelic Blessing
Arvo Pärt Vater unser
John Rutter The Lord bless you and keep you

The Sydney Children’s Choir
Over its 35-year history, the Sydney Children’s Choir has forged a reputation for artistic innovation and spell-binding performance. Recognised for their crystal-clear sound, their precision and artistry, they possess a courageous and compelling performance style. Founded as a single ensemble by Lyn Williams AM in 1989, it now includes approximately 400 young people, comprising performing choirs and training ensembles.

Close to the choir’s heart is its repertoire of over 200 specially commissioned works, and it continues to premiere new music from leading and emerging composers annually. The choir enjoys rich artistic collaborations with musicians from a wide range of cultures such as Suara Indonesia Dance and Mongolian singer and horsehead fiddle player, Bukhchuluun Ganburged. The choir has a long history of performing with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and other leading ensembles, and has worked with conductors including Simone Young, David Robertson and Vladimir Ashkenazy. Over the decades it has performed at many high-profile events including the Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony, World Youth Day, Sydney Festival and with the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. The choir has toured extensively, presenting their signature performances of contemporary Australian music to new audiences across the world.

Recent highlights include the premiere performance of the daring staged work Hypnopompia, directed by Alexander Berlage and the premiere of William Barton’s Of the Earth with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Simone Young to celebrate the re-opening of the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.

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