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Guest Choristers for Sydney Sings™ Brahms ‘A German Requiem’
On November 10th Sydney University Graduate Choir and Orchestra will be performing Brahms ‘A German Requiem’ in the magnificent setting of Sydney Town Hall. This concert is part of the choir’s Sydney Sings™ concert series, and will include a large … Continue reading
Your Joan Carden Award Finalists for 2019!
We are presenting three wonderful soloists for your enjoyment and deliberation – two sopranos, Jessica Blunt and Sandra Liu, and a baritone, Tristan Entwistle. On Sunday August 11th at 3pm, the first half of our concert will feature each of … Continue reading
Posted in Joan Carden Award, Soloists
Tagged Adrian Tamburini, Jessica Blunt, Sandra Liu, Simon Kim, Tristan Entwistle
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Gossec’s Messe des Morts – Concert Reflections
On Sunday, 5 May, the Choir presented its first subscription concert of the 2019 season, the Australian premiere of the Messe des Morts (Requiem) of the little-known François-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829). The initiative for the choice of this work came from … Continue reading
Gossec’s Messe des Morts
François-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829) was a highly original composer, difficult to classify, because his career straddled the Baroque and classical eras. Gossec played an important role in French musical life for more than 50 years. He was born in a province … Continue reading
Joan Carden Award 2019 – Applications open
Applications are currently open – closing April 26th – for entries for this year’s Joan Carden Award. Conducted with the gracious support of Miss Joan Carden AO OBE, this Award aims to: identify and encourage young singing talent strengthen the … Continue reading
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Tagged Joan Carden, Joan Carden Award
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Sing On Report – An Australian War Requiem
In his insightful analysis of the coup d’etat that brought Louis Napoleon to power in France in 1848, The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, Karl Marx famously commented: “Hegel says somewhere that all great events and personalities in world history … Continue reading
Sing On Report – Beethoven’s Joseph II Cantata and Mass in C
The Choir’s second Great Hall concert for 2018 comprised two rarely performed works by one of the most admired and popular composers of all, Ludwig van Beethoven. In the first half of the program, Christopher Bowen led us in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnes Sarkis, Anita Kyle, Beethoven, John Bowen, Nicholas Jones, Simon Lobelson
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Time to Meet the Soloists!
We are delighted to introduce you to our four very talented soloists, who will take to the stage under the baton of music director Christopher Bowen OAM, in our upcoming all Beethoven Concert on Sunday 12th August 2018, at the … Continue reading
Dawn Plasto interviews sound technician Greg Ghavalas
Quietly setting up ‘mikes’ around the choir and orchestra or sitting at the console at the anteroom in the Great Hall is our technician Greg Ghavalas. Greg has been making our recordings for some years many of them first class. … Continue reading
Dawn Plasto interviews the Graduate Choir’s current president Jackie Rotenstein
Q. Thank you for talking to us Jackie. Perhaps you might like to tell us about your family. Are they from Europe and are they musical? A. My family indeed comes from Europe – Russia and Hungary – but I … Continue reading
