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Pandemic Arrangements
In the light of current circumstances we are – regrettably – unable to continue with the first two scheduled concerts of 2020, Handel’s Esther in May and Faure’s Requiem in August. Our current plan – to be confirmed in due … Continue reading
2020 Concert Season
Our 2020 Concert Season features some of the best choral music ever written. We will take you on a musical journey through the ages and carry you away to ancient and exotic places. Expect a season of dramatic, lyrical and … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Bowen, Fauré, Handel, Mendelsson
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Rheinberger – A Christmas Concert
At 5pm on Sunday, 8 December, the Sydney University Graduate Choir, conducted by its Music Director, Christopher Bowen OAM, will present a concert of German Christmas works in the Great Hall of the University. The soloists will be Elke Hook … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, John Bowan, Nicolai, Rheinberger
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Sydney Sings…™ Brahms A German Requiem
On Sunday, 10 November, at 3.00 pm, in the Sydney Town Hall, the Sydney University Graduate Choir, conducted by its Music Director, Christopher Bowen OAM, will present, as its Sydney Sings…™ concert for 2019, music of Johannes Brahms, featuring his … Continue reading
Posted in Mass Choir Events, Publicity, Sydney Sings
Tagged Brahms, John Bowan, Sydney Sings
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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
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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
