Our Next Concert – May 5th
Gossec’s Messe des morts
2019 Subscription Brochure
Click to download
Applications now open!
Instagram - @sydunigradchoir_singon
Joan Carden Award 2019 Are you a talented young classical singer? The Sydney University Graduate Choir invites you to apply for the Joan Carden Award 2019. Open to singers aged between 22 and 35 years, prizes include • The chance of selection for a small Master Class with Joan Carden AO OBE • A solo engagement with the choir, which performs a wide range of classical choral works, in a concert • A cash prize of $6,000 • A People’s Choice Award Full details and the application form can be found on www.sydneysings.com.au Don’t delay – applications close cob 26 April 2019.Many thanks to Music Shoalhaven who hosted the SUGC Chamber Choir concert at Nowra School of Arts on Sunday 17th. The historic surroundings, warm acoustic and first rate grand piano all helped the Chamber Choir, conducted by Christopher Bowen OAM and accompanied by Noah Peres, give its best. The performance included works from Mendelsohn and Brahms and two pieces by Bowen, through gospel and folk (arr. Bowen) to musical favourites from Les Miserables and Lloyd-Weber. This was the Choir’s second performance for Music Shoalhaven, and we hope that there will be many more in future years.
Tag Archives: John Bowan
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
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
Sydney Chamber Opera’s Rape of Lucretia
Sydney Chamber Opera’s production of Britten’s Rape of Lucretia at Carriageworks offered an opportunity to showcase the splendid talents of a number of the outstanding young soloists the Choir has worked with in recent years. Anna Dowsley (mezzo), who performed … Continue reading
Posted in Soloists
Tagged Andrew Goodwin, Anna Dowsley, Celeste Lazarenko, John Bowan, Simon Lobelson, Sydney Chamber Opera
Leave a comment
Anna Dowsley and Andrew Goodwin Star at Coriole Music Festival
Two of the Grads’ favourite soloists, Anna Dowsley (mezzo) and Andrew Goodwin (tenor) recently played starring roles at the annual Coriole Music Festival in McLaren Vale, South Australia. Anthony Steel, who has directed a number of Adelaide Festivals, reprised his … Continue reading
Adrian Tamburini – Bass-Baritone Extraordinaire
In recent years, Adrian Tamburini has become one of the Choir’s favourite soloists. Adrian first sang with us as bass soloist in the premiere of Christopher Bowen’s An Australian War Requiem in August 2014, and returned for Dvořak’s Stabat Mater, … Continue reading
Posted in Soloists
Tagged Adrian Tamburini, AWR, Creation, Dvořák, Franz von Suppé, John Bowan, Stabat Mater
Leave a comment
Concert report – Die Schöpfung 4th December
For the final performance of its 2016 subscription series, the Sydney University Graduate Choir and orchestra, conducted by Music Director, Christopher Bowen, gave a Great Hall performance of Joseph Haydn’s Die Schöpfung (The Creation). Three outstanding soloists were engaged: Penelope … Continue reading
Grads to perform The Creation by Joseph Haydn
After the high of singing Messiah with a massed choir in the Sydney Town Hall on 13 November, the Choir will be returning to its usual performance space, the Great Hall of the University of Sydney, to perform The Creation … Continue reading
Posted in subscription concerts
Tagged Adrian Tamburini, Andrew Goodwin, Creation, John Bowan, Joseph Haydn, Penelope Mills
Leave a comment
News from our Orchestra
In addition to the engagement of Kirsten Williams as Concertmaster, another recent development serves to underline the exceptional quality of our orchestral players. In May, when a cellist had to drop out late and at short notice from the orchestra … Continue reading
Posted in Orchestra
Tagged Hyung Suk Bae, John Bowan, Kirsten Williams, Pamela Traynor, SSO
1 Comment
