Chime Choir: Together We Sing

Wantirna College Performing Arts Theatre 90 Harold St, Wantirna, VIC, Australia
What do Goodnight, Dear Heart, Choose Something Like a Star,  The Soldier and Riversong have in common? Their notes, imagined, then composed, dancing and weaving through time and space, have brought people together to pause, listen and sing throughout the years. We invite you to do the same at Together We…
Elijah

Australian Chamber Choir: Elijah

Scots' Church, Melbourne Corner of Collins and Russell Sts, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Mendelssohn’s great oratorio Op.70, set in English, for soloists, choir and orchestra was premiered at the Birmingham Festival in 1846, one year before the composer’s untimely death. Elijah was immediately acclaimed as an unqualified success in The Times – ‘Never was there a more complete triumph; never a more thorough and speedy recognition of…
Inflame You

Adelaide Chamber Singers: Inflame You – Open Rehearsal

St John's Anglican Church, Adelaide 379 Halifax Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Join us early on in our creative process for this concert and see how our program begins to come together as our singers explore each piece and their relation to one another.

The Concourse: Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp have an intuitive musical connection that has developed over the course of the 20 years of their creative relationship. Their collaborations to date have earned them an ARIA Award and widespread praise. Their latest co-creation, Songs of the Southern Skies Volume 2 once again promises…

One Equal Music: OEM Foundation – Elegy

St Brigid's Church, Red Hill 78 Musgrave Rd, Red Hill, QLD, Australia
OEM Foundation presents its debut concert, showcasing a poignant and reflective program that explores themes of loss, solace, and transcendence. Featuring timeless choral masterpieces such as Lotti’s Crucifixus, Byrd’s Ne Irascaris and Civitas Sancti Tui, and Tavener’s iconic Song for Athene, the program weaves together centuries of choral music. From…
I Was Glad

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs: I Was Glad

St Peter and Paul's Old Cathedral Verner St & Bourke Street, Goulburn, NSW, Australia
The English cathedral is a place of sanctuary from the distractions of a hectic world. It’s also the home of a rich and enduring choral tradition, and you don’t have to be a believer to find comfort in the transcendent beauty and reflective spirituality of sacred music. For this Sydney…

Burnie Uniting Church: Easter Concert

Burnie Uniting Church 58-66 Mount St, Burnie, TAS, Australia
Excerpts from The Crucifixion by John Stainer. A selection of Sacred music and individual solos Guest artists from City of Burnie Brass Band, Accompanist Lydia Long. Afternoon tea provided.  
Stabat Mater – Music for Holy Week

Canticum Chamber Choir: Stabat Mater – Music for Holy Week

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Paddington 369 Given Terrace, Paddington, QLD, Australia
Canticum Chamber Choir and Orchestra, with conductor Emily Cox AM, and soloists present the Australian premiere of a brand new choral work by Swedish composer Fredrik Sixten in our annual "Music for Holy Week" series. The Stabat Mater portrays Mary at the foot of the cross experiencing her son's crucifixion…

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs: Bach’s St Matthew Passion (Mendelssohn Version)

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hear the St Matthew Passion through ‘Romantic ears’ in a recreation of the concert that sparked the 19th-century Bach revival. The Chamber Singers and VOX are joined by the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra in an illuminating performance of Mendelssohn’s 1841 version, conducted by Elizabeth Scott, with Evangelist Andrew Goodwin and Teddy Tahu…

Melbourne Bach Choir: J.S. Bach – St John Passion

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Melbourne Bach Choir conducted by Rick Prakhoff continue their tradition of Good Friday concerts with a performance of J.S. Bach’s great St John Passion. Christopher Watson sings the role of the Evangelist, with Christopher Hillier as Jesus. They are joined by a superb group of soloists – Jacqueline Porter, Sally-Anne…
Stabat Mater – Music for Holy Week

Canticum Chamber Choir: Stabat Mater – Music for Holy Week

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Paddington 369 Given Terrace, Paddington, QLD, Australia
Canticum Chamber Choir and Orchestra, with conductor Emily Cox AM, and soloists present the Australian premiere of a brand new choral work by Swedish composer Fredrik Sixten in our annual "Music for Holy Week" series. The Stabat Mater portrays Mary at the foot of the cross experiencing her son's crucifixion…

Lumens Chamber Choir: Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ

St John's Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane 373 Ann Street, Brisbane City, QLD
The Seven Last Words of Christ by Joseph Haydn sung by Lumens Chamber Choir, directed by Kathryn Morton will lift your spirits on this Good Friday.

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