Light and Shade with Sam Allchurch
Sydney Chamber Choir’s Artistic Director is a devotee of German classical music. He digs deep into the work of Bach and his compatriots as he prepares for the Choir’s exploration of the German baroque.
Sydney Chamber Choir’s Artistic Director is a devotee of German classical music. He digs deep into the work of Bach and his compatriots as he prepares for the Choir’s exploration of the German baroque.
AD Lyn Williams will shortly be meeting applicants via Zoom for Gondwana Choirs in 2023. She expresses her excitement at the programs in store, including collaborations with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and New Zealand Youth Choir.
Allchurch leads his fine ensemble in meticulous style offering songs for comfort, for entertainment and for change, sung from the heart.
Sydney Chamber Choir’s Artistic Director Sam Allchurch explores how their next concert, Innocence & Experience, draws on the Choir’s two major visions since it was founded nearly five decades ago.
Australia's first-ever period-instrument presentation of The Creation reveals the fresh vitality and range of colours in Haydn’s score.
Sam Allchurch will never forget the first time he sang with Gondwana Voices. Applications for Gondwana National Choirs are now open. He encourages young people to apply; it could be their light-bulb moment.
The Sydney Chamber Choir demonstrates its versatility with a concert ranging from Renaissance music to Britten to an impressive new song cycle by Australian composer Joseph Twist.
The composer tells us about her new work for Sydney Chamber Choir, which celebrates the life and legacy of Swedish botanist Daniel Solander.
Sam Allchurch explains the new digital learning program introduced by Gondwana Choirs during the COVID-19 lockdown, which ranges from beatboxing to writing for choirs.
Sam Allchurch, AD of Sydney Chamber Choir, discusses staging the Messiah with chamber forces similar to those that Handel had at his disposal.
Sam Allchurch, who directs the concert, tells us about his choice of the Twelve Days of Christmas as this year's theme.
Sam Allchurch delivers clever programming and choral finesse in Sydney Chamber Choir’s final concert for 2019.
Sam Allchurch will present a series of masterworks in 2020, including two world premieres.