Event
Ancient Lands
- Date: Sunday, 8 May 2022, 3pm
- Venue: St Augustine’s Catholic Church (Balmain) — Eaton Street, Balmain, NSW
- Tickets: Adults: $45 | Children: $20 | Concession: $35 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on 0412 548 703
Event Details
In ANCIENT LANDS Bel a cappella perform Einojuhani Rautavaara's Missa a cappella, undoubtedly one of Rautavaara’s finest works, alongside Australian composers Kate Moore - Eclipsed Vision and Joseph Twist - Hymn of Ancient Lands. Also in the concert are works by composers including Ešenvalds (featuring Josh Hill on Marimba), Gesualdo, Whitacre, plus Alice Chance’s setting of Revd Lenore Parker’s prayer God of Holy Dreaming. Many of these works were performed by Bel just a few weeks ago in the Bowral Autumn Music Festival to great critical acclaim.
Program
Alice Chance: Holy Dreaming
Eriks Ešenvalds: Earth teach me quiet
Gesualdo/Stravinsky: Da pacem Domine
Kate Moore: Eclipsed Vision
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Missa a Cappella
Joseph Twist: Hymn of Ancient Lands
Eric Whitacre: Sainte-Chapelle
Featured non-Australian music: Einojuhani Rautavaara's Missa a cappella, Whitcare, Gesualdo, Ešenvalds
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on 0412 548 703 or by email to publicity@belacappella.org.au
Featured Australian Works
| Eclipsed vision : vocal installation (2006) by Kate Moore — performed by Bel a cappella |
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| Holy Dreaming : a setting of 'A Thanksgiving for Australia' by Rev. Lenore Parker (2018) by Alice Chance — performed by Bel a cappella |
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| Hymn of ancient lands : for SATB (divisi) chorus with soprano solo (2015) by Joseph Twist — performed by Bel a cappella |
Featured artists
- Performer Bel a cappella
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