Event
Sydney Chamber Choir : At the Foot of the Cross
- Date: Saturday, 11 April 2009, 7:30pm
- Venue: Verbrugghen Hall — Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Cnr Macquarie St and Bridge St, Sydney, NSW
- Tickets: $43-$15 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on (02) 8256 2222
Event Details
Three musical centuries, three faces of Easter. Grief, hope and wonder collide and blossom into music of melting beauty as Mary the mother of Christ watches her son’s agony on the cross in Scarlatti’s Baroque masterpiece, the Stabat Mater for ten-part choir. The solemn dignity and anguished sorrow of mourning are honoured in the sublime Mass for the Dead of Spanish Renaissance master Tomás Luis de Victoria. Australian composer Anne Boyd draws our gaze out of the darkness into the light of Easter Day with a new work based on ancient plainsong melodies. An unforgettable journey into the innermost riches of lush choral sound.
Featured non-Australian music: Scarlatti, Murcia, Victoria.
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (02) 8256 2222
Featured Australian Works
| Cum rex gloriae : choir by Anne Boyd — World premiere — performed by Nicholas Routley and Sydney Chamber Choir |
Featured artists
- Performer Sydney Chamber Choir
- Conductor Nicholas Routley
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