2022 Program
Sydney Chamber Choir
Saturday, 12 February
Solander
A world premiere performance of a new song cycle by Kate Reid based on the life of the Swedish botanist, Daniel Solander, who accompanied James Cook on his first Pacific voyage.
Friday, 29 April – Sunday, 1 May
Haydn’s Creation
224 years after its premiere, Sydney Chamber Choir joins the Australian Haydn Ensemble for the first Australian period-instrument performance of Haydn’s magnificent oratorio The Creation. Thrilling orchestral colours, mighty choruses and lilting arias from a genius at the height of his powers.
Saturday, 25 June
Innocence & Experience
A celebration of Sydney Chamber Choir’s past, present and future. The exquisite beauty of Renaissance masters Josquin, Ockeghem and Dufay, alongside new musical treasures we are proud to have brought into being: passionate and inspiring works written especially for us.
Saturday, 17 September
Paul Stanhope:
A New Requiem
Consolation, connection to country, commemoration and life-affirming celebration: after premiering Paul Stanhope’s Requiem to a standing ovation and glowing reviews last year, we are delighted to be presenting this contemporary masterpiece in Goulburn, one of regional NSW’s most vibrant musical centres.
Saturday, 19 November
Light & Shade
A journey deep into the heart of hope. Music of radiant beauty by JS Bach, John Rutter and Australian composer Brooke Shelley frames an unforgettable vision of light in the midst of utter darkness from German Baroque genius Heinrich Schütz.
“I sense that with a small ensemble like ours, the audience gets to know us over the course of attending concerts. With the diversity of our repertoire and the calibre of the singers, the intentional presence of certain voices at times is just as important as blend, in communicating the text and music. There is an intimacy and a connection there that is made and remade.”
Rose Trevelyan
Soprano