“Fauré  Requiem” Reviews, April 2025


Reviews

Limelight

Fauré Requiem (Sydney Chamber Choir)

Shamistha de Soysa   | 5 stars | 7 April 2025

 "The choir’s perfect sense of ensemble and vivid colours are supported with shapely phrasing, sensitive dynamics and articulation. Robust program notes and words accompany a balanced and fluent progression through the music uninterrupted by commentary, with a succinct exploration of themes. Allchurch’s conducting style is precise and dynamic.  

The Sydney Chamber Choir has never sounded better."

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Sydney Arts Guide

Sydney Chamber Choir: FAURÉ REQUIEM @ St James’ Church Review

Paul Nolan | 6 April 2025

"This is a milestone year for Sydney Chamber Choir as it celebrates its 50th birthday. Now a rewarding and well-patronised institution in our city and country, SCC continues to show tremendous range and innovation in its programming. 

The latest concert, Fauré Requiem showed off the choir’s considerable versatility, support of new and historical Australian music as well as its solid background as early music interpreters."

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classikON

Sydney Chamber Choir’s Fauré -Spine shiveringly beautiful

Heidi Hereth | 8 April 2025

"The choir really did sound like angels – it was a beautiful way to end the concert. Sam Allchurch, with his conducting expertise, held the silence while we all came down to earth. The audience then exploded into enthusiastic applause. This was golden music for a golden evening.”

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Artists

Sydney Chamber Choir

Sam Allchurch
Conductor

Angela Brun
Soprano

Andrew O’Connor
Baritone

Thomas Wilson
Organ


Program

Gabriel Fauré
Requiem

JS Bach
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Part 1)

Nigel Butterley
Morning Fanfare

Felix Mendelssohn
Jauchzet dem Herrn
(Praise the Lord)

Brooke Shelley
Heavenly Father
Praise the Lord

Healey Willan
Fair in face
I beheld her
Rise up, my love

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