Remembering Martin Wesley-Smith (1945 - 2019)
Sydney Chamber Choir remembers this unique compositional voice in Australian music.
Reviews: Sydney Chamber Choir's 'A Royal Affair'
Read all the reviews for Sydney Chamber Choir's Music On Music performance at the The Great Hall, The University of Sydney on Saturday 30th March 2019, 7.30PM.
Sydney Chamber Choir's Music Director Sam Allchurch reflects on creating A Royal Affair
Like many lovers of choral music, I have a real soft spot for Handel. His works for choir express the full range of human emotion from uplifting joy to poignant tragedy.
Master of The Queen's (and The King's) Music
The post of Master of the Queen’s (or Master of the King’s) Music was created in 1626. The Master’s main duty is to direct the court orchestra and compose music for British royal occasions such as coronations, marriage, births and funerals.
Reviews: Sydney Chamber Choir's Music On Music
Read all the reviews for Sydney Chamber Choir's Music On Music performance at the The Great Hall, The University of Sydney on Saturday 30th March 2019, 7.30PM.
Picking Up Richard Gill's Baton
Taking on the mantle of musical director of Sydney Chamber is a very exciting prospect for a choral conductor – something akin to be handed the keys to a Rolls-Royce!
Composer Profile: Elliott Gyger
Sydney Chamber Choir’s first programme for 2019, Music on Music (7.30pm, Saturday 30th March) will feature Elliott Gyger’s Ut Queant Laxis. Based on a Medieval chant and texts from the Gospel of Luke, Ut Queant Laxis continues a long tradition of composers writing about music itself.
Richard Gill AO (4 November 1941 – 28 October 2018)
As you may have heard – Richard Gill – our most dearly loved Music Director for the past 3 years and guest conductor for several of our performances before this time, passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Reviews: Sydney Chamber Choir's Behold – The Sea!
Read all the reviews for Sydney Chamber Choir's Behold – The Sea! performance at the Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music on Saturday 6th October, 2018, 7.30PM
Alice Eather – Commemorating her life through composition
In our upcoming programme next weekend Behold - The Sea! being performed in both Sydney and Wollongong, Sydney Chamber Choir is premiering a new work: Yúya Karrabúra by Dan Walker. Ed and Jane Suttle, long time supporters of the choir, have commissioned the piece.