Cycles
Thursday 21 January | 8.00pm
York Theatre, Seymour Centre
PRESENTED BY THE SYDNEY FESTIVAL
SAM ALLCHURCH
Conductor
SYDNEY CHAMBER CHOIR
JESS CIAMPA
JOSHUA HILL
Percussion
LUKE BYRNE
JEM HARDING
Piano
DAVID CONTE
Invocation and Dance
JONATHAN DOVE
The Passing of The Year
ROSS EDWARDS
Flower Songs: II. Tranquil
BRENDA GIFFORD
Mother Earth / Minga Bagan
(World premiere)
BROOKE SHELLEY
Praise the Lord
PAUL STANHOPE
The Land Is Healed: Ban.Garay!
I Have Not Your Dreaming
In this joyous and uplifting program of contemporary choral music, Sydney Chamber Choir celebrates the universal experience of transition and renewal: the changing of the seasons; the passing of one year into the next; the great circle of birth and death. Featuring works by contemporary composers Brenda Gifford, Paul Stanhope, Brooke Shelley, Ross Edwards, Jonathan Dove and David Conte, Cycles is a joyful celebration of life itself, presented by the Sydney Festival.
“What is special between a choir and audience or any small group and an audience is that you’re walking a high wire. You’re vulnerable, exposed, putting your emotions out there. There is very little barrier between you and the audience. There is an intimacy, vulnerability and openness that fuels the communication.
When a group of people has this kind of collective music-making history and shared experience, it enables us to forge a bond with the audience as a whole, as well as with individuals. It enables us to take risks.”
David Cervi
Bass
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