A highlight of this year’s choral calendar

Misa Criolla is a ground-breaking folk-mass. First performed in 1965, it became a global sensation with its setting of the traditional Latin mass to familiar Argentinian song and dance forms. Navidad Nuestra is a folk drama of the nativity of Jesus Christ in the rhythms and traditions of Hispanic America. Poet Felix Luna provided the lyrics, and his collaboration with Ramírez produced a marvellous Hispanic American work telling a story that has universal appeal.

In celebration of Coro Austral’s 15th anniversary, members of the public have been invited to Come & Sing with them. As Sydney’s specialist Spanish and Latin American choir, Coro Austral will also perform a varied selection of favourite songs from Argentina, Chile and Spain.

This concert will be co-directed by artistic director Margot McLaughlin and Chilean-Australian composer/musician Hernan Flores, and the folk rhythms will be brought to life by an ensemble of musicians playing traditional Latin American instruments.