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Daniel Kaan

Sydney Philharmonia’s St John Passion a performance filled with wonder and delight

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs |  J.S. Bach: St John Passion 4 April 2026, Easter Saturday, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, NSW Brett Weymark, conductor Penelope Mills, soprano Ashlyn Tymms, mezzo-soprano Michael Petruccelli, tenor Timothy Reynolds, tenor (Evangelist) Christopher Richardson, baritone (Jesus) Andrew O’Connor, bass-baritone (Pilate) Sydney Philharmonia Symphony Chorus, VOX Sydney Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra   There is a long tradition in

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Pepe Newton

The Song Company | Der Schwanengesang – Wollongong

20–24 May Newcastle | Sydney | Canberra | Wollongong After 25 years shaping The Song Company into one of Australia’s most admired ensembles, Roland Peelman returns to direct a landmark project. At its centre is Heinrich Schütz’s Der Schwanengesang – a monumental setting of Psalm 119, completed in 1671 as a lasting statement of moral and musical values. Written for

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The Song Company | Der Schwanengesang – Manuka

20–24 May Newcastle | Sydney | Canberra | Wollongong After 25 years shaping The Song Company into one of Australia’s most admired ensembles, Roland Peelman returns to direct a landmark project. At its centre is Heinrich Schütz’s Der Schwanengesang – a monumental setting of Psalm 119, completed in 1671 as a lasting statement of moral and musical values. Written for

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Pepe Newton

The Song Company | Der Schwanengesang – Sydney

20–24 May Newcastle | Sydney | Canberra | Wollongong After 25 years shaping The Song Company into one of Australia’s most admired ensembles, Roland Peelman returns to direct a landmark project. At its centre is Heinrich Schütz’s Der Schwanengesang – a monumental setting of Psalm 119, completed in 1671 as a lasting statement of moral and musical values. Written for

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Pepe Newton

Sydney Philharmonia’s season opening – Splendid indeed!

Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers | Gloria! March 7, 2026, Wharf 2/3, Walsh Bay, NSW Conducted by Brett Weymark Soloists Lauren Lodge-Campbell – soprano  Angela Brun – soprano  Hannah Fraser – mezzo-soprano  Richard Butler – tenor  Andrew O’Connor – bass-baritone    Sydney Philharmonia Choirs opened their 2026 season with a trio of Baroque masterpieces presented by

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Heidi Hereth

An exquisite Hark! marks end of era for The Song Company

The Song Company | Hark! 12 December, 2025, Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, NSW In the large Events Space of Pier 2/3 of the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, the rough wooden beams formed a framework for the Song Company’s last 2025 concert, Hark! Carefully curated by Artistic Directors Amy Moore (soprano) and Jessica O’Donoghue (mezzo soprano), the concert consisted

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Pepe Newton

From Solfège to Swingle – The Song Company at their eclectic best

The Song Company | Odd Couples Pairings 20 September, 2025, Utzon Room, Sydney NSW Guest Director: Huw Belling Soprano – Susannah Lawergren, Amy Moore (Co-Artistic Director) Mezzo-soprano – Jessica O’Donoghue (Co-Artistic Director) Tenor – Timothy Reynolds Baritone – Hayden Barrington Bass – Andrew O’Connor Percussion – Nicki Johnson It’s not often you go to a choral concert and leave thinking

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Daniel Kaan

AVÉ concert launches new album of Australian works – immensely enjoyable

AVÉ: Australian Vocal Ensemble | Thought is surrounded by a halo 10 August, 2025, The Neilson, ACO, Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, NSW VOICES: Katie Noonan: Soprano and Artistic Director Fiona Campbell: Mezzo-soprano Louis Hurley: Tenor Andrew O’Connor: Bass-baritone PROGRAM: Andrew O’Connor: Thought is Surrounded by a Halo Perry Joyce: My father’s gun Joseph Twist:  Refugee Thomas Luis de Victoria: Heth Misericordiae

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Pepe Newton

Flights, Feathers and Fanfares: Pinchgut’s Fairy Queen Soars

Pinchgut Opera | The Fairy Queen 7 June,  2025, Roslyn Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay, NSW Wow! Pinchgut does it again… From the first downbeat to the final shimmering chord, The Fairy Queen had me completely enthralled. The thrilling blend of baroque brilliance and modern wit had me pinned to my seat, not wanting to miss a moment of this cleverly

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Pepe Newton

Sydney Philharmonia breathes new life into Bach

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs | Bach’s St Matthew Passion (Mendelssohn Version) 17 April 2025, Sydney Opera House, NSW Performers Elizabeth Scott – Conductor Penelope Mills – Soprano Emily Edmonds – Mezzo-soprano Andrew Goodwin – Tenor (Evangelist) Teddy Tahu Rhodes – Bass-baritone (Jesus) Andrew O’Connor – Bass Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra VOX (Sydney Philharmonia Choirs’ youth ensemble) Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers

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Heidi Hereth

Sydney Chamber Choir’s Faure – spine shiveringly beautiful

Sydney Chamber Choir | Fauré Requiem 5 April, 2025, St James Church, Sydney, NSW On a golden Autumn afternoon we entered the historic St James Church in King St., Sydney to hear the Sydney Chamber Choir sing the Fauré Requiem and other works by various composers. There was a common theme of love and tender joy pervading this program, which

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Daniel Kaan

The Song Company’s Journey to Finisterre a profound experience

The Song Company: Journeying to Finisterre 15 March 2025, St Philip’s Church, Sydney, NSW Program: Llibre Vermell de Montserrat – O Virgo Splendens Tomas Luis de Victoria – O quam gloriosum Codex Calixtinus – Congaudeant Catholici Juan del Encina – ¡O Reyes Magos Benditos! Alfonso X El Sabio – Cantigas de Santa Maria: Entre Ave e Eva Francisco Guerrero –

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Alan Holley

Pinchgut’s Julius Caesar – Wow! Sensational!

Pinchgut Opera | Julius Caesar November 21, 2024, City Recital Hall, Sydney, NSW George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)   Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym (1678–1729) Cast Tim Mead   Caesar (Emperor of Rome) Samantha Clarke   Cleopatra (Queen of Egypt) Hugh Cutting   Tolomeo (Cleopatra’s brother, King of Egypt) Stephanie Dillon   Cornelia (Wife of the Roman general, Pompeo) Helen Sherman   Sesto (Cornelia’s son) Andrew O’Connor 

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Lliane Clarke

Composers present dynamic new music from red dirt country at Moorambilla Voices Gala Concert

Moorambilla Voices | Riversong 2024: Spirit of Water   28-29 September 2024, Dubbo Regional Theatre No less than five new Australian premiere works, nine composers and a new digital film score came alive at the Moorambilla Voices Gala Concert, Riversong 2024: Spirit of Water, which I travelled to watch in Dubbo last weekend.  The powerful performance was a thematic multi-arts expression

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Daniel Kaan

Bach Akademie – a most musically satisfying program at St James

Bach Akademie Australia | In the Steps of Bach – The Road to Lübeck 20 September 2024, St James, King St, Sydney, NSW PROGRAM J.C. Bach – Chorale zum praeludium ’Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott’ Pachelbel – Musicaliche Ergöztung Suite in C major Pachelbel – Chaconne in F minor for organ P.43 Bruhns – ‘Der Herr hat seinen Stuhl

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Lliane Clarke

Pinchgut Opera’s sonorous, sombre, reverent Miserere refreshes the spirit

Pinchgut Opera | Eternal Light August 24, 2024, City Recital Centre, Sydney, NSW Allegri, Schmelzer and Biber with Cantillation and Orchestra of the Antipodes conducted by Erin Helyard. How can one piece of music endure in our human hearts for nearly 400 years? The famous Allegri Miserere has – you know the one with the haunting and ethereal top ‘C’

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Pepe Newton

Celebrating 40 years of The Song Company in style

The Song Company | Vespers for Mother Earth June 23, City Recital Hall, Sydney THE SONG COMPANY Susannah Lawergren, Annika Hinrichs, Anna Fraser – Sopranos Jessica O’Donoghue & Hannah Fraser – Mezzo Sopranos Timothy Reynolds & Louis Hurley – Tenors Hayden Barrington & Andrew O’Connor – Baritone & Bass Guest Director: Roland Peelman Ensemble Offspring & Guest Instrumentalists Lamorna Nightingale, Flute

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Alan Holley

Bach Akademie concert – exquisite musicality, so perfect

Bach Akademie Australia | Bach The Benefactor Sunday 14th April 2024,  Our Lady of Dolours Church, Chatswood Madeleine Easton – Artistic Director and conductor Susannah Lawergren – soprano Hannah Fraser – alto Richard Butler – tenor Andrew O’Connor – bass PROGRAM J.S. Bach Cantata ‘Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot’ BWV 39 J.S. Bach Harpsichord Concerto in E arranged for Violin

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