Early Music Concerts

Early Music in New South Wales

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  1. WEDDINGS AND PARTIES OVER COFFEE

    14:30-16:30AUD 65Bach Akademie Australia (St Finbar's Church)Miriam Allan; Dan Walker; Christopher Allan

    Solo Bach Cantatas with Miriam Allan Award-winning Australian soprano Miriam Allan has achieved international fame, performing as soloist with leading ensembles including Les Arts Florissants, English Baroque Soloists a…

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    Miriam Allan artist Dan Walker artist Christopher Allan artist Madeleine Easton artist Johann Sebastian Bach: BWV 202 Chorale from the Easter Cantata search
    Madeleine Easton artist Johann Sebastian Bach: BWV 202 Chorale from the Easter Cantata search Johann Sebastian Bach: BWV 1067 Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 search Johann Sebastian Bach: BWV 211 Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht search Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sinfonia in D minor, F.6 search
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    Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht work Johann Sebastian Bach composer Wilhelm Friedemann Bach composer Miriam Allan artist

  2. Two viola da gambists perform music across time

    Liam Byrne & Laura Vaughan

    15:00-17:00AUD 105Sydney Opera House (Utzon Room)Liam Byrne; Laura Vaughan; Sydney Opera House

    Blending historical instruments with contemporary textures, two friends and colleagues from opposite sides of the world come together in a duo formed especially for the Utzon Music series. This atmospheric performance d…

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    Liam Byrne artist Laura Vaughan artist Orlando Gibbons: Fantasia à 2 No. 5 search Alfonso Ferrabosco II: Galliard & Corranto search Hildur Guðnadóttir: Stimm search
    Laura Vaughan artist Orlando Gibbons: Fantasia à 2 No. 5 search Alfonso Ferrabosco II: Galliard & Corranto search Hildur Guðnadóttir: Stimm search Hildur Guðnadóttir: Melody of Not Knowing search
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    Orlando Gibbons composer Alfonso Ferrabosco II composer Hildur Guðnadóttir composer Matthew Locke composer William Byrd composer

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  4. Experience the lute’s intimacy and rare poetry

    Thomas Dunford

    15:00-17:00AUD 105Sydney Opera House (Utzon Room)Thomas Dunford; Sydney Opera House

    Dubbed “the Eric Clapton of the lute” by BBC Music Magazine, dynamic young French virtuoso Thomas Dunford is the leading lutenist of his generation. Dunford has performed with many acclaimed ensembles, including Les Art…

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    Thomas Dunford artist John Dowland: A Dream search John Dowland: The King of Denmark’s Galliard search John Dowland: Melancholy Galliard search John Dowland: Mrs Winter's Jump search
    Thomas Dunford artist John Dowland: A Dream search John Dowland: The King of Denmark’s Galliard search John Dowland: Melancholy Galliard search John Dowland: Mrs Winter's Jump search
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    John Dowland composer Erik Satie composer Marin Marais composer Johann Sebastian Bach composer Joan Ambrosio Dalza composer

  5. Bach & Telemann II: Coffee and a Dead Canary

    17:00-18:15AUD 50 – AUD 183Pinchgut Opera (City Recital Hall)Ariana Ricci; Nicholas Jones; Morgan Pearse

    A caffeine-fuelled dose of charm. Join us for a caffeine-fuelled dose of charm as Bach's Coffee Cantata, Telemann's Canary Cantata and Bernier's Le Caffé are reimagined as a cheeky 75-minute triple bill bursting with co…

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    Nicholas Jones artist Morgan Pearse artist Matthew Greco artist Melissa Farrow artist Simon Martyn-Ellis artist
    Morgan Pearse artist Melissa Farrow artist Erin Helyard artist Nicolas Bernier: Le Caffé "Coffee" (from volume 3 of Cantates française) search Nicolas Bernier: Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin Flute Concerto in E minor search
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    Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht work Georg Phillip Telemann composer Johann Sebastian Bach composer

  6. Transformations

    19:00-21:00AUD 65Van Diemen’s Band (St Patrick's Cathedral)Andrew O'Connor; Van Diemen's Band; Julia Fredersdorff

    In this stunning program, Van Diemen's Band and bass-baritone Andrew O’Connor perform a program of sacred and secular works from 17th Century Germany and Venice, alongside two newly commissioned works by Alice Chance an…

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    Andrew O'Connor artist Van Diemen's Band artist Julia Fredersdorff artist Simone Slattery artist Katie Yap artist
    Van Diemen's Band artist Julia Fredersdorff artist Simone Slattery artist Katie Yap artist Nigel Crocker artist
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    Heinrich Schütz composer Franz Tunder composer Dietrich Buxtehude composer Nicolaus Bruhns composer

  7. Symphoniae Sacrae

    19:00-21:00AUD 50 – AUD 88Van Diemen’s Band (St James' King Street)Andrew O'Connor; Amy Moore; Hannah Fraser

    Revel in the uplifting sounds of massed voices and orchestra as Van Diemen's Band - replete with brass - six vocal soloists and the Choir of St James' showcase some of the most sublime repertoire ever written, alongside…

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    Andrew O'Connor artist Amy Moore artist Hannah Fraser artist Eric Peterson artist Louis Hurley artist
    Hannah Fraser artist Louis Hurley artist Choir of St James' artist Van Diemen's Band artist Julia Fredersdorff artist
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    Giovanni Gabrieli composer Heinrich Schütz composer Francesco Cavalli composer Claudio Monteverdi composer Michelle Ryan artist

  8. Sonatas a l’ancienne

    20:00-21:15AUD 70Van Diemen’s Band (All Saints Anglican Church)Van Diemen's Band

    SONATAS A L'ANCIENNE Van Diemen's Band All Saints Anglican Church, Canowindra The Baroque era was fertile ground for musical experimentation and instrumental virtuosity. Composers such as Albinoni, Biber, Erlebach and M…

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  9. Van Diemen's Fiddles

    13:00-14:00Van Diemen’s Band (Gooloogong Log Cabin Hall)Julia Fredersdorff; Katie Yap; Rachel Meyers

    VAN DIEMEN'S FIDDLES Gooloogong Log Cabin Hall Van Diemen's Fiddles formed in 2019 from a simple question: what happens when you put a modern experimental violinist, a klezmer fiddle player, and a Baroque violinist toge…

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    Julia Fredersdorff artist Katie Yap artist Rachel Meyers artist Dave McNamara artist
    Julia Fredersdorff artist Katie Yap artist

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