Coronavirus Situation
It is with some sadness that we announce the cancellation of both the Nocturnes and Good Friday Musical Meditation concerts. While there is a strong desire to find solace in the beauty of music at this uncertain and disturbing time, nothing is more important than doing everything within our power to reduce the spread of Covid-19. To continue with events at which people will sit close together for an extended period would be irresponsible and reckless.
We wish you all the very best of health and safety.
It is with some sadness that we announce the cancellation of both the Nocturnes and Good Friday Musical Meditation concerts. While there is a strong desire to find solace in the beauty of music at this uncertain and disturbing time, nothing is more important than doing everything within our power to reduce the spread of Covid-19. To continue with events at which people will sit close together for an extended period would be irresponsible and reckless.
We wish you all the very best of health and safety.
These concerts are cancelled:
Nocturnes
Friday 20 March, 9:00pm
St Johns Cathedral, Ann St
Free admission
We are delighted to once again participate in the pre-Easter "Nocturnes" series. Join us for 30 minutes of reflective music followed by the beautiful brief sung service of Compline.
Wander in the shadows of the cathedral aisles, experiencing the remarkable acoustic in semi-darkness during this free and informal presentation, or take a seat in the nave for a more intimate performance experience.
Parking may be available on the cathedral grounds, or outside on Ann Street.
Good Friday Musical Meditation
Friday 10 April, 5.30pm
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 369 Given Terrace, Rosalie
$35 / $25 concession / under 16 free
Tickets available at the door or through Trybooking.
Canticum’s Good Friday Musical Meditation has become a much-anticipated event in Brisbane’s musical calendar. In this year’s concert, repertoire from the Baroque to the present day captures the emotion of the occasion. Music by Zelenka, often dubbed the ‘Czech Bach’, contrasts modern works by Catalan composer Pablo Casals, Poland’s Paweł Łukaszewski, and England’s Herbert Howells. Central to the concert is Bach’s motet for double choir Komm, Jesu komm. This music, heard in the stunning acoustic of Sacred Heart Rosalie, makes for an unmissable event.
Ample parking is available near this venue, which is also wheelchair accessible (at the side). We do, however, recommend exercising caution when parking on the street during Suncorp Stadium event times.
Friday 10 April, 5.30pm
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 369 Given Terrace, Rosalie
$35 / $25 concession / under 16 free
Tickets available at the door or through Trybooking.
Canticum’s Good Friday Musical Meditation has become a much-anticipated event in Brisbane’s musical calendar. In this year’s concert, repertoire from the Baroque to the present day captures the emotion of the occasion. Music by Zelenka, often dubbed the ‘Czech Bach’, contrasts modern works by Catalan composer Pablo Casals, Poland’s Paweł Łukaszewski, and England’s Herbert Howells. Central to the concert is Bach’s motet for double choir Komm, Jesu komm. This music, heard in the stunning acoustic of Sacred Heart Rosalie, makes for an unmissable event.
Ample parking is available near this venue, which is also wheelchair accessible (at the side). We do, however, recommend exercising caution when parking on the street during Suncorp Stadium event times.
Save with a Season Subscription
Save $5 off the price of each concert by purchasing a 2020 season ticket for our Brisbane performances. Available only until our first concert on 10 April.
Upon booking, you'll receive an email asking you to nominate which performance of the Bach Christmas Oratorio you would like to attend.
Full price: $100 ($30 Good Friday Musical Meditation + $30 Between Earth and Sky + $40 Bach Christmas Oratorio)
Concession: $70 ($20 Good Friday Musical Meditation + $20 Between Earth and Sky + $30 Bach Christmas Oratorio)
For enquiries, please contact us.
Save $5 off the price of each concert by purchasing a 2020 season ticket for our Brisbane performances. Available only until our first concert on 10 April.
Upon booking, you'll receive an email asking you to nominate which performance of the Bach Christmas Oratorio you would like to attend.
Full price: $100 ($30 Good Friday Musical Meditation + $30 Between Earth and Sky + $40 Bach Christmas Oratorio)
Concession: $70 ($20 Good Friday Musical Meditation + $20 Between Earth and Sky + $30 Bach Christmas Oratorio)
For enquiries, please contact us.
What people are saying about Canticum...
About Israel in Egypt with Brisbane Chorale, 2019
"We thought the Israel in Egypt was fabulous and amazing. Great setting and acoustics. The volume control by all the singers in the choir was brilliant. The conductor did a wonderful job. We came out buzzing!"
Audience member, 2019
About Love and Mercy, 2019
"Yesterday afternoon, I went to the Canticum Choir's concert in Caloundra. I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY! I felt as if I'd died and gone to heaven. I couldn't wipe the smile off my face. I felt as if my body was levitating to the ceiling of the church."
Audience member, 2019
About Hopes of Heaven, 2018
Yesterday afternoon I had the greatest joy to attend Canticum Chamber Choir's Hopes of Heaven Concert. I was very nearly reduced to silent tears on numerous occasions. Oh the music! The music was exquisitely moving. It was composed, sung, played, and conducted so very well. I am in awe and very proud of you all! Well done everyone indeed and thank you for such a beautiful concert!
Audience member, 2018
About Seven Last Words from the Cross, 2018
"Thank you so much for the stunning and extraordinary performance on Friday night. I can’t even find the words to describe how the performance seemed to get inside me so I was feeling as though I were part of the story. Anyway, it sure was amazing.”
Audience member, 2018
About Lagrime di San Pietro, Good Friday Musical Meditation, 2017
"What a professional group! We could put you in a concert hall in Paris or Milan and you wouldn't be out of place."
Audience member, 2017
About Women of the Pieta, Brisbane Baroque Festival, 2016
"a delightful part of the Brisbane Baroque Festival, well conceived and planned and superbly executed. As has been my previous experience, Emily draws out the best from Canticum, and on this occasion the women of the choir sang with precision and warmth. It was an interesting experience to hear the women sing Vivaldi in 4 voices – it was a delicate and rich but no less strong sound quite different from that produced by men singing the bass and tenor lines"
Canticum Follower, 2016
About Northern Light, Southern Star, 2015
"Attended afternoon concert by Canticum Chamber Choir - the last words of the James Agee poem "sure on this shining night I weep for wonder" is as good a description of their luminescent singing as any compliment I could give - congratulations to the choir and to Emily Cox"
Canticum Follower, 2015
About Dido and Aeneas, Brisbane Baroque Festival, 2015
"Of course, Purcell’s most memorable characters are the witches ... they don’t just steal the show, they hot-wire it, drive it away into a wall and then cackle about the whole thing in the pub afterwards"
Limelight Magazine Live Reviews, April 2015. See full review here
About Good Friday Musical Meditation, 2014
"..and so thank goodness for Emily Cox and her superb semi-professional Canticum Chamber Choir, now in its 20th year. The Sacred Heart Church at Rosalie was full to overflowing on Good Friday with people eager to hear some of the most sombre and moving music ever composed, ranging from the Tudor composer Thomas Tallis to the 20th century Hungarian Gyorgy Deak-Bardos and his agonising Eli Eli with its shattering choral glissandi"
Daily Review, 2015. See full review here
About Dream of Gerontius, 2014
"this performance was a testament to her influence (Emily Cox) in many directions, particularly demonstrated by her choirs, the Brisbane Chorale and Canticum Chamber Choir, whose vocal forces produced Priest’s Assistants, Angelicals, Demons, Voices on Earth and Souls in Purgatory. Precision, clarity, control and great musicality characterised their singing"
4MBS Classic FM, 2014. See full review here
"We thought the Israel in Egypt was fabulous and amazing. Great setting and acoustics. The volume control by all the singers in the choir was brilliant. The conductor did a wonderful job. We came out buzzing!"
Audience member, 2019
About Love and Mercy, 2019
"Yesterday afternoon, I went to the Canticum Choir's concert in Caloundra. I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY! I felt as if I'd died and gone to heaven. I couldn't wipe the smile off my face. I felt as if my body was levitating to the ceiling of the church."
Audience member, 2019
About Hopes of Heaven, 2018
Yesterday afternoon I had the greatest joy to attend Canticum Chamber Choir's Hopes of Heaven Concert. I was very nearly reduced to silent tears on numerous occasions. Oh the music! The music was exquisitely moving. It was composed, sung, played, and conducted so very well. I am in awe and very proud of you all! Well done everyone indeed and thank you for such a beautiful concert!
Audience member, 2018
About Seven Last Words from the Cross, 2018
"Thank you so much for the stunning and extraordinary performance on Friday night. I can’t even find the words to describe how the performance seemed to get inside me so I was feeling as though I were part of the story. Anyway, it sure was amazing.”
Audience member, 2018
About Lagrime di San Pietro, Good Friday Musical Meditation, 2017
"What a professional group! We could put you in a concert hall in Paris or Milan and you wouldn't be out of place."
Audience member, 2017
About Women of the Pieta, Brisbane Baroque Festival, 2016
"a delightful part of the Brisbane Baroque Festival, well conceived and planned and superbly executed. As has been my previous experience, Emily draws out the best from Canticum, and on this occasion the women of the choir sang with precision and warmth. It was an interesting experience to hear the women sing Vivaldi in 4 voices – it was a delicate and rich but no less strong sound quite different from that produced by men singing the bass and tenor lines"
Canticum Follower, 2016
About Northern Light, Southern Star, 2015
"Attended afternoon concert by Canticum Chamber Choir - the last words of the James Agee poem "sure on this shining night I weep for wonder" is as good a description of their luminescent singing as any compliment I could give - congratulations to the choir and to Emily Cox"
Canticum Follower, 2015
About Dido and Aeneas, Brisbane Baroque Festival, 2015
"Of course, Purcell’s most memorable characters are the witches ... they don’t just steal the show, they hot-wire it, drive it away into a wall and then cackle about the whole thing in the pub afterwards"
Limelight Magazine Live Reviews, April 2015. See full review here
About Good Friday Musical Meditation, 2014
"..and so thank goodness for Emily Cox and her superb semi-professional Canticum Chamber Choir, now in its 20th year. The Sacred Heart Church at Rosalie was full to overflowing on Good Friday with people eager to hear some of the most sombre and moving music ever composed, ranging from the Tudor composer Thomas Tallis to the 20th century Hungarian Gyorgy Deak-Bardos and his agonising Eli Eli with its shattering choral glissandi"
Daily Review, 2015. See full review here
About Dream of Gerontius, 2014
"this performance was a testament to her influence (Emily Cox) in many directions, particularly demonstrated by her choirs, the Brisbane Chorale and Canticum Chamber Choir, whose vocal forces produced Priest’s Assistants, Angelicals, Demons, Voices on Earth and Souls in Purgatory. Precision, clarity, control and great musicality characterised their singing"
4MBS Classic FM, 2014. See full review here
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