2007 Concert Programme
Bach St John Passion
Saturday 31 March 7.30 pm
Conservatorium Theatre
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Gill
Soloists: Penelope Mills, Tobias Cole, James Egglestone, Greg Massingham, Shannon Foley
Choir: Canticum Chamber Choir
From the arresting opening chorus to moments of tranquil reverence, Bach's St John Passion contains some of his greatest and most dramatic music. This is a major event in Queensland's musical calendar!
Conservatorium Theatre
The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Gill
Soloists: Penelope Mills, Tobias Cole, James Egglestone, Greg Massingham, Shannon Foley
Choir: Canticum Chamber Choir
From the arresting opening chorus to moments of tranquil reverence, Bach's St John Passion contains some of his greatest and most dramatic music. This is a major event in Queensland's musical calendar!
Good Friday Musical Meditation
Friday 6 April 6:00 pm
St John's Anglican Cathedral, Ann Street, Brisbane
For Good Friday, Canticum will perform works from three great periods of choral writing, all of which inspire great empathy and emotion. The concert will include a rare performance of the Lamentations by a master of Renaissance polyphony, Alonso Lobo, psalms by Otto Nicolai and his contemporary Felix Mendelssohn, and an arresting work from our time by Norwegian composer Knut Nystedt. Join Canticum for this much anticipated part of Brisbane's annual concert calendar.
St John's Anglican Cathedral, Ann Street, Brisbane
For Good Friday, Canticum will perform works from three great periods of choral writing, all of which inspire great empathy and emotion. The concert will include a rare performance of the Lamentations by a master of Renaissance polyphony, Alonso Lobo, psalms by Otto Nicolai and his contemporary Felix Mendelssohn, and an arresting work from our time by Norwegian composer Knut Nystedt. Join Canticum for this much anticipated part of Brisbane's annual concert calendar.
- Alonso Lobo: Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae
- Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 22: Mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen (My God, why have you forsaken me)
- Otto Nicolai: Psalm 31: Herr, auf dich traue ich (Lord, in you I trust)
- Knut Nystedt: O crux (O Cross)
There is Sweet Music
Saturday 9 June 3:00 pm
St Paul's Anglican Church, 124 Brisbane St, Ipswich
Sunday 10 June 3:00 pm
St Mary's Anglican Church, 455 Main Street, Kangaroo Point
Guest Pianists: Christopher Wrench, Therese Milanovic
Humanity, love, and the varied experiences of life are celebrated with There is Sweet Music. Canticum pays tribute to the 150th birthday of Elgar and the 50th anniversary of Sibelius' death, and will also perform a dramatic song cycle by the great contemporary composer Einojuhani Rautavaara. The afternoon serenade will conclude with the Brahms' lilting and joyful Liebeslieder Waltzer, accompanied by pianists Christopher Wrench and Therese Milanovic. After the concert, waltz onto the lawns to enjoy refreshments at sunset, overlooking Brisbane!
St Paul's Anglican Church, 124 Brisbane St, Ipswich
Sunday 10 June 3:00 pm
St Mary's Anglican Church, 455 Main Street, Kangaroo Point
Guest Pianists: Christopher Wrench, Therese Milanovic
Humanity, love, and the varied experiences of life are celebrated with There is Sweet Music. Canticum pays tribute to the 150th birthday of Elgar and the 50th anniversary of Sibelius' death, and will also perform a dramatic song cycle by the great contemporary composer Einojuhani Rautavaara. The afternoon serenade will conclude with the Brahms' lilting and joyful Liebeslieder Waltzer, accompanied by pianists Christopher Wrench and Therese Milanovic. After the concert, waltz onto the lawns to enjoy refreshments at sunset, overlooking Brisbane!
- Elgar : There is sweet music
- Sibelius: Rakastava
- Rautavaara: Halavan Himmean Alla (In the shade of a willow)
- Fauré: Madrigal
- Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzer (Lovesong Waltzes)
ABC Classic FM "Sunday Live" Concert
Sunday 26 August 3:00 pm
Canticum will peform an ABC Classic FM "Sunday Live" Concert at Ferry Road Studios, West End. Audience welcome at this free concert!
Canticum will peform an ABC Classic FM "Sunday Live" Concert at Ferry Road Studios, West End. Audience welcome at this free concert!
Stanthorpe Concert
Robert Channon Winery, Stanthorpe
Saturday 22 September 5:30 pm
Canticum hits the road and takes a trip to a beautiful part of South-East Queensland, to Stanthorpe. There, Canticum will perform at Robert Channon Winery as part of its 2007 concert series. Repertoire will include works from its second subscription concert There is Sweet Music.
Saturday 22 September 5:30 pm
Canticum hits the road and takes a trip to a beautiful part of South-East Queensland, to Stanthorpe. There, Canticum will perform at Robert Channon Winery as part of its 2007 concert series. Repertoire will include works from its second subscription concert There is Sweet Music.
Gustav Holst "The Planets"
Friday 26 October, 8 pm
QPAC Concert Hall
Presented by The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox
QPAC Concert Hall
Presented by The Queensland Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Brett Dean Returns
Presented by The Queensland Orchestra as part of the Maestro Series
Saturday 17 November 8 pm
QPAC Concert Hall
Viola: Brett Dean
Conductor: Michael Christie
Orchestra: The Queensland Orchestra
Choirs: Canticum Chamber Choir and Brisbane Chorale
** orchestra and choir
Saturday 17 November 8 pm
QPAC Concert Hall
Viola: Brett Dean
Conductor: Michael Christie
Orchestra: The Queensland Orchestra
Choirs: Canticum Chamber Choir and Brisbane Chorale
- Jean Sibelius: Lemminkainen in Tuonela*
- Giya Kancheli: Styx**
- Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances*
** orchestra and choir
Christmas Concert and Lessons and Carols
Sunday 16 December
St Mary's Anglican Church, Kangaroo Point (455 Main Street, Kangaroo Point)
5:00 pm - drinks on the lawn
5:15 pm - pre-service organ music by Bach, Buxtehude, and Langlais
5:30 pm - Christmas lessons and carols
Christopher Wrench: Organ
Admission free (retiring collection)
Canticum Chamber Choir leads a traditional service of Christmas lessons and carols. A reflective time out from the hectic pre-Christmas rush, to listen, be inspired, and sing your favourite carols.
Service length approx. 1 hour; music by Poulenc, Howells, Lassus, Sweelinck and others.
The following concert at 4:00 pm precedes the lessons and carols service:
Chants de Noel
Members of Collusion & friends:
Emma Baker-Spink (soprano)
Matthew Broadbent (baritone)
Bryony MacGilvray (flute)
Therese Milanovic (piano)
Shannon Tobin (cello)
Christopher Wrench (organ)
Music by Fauré (Noël), Seaman (Gabriel's Greeting), Martin (Trois Chants de Noel), Lauridsen (O Magnum Mysterium), Leighton (Lully, lulla), Poulenc (Priez pour la Paix), Tavener (The Child Lived), and Wolf (Drei Weihnachtslieder)
St Mary's Anglican Church, Kangaroo Point (455 Main Street, Kangaroo Point)
5:00 pm - drinks on the lawn
5:15 pm - pre-service organ music by Bach, Buxtehude, and Langlais
5:30 pm - Christmas lessons and carols
Christopher Wrench: Organ
Admission free (retiring collection)
Canticum Chamber Choir leads a traditional service of Christmas lessons and carols. A reflective time out from the hectic pre-Christmas rush, to listen, be inspired, and sing your favourite carols.
Service length approx. 1 hour; music by Poulenc, Howells, Lassus, Sweelinck and others.
The following concert at 4:00 pm precedes the lessons and carols service:
Chants de Noel
Members of Collusion & friends:
Emma Baker-Spink (soprano)
Matthew Broadbent (baritone)
Bryony MacGilvray (flute)
Therese Milanovic (piano)
Shannon Tobin (cello)
Christopher Wrench (organ)
Music by Fauré (Noël), Seaman (Gabriel's Greeting), Martin (Trois Chants de Noel), Lauridsen (O Magnum Mysterium), Leighton (Lully, lulla), Poulenc (Priez pour la Paix), Tavener (The Child Lived), and Wolf (Drei Weihnachtslieder)
