Reviews: Light and Shade
State of the Art
Light and Shade (Review)
Aryan Mohseni | 22 November 2022
As is often the case with the Sydney Chamber Choir, this concert presented music of vastly different periods in such a way as to emphasise continuity over change.
In this case, it was the music of the early Baroque in Germany – including Franz Tunder and, of course, Heinrich Schutz – and the more contemporary – John Rutter and our very own Brooke Shelley.
classikON
Sydney Chamber Choir, from the depths of Shade to the joy of Light
Daniel Kaan | 2 November 2022
In the interest of full disclosure, I used to be a member of this choir when it was first formed as the Sydney University Chamber Choir in 1975. Coincidentally, born the same year was the composer Brooke Shelley, whose work commissioned by the choir received its world premier performance tonight.
Sydney Arts Guide
Sydney Chamber Choir: Light & Shade
Annabelle Drumm | 23 November 2022
Last Saturday evening at the Verbruggen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium, the Sydney Chamber Choir shared their stage with the Muffat Collective for the final concert of the year. The theme for the program was to celebrate music of Saxony dating back as far as the 1500s, diversifying into a few perfectly complimenting, contemporary works.
