Upcoming concerts
Fauré Requiem & other French Masterpieces
Perth Symphonic Chorus presents one of the most popular choral works of all time, the Requiem by Gabriel Fauré. Celebrating the best of French late-romantic music, the program also features a collection of choral pieces, solo songs and orchestral interludes by Debussy, Gounod, Bizet, Saint-Saëns and more.
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Performance #1 Saturday 26 April 7:30pm
Performance #2 Sunday 27 April 2:30pm
St Mary's Anglican Church
9 Ridge St, South Perth
Perth Symphonic Chorus and Orchestra
Conductor: James Pratt
Soprano soloist: Sophie Hamer
Baritone soloist: James Pinneri
Featured Artists: Audrey Lombardi, Karlie Strahan, Emma Hazell, Noah Humich
Pavane (Fauré)
Lakme Flower Duet (Delibes)
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Debussy)
Salut Printemps (Debussy)
Madrigal (Fauré)
Romeo & Juliet Prologue (Gounod)
Calme des nuits (Saint-Saëns)
Après un rêve (Fauré)
A Chloris (Reynaldo Hahn)
Ubi Caritas (Duruflé)
Heavenly Harmony
Perth Symphonic Chorus presents a program of exquisite choral music, sublime harmonies and soaring melodies designed to soothe and delight music lovers.
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The program features Sir John Rutter's The Gift Of Life, a beautiful choral cycle, with six movements exploring the miracles of creation.
Other works in the concert include Brahms' Geistliches Lied (Sacred Song) set to text by Paul Flemming: Let nothing afflict you with grief; be calm! Why worry today about tomorrow? and American composer Frank Ticheli's There Will Be Rest set to Sara Teasdale's poignant poem.
The choir will also be singing a new arrangement of art songs by the English composer Ivor Gurney titled Five Elizabethan Songs (1914): Spring, Under the Greenwood Tree, Tears, Orpheus, and Sleep.
Come and join us at Beasley Hall (Perth Modern School) for an afternoon of feel-good choral music. To sample some of the beautiful John Rutter works, click here
Saturday 26 October at 2pm
Beasley Hall, Perth Modern School
90 Roberts Rd, Subiaco
Songs of Comedy & Tragedy
Perth Symphonic Chorus is back with another program featuring the best of theatrical music, with highlights from Opera, Operetta and Musical Theatre.
Songs of Comedy & Tragedy brings you some of the most loved music from the golden years of Broadway, Grand Opera and sparkling Viennese Operetta!
Featuring a fantastic cast of soloists, Robert Hofmann leads a talented ensemble with Sophie Hamer, James Pinneri, Noah Humich, Anna Tsirigotis and Theo Murphy-Jelley joining with Perth Symphonic Chorus to present choruses, duets and showtunes.
Don't miss this concert conducted by James Pratt, with accompanist Caroline Badnall at the Government House Ballroom.
Songs of Comedy & Tragedy - Act One: Gilbert & Sullivan's Trial by Jury, Act Two: highlights from Kiss Me Kate, The Secret Garden, West Side Story, Into the Woods, Mack and Mabel and more...
Proudly supported by Zenith Music and Snadens Pianos.
Pre-concert talk presented by Tony Howes OAM from 1:30pm.
Saturday 3 August 2024 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LOCATION
Government House Ballroom
St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000