Soul of Anzac

To mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War, Douglas Lawrence has chosen an absorbing program from six of the countries involved: England, France, the USA, Australia, Germany and Turkey. In his 1916 poem, ‘The Soul of Anzac’, Sydney journalist, Roderic Quinn speaks of the feelings of Australian soldiers and of their families. Composer Brenton Broadstock will set this moving commentary for the Australian Chamber Choir.

• Guillaume Dufay (1397–1474) Messe L’Homme Armé – The Armed Man Mass
• Gustav Holst  (1874–1934) Nunc Dimittis
• Brenton Broadstock  (born 1952) Soul of Anzac
• Ahmed Adnan Saygun  (1907–91) Dertil Dolap – The Waterwheel, Çanakkale – Gallipoli (traditional, arr. Saygun)
• Luke Hutton  (born 1989) Unspoken
• Samuel Barber  (1910–81) A stopwatch and an ordnance map (for men’s voices and kettle drums)
• Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656) When David heard that Absalom was slain
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Motet: Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf (BWV 226)

March 22, 2015 @ 3:00 pm

St Fidelis 49 Clarendon St, Coburg, Australia

The Western Wynde

In memoriam John Tavener

in memoriam John Tavener (1944-2013)

Sir John Tavener – one of the few composers this century to become known outside the classical music world – died on November 12, 2013. His work is complemented by a mass by his famous forebear, John Taverner and other gems from the rich repertoire of English choral music. Click here for more program detail

• John Taverner (c1485-1542) – The Western Wynde Mass
• Thomas Tomkins (1572-1658) – When David heard that Absalom was slain
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) – Valiant for Truth (1940)
• John Tavener (1944-2013) – Song for Athene (1993, performed at the 1997 funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales)
• Brett Dean (born 1961) – Now comes the dawn (2007)
• Brenton Broadstock (born 1952) – I had a dream (2005)
• Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) – Salve Regina
• Charles Villiers Stanford  (1852-1924) – Latin Magnificat for Double Choir Op.164

March 16, 2014 @ 3:00 pm

St Fidelis 49 Clarendon St, Coburg, Australia