This afternoon I’m singing with the Australian Chamber Choir for Sunday Live on ABC Classic FM.
We’ll be performing a number of beautiful Australian compositions, alongside music by Vaughan Williams and Casals.
Tune in to ABC Classic FM at 1pm this afternoon, or if you’d like to be in the audience, be sure to take your seats at the Iwaki Auditorium by 12:50pm.
Concord Ensemble Summer Concert
Directed by Gloria Gamboz
7.30pm, Wednesday 10 December
Trinity College Chapel
Royal Pde, Parkville
Tickets $15, children under 12 free
Concord Ensemble presents its final concert for 2014, with sacred and secular music of peace, serenity and beatitude in response to an often tumultuous year filled with unrest and uncertainty across the world. The combined talents of the choir, soloists and instrumentalists (staff and alumni from the University of Melbourne) will perform a wide repertoire of music including –
Omnes de Saba (di Lasso)
King David (Howells)
Elegischer Gesang (Beethoven)
Tebe Poyem (Rachmaninov)
Hodie Christus Natus Est (Palestrina)
Beatus Vir (Monteverdi)
Music also by Stravinsky, Vaughan Williams, Gesualdo, Martin, Caccini, Mokranjac, Parsons, Britten, Pauletta and Handel.
Featuring:
Concord Vocal Ensemble
Concord Chamber Vocal Ensemble (with special guests)
Alexandra Mathew (soprano)
Hugh Fullarton (Piano/Chamber Organ)
Concord Chamber Strings
Tickets available at door, general admission.
More information: concordensemble@gmail.com.au
Read Clive O’Connell’s fantastic review in the Age of the most recent Australian Chamber Choir concert. It was certainly a challenging program, but the concerts were a lot of fun, and we enjoyed performing for enthusiastic audiences in Geelong, Macedon, and Middle Park. Now to prepare for our live broadcast on ABC Classic FM on Sunday 30 November!
Last Sunday I gave a recital at Janet Clarke Hall, University of Melbourne, as part of a talk by biographer Ann Blainey on her book ‘I am Melba’. Accompanied by Jack Tan on piano, I sang Nellie Melba’s favourite encores, including Dvořák‘s Songs My Mother Taught Me, Bishop’s Home Sweet Home, and Tosti’s Goodbye. Ann Blainey is a fantastic public speaker and author, and if you haven’t already read her book, you can buy a copy here!
I’m looking forward to my very first concert with the Australian Chamber Choir at 3pm on Sunday 14 September, 2014, at the beautiful St John’s Church, Flinders. The program includes:
Tickets are $30, and you can book in advance here.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Performing in Hans Krasa’s Brundibar with Opera Prometheus at the Sydney Jewish Museum was probably one of the most rewarding musical experiences of my career. I feel pretty honoured to have been involved in such a wonderful project. Particular thanks to Mel & Sarah Penicka-Smith, and Sharna Galvin. Here’s a photo of the cast, taken before our final performance…
An interesting video on the Sydney Brundibar project, featuring interviews with Dr. Joseph Toltz and cast members from the upcoming Sydney production…
Over the last week, newspapers and websites in New South Wales and around Australia have published articles on the upcoming Sydney Brundibar Project. Read about the production on the Sydney Morning Herald website, and the Australian Jewish News. See below for information on Brundibar, as featured in The Australian:
Follow this link for a short feature on the Sydney Brundibar Project, broadcast last week on 7:30, ABC TV:
Schools performances of Brundibar, in which I’m performing. Bring your friends!
Alexandra Mathew 
You must be logged in to post a comment.