Arcangelo Corelli

The Sydney Consort invites you to their last concert in this 2006 year series.

Cantata Per Natale-Cinque Profeti by Alessandro Scarlatti and Per la Notte di Natale by Arcangelo Corelli.

For this special event, our string ensemble will be joined by five wonderful singers who will perform in a conversation between five Old Testament prophets about the birth of the Saviour – Daniel, Ezechiel, Isaiah, Abraham and Jeremiah.

In Australia, the Sydney Consort is the only ensemble that obtains the copy of this music (the score was lost for over 290 years) by buying the rights to perform, from the original manuscript with the Church permission to perform this Cantata. The chamber orchestra will also present Corelli’s Christmas Concerto Grosso on that evening.

So, dear friends in music, if you still don’t have an idea for a Christmas present for your family members or friends- bring them for this special concert and let’s celebrate the Christmas festivities at the recently partly restored and acoustically splendid St. Augustine’s Church in Balmain.

Wednesday, 20th December 2006 at 8.00pm at the St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in BALMAIN, Eaton Street.

Soloists:
Belinda Montgomery soprano
Nadia Piave soprano
Nicole Smeulders alto
Richard Black tenor
David Russell bass

Ensemble:
Stan Kornel baroque violin
Fiona Ziegler baroque violin
Nicole Forsyth baroque violin
Valmai Coggins baroque viola
Annika Stagg baroque cello
Monika Kornel harpsichord

$30 and $20 concession at the door or book via email or 9705 7468/0416 345 489.

With best wishes for a Joyful Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2007,

The Sydney Consort