2020 Season Australian Chamber Choir - Directed by DOUGLAS LAWRENCE
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Australian Chamber Choir 2020 Season Directed by DOUGLAS LAWRENCE
“transporting”
Echo Darmstadt, July 2019
From the Artistic
Director
“outstanding” In 2020 the ACC embarks on another musical adventure.
General Anzeiger Bonn, July 2019 2019 was exhilarating for everyone involved – singers,
listeners, travellers and reviewers. We were invited to
perform in St Martin-in-the-Fields and the cathedrals of
“magical” Paris, Ribe, Bonn and Berlin. “There were tears”, wrote one
Weekend Notes, August 2017 reviewer. These were tears of an exquisite nature, which
glorious music, well sung can occasion. We revel in the
music of all periods and relish the adventure of presenting
newly-commissioned works.
“another masterstroke”
The Age, December 2018 For the singers and the thirty Friends who travelled with
us in July 2019, the European tour was pure joy. After every
concert we were invited to return. Standing ovations,
foot stamping, yells and tears were testament to the
“breathtakingly moving” ACC’s renown. What a privilege it is to bring enjoyment to
Classic Melbourne, July, 2018 enthusiastic audiences.
For 2020 we plan five quite different programs. Glory in the
Fauré Requiem, rejoice in the power of Bach’s Genius and
“It is no wonder that this realise your dreams by voting your favourite choral music
was a sold out event” into our Top Ten Choral Classics program. These three
programs with the full choir are bookended by programs
Theatre Now, November 2018
with eight of our singers in the historic Mandeville Hall.
The ACC8 begin the year with Cultural Capitals, a virtual
tour through memorable choral works from famous cities
where our singers have performed. We conclude the year
with our pick of Christmas music from the Renaissance,
Baroque and beyond. For each of these concerts, join us in
the intimate space of the Mandeville Hall chapel, followed
by a reception in the Oak Parlour.
I invite you to join us for our 2020 season.
Douglas Lawrence
Cultural Capitals
with the ACC8
During seven international concert tours, the
Australian Chamber Choir has visited many of
Europe’s cultural capitals. In this program we
take you on a virtual tour through memorable
choral works from famous European cities –
Paris, London, Rome, Venice, Leipzig, Vienna
– as well as Australia’s own great cultural
centres.
Works by McCombe, Leek, Palestrina,
Josquin, Monteverdi, Brahms, Bach,
Poulenc, Finzi, Parry, Elgar
Following the one-hour performance, you are invited to a
reception. The Mandeville Hall reception is in the historic
Oak Parlour.
DATES
TERANG
Saturday 29 February 3 PM
Thomson Memorial Presbyterian Church
TOORAK
Sunday 1 March 2 PM
Mandeville Hall
BOOKINGS
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Image courtesy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
2 3
Fauré Requiem
From the purity of the Pie Jesu for solo
soprano to the memorable In Paradisum
accompanied by harp, this Requiem is imbued
with a sense of optimism.
Gabriel Fauré
Cantique de Jean Racine
John Tavener
Svyati (1995) for solo cello and choir
With Rosanne Hunt – cello
Johannes Brahms
Schaffe in mir Gott
Gabriel Fauré
Requiem
DATES
MELBOURNE
Sunday 19 April 3 PM, The Scots’ Church
HAMILTON
Sunday 29 March 2.30 PM, St Andrew’s
CASTLEMAINE
Saturday 18 April 3 PM, Christ Church
FLINDERS
Sunday 26 April 3 PM, St John’s
MACEDON
Saturday 2 May 3 PM, Church of the Resurrection
BOOKINGS
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4 5
Bach’s Genius
The Motets
‘Now here is something one can learn from’,
exclaimed Mozart, on hearing one of Bach’s
motets when he visited St Thomas’s Church in
Leipzig.
The six motets, evidence of Bach’s genius, are
punctuated in this program with movements
from the Suites for Unaccompanied Cello,
played by Rosanne Hunt.
DATES
MIDDLE PARK
Sunday 14 June 3 PM
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
MACEDON
Saturday 8 August 3 PM
Church of the Resurrection
GEELONG
Sunday 20 September 3 PM
Basilica of St Mary of the Angels
BOOKINGS
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Elias Gottlob Haussmann, Johann Sebastian Bach, 1746 (detail)
© Sammlung Bach-Archiv Leipzig
6 7Top Ten Choral
Classics
You will be invited to vote for your favourite
unaccompanied choral works from our list.
From the results of the vote, we will create a
program of our audience’s most loved music.
DATES
MIDDLE PARK
Sunday 8 November 3 PM
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
GEELONG
Sunday 15 November 3 PM
Basilica of St Mary of the Angels
MACEDON
Saturday 21 November 3 PM
Church of the Resurrection
BOOKINGS
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8 9Christmas with
the ACC8
A fabulously entertaining hour of
wonderful music for the Christmas
season, chosen from the Renaissance,
Baroque and beyond. The program
includes music by Gabrieli, Marenzio,
Schütz, Scheidt, Dean, Howells.
Following our performance in the chapel of the
historic Mandeville Hall, you are invited to a
reception in the Oak Parlour.
DATE
TOORAK
Sunday 6 December 2 PM, Mandeville Hall
BOOKINGS
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Luca Signorelli, Madonna and Child, c.1515 (detail), NGA, Washington
10 11Subscriptions at a glance
Our subscriptions include up to 20% discount
off the prices of regular concert tickets.
Ticket prices remain at last year’s levels.
MELBOURNE + MACEDON +
Sunday concerts in Melbourne Saturday concerts at the CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION
1 Fauré Requiem 1 Fauré Requiem
Sunday 19 April at 3 PM, THE SCOTS’ CHURCH Saturday 2 May at 3 PM
2 Bach’s Genius – The Motets 2 Bach’s Genius – The Motets
Sunday 14 June at 3 PM, MIDDLE PARK Saturday 8 August at 3 PM
3 Top Ten Choral Classics 3 Top Ten Choral Classics
Sunday 8 November at 3 PM, MIDDLE PARK Saturday 21 November at 3 PM
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Cultural Capitals with the ACC8 Cultural Capitals with the ACC8
Sunday 1 March at 3 PM, MANDEVILLE HALL, TOORAK Sunday 1 March at 3 PM, MANDEVILLE HALL, TOORAK
Christmas with the ACC8 Christmas with the ACC8
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eight rows.
12 13Booking methods Payment totals
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14 15Buy tickets to single concerts
Cultural Capitals with the ACC8 Top Ten Choral Classics
TERANG Saturday 29 February at 3 pm MIDDLE PARK Sunday 8 November at 3 pm
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TOORAK Sunday 1 March at 2 pm GEELONG Sunday 15 November at 3 pm
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MACEDON Saturday 21 November at 3 pm
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Fauré Requiem $85 $60 $40
HAMILTON Sunday 29 March at 2.30 pm
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CASTLEMAINE Saturday 18 April at 3 pm TOORAK Sunday 6 December at 2 pm
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MELBOURNE Sunday 19 April at 3 pm
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FLINDERS Sunday 26 April at 3 pm
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MACEDON Saturday 2 May at 3 pm Tickets for students and children
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Bach’s Genius – The Motets
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MACEDON Saturday 8 August at 3 pm
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GEELONG Sunday 20 September at 3 pm seats at The Scots’ Church (Melbourne) and Our Lady of
Adult Senior Pensioner Mount Carmel (Middle Park) are in the first eight rows.
$50 $45 $40
16 172020 Venues
CASTLEMAINE Christ Church,
8 Mostyn Street
FLINDERS St John’s Church,
King Street
GEELONG Basilica of St Mary of the Angels,
136 Yarra Street
HAMILTON St Andrew’s,
Corner of Gray and McIntyre Streets
MACEDON Church of the Resurrection,
Corner of Mount Macedon Road and
Honour Avenue
MELBOURNE The Scots Church,
Corner of Russell and Collins Streets
MIDDLE PARK Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
210 Richardson Street
TERANG Thomson Memorial Presbyterian Church,
Warrnambool Road
TOORAK Mandeville Hall,
10 Mandeville Crescent
Cover photograph: Michel Lawrence
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