Handel Messiah – Sydney Philharmonia Choirs 2022

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HANDEL MESSIAH

IMAGE:THEFINALPAGEFROMHANDEL’SAUTOGRAPHMANUSCRIPTFOR MESSIAH (1741) CONTENTS Tapaniteminthelisttojumptothatsection Taplowerrightcornertoreturntothispage TheProgram3 AcknowledgementofCountry4 Welcome5 AbouttheMusic6 AbouttheComposer9 TheWords11 AbouttheArtists17 TheChristmasChoirs21 SydneyPhilharmoniaOrchestra27 OurSupportersandPartners28 AboutUs30

HANDEL MESSIAH

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTOFCOUNTRY

ParttheFirst. ProphecyofChrist’sappearanceonearth.TheNativity.

INTERVAL

ParttheSecond. Thedeath,resurrectionandascensionofChrist. ThespreadingoftheGospel. PAUSE

ParttheThird. VictoryoverDeath.

SYDNEYPHILHARMONIACHOIRSPRESENTS
DEBORAHCHEETHAMandMATTHEWDOYLE TarimiNulay–Longtimelivinghere†
GEORGEFRIDERICHANDEL Messiah–ASacredOratorio LibrettocompiledfromHolyScripturebyCharlesJennens
BrettWeymark conductor LorinaGore soprano| AshlynTymms mezzo-soprano NicholasJones tenor| MorganPearse baritone ChamberSingers|SymphonyChorus|VOX ChristmasChoir RiverCityVoices|WollongongMessiahChoir SydneyPhilharmoniaOrchestra Thursday8December2022at8pm Saturday10andSunday11December2022at1pm SydneyOperaHouseConcertHall †Commissionedfor100MinutesofNewAustralianMusic2020 Theperformancewillrunforapproximately2hoursand45minutes, includinga20-minuteintervaland10-minutepause.

Weacknowledgeandpayrespecttothe GadigalpeopleoftheEoraNation,upon whoseCountrywerehearse,singandwork, andpayourrespectstotheirElderspastand present.Ourvoicesbringtolifethesongsof manyculturesandcountries,fromacrossthe ages,inaspiritofsharing,learningand understanding.Theancientcustomsand culturesofthislandinspireustocreate harmony–inmusicandoursociety.

TARIMINULAY–LONGTIMELIVINGHERE

DeborahCheethamandMatthewDoyle

TarimiNulay–Longtimelivinghere was commissionedforourcentenaryyear (2020)asachoralAcknowledgementof Countrytocommenceourconcerts.

With TarimiNulay,DeborahCheetham (musicandwords)andMatthewDoyle (thetranslationintoGadigal)havecreated aworkthatexploresaprofoundcultural andspiritualreflectionofthelandon whichwesing.

TarimiNulay waspremieredintheDawn Chorusperformanceonthestepsofthe SydneyOperaHouseatthebeginningof 2020andhasbeenheardinperformances wehavegivensincethen.Ithasbeen programmedtobegineachconcertinour 2022seasonandwehopethisspecial piecewillbepartofSydneyPhilharmonia performancesformanyyearstocome.

DeborahCheethamAO –YortaYorta, soprano,composerandeducator–has beenaleaderintheAustralianarts landscapeformorethan25years.In2009 sheestablishedShortBlackOpera,devoted tothedevelopmentofIndigenoussingers. In2010sheproduced PecanSummer, Australia’sfirstIndigenousopera.In2014 shewasnamedanOfficeroftheOrderof Australia,for‘distinguishedservicetothe performingartsasanoperasinger,composer andartisticdirector,tothedevelopmentof Indigenousartists,andtoinnovationin performance’.Hercommissionsincludethe majorchoral-orchestralwork Eumeralla–A WarRequiemforPeace (2019).

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTOFCOUNTRY
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IcallittheMessiaheffect!

Afewmonthsago,Isatdownatthepiano withmytattered Messiah scoreandits30 yearsofmarkings,andbegantheprocess ofgettingtheworkbackintomyheadwith thehelpofmytrustymetronome.Tomy surprise,Ijustcouldn’tstopsmiling. Iexperiencedthispalpablesenseof cominghome.

Andaftersuchabigyear,returningtothe concertstage,manyofoursingershave foundasimilarsenseofrelief–andjoy–in comingbacktothiswell-knownworkthat we’veperformedsomanytimesbefore.It’s asifthemusicissayingtous“we’revery closetobeingbacktonormal”.We’reback homeintheSydneyOperaHouse,singing musicwelovewiththemostimportant peopleintheroom,you–ouraudience.

Lookingatitinthegreatercontextofhow thisworkbecametiedtothefateofthe FoundlingHospitalinLondon–aplaceI alwayswalkpastinBloomsburyasakind ofculturalhomagewheneverI’mthere–yourealisethisworkisaboutmorethan thenotesonthepage.Itwasacatalystfor somuchofthegreatchoralrepertoirewe nowperform,butitwasalsoaworkthat helpedpeople.

Aworklike Messiah demonstratesthe powerofmusictobringpeopletogether fromallwalksoflifeandallbeliefsystems tosingasone.AsIwritethis,tearsare wellingupinmyeyesatthethoughtof howmuchthisworkmeanstome,andto oursingersandinstrumentalists.

Thisyear’s Messiah isamilestoneforusin ourlongjourneybackfromthepandemic. It’saworkthathelpsushealandmoveon, ratherthandwellingonwhatwe’veall beenthrough.

Asenseofpossibility.Ofrenewal. Sitbackandbemovedbytheawesome soundofthehumanvoiceandthismost remarkablemusic.

AndifyouloveHandel’s Messiah,come andhearussinghis Samson nextEaster. Youmightjustfindanothergemofthe choralrepertoiretolove!

BrettWeymarkOAM

ArtisticandMusicDirector

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WELCOME
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SYDNEYPHILHARMONIACHOIRS·2022SEASON·6 THOMASHUDSON’S1747PORTRAITOFHANDEL THERITUALOF MESSIAH GordonKerryexplores

THECOMPOSERRICHARDWAGNERONCE

observedthatataperformanceofa HandeloratorioinEngland,everyoneheld theirvocalscore“asoneholdsaprayerbookinchurch”.Certainlybythemid-19th century,performancesof Messiah had assumedthecharacterofadefacto religiousritual,andinkeepingwiththe generalethosoftheVictorianera,such performancesalsoassumedgargantuan proportions:onthecentenaryofthe composer’sdeathin1859,theworkwas performedbyachorusofover2000and anorchestraof460toanaudiencewhich numberedinthetensofthousands.[Our ownchorusof680singersseemsmodest bycomparison!]Nonewouldhavebeen moresurprisedthanthecomposeratthe reveredstatusthat Messiah wouldattain. Whiletherewasneveranydoubtaboutits musicalquality, Messiah’searlyhistorywas bynomeansastoryofeasytriumph.

The1730shadbeenatimeofprofessional turbulenceforHandel.Hisstatusasthe pre-eminentcomposerofoperaforthe Londonstagehadbeenchallengedbya cabalofnoblemenassociatedwiththe PrinceofWales–asmuchforparty politicalasaestheticreasons,andwhilethe detailsareunclearitseemstheremay havebeenaboycottofhisworkinthelast yearsofthedecade.Therewascertainly somekindoffallfromgrace–whetherthe resultofthispoliticsorwhatHandel referredtoenigmaticallyas“afauxpas madebutnotmeant”.Intheevent,the stressalsoaffectedthecomposer’shealth. Hesufferedwhatwasprobablyamild stroke,leadingtoparalysisinhisrightarm. Handelfortunatelymadeafullrecovery, thoughhisenergiesfromnowonwentinto theoratorioratherthantheopera.In1741he wiselytooktheadviceofanacquaintance whosuggestedthat“hewou’ddoverywell tolyquietforayearortwo”.Handeldidn’t

exactly“lyquiet”buthedidacceptthe invitationoftheLordLieutenantofIreland topresentconcertsinDublinbeginningin Novemberofthatyear.

Dublinwas,intheearly18thcentury,one ofthegrandestcitiesinGreatBritainand Ireland;itboastedavibrantintellectuallife, someofthemostbeautifularchitectureand townplanninginthekingdom,andoneof theearliestpurpose-builtmusichallsin Europe.Infact,musicwasnotoneofthe principalentertainmentsofthecity’s exclusivelyProtestantgentryandaristocracy, buttherewasatthistimeamovetoeffect socialimprovementthroughadvocacy groupssuchastheDublinSocietyand throughtheestablishmentofcharitable organisations.Handelhadraisedmoneyfor variouscharitiesinLondon(andwould continuetodoso–mostfamouslyforthe FoundlingHospital)andpartofhismission wastodolikewiseinDublin.Hisnew oratorioraisedtheconsiderablesumof £400forDublinhospitals.And,ashisnoted contemporaryCharlesBurneylaterputit, Messiah “hasfedthehungry,clothedthe naked,fosteredtheorphan,andenriched succeedingmanagersoftheoratorios, morethananysingleproductioninthisor anyothercountry”.

Messiah,writtenwithHandel’s characteristichasteduringtheprevious summerinLondon,formedtheclimaxof Handel’sconcertseriesattheNewMusic HallinApril1742.TheDublinaudiences hadenjoyednumerousworksincludinghis OdeforStCecilia’sDay, AcisandGalatea andtheoratorio Esther,andwhen Messiah wasperformedatanopenrehearsalon 9Apriltheresponsewasoverwhelming–somuchsothatladiesoftheaudiencefor theofficialpremierewereaskednotto wearhoopskirts,andgentlementoleave theirswordsathometomakeenoughroom intheauditorium.

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Butitwasn’tallplain sailing.Oneprominent Irishchurchmanwas outraged.Herather humourlesslythreatenedtobanthechoristersfromStPatrick’s Cathedral(ofwhichhe wasDean)fromtakingpartinasecular entertainmentbasedonscripture,butwas fortunatelyconvincedotherwise.Hisname wasJonathanSwift.Butanotherclergyman, PatrickDelany(whosewife’sdiariesarean invaluabledocumentofGeorgianlife)was overwhelmed.Handelhadinsistedon usingthesingerSusannahCibber(thenin disgraceoveranadulteryscandal);Delany, onhearinghersing“Hewasdespised”, famouslycriedout,“Woman,forthisbeall thysinsforgiventhee!”

Messiah “hasfedthehungry, clothedthenaked,fosteredthe orphan,andenrichedsucceeding managersoftheoratorios,more thananysingleproductioninthis oranyothercountry.”

theOldandNew Testamentsto dramatisethe propheciesofChrist’s incarnationand atoningdeath,his resurrectionand ascentintogloryand finalredemptionofcreation.Thefollowing isasummarybyDavidVickersofJennens’ owndivisionoftheworkintothree‘acts’:

ACTI(i)Isaiah’sprophecyofSalvation; (ii)theprophecyofthecomingofMessiah andthequestion,despiteIsaiah,ofwhat thismayportendfortheWorld;(iii)the prophecyoftheVirginBirth;(iv)the appearanceoftheAngelstotheShepherds; (v)Christ’sredemptivemiraclesonearth.

Handelhadfacedecclesiasticalopposition before,notablywhentheBishopofLondon haddenouncedhis IsraelinEgypt in1738 forsimilarreasons.Infactwhenitcame timefortheLondonpremiereof Messiah, Handelnowhereusedthetitleinthe advancepublicity,preferringtheterm“A SacredOratorio”.Itdidn’thelp: Messiah wasroundlydenouncedassacrilegious andhereticalbythehierarchy,manyof whomwereoffendedbythesightand soundofscriptureoutside‘proper’places ofworship.Oneaskedifsuchaworkwas “anActofReligion…;ifitis,Iaskifthe PlayhouseisafitTempletoperformitin?”

Handelwasamanofthetheatrebuthe wasalsoadevoutChristian–aswashis librettistfor Messiah,CharlesJennens. Jennenshadbeendeniedhisdegreeat Oxfordforrefusingtoacknowledge GeorgeII’sHanoverianfamilyasthe legitimatekingsofEngland,butthe theologyofhislibrettoisnonethelessthat ofanorthodoxProtestant.Jennenstakes judiciouslyselectedpassagesfromboth

ACTII(i)Theredemptivesacrifice,the scourgingandtheagonyonthecross;(ii) Hissacrificialdeath,Hispassagethrough HellandResurrection;(iii)HisAscension; (iv)GoddiscloseshisidentityinHeaven;(v) Whitsun,thegiftoftongues,thebeginning ofevangelism;(vi)theworldanditsrulers rejecttheGospel;(vii)God’striumph.

ACTIII(i)Thepromiseofbodilyresurrection andredemptionfromAdam’sfall;(ii)the DayofJudgementandgeneralResurrection; (iii)thevictoryoverdeathandsin;(iv)the glorificationoftheMessianicvictim.

Suchastructureis,ofcourse,operatic–onecontemporarydescriptionofHandel’s oratoriosnotedhow“theSolemnityof Church-Musickisagreeablyunitedwiththe mostpleasingAirsoftheStage”.Thiswas, aswehaveseen,partofthereasonforthe Church’sinitialmistrustofthework;we mightaddthat,whileHandelgaveup writingoperas,hecontinuedusingopera singersforhisoratoriosandthesewere performedintheatresandeventaverns ratherthanchapelsorchurches.Handel’s musiciscertainlyunapologeticinits

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operatictone–somesections,like“For untousachildisborn”,areofcourse recycledfromdecidedlynon-sacred momentsinhisoperas.AndyetJennens’ librettosolvesthesacred/secularproblem brilliantly:Jesushimselfneverspeaks (unlikein,say,Bach’sPassions)andthe prophecies,descriptionsandcommentaries areallinthethirdperson.Thesolosingers representasitweredisembodiedprophetic voices;thechorustakesontherolesof prophet,angelichost,angrymoborthe voicesofvariousapostles.Butthese incarnationsareonlytemporary.Noactoris identifiedwithanysinglecharacter,andthe workthusmaintainsalevelofabstraction whichallowsustoconcentrateonthe unfoldingofthedramathroughtextand music.Byfocussingnot,likeBach,onthe sufferinganddeathofJesussomuchas thecosmicplanforsalvation,Jennens displayswhatRuthSmithcallsa“generous faith”withitsinitialpromiseofcomfort.

Theworkitselfwentthroughseveral incarnations–infactthereisnodefinitive versionasHandelwasobligedtorevise, re-scoreandoccasionallyrecompose dependingontheperformersathis disposal.Afterhisdeaththerewerevarious ‘improvements’madeby,amongothers Mozart,whoaddedpartsforaclassical orchestraincludingclarinetsandbrass,and ofcoursethecastofthousandsatthe1859 performancewerenotevenpretendingto givean‘authentic’reading.Butbythen Messiah wasfirmlyestablishedinAnglophoneculture,havingacquireditsstatusas aquasi-liturgicalwork.Wagner,whotriedto createanationalconsciousnessthrough Germanicmythinhisoperas,onlyscoffed becauseHandelheldapositionthathe covetedhimself.

AbridgedfromanotebyGordonKerry©2006

GEORGEFRIDERICHANDEL(1685–1759) travelledextensivelyasayoungman, developingadistinctiveandlivelyhybridof Italian,GermanandFrenchstyles.At25he wasappointedKapellmeistertotheElector ofHanover,butheimmediatelydeferred hisappointmentwithaneight-monthleave ofabsenceinLondon,thehubofthe18thcenturymusicalworld,wherehisopera Rinaldo wasatriumph.Soonafterhis returntoHanover,hewasagaingiven permissiontovisitEngland,thistimewith theinjunctiontoreturn“withinreasonable time”.Intheend,luredbynewmusical opportunitiesinLondon,Handeloutstayed hisleavebutnothiswelcome.Hewasstill inEnglandin1714whenhisHanover employerassumedtheEnglishthroneas GeorgeI.

Handel’syearsinItalyhadconsolidated hisstatusasaforcetobereckonedwithin theoperascene,andthiswashowhe’d madehisnameinLondon.Whenthe EnglishtasteforItalianoperabegantofade heturnedtoanewmedium:theEnglish sacredoratorio.Treatinghisbiblicalthemes withtheunerringdramaticinstincthe’d broughttotheoperastage,hedelighted audienceswithoratoriossuchas Israelin Egypt, Samson and–themostfamousbut notthemosttypical– Messiah.

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DETAILFROMTHOMASHUDSON’S1756PORTRAITOF HANDELWITHTHESCOREOF MESSIAH
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THEWORDS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTOFCOUNTRY

CHEETHAM&DOYLETarimiNulay–Longtimelivinghere

Tariminulayngalawayura garrabarrabarayayagubarrabugu ngyiningingara ngyiningiberong

HANDELMessiah

PARTTHEFIRST

ProphecyofChrist’sappearanceon earth.TheNativity. Sinfony

OVERTURE(ORCHESTRA)

Comfortye–Ev’ryvalley

ACCOMPAGNATOANDSONG(TENOR)

Comfortye,comfortyemypeople, saithyourGod;speakyecomfortablyto Jerusalem,andcryuntoher,thather warfareisaccomplish’d,thatheriniquityis pardon’d.Thevoiceofhimthatcriethin thewilderness,prepareyethewayofthe Lord,makestraightinthedesertahighway forourGod. Ev’ryvalleyshallbeexalted, andev’rymountainandhillmadelow, thecrookedstraight,and theroughplacesplain. (Isaiah40:1-4)

AndthegloryoftheLord CHORUS

AndthegloryoftheLordshallberevealed, andallfleshshallseeittogether; forthemouthoftheLordhathspokenit. (Isaiah40:5)

Longtimeherelivethepeople dancingandsingingtodayandtomorrow, yourwayofknowing yourwayofbelonging

TranslatedintoGadigalbyMatthewDoyle

ThussaiththeLord–Butwhomayabide

ACCOMPAGNATOANDRECITATIVE(BASS)

ThussaiththeLord,theLordofHosts; Yetoncealittlewhile,andIwillshakethe heav’nsandtheearth;theseaandthedry land;AndIwillshakeallnations;andthe desireofallnationsshallcome.TheLord, whomyouseek,shallsuddenlycometo Histemple,eventheMessengerofthe Covenant,whomyedelightin:behold,He shallcome,saiththeLordofHosts.

ButwhomayabidethedayofHiscoming? andwhoshallstandwhenHeappeareth? ForHeislikearefiner’sfire.

(Haggai2:6-7,Malachi3:1-2)

AndHeshallpurify

CHORUS

AndHeshallpurifythesonsofLevi, thattheymayofferuntotheLordan offeringinrighteousness. (Malachi3:3)

Messiah featurestwokindsofrecitativeor “sungspeech”:an Accompagnato includes written-outaccompanyingpartsforthestrings andismorerhythmicalthanthefreer Recitative,whichisaccompaniedbybasso continuoinstruments(organorharpsichord) improvisingaboveabassline.

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Behold,avirginshallconceive–Othouthattellest

RECITATIVEANDSONGWITHCHORUS(ALTO)

Behold,avirginshallconceive,andbeara son,andshallcallHisnameEmmanuel, ‘Godwithus.’

OthouthattellestgoodtidingstoZion, gettheeupintothehighmountain; OthouthattellestgoodtidingstoJerusalem, liftupthyvoicewithstrength; liftitup,benotafraid, sayuntothecitiesofJudah, BeholdyourGod.

OthouthattellestgoodtidingstoZion, arise,shine,forthylightiscome, andthegloryoftheLord isrisenuponthee.

(Isaiah7:14,Matthew1:23;Isaiah40:9,60:1)

Forbehold,darkness– Thepeoplethat walkedindarkness

ACCOMPAGNATOANDSONG(BASS)

Forbehold,darknessshallcovertheearth, andgrossdarknessthepeople:butthe Lordshallariseuponthee,andHisglory shallbeseenuponthee.AndtheGentiles shallcometothylight,andkingstothe brightnessofthyrising.

Thepeoplethatwalkedindarkness haveseenagreatlight; andtheythatdwellinthelandofthe shadowofdeath, uponthemhaththelightshined. (Isaiah60:2-3;Isaiah9:2)

Foruntousachildisborn CHORUS

Foruntousachildisborn, untousasonisgiven; andthegovernmentshallbe uponHisshoulder; andHisnameshallbecalled Wonderful,Counsellor, TheMightyGod, TheEverlastingFather, ThePrinceofPeace. (Isaiah9:6) Pifa

PASTORALSYMPHONY(ORCHESTRA)

Therewereshepherdsabidinginthe field–GlorytoGod

RECITATIVES(SOPRANO)ANDCHORUS

Andtherewereshepherdsabidingin thefield,keepingwatchovertheirflock bynight.

Andlo,theangeloftheLordcameupon them,andthegloryoftheLordshone roundaboutthem,andtheyweresore afraid.

Andtheangelsaiduntothem,Fearnot:for behold,Ibringyougoodtidingsofgreat joy,whichshallbetoallpeople.Forunto youisbornthisday,inthecityofDavid,a Saviour,whichisChristtheLord.

Andsuddenlytherewaswiththeangela multitudeoftheheav’nlyhost,praising God,andsaying... “GlorytoGodinthehighest, andpeaceonearth, goodwilltowardsmen.” (Luke2:8–14)

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Rejoicegreatly SONG(SOPRANO)

Rejoicegreatly,OdaughterofZion, shout,OdaughterofJerusalem; beholdthyKingcomethuntothee. HeistherighteousSaviour; AndHeshallspeakpeaceuntotheheathen. (Zechariah9:9-10)

Thenshalltheeyesoftheblind–Heshallfeedhisflock RECITATIVE(ALTO)AND DUET(SOPRANOANDALTO)

Thenshalltheeyesoftheblindbeopen’d, Andtheearsofthedeafunstopped;then shallthelamemanleapasahart,andthe tongueofthedumbshallsing.

HeshallfeedHisflocklikeashepherd: andHeshallgatherthelambswithHisarm, andcarrytheminHisbosom, andgentlyleadthosethatarewithyoung. ComeuntoHimallyethatlabour, comeuntoHim,thatareheavyladen, andHewillgiveyourest. TakeHisyokeuponyou,andlearnofHim; forHeismeekandlowlyofheart: andyeshallfindrestuntoyoursouls. (Isaiah35:5-6;Isaiah40:11,Matthew11:28-29)

Hisyokeiseasy CHORUS

Hisyokeiseasy,Hisburthenislight. (Matthew11:30)

INTERVAL(20minutes)

PARTTHESECOND

Thedeath,resurrectionandascensionof Christ.ThespreadingoftheGospel. BeholdtheLambofGod

CHORUS

BeholdtheLambofGod, thattakethawaythesinoftheworld. (John1:29)

Hewasdespised SONG(ALTO)

Hewasdespisedandrejectedofmen, amanofsorrows,and acquaintedwithgrief. HegaveHisbacktothesmiters, andHischeekstothemthat pluckedoffthehair: HehidnotHisfacefrom shameandspitting. Hewasdespised… (Isaiah53:3,50:6)

SurelyHehathborneourgriefs–Andwithhisstripeswearehealed–Allwe,likesheep

CHORUSES

SurelyHehathborneourgriefs andcarriedoursorrows: Hewaswoundedforourtransgressions, Hewasbruisedforouriniquities; thechastisementofourpeace wasuponHim.

AndwithHisstripeswearehealed. Allwe,likesheep,havegoneastray, wehaveturnedev’ryonetohisownway; andtheLordhathlaidonHim theiniquityofusall. (Isaiah53:4-6)

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AlltheythatseeHim–HetrustedinGod ACCOMPAGNATO(TENOR)ANDCHORUS

AlltheythatseeHimlaughHimtoscorn; theyshootouttheirlips,andshaketheir heads,saying: HetrustedinGodthat Hewoulddeliverhim: letHimdeliverHim, ifHedelightinHim. (Psalm22:7-8–BookofCommonPrayer)

ThyrebukehathbrokenHisheart–Beholdandsee –

ACCOMPAGNATOANDSONG(TENOR)

ThyrebukehathbrokenHisheart; Heisfullofheaviness. HelookedforsometohavepityonHim, buttherewasnoman, neitherfoundHeanytocomfortHim.

Behold,andsee, iftherebeanysorrow likeuntoHissorrow!

(Psalm69:20–BCP;Lamentations1:12)

Hewascutoff – ButThoudidstnotleave

ACCOMPAGNATOANDSONG(TENOR)

Hewascutoffoutofthelandoftheliving; forthetransgressionofThypeoplewasHe stricken.

ButThoudidstnotleaveHissoulinHell, nordidstThousufferThyHolyOnetosee corruption. (Isaiah53:8;Psalm16:10)

Liftupyourheads CHORUS

Liftupyourheads,Oyegates, andbeyeliftup,yeeverlastingdoors, andtheKingofGloryshallcomein. WhoisthisKingofGlory?

TheLordstrongandmighty; theLordmightyinbattle, TheLordofHosts: HeistheKingofGlory. (Psalm24:7-10)

Untowhichoftheangels–LetalltheangelsofGod

RECITATIVE(TENOR)ANDCHORUS

UntowhichoftheangelssaidHeatany time,ThouartMySon,thisdayhaveI begottenThee?

LetalltheangelsofGodworshipHim. (Hebrews1:5-6)

Thouartgoneuponhigh SONG(SOPRANO)

Thouartgoneuponhigh; Thouhastledcaptivitycaptive, andreceivedgiftsformen, yea,evenforThineenemies, thattheLordGodmight dwellamongthem. (Psalm68:18)

TheLordgavetheword CHORUS

TheLordgavetheword: greatwasthecompanyofthepreachers. (Psalm68:11–BCP)

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Howbeautifularethefeet

SONG(ALTOWITHSOLOVIOLIN)

Howbeautifularethefeetofthem thatpreachthegospelofpeace, andbringgladtidingsofgoodthings. (Romans10:15) Theirsoundisgoneout CHORUS Theirsoundisgoneoutintoalllands, andtheirwordsuntotheendsoftheworld. (Romans10:18)

Whydothenations –

Letusbreaktheirbonds

SONG(BASS)ANDCHORUS

Whydothenationssofuriously ragetogether: whydothepeopleimagineavainthing? Thekingsoftheearthriseup, andtherulerstakecounselstogether againsttheLordandagainstHisanointed.

Letusbreaktheirbondsasunder, andcastawaytheiryokesfromus. (Psalm2:1-3–BCP)

Hethatdwellethinheaven –Thoushaltbreakthem

RECITATIVEANDSONG(TENOR)

Hethatdwellethinheavenshall laughthemtoscorn; theLordshallhavetheminderision.

Thoushaltbreakthemwitharodofiron; Thoushaltdashtheminpieceslikea potter’svessel. (Psalm2:4,9–BCP)

Hallelujah CHORUS Hallelujah, fortheLordGodOmnipotentreigneth, Hallelujah! TheKingdomofthisworld isbecometheKingdomofourLord andofhisChrist; andheshallreignforeverandever, KingofKings, andLordofLords, Hallelujah!

(Revelations19:6,11:15,19:16)

PAUSE(10minutes)

Pleaseremainintheauditorium.

PARTTHETHIRD VictoryoverDeath.

IknowthatmyRedeemerliveth SONG(SOPRANO)

IknowthatmyRedeemerliveth, andthatHeshallstandatthe latterdayupontheearth. Andtho’wormsdestroythisbody, yetinmyfleshshallIseeGod. FornowisChristrisenfromthedead, thefirstfruitsofthemthatsleep. (Job19:25-26;1Corinthians15:20)

Sincebymancamedeath CHORUS

Sincebymancamedeath, bymancamealsothe resurrectionofthedead. ForasinAdamalldie, evensoinChristshallallbemadealive. (1Corinthians15:21-22)

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Behold,Itellyouamystery–Thetrumpetshallsound ACCOMPAGNATOANDSONG(BASS)

Behold,Itellyouamystery:weshallnotall sleep,butweshallallbechang’d, inamoment,inthetwinklingofaneye, atthelasttrumpet.

Thetrumpetshallsound, andthedeadshallberais’dincorruptible, andweshallbechang’d. (1Corinthians15:51-52)

Thenshallbebroughttopass–ODeath,whereisthysting?–ButthanksbetoGod

RECITATIVE(ALTO),DUET(ALTOANDTENOR) ANDCHORUS

Thenshallbebroughttopass thesayingthatiswritten; Deathisswallow’dupinvictory. Odeath,whereisthysting? Ograve,whereisthyvictory? Thestingofdeathissin, andthestrengthofsinisthelaw. ButthanksbetoGod, whogivethusthevictory throughourLordJesusChrist. (1Corinthians15:54-57)

IfGodbeforus SONG(SOPRANO)

IfGodbeforus, whocanbeagainstus? Whoshalllayanythingtothecharge ofGod’select?

ItisGodthatjustifieth: Whoishethatcondemneth? ItisChristthatdied,yea, ratherthatisrisenagain; whoisattherighthandofGod, whomakesintercessionforus.

(Romans18:31,33-34)

WorthyistheLamb–Amen CHORUSWITHSOLOISTS

WorthyistheLambthatwasslain, andhathredeemedustoGod byHisblood, toreceivepower,andriches, andwisdom,andstrength, andhonour,andglory,andblessing. Blessingandhonour, gloryandpowerbeuntoHim thatsittethuponthethrone, anduntotheLamb, foreverandever. Amen. (Revelation5:12-13)

LibrettocompiledfromHolyScripture byCharlesJennens(1700–1773)

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ABOUTTHEARTISTS

BrettWeymarkOAMisoneofAustralia’s foremostchoralconductors.Appointed ArtisticandMusicDirectorofSydney PhilharmoniaChoirsin2003,hehas conductedtheChoirsthroughoutAustraliaas wellasinternationally.Hehasalsoconducted theSydney,Adelaide,Queensland,West AustralianandTasmaniansymphony orchestras,OrchestraoftheAntipodes, SydneyYouthOrchestra,NewZealand SymphonyOrchestraandHongKong Philharmonic,aswellasproductionsfor WAAPA,PacificOperaandOzOpera,andhe hasperformedwithOperaAustralia,Pinchgut Opera,AustralianChamberOrchestra,The SongCompanyandMusicaViva.

Hestudiedsingingandconductingatthe UniversityofSydneyandtheSydney ConservatoriumofMusic,continuinghis conductingstudieswithSimonHalsey,Vance George,DanielBarenboimandJohnEliot Gardiner,amongstothers.

HisrepertoireatSPChasincludedBach’s PassionsandChristmasOratorio,theMozart, Verdi,DurufléandFaurérequiems,andOrff’s CarminaBurana.HechampionsAustralian composers,andhaspremieredworksby MatthewHindson,ElenaKats-Chernin,John Peterson,DanielWalker,RosalindPage,Peter Sculthorpe,AndrewSchultzandRoss Edwards.In2011hepremieredhisownwork BrightontoBondi withtheFestivalChorus.He

hasalsoconductedmusicaltheatreprograms includingBernstein’s Candide,whichwon multipleBroadwayWorldSydneyawards. Underhisdirection,SPCreceiveda HelpmannAwardfor OedipusRex and SymphonyofPsalms,directedbyPeter Sellars,andwasnominatedforaLimelight AwardforPurcell’s KingArthur

HewaschorusmasterfortheAdelaide Festivalproductionsof Saul (2017), Hamlet (2018)and Requiem (2020),andhehas preparedchoirsforCharlesMackerras,Zubin Mehta,EdodeWaart,VladimirAshkenazy andSimonRattle.Hehasrecordedforthe ABCandconductedfilmscoresfor Happy Feet,MadMaxFuryRoad and Australia.

Recentconductinghighlightsinclude SweeneyTodd (WestAustralianOpera), Jandamarra byPaulStanhopeandSteve Hawke(SSO),MichaelTippett’s AChildOf OurTime (AdelaideFestival)and Carousel (StateOperaSouthAustralia).

In2001hewasawardedanAustralian CentenaryMedalandin2021theMedalof theOrderofAustralia. In2023hecelebrates his20thseasonwithSPC.

BrettWeymarkispassionateaboutsinging andtherolemusicplaysinboththewellbeing ofindividualsandthehealthandvitalityofa community’sculture.Hebelievesmusiccan transformlivesandshouldbeaccessibletoall.

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LorinaGore soprano

AustraliansopranoLorinaGorecompleted postgraduatevoicestudiesattheAustralian NationalUniversityinCanberraandthe NationalOperaStudioinLondon.Shehas wonnumerousprestigiousoperaawards, includingtwoHelpmannawards,aGreen RoomAward,theDameJoanSutherland/ AOACScholarship,prizesandscholarshipsin the2010OperaAwards,theCoventGarden NationalOperaStudioScholarship,HeraldSunAria(2ndplacein2002and2004),and theAustralianNationalAriaCompetition.

ShejoinedOperaAustraliaasaprincipal artistin2008andhassinceperformedmany roles,includingVioletta(LaTraviata),Marie (Wozzeck),Leïla(ThePearlfishers),Amina(La sonnambula),Musetta(LaBohème)and Roxanain KingRoger,forwhichshewona HelpmannAwardandaGreenRoomAward. Shesubsequentlyreceivedhersecond HelpmannAwardfortheroleofOpheliain BrettDean’s Hamlet attheAdelaideFestival (2018).EarlierthisyearshesangViolettafor OperaQueensland.

Herrecordingsinclude AToasttoMelba and JohannStrauss:WaltzesandArias with theTasmanianSymphonyOrchestraand MarkoLetonja,highlightsfromStrauss’s Der Rosenkavalier withYvonneKenny, Bliss with OperaAustralia,andHandel’s Rodelinda, conductedbyRichardBonynge.

AshlynTymms mezzo-soprano

Perth-bornAshlynTymmsisagraduateofthe MelbourneConservatoriumandtheRoyal CollegeofMusic.WhileinLondonshesang Rosimondain Faramondo (LondonHandel Festival)andcreatedtheroleofJudithinthe premiereof TheTwoSisters (TêteàTête). OtherrolesincludetheNewspaperVendorin LesMamellesdeTirésias byPoulenc,Euridice inMonteverdi’s L’Orfeo,Didoin Didoand Aeneas,EurydiceinOffenbach’s Orpheusin theUnderworld andBereniceinRossini’s comicintermezzo L’occasionefailladro (OpportunityMakestheThief).

ShemadeherWestAustralianOperadebut asLapákandMrsPáskováin TheCunning LittleVixen (2018),andsincethenhassung Florain LaTraviata andtheLady-in-Waitingin Verdi’s Macbeth,aswellasappearingin OperaintheQuarryandsingingregionally withthecompanyinThePinnaclesandthe ValleyoftheGiants.HermostrecentWest AustralianOperaappearancesinclude DorabellaintheGlyndebourneFestival productionof Cosìfantutte,Hanselin Hansel andGretel andSantuzzain Cavelleria rusticana;inFebruaryshewillsingCarmen withthecompany.

Recentandfutureconcertengagements includetheMelbourneandWestAustralian symphonyorchestras,FlindersQuartetand theViennaPopsOrchestra.

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NicholasJones tenor

BrilliantyoungtenorNicholasJoneswona GreenRoomAwardandaHelpmannAward nominationforhisportrayalofDavidin Die MeistersingervonNürnberg forOpera Australia.OtherappearancesforOAhave includedprincipalrolesin Carmen, Ilturcoin Italia, TheNose and TwoWeddings,One Bride,aswellasTaminoandAlmavivainthe touringproductionsof TheMagicFlute and TheBarberofSeville.Morerecently,hesang MichaelDriscollintheworldpremiereof ElenaKats-Chernin’s Whiteley andTonyinthe OAtouringproductionof WestSideStory.

ForStateOperaSouthAustraliahecreated theroleofFishLambinthepremiereof GeorgePalmer’s Cloudstreet,andhasalso performedTom(Christina’sWorld) andHarry (Voss).HesangMaleChorusin TheRapeof Lucretia (VictorianOpera)andwasanoriginal castmemberofDeborahCheetham’s indigenousopera PecanSummer.Hismost recentappearancewithSydneyPhilharmonia ChoirswasinHaydn’s Creation (2018).

Thisyear’sengagementshaveincluded TsarevichGvidon(TheGoldenCockerel)for theAdelaideFestival,Jaquino(Fidelio)with theSydneySymphonyOrchestra,and AlmavivawithOperaAustralia.Nextweekhe willsingHandel’s Messiah withtheAdelaide SymphonyOrchestra.

NicholasJonesisthecurrentrecipientof theDameHeatherBeggMemorialAward.

MorganPearse baritone

MorganPearsestudiedattheRoyalCollege ofMusicInternationalOperaSchoolandwas amemberoftheHoustonGrandOperaStudio (2014–15).HemadehisdebutwithEnglish NationalOperasingingFigaroin TheBarber ofSeville,arolehe’ssincesungforNZOpera andStateOperaSouthAustralia.Hisjourney withthecharacterofFigaroalsoincludes The MarriageofFigaro (BadischesStaatstheater Karlsruhe,OpernhausZurich)andCorigliano’s GhostsofVersailles (WolfTrapOpera).

OtheroperahighlightsincludePapageno (TheMagicFlute)andAraspe(Tolomeo)in Karlsruhe,Sid(AlbertHerring)fortheBuxton Festival,Belcore(TheElixirofLove)forNZ Opera,NedKeene(PeterGrimes)withthe AucklandPhilharmonia,Papagenowiththe RussianNationalOrchestraandFarasmene (Radamisto)withPhilharmoniaBaroque.

Sincehislandmarkperformancein2011of Schubert’s Winterreise (thefirstinSydneyin 20years),appearancesinhisnativeAustralia haveincludedApolloin L’Orfeo (Australian BrandenburgOrchestra), Dioclesian (Pinchgut Opera),aswellas NotesfromUnderground andthetitlerolein OwenWingrave (Sydney ChamberOpera).Hehassung Messiah with theWestAustralian,TasmanianandAdelaide symphonyorchestras,andpreviouslywith SydneyPhilharmoniaChoirsin2013.

MorganPearsewontheaudienceprizeat the2020LondonHandelFestivalandhas sinceappearedregularlyattheInnsbruck FestivalforEarlyMusic.

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MAHLER8 ChorusOzisreturningtotheSydneyOperaHouse overtheJunelongweekendin2023.Anditreturnsin monumentalfashionwithMahler’sSymphonyNo.8–‘SymphonyofaThousand’. Weneed1,000voices!Registrationsarenowopen andsingersofalllevelsarewelcome. ChorusOzisyourchancetojoinotherpassionate singersfromacrossAustraliaandimmerseyourselfin amajorchoralworkoverafullweekend,culminating inaperformancewiththeSydneyYouthOrchestra ledbyArtisticandMusicDirectorBrettWeymark. Registernowforalife-changingexperience–making greatmusicandnewfriendships. ScantheQRcodeformoreinformationand toregisterfortheChorusOz2023choir. sydneyphilharmonia.com.au/chorusoz2023rego
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BrettWeymark ArtisticandMusicDirector

ElizabethScott AssociateMusicDirector

TimCunniffe AssistantChorusMasterandPrincipalRehearsalPianist ClaireHowardRace RehearsalPianist

SOPRANOS

VeronicaAlfano LucyAndrews ShelleyAndrews JulieBangura EvaBerger NoelleBetterley GeorginaBitcon

NikkiBogard CatherineBryant AnitaBurkart AnneCooke AlexandraCoulton CourtneyCousins PamCunningham RounaDaley MelanieDavid RachelEvans KarinaFalland SusanFarrell RebeccaFitzpatrick JehaneGhabrial JosephineGiles NatalieGooneratne JudithGorry CarolineGude AmandaHamilton LeilaHarris JasminJungo SueJustice LindyMcMahon ClareMacpherson CharlotteMoore GeorgiaMoore JaneNieminska NathalieO’Toole JayneOishi RuthJessica

Ongkowijoyo DympnaPaterson AlexandraPeacock KarenPearce IsabellaRahme

ElsaRapon AllisonRowlands JacquelineRowlands MayaSchwenke OdiliaSugita EvaTarbox KatherineThompson SarahThompson LilyTindale JoannaWarren DorothyWu FionaYoung

ALTOS MeaghanBackhouse DebraBaker GillianBehrens KatieBlake JenniferBradford KateClowes GillianDownesMorgan ClaireDuffy AlisonFeng PennyGay MariamLubanHarb JennyHarry MargaretHofman MadiHolness CharlotteHumphrys JaninaKey GeorgiaLuikens DonnaMcIntosh JaniceMcKeand MaggieMcKelvey AtalyaMasi HannahMason ClaraMazzone AlysonMoore JessMoore MadiMoore PenelopeMorris CatherineO’Grady

InesObermair AnnaPeter HannahRoberts LaraRogerson-Wood VirginiaRowlands DebbieScholem JohannaSegall JanShaw MegShaw MeganSolomon RobynTupman AnnabelWatts MariannaWong

TENORS MatthewAllchurch JoshBorja LangziChiu DanielComarmond MalcolmDay RobertElliott BlakeGarner BryceGonlin BennettHaskew NickHazell TomHazell MichaelKertesz MatthewKoh VincentLo FrankMaio DimitryMoraitis RyanQueenin MartinStebbings MitchellSutton RobertThomson BenThurley NicholasTong AndyWang GeorgeWatkins ChristopherWhitfeld WillWillitts IsaacWong MarkWong

BASSES

JockBaird PeterCallaghan JulianCoghlan PaulCouvret PhilipCrenigan PhillipCullen RobertCunningham NicholasDavison JamesDevenish RoderickEnriquez DavidFisher TomForrester-Paton ScottHekking DavidJacobs MatthewLubowicz SamuelMorrellFeitelberg FinnianMurphy EricNelson BrendanNicholson MichaelNolan PeterPoole DanielRae AllanRedpath MichaelRyan RobertSherrington PeterTempleton BenWaters DavidWood LachlanWrenford

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BrettWeymark ArtisticandMusicDirector

ElizabethScott AssociateMusicDirector

TimCunniffe AssistantChorusMasterandPrincipalRehearsalPianist SubinPark,EstellaRocheandEstelleShircoreBarker RehearsalPianists

SOPRANOS

SallyAitken HelenAlajajian RosemaryAtkinson InesBenaventeMolina ClaireBennett HelenBlack BelindaBlekemore SueBowring LynetteBoyce AlisonBradley NolaBrooke SusanBudic SibylleBurkart AlisonButt LesleyCady JanelleCampbell KarenChisholm RosemaryCooper AnnieCorbett Anne-Catherine Cosentino MichelleCrook NarelleCtercteko SanciaDeJersey SilviadePoe-Diestel LisaDeecke NathalieDeeson MonaDeghaim SarahDescher SharonDickson JanetDonaldson SarahDowney EvieDriver ElaineEbsary GlendaEmslie AmberEsposito JenniferFildes

NancyFlitcroft JaneFry WendyGavin JustynaGizowska RuthGolden ValerieGomm JulieGordon SusanGordon MaryGrieve DallasGriffin QirongGuo HrefnaGylfadottir BarbaraHall ReneeHamers RosalieHarrington EmesiniHazelden ClareHinchey MargaretHinchey HannahHow VanessaJacob DianaJefferies MarianJones AnnaJoseph RachelKelly ValerieKingsleyStrack IchikoKitano StefanieKokal LillyKrienbuhl MargaretLackenby MerleLamb RuolanLan AnneLane ElizabethLee JudyLee ChristineLindsay JoannaMccullagh ColleenMcDonald NormaMcDonald

DoreenMacfarlane JenniferMcphee CathyMaher TiyanaMaksimovichbinno

RosalieMangraviti YvonneMartin CeciliaMay JaneMezzina JacquelineMilne JenniferMorganNicholson MaryMortimer SusanMozell SarahMuetterlein MaryO’Connell MonicaO’Connell RobynO’Keefe KathleenOakley LaiaOliveras LesleyOwen JanicePeak FionaPeare AnnaPender VictoriaPirolo JennyPlatt MarisaPongan CelinePozzo MariaPriestley ElizabethPurvis XinYuanQuek MicheleReid LaurelReynolds CarolineRhind SylviaRomanik ElizabethRosa CoraleeRose SianRudge LourdesSanchez

ZoeShacklady JudySnowdon EmiSo AileenSoh JennyStQuintin VictoriaStableforth HelenStead VivienneStrong AbigailStuddert MargaretSymes SuzieTaylor SusanThomas BarbaraThompson MargaretTitterton ChiquitTorrenteBrammall MargaretVaccari SarahvanTreel DanielaVazille DaniellaVerde ElizabethWallace ConnieWan SusanWebster FayeWelborn JodieWhitbread SuzieWoodhouse OliviaWroth AngelineZaghloul AndreaZocco

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ALTOS

MeredithAsh NicolaAtmore SuzanneAvis MargaretBaker NadjaBalemans LaimaBarkus PenelopeBecchio MarshaBeck JackieBenson KarenBiden LizBlackford RobynBlainey RosanaBlowes NoraBodkin CharlotteBonser PamBray CindyBroadbent MarilynBroadbridge EmilyBrodie AngelaBrothers LyndaCabeldu JaneCameron GabrielleCannon SimoneCarson AverillChase FionaClark MeredithCohen JaneConnolly SianCook PatriciaCorey PatriciaCotter JennyCotterill FranCunneen MarieDaniels KatrinaDarnbrough ColletteDavies JewelDavies VirginiaDavies JulieDawson AlteouiseDevaughn ElizabethDooley

UrsulaDubosarsky JudyDunstan GailEdinborough KarenEdwards JuliaElmes Sue-EllenFairall VanessaFone CatherineFox KatieFrench JessicaFryer SallyGarth RobynGilbert DianaGray JaneGreaves ChrisHall KarenHartas LucyHatcher AnkeHelmkeHenken CeciliaHannah Hibbert KatieHislop MarijkeHol AlisonHoran StacyHost MarieHotschilt AndreaHoward PatriciaHoyle MarianneHulsbosch LouiseImray ElaineJackson JaneJames NaomiJones FionaJoneshart BeverleyJordan SusanKaim KateKaszonyi AliceKillen AnastasiaKlose SaraKlug ClaudiaKochMcQuillan

AnneKricker TatjanaKroll DoreenLaforest VeronicaLambert SariLamsa SusanLasker JudithLawry PennyLeCouteur HeavenLee PenelopeLee HeatherLees-Smith IrisLeung JanetLeung KathyLeviton EddaLewis SaraLewis LeolaLiu AnneLucas MadiMaclean WendyMcLeod ValerieMarteau BarbaraMckinnel AngelaMiller RuthMitchell LizMoore GabrieleMunro SariMunro KerryMurphy JayamalaNaidoo RebeccaNash SylvieNolf TomohaOgawa Nadezda Okumushoglu NicoleOldfield FabienneOvadia NicolePanetta JoannePerry SallyPierce MarilynPiras RachelPodger WendyPritchard

MarilynRamage PaulineRamsay JoRhodes StefanieRizel PenelopeRodger JennyRodway EstherRoorda NataliaRoorda JudithRosonakis CatherineRugg LeanneRuggero KirsteenRuncie SarahSandstad JoanScott HeidiSeemann MaiteSerra LianaSpucys JulieAnneStevens TamiraStevensen JoannaSutherland LaniSutherland ElizabethTalbert BirgitTauber SusanTavener JeanTaylor KathyTaylor BronwynThomas SusanTooker SusanTwiney CarinVanHeumen SheilavanHolst Pellekaan CorneliaVanderbent BronwynVost GeorginaWaite JulieWalker KylieWatt BronwynWells WendyWhite AnneWilcox ChristinaWilcox CarysWilliams

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AmandaWilson

ClaudiaWinters

SusanWittenoom IsabelWong GillianWood AnnieWoods LouisaWright SusanWright RoswithaWulff ChariXuereb OliviaYan JoanneYang BridgetYasukawa RuthYoung

TENORS

TedAvery Sally-AnnBarbera MariusBarnsley ChristopherBarrett JamesBlomfield ColinBodkin Hoa-anBratland JohnCarey OlivierChretien MaxwellConnery IanConnolly ErwinD’Souza KevinDeSouza SylvianeDiaz DianaDunlop NickiElkin SonjaGrgurevic SarahHamilton

AngelaHart AlistairJohnston AyseKiran MaryLafferty DanielLarratt SimoneLaunt-Peters PeterLaverick ShashiLaverick

IwanLesmana PaulLong EllenMcArthur WarrenMcHattan SophieMackay LisaMacqueen PeterMacqueen IanMarshall AinsleyMartin JeffreyMellefont ArnoldMetcalf AndrewMorris TimothyO’Reilly MargaretOlive ChristinnePatton LenPower FélicitéRoss KenRyan RhondaStapleton CaralynTaylor MingUrwin NatalieVaughan JohnWatson TerryWoronov TachiYasukawa PeterYoung JuliaZwirko

BASSES

PeterBarber DerrickBeech PhillipBelling AndrewBirley LachlanBoeree FedericoCastellucchio AnthonyCheshire JohnClancy PhilCohen PaulCollins StefanCouani MikeDunkley MarkEngland ScottErichsen MarkEvans AndrewFalson JimFleming MatthewGarth GrahamGeorgeson BartGitmans JohnGolding WarrenGough PaulGoyen HaroldGraycar RobertGroves DavidHardy AlexHenry GrahamHuddy Pariyawit Jatukannyaprateep DanielKhong FuzzKitto PeterMackey JamesMiddlewood TimMiles RichardMillard FrankMonagle LouisMonney ScotMorris AlanMorrison KelvinOlive

MichaelPain AlexanderPeters JamesReynolds AndrewRodger DavidRoss DanielSchiavone RickSondalini HunterSouthwick JonathanSpinks RussellStapleton AndrewStark AlanTaylor NicholasTurner AlanWallace MichaelWalpole JonathanWassell TonyWhite GeoffYoung WellerZheng

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RIVERCITYVOICES

SarahPenicka-Smith ArtisticDirectorandPrincipalConductor

PhilipEamesandPeterEllis ChorusMasters

JaneAndino,PhilipEamesandCallumTolhurst-Close RehearsalPianists

SOPRANOS

JenniferBaker

CatrionaChampion

JosephineChan

MariaCostello

TamaraCraig

KlaraDeWit

SusanForss-Clarke

HadassaGitau

LynHiggs

DeborahHowitt

IonaMathias NicoleSenior KarlaStewart-Sykes

LynnTaye IngridTurner NaomiVonSenff

ALTOS

MelBester

GraceBondoc ClareBrown

SarahEl-Khansa SallyGlass DanicaGluvakov BelindaHuang

JaneJamieson

LaimaKarklins RoshiMelvin NancyNicholls RinaPinto HelenYiu FionaYue

TENORS

RichardHeagrenGibbs IanJenson

JoshuaLenehan PronyMelvin GabrielNewman SpencerThew

BASSES

SteveBarnett

DonChurch

PhilipGerber

IvarsKarklins GeoffKerr KrisMorgan MichaelWest DominicWong

River City Voices

Western Sydney. Choral. Excellence River City Voices is Parramatta’s flagship symphonic choir, led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Dr Sarah Penicka-Smith.

Can’t get enough Messiah? RCV presents SLAM MESSIAH Friday 16th December, 7:30pm Riverside Theatres. Slam poets take on this iconic work in a brave new interpretation!

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WOLLONGONGMESSIAHCHOIR

HaydenBarrington ChorusMaster

DavidFrancis SectionalLeader

JackMaoandDavidVance RehearsalPianists

SOPRANOS

ClareBallard

JoanBourne

AllisonCook

WendyCook

SuzannedeVive

MatildaDickson

AmandaFloyd

LeisaFloyd

JenniferHarris

EvelynHarrison

AlexandraIlievski

CatherineMacPhail

GillianMeers

PenelopeMurphy

RowenaRussell LouiseSaint-John

MargaretShaw

BirgittaSmith

TianyaoSun

JulieWatts

KateWilmot

ALTOS

AnnaBaxter-Rose

JudithBurns

NancieClisby

ElizabethFarrar

SueGeenty DespinaHaise AlisonHaynes

ChristineHiggins YumikoHoriguchi SusannahHutchings

MelindaJames

SarahKinstead

EmmaMedwell

RhiannonMorgan

AnnikaOakley

AnnaSmith

TamaraVincent

SoniaWestwood NualaWilliams

SueWoodland

KarinaWoodward MargueriteZind

TENORS

AllisonEdwards JaneMcCammon ConnieNielsen

EdwardPrescott

IanRienits

GeoffRiethmuller

EdwardWiech

BASSES

LuisGarcia

MarkGearon

LindsayHodda

MartinLander KatrinaLove PaulSpencer RayVincent HamiltonWearing

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FIRSTVIOLINS

FionaZiegler Concertmaster

MicheleO’Young SamanthaBoston BridgetCrouch MarianaGreen

AntheaHetherington RebeccaIrwin MatejaPrimorac JuliaRussoniello VanessaTammetta

SECONDVIOLINS

EmmaHayes

AngelaCassar EvelynCirevski AnthonyDonovan ElizabethGreenhalgh KarinaHollands DenisaSmeuKirileanu NarineMelconian EsmereldaTintner JoanneWaples

VIOLAS

AndrewJezek

RachelDyker

CharlotteFetherston NicoleForsyth RobertHarris

DariusKaperonis

SuzieKim GeorginaPrice

CELLOS

AnthonyAlbrecht JamesBeck ChristopherBennett AnitaGluyas MargieIddison RosemaryQuinn

DOUBLEBASSES

DoritHerskovits DavidCooper MarkHarris TheoSmall

OBOES MatthewBubb FrankGiraldo

BASSOONS VictoriaGrant BrighdieChambers

TRUMPETS RainerSaville DanHenderson

TIMPANI ChironMeller

HARPSICHORD

NathanCox

ORGAN DavidDrury

Bold =Principal

ContinuoorganbyHenkKlop,Garderen,TheNetherlands,2003 FlemishdoubleharpsichordbyCareyBeebe,Sydney,1989 EarlykeyboardspreparedforperformancebyCareyBeebe andJoannaButler

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SYDNEYPHILHARMONIACHOIRS

SydneyPhilharmoniaChoirspresentstheart ofchoralsingingatthehigheststandard,and developsthetalentsofthosewithapassion forsinging,inSydneyandbeyond.Founded in1920,ithasbecomeAustralia’sfinestchoral organisationandisaResidentCompanyof theSydneyOperaHouse.

LedbyArtisticandMusicDirectorBrett WeymarkOAMsince2003,SydneyPhilharmonia Choirscomprisesthreeauditionedandthree communitychoirsthatperformrepertoire fromchoralclassicstomusicaltheatreand commissionsbyAustraliancomposers.SPC presentsitsownannualconcertseasonand collaborateswithleadingconductors,soloists andorchestrasinAustraliaandoverseas.In 2002,SPCwasthefirstAustralianchoirtosing attheBBCProms(Mahler’sSymphonyNo.8 underSimonRattle),returningagainin2010 tocelebrateits90thanniversary.Thechoirs

performintheSydneySymphonyOrchestra’s seasoneveryyearastheyhavedoneformore than80years.SPCalsopresentsaseriesof communitysingingeventsthroughoutthe year–ChorusOz(theannualBigSing), PopUpSingandsingingworkshopsthroughout SydneyandNSW.

In2020,SydneyPhilharmoniaChoirs celebrateditscentenary.Despiterestrictions onliveperformancesthatyear,itpressed aheadwithacommissioningproject–100 MinutesofNewAustralianMusic–featuring newworksbycomposersElenaKats-Chernin andDeborahCheetham,amongothers.2021 sawacautiousbutboldreturntolivechoral performancesandthelaunchofthe2022 seasonwithconcertsintheSydneyTown Hall,StAndrew’sCathedralandthenewly renovatedSydneyOperaHouseConcertHall.

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