VOCAL FIREWORKS THE SONG COMPANY
Sunday 31 August, 3.00pm

Marking the final stage of a four-year cycle based on the elements of Earth, Water, Air and Fire, The Song Company celebrates the heat and passion of Fire and the music that expresses it. In his first collaboration with The Song Company, Danish Guest Director and composer Bo Holten leads a fiery program of neck-breaking speeds, hair-raising leaps and awe-inspiring harmonies.

The program includes 16th century madrigals by Marenzio, Morley, Wilbye, Flecha, and Gesualdo, as well as more contemporary pieces from Raffaele Marcellino, Berio, and Bo Holten himself.

“…the incredible singers of The Song Company are already national living treasures…[and] one of the finest vocal ensembles in the world.” John Davis, CEO – Australian Music Centre
artists
Susannah Lawergren SOPRANO
Michelle Ryan UNDERSTUDY SOPRANO
Anna Fraser SOPRANO
Hannah Fraser MEZZO-SOPRANO
Richard Black TENOR
Mark Donnelly BARITONE
Clive Birch BASS
Bo Holten GUEST DIRECTOR AND COMPOSER

program
Carlo Gesualdo Three madrigals
Luca Marenzio Three madrigals
Luciano Berio Sequenza for voice
Bo Holten Rota Veneris
Raffaele Marcellino Due Madrigali
Mateo Flecha El Fuego

The Song Company

The Song Company is Australia’s leading vocal ensemble, proud to celebrate 30 years of music making. Since its formation in 1984, it has provided audiences with international standard performances in the field of vocal chamber music. The group’s repertoire covers vocal music from the 10th century to the present day and is unique in its stylistic diversity.

Over 30 years, the ensemble’s schedule has grown to include a mix of national and international tours, a subscription series across Australia, recording projects, education activities, and special artistic collaborations.

Bo Holten
Danish composer and conductor, Bo Holten established his reputation as a conductor of early music vocal groups and has conducted a wide range of ensembles and choirs in Scandinavia and abroad. He has conducted all eight Danish professional Symphony Orchestras, performing and recording both his own and other composers’ works.

In his own work, Bo Holten’s music builds a bridge between old and new. He has written 120 works including symphonies, solo concertos, works for chorus and orchestra, operas, and musicals. Holten’s fourth opera, Operation Orfeo, is the most frequently performed Danish opera, having been performed twice here in Sydney at the Sydney Opera House.

Bo Holten
Photo courtesy of Agnete Schlichtfrull, resmusica.com

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tickets $20 – $59
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