HAYDN’S CREATION : Presented by the Australian Haydn Ensemble in partnership with Canberra International Music Festival and in collaboration with Sydney Chamber Choir.
Sunday 1 May 5pm at City Recital Hall, Sydney
Bookings
cityrecitalhall.com or 8256 2222
Tickets from $75/$65 Under 30s $40
Roland Peelman
Conductor
Sydney Chamber Choir
Australian Haydn Ensemble
directed by Skye McIntosh
Alexandra Oomens
Soprano
Andrew Goodwin
Tenor
James Ioelu Baritone
224 years after its premiere, Sydney Chamber Choir joins the Australian Haydn Ensemble and three superb soloists under the guest direction of Roland Peelman for the Australian period-instrument premiere of Haydn’s monumental oratorio The Creation.
This majestic oratorio has always been one of the composer’s most popular works, and in many ways represents the summit of his craft. His transition from a musical depiction of nothingness to the choir’s blazing ‘And there was light’ is one of the great moments in music, and enough to raise the hair of believers and cosmologists alike. The Big Bang is a hard act to follow, but Haydn effortlessly nails it, sustaining over 100 minutes of orchestral tone painting, mighty choruses and lilting arias.