Saturday, 13 September 2008, 8pm
Xavier College Chapel, Barkers Road, Kew
Subscription Concert 4
The 20th century produced an extraordinary amount of fine choral music. The first half of this program draws on the latter part of the century, and mainly on works that are not yet well known, though by major composers. Our performance of Rubbra’s St Teresa Mass will be its Australian première. In the second half, we introduce the world to new works written for us this year by Calvin Bowman, currently an Australia Council Fellow.
PROGRAM
Benjamin Britten Sacred and Profane
Arvo Pärt Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen
Edmund Rubbra Mass in honour of St. Teresa of Avila (1515–1582) [Australian première]
John Tavener Song for Athene
Calvin Bowman Death be not Proud [world première]
1. ‘If Faithful Souls’
2. ‘Thou hast Made me
3. ‘At the Round Earth’s Imagin’d Corners’
4. ‘Death, be not Proud’
Frank Martin Mass for Double Choir *
* replacing advertised première performance of Calvin Bowman’s Missa Vexilla regis
| SOPRANO | ALTO | TENOR | BASS |
| Deborah Summerbell | Jennifer Mathers | Peter Campbell | Julien Robinson |
| Carol Veldhoven | Belinda Wong | Tim Van Nooten | Chris Potter |
| Fiona Seers | Niki Ebacioni | Vaughan McAlley | Alistair Clark |
| Kathryn Pisani | Gowri Rajendran | Stuart Tennant | Tim Daly |
| Maria Pisani | |||
| Claerwen Jones |