Author: Niki

Saturday 9 May 2026, 3pm
St John’s Anglican Church, Camberwell

Arvo Pärt Kanon pokajanen (Canon of Repentance)

Soprano
Victoria Brown; Katherine Lieschke; Sarah Harris; Alex Hedt; Fiona Seers; Kate Strikker*
Alto
Emma Warburton; Leonie Tonkin*; Cailin Howarth; Hamish Madden; Lesley Salvestrin-Collins; Claudia Funder
Tenor
Peter Campbell*; Vaughan McAlley; Ben Owen; Abhishek Purty; Michael Stephens
Bass
Thomas Bell; Nicholas Cowall; Chetan Anthony Noronha; Lucas Wilson-Richter; Rohan Whiteley
*soloists

Saturday 13 December 2025, 3pm
St Ambrose Catholic Church, Woodend

Program included:
Quittez pasteurs (arr. John O’Donnell)
Wexford Carol arr. Simon Biazeck
People, look East arr. Simon Biazeck
The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy, arr. Larry Milton

SOPRANO
Victoria Brown; Kate Strikker; Claerwen Jones; Sarah Harris; Nina Pereira; Jennifer Wilson-Richter
ALTO
Leonie Tonkin; Claudia Funder; Lesley Salvestrin-Collins; Neda Bizzarri
TENOR
Vaughan McAlley; Abhishek Purty; Michael Stephens; Adamm Ferrier
BASS
Mike Ormerod; Lucas Wilson-Richter; Chetan Noronha; Thomas Bell

Saturday 22 November 2025, 2:30pm
Church of All Nations, Carlton
Ensemble Gombert & Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra
Directed by John O’Donnell and Warwick Stengards

PROGRAM
Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in G for two mandolins
Arcangelo Corelli La Follia
Ensemble Gombert
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Tu es Petrus
Ad te levavi oculos meos
Assumpta est Maria
Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra with Ensemble Gombert
GF Handel Ode to St. Cecilia’s Day
-Overture, Larghetto, Allegro
Henry Purcell Hail Bright Cecilia
-Recitative & Chorus
GF Handel Ode to St.Cecilia’s Day
–Chorus – From Harmony
Henry Purcell Hail Bright Cecilia
–Soul of the World
GF Handel Ode to St. Cecilia’s Day
-March
-But Oh! What Art can teach
-Minuet (from Overture)
-Grand Chorus

SOPRANO
Victoria Brown; Katherine Lieschke; Kate Strikker; Claerwen Jones; Sarah Harris; Nina Pereira; Deborah Summerbell
ALTO
Emma Warburton; Leonie Tonkin; Claudia Funder; Gowri Rajendran; Neda Bizzari
TENOR
Vaughan McAlley; Abhishek Purty; Michael Stephens; Ben Owen
BASS
Mike Ormerod; Nicholas Tolhurst; Lucas Wilson-Richter; Chetan Antnhony Noronha; Thomas Bell

SOLOISTS
Victoria Brown – Soprano
Nicholas Tolhurst – Bass
Anne Gilby – Oboe
Megan Smithies – Cello
Mike Ormerod – Trumpet

Sunday 25 October 2025, 3pm
Our Lady of Victories Basilica, Camberwell

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525–1594)
Tu es Petrus
Ad te levavi oculos meos
Senex puerum portabat
Assumpta est Maria
Missa Benedicta es
Vaughan McAlley – conductor

SOPRANO
Kate Strikker; Sarah Harris; Fiona Seers; Deborah Summerbell; Claerwen Jones; Nina Pereira
ALTO
Emma Warburton; Leonie Tonkin; Claudia Funder; Katherine Lieschke
TENOR
Michael Stephens; Lucas Wilson-Richter (except Assumpta est as conductor); Vaughan McAlley (Assumpta est only)
BASS
Mike Ormerod; Nick Tolhurst; Thomas Bell; Chetan Anthony Noronha

Saturday 7 June 2025, 2:30pm
Sunday 8 June 2025, 7:30pm
St Ambrose Catholic Church, Woodend

Ensemble Gombert & Accademia Arcadia

WOODEND WINTER ARTS FESTIVAL

Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Ode to St Cecilia [Hail! Bright Cecilia]

SOPRANO
Victoria Brown; Katherine Lieschke; Kate Strikker; Sarah Harris; Claerwen Jones; Nina Pereira, Deborah Summerbell
ALTO
Hamish Madden; Claudia Funder; Leonie Tonkin; Lesley Salvestrin-Collins; Emma Warburton
TENOR
Ben Owen; Michael Stephens; Vaughan McAlley; Abishek Purty
BASS
Chetan Anthony Noronha; Nick Tolhurst; Karl Billeter; Mike Ormerod; Andrew Fysh

SOLOISTS
Elspeth Bawden – Soprano
Christopher Roache – Countertenor
Christopher Watson – Tenor
Jeremy Kleeman – Bass

Sunday 23 March 2025 3pm
All Saints’ Anglican Church, St Kilda
Saturday 29 March 2025, 3pm
St Ambrose Catholic Church, Woodend

PROGRAM
Josquin des Prez (c.1450–1521) Inviolata, integra, et casta es Maria
Jacobus Clemens non Papa (1510/1515–1555/1556) Fremuit spiritu Jesus
Michael Praetorius (1571–1621) Gott der Vater wohn uns bei
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Fest- und Gedenksprüche, Opus 109
1: Unsere Väter
2: Wenn ein starker Gewappneter
3: Wo ist ein so herrlich Volk
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) Choral Dances from Gloriana
1. Time
2. Concord
3. Time and Concord
4. Country Girls
5. Rustics and Fishermen
6. Final Dance of Homage
Calvin Bowman (b. 1972) Death be not proud
1. If faithful souls
2. Thou hast made me
3. At the round earth’s imagin’d corners
4. Death be not proud

Soprano
Victoria Brown; Sarah Harris; Claerwen Jones; Katherine Lieschke; Nina Pereira, Fiona Seers; Kate Strikker: Deborah Summerbell
Alto
Claudia Funder; Hamish Madden; Lesley Salvestrin-Collins; Leonie Tonkin; Emma Warburton
Tenor
Vaughan McAlley; Peter Campbell; Abhishek Purty; Michael Stephens; Ben Owen
Bass
Chetan Anthony Noronha; Mike Ormerod; Nicholas Tolhurst; Lucas Wilson-Richter

Saturday 1 March 2025, 7:30pm
St John’s Lutheran Church, Southgate

A newly-composed Mass (Paul Heller) with five Motets on Bonhoeffer’s writings for two a capella choirs
Ensemble Nobiles and Ensemble Gombert
directed by John O’Donnell

1 Kyrie (Paul Heller)
2 Morning Prayer (Matthew Harris)
3 Gloria (Paul Heller)
4 Die Ruhe der Nacht (Alec Roth)
5 Credo (Paul Heller)
6 Heiliger Geist (David Hamilton)
7 Sanctus (Paul Heller)
8 Herr Jesus Christus (Sandra Milliken)
9 Agnus Dei (Paul Heller)
10 Von guten Mächten (Manfred Schlenker)

SOPRANO
Victoria Brown; Katherine Lieschke; Sarah Harris; Deborah Summerbell; Claerwen Jones
ALTO
Emma Warburton; Claudia Funder; Leonie Tonkin; Lesley Salvestrin-Collins; Cailin Howarth
TENOR
Michael Stephens; Vaughan McAlley
BASS
Mark Thawley; Thomas Bell; Mike Ormerod; Chetan Anthony Noronha;

Sunday 15 December 2024, 3pm
St Ambrose Catholic Church, Woodend

PROGRAM
Praetorius Resonet in laudibus
arr. John O’Donnell Sussex Carol
arr. John O’Donnell The Lord at first did Adam make
Joubert There is no rose
Away in a manger
arr. Vaughan McAlley Carol of the Drum
arr. John O’Donnell Kommet ihr Hirten
arr. John O’Donnell Il est né le divin enfant
Ding dong! merrily on high
The holly and the Ivy
arr. John O’Donnell O Tannenbaum
Poston Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
arr. John O’Donnell Noël nouvelet
O little town of Bethlehem
Holst Lullay my liking
arr. John O’Donnell Stille Nacht
We wish you a Merry Christmas

Soprano
Victoria Brown*; Sarah Harris*; Claerwen Jones; Katherine Lieschke*; Nina Pereira
Alto
Cailin Howarth*; Hamish Madden; Lesley Salvestrin-Collins; Leonie Tonkin
Tenor
Vaughan McAlley; Abhishek Purty; Michael Stephens
Bass
Thomas Bell; Chetan Anthony Noronha*; Mike Ormerod; Mark Thawley; Nicholas Tolhurst*
*Soloists

Sunday 3 November 2024, 6pm
All Saints’ Anglican Church, St Kilda

Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) Missa pro defunctis

Soprano
Victoria Brown; Sarah Harris; Claerwen Jones; Nina Pereira; Deborah Summerbell
Alto
Claudia Funder; Lesley Salvestrin-Collins; Leonie Tonkin; Emma Warburton
Tenor
Peter Campbell; Vaughan McAlley; Abhishek Purty; Michael Stephens
Bass
Thomas Bell; Chetan Anthony Noronha; Mike Ormerod; Mark Thawley; Nicholas Tolhurst