Sydney Chamber Choir
Widely recognised as one of Australia's finest choirs, the Sydney Chamber Choir marked its 25th anniversary in 2000. The Choir continues to inspire and enchant Sydney audiences with its versatility and brilliant performances.
Sydney Chamber Choir performs a wide range of choral music from the 12th to the 20th centuries. Its repertoire takes in Renaissance and Baroque music, well-known masterpieces of later centuries, and contemporary Australian works – the latter often commissioned and premiered by the Choir.
The Choir has been a pioneer in Sydney performances of Bach and Handel on 18th-century instruments, using historically informed techniques.
It has been recorded and broadcast many times by 2MBS-FM and the ABC, and has released discs for several labels including 2MBS, ABC and EMI. The Choir has performed with Opera Australia, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, contributed soundtracks for feature films, appeared at many festivals, and toured widely in the eastern states of Australia.
Sydney Chamber Choir is featured on the following titles
Prayer Dances
Recorded in the Concert Hall of the Faculty of Music, University of Newcastle, Christian Heim's debut Move disc presents Nicholas Routley directing the Sydney Chamber Choir and Sprung Percussion in the two sacred Prayer Dances and other premiere works.