2015 Season Launch



Our 20th year begins here!

Come and celebrate with us at our 2015 season launch.

Join us at 3pm on Sunday 15th March in the beautiful UWA Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery to enjoy some light refreshments and hear some of the music we have to offer in 2015, our 20th anniversary year!

2015 Subscription Booklets will be available - this will be the best opportunity to become a 2015 patron or subscriber.

This is a free event so do invite your friends, but do RSVP to giovanniconsort@gmail.com to help us arrange catering.
Our warmest regards,

The Giovanni Consort presents Path of Miracles

Wednesday 26th November 2014, 7:30pm
Government House Ballroom, St George's Terrace, Perth

The Giovanni Consort: Path of Miracles
Perth's own Kristin Bowtell makes his conducting debut with The Giovanni Consort in the ensemble's final subscription concert for 2014. An expanded Consort will present the Australian premiere of British composer Joby Talbot's Path of Miracles, an epic four-movement work in 17 different vocal parts based on the Roman Catholic Pilgrimage to Santiago. This piece was commissioned in 20o4 by the British choir Tenebrae but it's only been performed a handful of times worldwide since, due to its substantial length and incredibly vocally demanding nature. 

The Ballroom of Government House is the perfect venue in which to present this masterpiece of the 21st century, a space that allows the singers to surround the audience and 'travel' as they sing. Be sure to purchase your tickets to avoid disappointment, for what will be a very special concert. 




Adults $30  |  Concession $25  |  Students $15

Tickets from www.trybooking.com/elvn

The Giovanni Consort presents War & Peace

Friday 12th September 2014, 7:30pm
Church of the Resurrection - 105 Shenton Road, Swanbourne 6010


The Giovanni Consort: War & Peace
The Giovanni Consort's Artistic Director, Lucien Fischer, conducts the Consort's third concert at Swanbourne's Church of the Resurrection, commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of World War One. 

Using Janequin's La Guerre and Francisco Guerrero's Missa de la Batalla Escoutez as a framework, this concert will explore repertoire that deals with themes of conflict and loss, and peace and resolution, including Edward Elgar's Lux Aeterna, Edwards' Anthem for Remembrance, Robert Pearsall's Lay a Garland, and Herbert Howells' Take him, earth, for cherishing.

The stunning acoustics of the Church of the Resurrection, Swanbourne, lend perfectly to this repertoire. Tickets are strictly limited in this small but beautiful space, so we advise booking ahead of time via TryBooking to avoid disappointment.


Adults $30  |  
Concession $25  |  Students $15

Tickets from www.trybooking.com/elvm

The Giovanni Consort presents Christ Church by Candlelight


Wednesday 16th July 2014, 7:30pm
Christ Church Claremont, Cnr Queenslea Drive & Stirling Hwy, Claremont

Join the Giovanni Consort for their second subscription concert of the year, in the intimate acoustic and beautiful, candle-lit space of Christ Church, Claremont.
Christophe Karas, the church's Director of Music, conducts a programme of beautiful choral music, drawn from over 500 years of musical tradition. Works featured in the programme include Josquin des Prez's beautiful 'Ave Maria', Morten Lauridsen's sumptuous 'O Magnum Mysterium', and the rarely performed 'Quatre petites prières de Saint François d'Assise' of Francis Poulenc -- as well as music by Byrd, Gibbons, Harris, Lotti, and Purcell -- and contemporary offerings by Harold Arlen, Billy Joel and others.


Presented with just 8 singers, it promises to be an intimate and special evening for choral music lovers, or for those who are new to choral music.

Friday, 16th July @ 7:30pm
Christ Church, Claremont
Cnr Stirling Hwy & Queenslea Drive

Adult // $30
Concession // $25
Student // $15


The concert will be performed with an interval, where you are invited to join us for our famous refreshments, with wines from Lamont's available. Free Parking available on Queenslea Drive, or for up to 3 hours in Times Square or Claremont Quarter.




Giovanni Consort: At the Town Hall

On Friday 27th June, eight singers from The Giovanni Consort will perform a FREE hour-long concert as part of the Perth Winter Arts Festival, in the warm acoustic of the Perth Town Hall.

Doors open at 7:30pm, with the singing commencing at 8:00pm. Downstairs, from 4:00pm, the first Winter Supper Club will take place -- an array of food trucks, winter warmers, and gourmet delights will be on offer. Visit the Winter Arts Festival website here.

Music includes selections from our upcoming concert at Christ Church Claremont, as well as pieces by Tallis, Durufle, and Eric Whitacre. We'd like to thank the wonderful team at the City of Perth for inviting us to perform as part of this great local festival. Bring your friends and make a night of it!


Perth Town Hall
Cnr Barrack and Hay St, Perth
Doors Open 7:30pm
Singing Commences 8:00pm

Conducted by Christophe Karas