Concert 4 - Hodie Christus

Wednesday 12th December @ 7:30pm, St George's College Dining Hall, UWA - Mounts Bay Rd, Crawley

Music includes: Britten A Boy was Born, and music by Poulenc & Tavener plus traditional Christmas carols

The Giovanni Consort presents Christmas through two different lenses - the sacred music of 20th-Century composers and the better known traditional Christmas tunes.

Conducted by Marilyn Phillips

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

Online tickets at http://www.trybooking.com/BGUZ

Concert 3 - Tapas

Wednesday 26th September @ 7:30pm, Moore & Moore Cafe, 46 Henry St Fremantle 

Music includes: Alonso Lobo Lamentations, and music by Victoria, Scarlatti and Melgas

The Giovanni Consort is joined by several guest artists including renowned composer and conductor Jonathan Willcocks as it presents a delightful concert of Spanish music.


Harpsichord - Jonathan Bradley
Classical Guitar - Don Candy


Conducted by Jonathan Willcocks

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


Online tickets at http://www.trybooking.com/BGUV

Concert 2 - El Grillo

Tuesday 5th June @ 7:30pm, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, UWA (cnr Fairway & Stirling Hwy, Crawley)
Music includes: Josquin des Prez Missa Pange Lingua, Britten Five Flower Songs and music by Arcadelt, Gibbons and Passereau


Join The Giovanni Consort for their second concert of 2012 in the serene Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery at UWA. A reduced 8-voice Consort will present a programme centred around Josquin des Prez's magical Missa Pange Lingua, and lesser-known music based on themes of flora and fauna by Britten, Arcadelt, Gibbons, Passereau and others will also feature. 


Online booking: http://www.trybooking.com/BGUU

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

Concert 1 - Bon Voyage

Wednesday 28th March @ 7:30pm, Perth College Chapel - 31 Lawley Crescent, Mt Lawley

Music includes: Parry Songs of Farewell, Tormis Songs of the Ancient Sea and music by Byrd, Monteverdi and Grainger


Join The Giovanni Consort for a journey on the seas, featuring Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry’s choral masterpiece, Songs of Farewell. The Consort opens with a Perth premiere performance of a work by Estonian composer, Veljo Tormis. Songs of the Ancient Sea (1979) finds Tormis composing a sequence of runo-songs (old Estonian folksongs) in a modern idiom. The journey then continues, visiting traditional folksongs and Renaissance madrigals.

Parry’s Songs of Farewell offer numerous biographical interpretations of the last years of Parry's life. They may well impart a sense of leave-taking, but more affecting is the impression of mystery and alienation, of life's transitory nature, and of passing into the unknown.

The Consort is delighted to welcome guest conductor, Joseph Nolan (Organist & Master of the Choristers at St. George's Cathedral), to direct the Consort.

Tickets:
Adult $30 / Concession $25 / Student $15. Unreserved seating

Available online from TryBooking or at the door.


Any questions? Email giovanniconsort@gmail.com

2012 Subscription Booklet

With the passing of a successful launch event, our subscription book has been released. Please download the attached PDF version. Click here to download as PDF.

2012 Season Launch

Saturday 28 January 4pm, The Grove Library, Peppermint Grove

In 2012 The Giovanni Consort is under new management, focussed on transforming the image of niche choral music, and the image of the Consort itself. Exciting plans are well underway and several significant changes will be implemented during the coming year (including a reduction of ticket prices), all of which will hopefully result in a greater and more diverse following. Needless to say, that we will of course keep to our tradition of polished, stylish, and high-quality singing.

The 2012 Concert Series, comprised of four mid-week concerts, reflects this new direction with performances in new and interesting spaces, including Moore & Moore Cafe in Fremantle, and the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery at UWA. Over the course of the year, the Consort will present an extremely diverse selection of music from all musical periods that will feature some more mainstream choral works, but also some works which have not yet been performed in Perth. Josquin's Missa Pange Lingua, Parry's Songs of Farewell and Britten's Five Flower Songs are just a taste of what lies ahead for the Consort and the listener.

The Consort is delighted to work with two guest conductors in 2012: Joseph Nolan, who since arriving from England in 2008 has changed the face of choral music in Perth, and Jonathan Willcocks (son of Sir David Willcocks) who regularly conducts choirs and orchestras across five different continents. Both of these prodigious musicians will bring their individual flair to the Consort’s highly regarded, meticulous music making.

To help bring these plans to fruition, The Giovanni Consort is looking for Patrons and Subscribers who are interested in supporting the development of young musicians and the arts generally in Western Australia, and who have a passion for sublime and sensitive choral music. Subscribers will receive one ticket to each of our four concerts in 2012 at a discounted rate, while Patrons will receive two tickets to each of our four concerts, reserved seating at each concert, complimentary refreshments at every interval, the ability to purchase additional tickets at a discounted rate, and an invitation for two to an exclusive Patrons' Soiree. This will be an inaugural event designed to thank our faithful audience for their patronage, with canapés, drinks, and an intimate performance by the Consort.

We hope to see you at The Giovanni Consort's 2012 Season Launch, to be held at The Grove Library on Saturday the 28th of January at 4pm. Complimentary season brochures, canapés, and wine will be available, and the Consort will perform a selection of music to whet your musical appetite for the coming year.