Concert 4 - Weihnachtshistorie

Concert 4 - Weihnachtshistorie

The Giovanni Consort completes their 2013 Concert Series with Heinrich Schütz's Weihnachts-Historie, or Christmas Story. Schütz is often considered to be the most important German composer before JS Bach, and his polychoral style echoes the music of both Gabrieli and Monteverdi and the compositional style of the Netherlands school. 

Just sixteen singers will perform both solo and choral parts in this masterwork, joined by a chamber orchestra of some of Perth's finest early music specialists. The program will also feature traditional German carols, and choral miniatures from the period.

Wednesday 11th December @ 7:30pm

Trinity College Chapel

2 Trinity Avenue, East Perth

Conducted by David Gething

Adult $30

Concession $25

Student $15

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Concert 3 - Northern Lights

Concert 3 - Northern Lights 

The Giovanni Consort presents a program of contemporary Baltic and Scandinavian compositions featuring the Arvo Pärt Seven Magnificat Antiphons and music by Ešenvalds, Gjeilo, Rajaton, ABBA and many more. Fresh from the success of their sold-out Rachmaninoff All-night Vigil season, our singers are looking forward to sharing the unique and distinctive sounds of Northern Europe, and the unique school of choral composition that has flourished there over the course of the 20th and 21st Centuries.

Friday 20th September @ 7:30pm

Perth Town Hall

Barrack St, Perth

Conducted by Lucien Fischer and Perry Joyce

Adult $30

Concession $25

Student $15

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Concert 2 - All-Night Vigil

Friday 23rd & 24th August
7:30pm Church of the Resurrection, Swanbourne

The Giovanni Consort is delighted to welcome Carl Crossin OAM, director of the Adelaide Chamber Singers, the Elder Conservatorium of Music, and the National Youth Choir of Australia to conduct two performances of Sergei Rachmaninoff's All-night Vigil or Vespers.

Tickets: Adult $30 | Concession $25 | Student $15

You can find the full and complete recorded performance at our YouTube channel.




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Concert 1 - Sonorum

Wednesday 15 May @ 7:30pm, Christ Church, Cnr Queenslea Drive and Stirling Highway, Claremont 
The programme centres around the Howells 'Requiem' (1936) and pieces by contemporary American composer, Eric Whitacre - his 'Nox Aurumque' (2009) which inhabits a dark, richly coloured, and beautiful tonal landscape. 'Nox Aurumque' in particular, deals with the 'weaving' of light and gold - and the 'singing' of night. It is a biting but beautiful musical setting which is built around complex contemporary harmony, which is 'weaved' with soaring vocal lines. Contrasting these, is Britten's remarkable setting of 'Hymn to St Cecilia' (1942) which we perform in his 100th anniversary year.

Music  includes: Herbert Howells Requiem, Benjamin Britten Hymn to St. Cecilia, Eric Whitacre Nox Arumque

Conducted by Christophe Karas 
Tickets: Adult $30, Concession $25, Student $15
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Purchase 2013 Season Tickets, Subscriptions or Patronages

Thank you to those who joined us at The Grove Library on Saturday 16th February for our 2013 Season Launch. We are very excited for what 2013 has in store, and hope that you will join us at our four concerts this year. 

Individual tickets to our 2013 concerts are now on sale from TryBooking. Please follow the links below to make a purchase:

• To purchase tickets to Concert 1 "Sonorum", click here
• To purchase tickets to Concert 2 "All-night Vigil", click here
• To purchase tickets to Concert 3 "Northern Lights", click here
• To purchase tickets to Concert 4 "Weihnachtshistorie", click here

The Giovanni Consort relies entirely on the generosity of its Patrons and Subscribers to put on each of its concerts. Those who purchase a 4-concert subscription will save money (when compared to purchasing four individual tickets). Those who wish to become a patron will receive various benefits, including two tickets to each of the four concerts, reserved seats, complimentary refreshments at interval, access to the special patron's soiree and the ability to purchase additional tickets at a discount. For the first time, patronages or subscriptions can be purchased online by clicking here.

More information about the Consort's 2013 season can be obtained by downloading the Season Brochure here.