HARK! - The Song Company, Australia’s national professional vocal ensemble, brings a much-needed dose of Christmas cheer to communities in Sydney – both the concert-going public and Christmas shoppers seeking an escape from commercial madness in the post-lockdown rush! Eight of our superb Sydney-based Artists sing both exquisite carols from the Renaissance and perennial audience favourites in this newly-established annual series for young and old – families are welcome! And it wouldn’t be a proper Christmas concert without the chance for the audience to join in some of the most beloved carols.
Hark! – The Song Company Christmas Carols
Your chance to sing along with The Song Company in old favourites with a new twist, and be captivated by the seasonal magic all over again! Whilst much of the program is a cappella, the audience sing-a-long and some of the celebratory carols will highlight the majesty and atmosphere of the church organ.
Please join us for a beautiful concert of the joyful sounds of Christmas Carols past and present – multiple performances across several days means you can fit it in among shopping, work, and Christmas parties. Forget the “weary world” of and worry and strife, and immerse yourself in a soundworld that is both familiar and fantastical – to calm your mind and set the scene for a peaceful and grateful end to 2021.
Performance dates
Sydney
Garrison Church, Millers Point
Mon 20 December 2021, 6pm
St. Philip's Church, York Street CBD
Tue 21 December 2021, 3pm
Tue 21 December 2021, 6pm
Wed 22 December 2021, 3pm
Wed 22 December 2021, 6pm
Online Livestream
Australian Digital Concert Hall
Tue 21 December 2021, 6pm
(ticket enables further on demand stream for a further 72 hours)
Performers
Amy Moore, Chloe Lankshear – sopranos
Stephanie Dillon, Janine Harris – altos
Ethan Taylor/Richard Butler, Elias Wilson – tenors
Hayden Barrington, Christopher Richardson – basses
Kurt Ison – organ
Francis Greep – Associate Artistic Director
Antony Pitts – Artistic Director
photograph: The Song Company singing for the Governor of New South Wales's official Christmas
celebration at Government House, Sydney in December 2019
Program
O come, o come, Emmanuel
The Angel Gabriel
A Song of Joy, Christmas Day, The Song of Angels (Orlando Gibbons)
Hark! the herald angels sing – SINGALONG
The holly and the ivy
Lo, there a Rose is blooming
The King of Blis (Brian Kogler)
Silent Night – SINGALONG
Mary, gentle Mother (Elizabeth Sheppard)
Baby Jesus, hush! now sleep
Balulalow (Rachel Scanlon)
Away in a manger – SINGALONG
It came upon the midnight clear (Jonathan Pitts)
Gaudete (Brian Kogler)
A Jolly Wassel-Bowl (Richard Eteson)
In dulci jubilo
Good King Wenceslas
O come, all ye faithful – SINGALONG
with new and old arrangements from The Naxos Book of Carols and The Patmos Book of Carols
Ticket refunds:
Returns and refunds of tickets are not possible due to change of mind or missed attendance. Should a performance be cancelled by The Song Company, our team will contact you to arrange a ticket return or exchange.
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