Sunday 31 August 2025 @ 4pm
St Alban's Anglican Church Hall, 3 Pembroke St Epping, Sydney, Australia
From Vivaldi to Sarasate and beyond, thrilling bravura showpieces of the Baroque, Renaissance and Romantic eras await you on Sydney 31 August, with Camerata Academica of the Antipodes chamber orchestra and ensemble’s concert Fire & Light.
Dubbed 'musically combustible' by Criticks UK for the ensemble’s blendof talent, scholarship and vibrant performances, the Camerata’s Fire & Light features* the fascinating Vivaldi La Cetra Op9 No3 (selections), spectacularly virtuosicSarasate Gyspy Airs (Zigeunerweisen) in a special arrangement created for the Camerata, and the tour-de-force of solo and ensemble playing of the famous Corelli La Folia – based on the arrangement by Baroque superstar and pupil of Corelli, Geminiani . Intricate, intense and at times hauntingly beautiful vocal works for four and five voices, and ensemble by Morley, Campion and Faure come together in a concert not to be missed.
Directed by musicologist-performer Dr Imogen Coward, Fire and Light features the Camerata ensemble and core soloists Sophia Clark (cello), Taliesin Coward, Christopher Porteous (violins), and Leon Coward (piano/violin) together with emerging artist and past Ryde Eisteddfod winner Justin Shenouda (cello) and soprano Ngaire Kirwan, who will also be touring with the Camerata to Mudgee NSW this September. The Camerata is joined by guest artist, tenor Joshua Woodward, well known to local audiences for his many music theatre and dramatic roles, spanning classics from My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof and Shakespeare’s Tempest, to contemporary productions of Sleeping Beauty and more.
Reflecting the Camerata’s and guest artists’ ethos of supporting music making for youth in Australia, profits from this concert will support the work of the Australian Children’s Music Foundation.
*programme subject to change without notice