CHORAL MUSIC / Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs present:
MOZART Requiem & Revelations
Sydney Town Hall
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem is legendary in more ways than one.
Even setting aside the popular fictions, there’s something deeply moving
in the idea of a composer striving on his deathbed to finish his last
creation, breaking off just a few lines into the heartbreaking lament of
the Lacrimosa. And of his widow handing the music over to a
student so it could be completed for the “mystery” client. It’s a
well-known story – as familiar to music-lovers as the music itself.
Which is why Brett Weymark wants us to hear it with fresh ears. Mozart would have expected to hear his Requiem in church, with chanting and ceremonial business between the musical numbers. In this program, Brett has created a kind of “liturgy” for the concert hall, interweaving the sections of the Requiem with music from throughout Mozart’s life – musical gems that hint at what was to come.
Some you’ll probably recognise (the Ave verum corpus), some may seem oddly familiar (a gorgeous choral adaptation of the Adagio from the Gran Partita), others will sound intriguingly new. Together they amplify the beauty and drama of Mozart’s ultimate masterwork in a musical revelation.
And in Dolor ultimæ melodiæ (Grief of the last song), Jessica Wells creates a meditation on the “Amen” of the Lacrimosa – picking up with a contemporary voice from the point where Mozart left off.
PROGRAM
Deborah CHEETHAM & Matthew DOYLE Tarimi Nulay – Long time living here*
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Requiem (Süssmayr completion)
interleaved with…
Masonic Funeral Music, K.477
Miserere mei (Kyrie, K.90)
Ne pulvis et cini, K.Anh.122 (based on a chorus from Thamos, King of Egypt)
Solfeggio No.2 (Adagio), K.393
Quis te comprehendat, K.Anh. 110 (based on the Adagio from the Gran Partita, K.361)
O Gottes Lamm (from 2 Sacred Hymns, K.343)
Ave verum corpus, K.618
Laudate Dominum (from Solemn Vespers for a Confessor, K.339)
and traditional plainchants from the Mass for the Dead
Jessica WELLS Dolor ultimæ melodiæ**
* Commissioned for our 100 Minutes of New Australian Music project
**Premiere
ARTISTS
Brett Weymark conductor
Chloe Lankshear soprano
Sally-Anne Russell mezzo-soprano
Andrew Goodwin tenor
David Greco bass
Symphony Chorus
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra
This program will be approximately 1 hour 40 minutes. No interval.
TICKETS
Premium $112 | A $92 | B $71 | C $50
Concessions $101 | A $83| B $64 | C $45
A booking fee of $8.50 per transaction applies.
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- Mozart Requiem and Revelations (Sydney Philharmonia Choirs). This "Requiem of the Imagination", featuring
Mozart and new music by Jessica Wells, was a superb concert eliciting
excitement and joy. Limelight Magazine, by Steve Moffatt. Reviewed 19 March 2022. Accessed 24 Mrch 2022.
MOZART – REQUIEM AND REVELATIONS | Sydney Arts Guide. Sydney Arts Guide by Paul Nolan. Reviewed 22 March 2022. Accessed March 24. 2022.
- Review: Mozart: Requiem & Revelation at the Sydney Town Hall. EastSideFm(89.7), by Paul Neeson. Reviewed 20 March 2022. Accessed 24 March 2022.
Resources & Features:
- 2022 Season Together Again. Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.
- "Beyond the Requiem with Brett Weymark and Jessica Wells". A conductor and composer map out a journey through Mozart's final masterpiece for Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Limelight Magazine. By Clive Paget on 11 March, 2022. Accessed March 11, 2022.
- Mozart Requiem & Revelations. Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. (Available at this posting) Accessed 4 February 2022.
- Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Performs 'Mozart: Requiem & Revelations' at Sydney Town Hall in March. The performance is on Saturday March 19. Broadway World Sydney. By Stephi Wild, February 7, 2022. Accessed February 8, 2022.
COVID-19 SAFETY INFORMATION
(Note from Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
- All SPC singers, musicians and staff are double vaccinated.
- Audiences will be required to QR code and show proof of double vaccination upon entry to the Sydney Town Hall.
- Audiences will be required to wear masks throughout the performance. If this changes we will inform patrons as soon as possible.
- Hand sanitiser will be available.
- A digital program book will be available on this page a week prior to the concert. A limited number of printed program books will be available for $5 each at the concert.
