Good Friday with Corinthians

Please join us on Good Friday April 2nd at 1pm in the Radford Auditorium behind the Art Gallery on North Terrace for a short programme of Easter works including Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus, excerpts from Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater and from Bach’s St John Passion, and works by Tchaikovsky, Gibbons, Tallis, Palestrina and others. We are fortunate to again have guest conductor Jillian McGregor for this event, and we are especially honoured to present a new work by Adelaide Chamber Singers Director Carl Crossin written for the occasion. This work features baritone soloist Alan McKie, keyboard player Glenys March and cellist Hilary Kleinig. Tickets are only $5 – no bookings are required but be early because this event is often a sell-out.

We are extremely grateful to Arts SA for their generous support in helping to make this concert possible.

 

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Our new CD, featuring poems of William Blake set to music by Adelaide’s own Peter Webb, will be on sale at the concert, or phone Melanie on 0416 956 509 to order by phone. This professionally-produced recording also includes other works performed at our October concert last year.

We hope to see you on Good Friday!

-The Corinthians

Corinthians Calendar 2010

Hello and a belated Happy New Year to all you delightful Corinthians supporters!

2010 is set to be an important year for the choir. Our wonderful musical director, Christie Anderson, made the difficult decision to end her time with the choir at the end of last year. We are very sorry to lose her and remain extremely grateful for her hard work and exceptional musicality; the choir truly blossomed under her leadership. Best of luck for the future, Christie, and please don’t forget us!

Emma HorwoodWe are very lucky to be working with two exceptional conductors this year. Jill McGregor will once again be leading us for our upcoming Good Friday concert, and then Emma Horwood will be taking over to prepare us for our September and Christmas concerts. Emma has been conducting the Elder School of Music choir Bella Voce for the past several years and is also in high demand around Adelaide as a vocal and harp soloist. You can read more about Emma at her website. We are delighted to welcome her to Corinthians.

Diary dates for 2010:

Easter Concert:

Friday 2nd April (Good Friday), The Art Gallery of South Australia, 1pm

Spring Concerts:

Friday 3rd September, St John’s Church, 7pm
Sunday 5th September, St John’s Church, 2pm

People’s Messiah:

Saturday 4th December, Coriole Vineyards, 5pm
Sunday 5th December, St John’s Church, 7pm

Christmas Concerts:

Wednesday 15th December, St John’s Church, 9pm
Saturday 18th December, St Peter’s Cathedral, 9pm


We hope to see you in 2010!

-The Corinthians

Christmas Concerts 2009

This year, we are delighted to be presenting an exciting Christmas programme featuring works by Francis Poulenc and Marc-Antoine Charpentier. We will also be leading our traditional People’s Messiah, which promises to be great fun as always! Please join the Corinthian Singers in spreading the joy this Christmas.

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Wednesday 16th December at 9pm
St John’s Anglican Church, Halifax St, Adelaide

Saturday 19th December at 9pm
St Peter’s Cathedral, North Adelaide

Featuring:
Messe de Minuit by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Four Christmas Motets by Francis Poulenc


People’s Messiah

Sunday 29th November at 6:30pm
St John’s Anglican Church, Halifax St, Adelaide

Sunday 13th December at 6:30pm
Coriole Winery, Chaffeys Road, McLaren Vale

Bring your score or borrow one at the concert and join us for the choruses.

Please note that Coriole Winery will not be open for dinner, but why not bring a picnic lunch to enjoy before or after the concert?

Soloists from the Corinthian Singers, Adelaide Chamber Singers and State Opera of SA


All Tickets:

Adult $25, Concession $20 (per concert)
To Book: Ph. 0416 956 509 or
Email: ccox@picknowl.com.au
Coriole Winery Concert Bookings (13/12/09): Ph. 08 8323 8305

Burning Bright: Songs of Love and Longing

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We’re very excited about our upcoming concert, which features beautiful settings of five of William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience by renowned Adelaide composer Peter Webb. The poems explore the ‘two contrary states of the human soul’ and are full of vivid, striking imagery, and Peter’s intricate harmonies complement and enrich the language to perfection. We hope very much that you can join us – please see the flyer on the right for more details.

We will also be recording these works during the week after the concert; a CD of this recording will be available in November and you can reserve your copy when you book if you’d like to listen to us more frequently!

Hope to see you at the concert! You can also join our Facebook group if you’d like notifications of upcoming events.

2009 Concert Program

We’re looking forward to our programme for 2009 and we hope that you can join us for one or more of these events. Here is a list for your diary or calendar:

  1. Lenten Service. Sunday 29th March, St John’s Anglican Church, Halifax Street, Adelaide. 9am.
  2. Messiah with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Graham Abbott. Saturday 4th April, Festival Theatre. Corinthian Singers will join with Philharmonia Choir and Graduate Singers.
  3. Easter at the Art Gallery. Good Friday, 10th April, Radford Auditorium, Art Gallery of South Australia, North Terrace. 1pm. We welcome guest conductor Jill McGregor. Entry will be by donation.
  4. Winter Concerts. Saturday July 4th 12.30pm Coriole Winery Chaffeys Road, McLaren Vale and Sunday July 5th 6.30pm St John’s Church Halifax Street, Adelaide Vaughan Williams’ G Minor Mass.
  5. Celebration of William Blake. Songs by renowned Adelaide composer Peter Webb. Friday October 2nd, St John’s Anglican Church, Halifax Street, Adelaide. 7pm. We will also be recording these works.
  6. People’s Messiah 1. Sunday 29th November, St John’s Anglican Church, Halifax Street, Adelaide. 6.30pm.
  7. People’s Messiah 2. Sunday 13th December, Coriole Winery, Chaffey’s Road, McLaren Vale. 6:30pm.
  8. Lessons and Carols 1. Wednesday 16th December, St John’s Anglican Church, Halifax Street, Adelaide. 9pm
  9. Lessons and Carols 2. Saturday 19th December, St Peter’s Cathedral, North Adelaide. 9pm.

We will keep you informed of changes and additions during the year. Please let us know if you would like more information.

People’s Messiah

Sing along to your favourite choruses

Bring a score or borrow at the door. There will be two performances:
Sunday 7th December, 6.30pm St John’s Church, Halifax Street City.
$25/$20 all proceeds to St John’s Youth Services. Tickets at the door.
OR
Saturday 13th December, 6.30pm, Coriole Winery Chaffeys Rd, McLaren Vale.
$25. You can also book to stay for dinner. Ph Coriole on 8323 8305