Christmas with Corinthians

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Thank you so much to all those who attended one of our Celtic Journey concerts. We consider them a huge success, despite the somewhat tumultuous weather, and your support is greatly appreciated. It has been wonderful working with Emma and learning such gorgeous music over the last few months, and we’re thrilled with the outcome.

It’s now time to turn our attention to the Christmas season! This year we will be presenting two Christmas concerts, one at St John’s Anglican Church and one at St Peter’s Cathedral. Our programme will include a varied selection of beautiful music by composers such as Tomas Luis de Victoria, John Taverner, John Rutter, Pietro A. Yon and Ralph Vaughan Williams, with traditional Spanish carols arranged by Adelaide’s Carl Crossin. We also look forward to singing our favourite congregational carols such as O Come All Ye Faithful and Once in Royal David’s City.

We are also delighted to present two People’s Messiahs again this year, one at St John’s and one at the beautiful Coriole Winery. For the uninitiated, a People’s Messiah involves the audience joining in on all the wonderful Handel choruses, with singing ability being entirely optional. The experience is highly recommended!

 

Concert details

People’s Messiah:
Saturday 4th December, 5pm at Coriole Vineyards, McLaren Vale
Sunday 5th December, 7pm at St John’s Church, Halifax Street, Adelaide

Lessons and Carols:
Wednesday 15th December, 9pm at St John’s Church, Halifax Street, Adelaide
Saturday 18th December, 9pm at St Peter’s Cathedral, North Adelaide

 

Bookings are not yet open but if you are a member of our mailing list, you will receive information as soon as it is available and you will also be eligible for preferential early booking. Please email us at corinthiansingersofadelaide@gmail.com if you would like to join the mailing list.

 

Christmas updates will be forthcoming. In the meantime, enjoy the spring!

-The Corinthians

Celtic Journey Tickets

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Hello music lovers! We are continuing to practise hard for our upcoming Spring concert, and can’t wait to share our exciting Celtic programme with you. Tickets are selling fast, particularly for the Friday concert, so please make sure to reserve your seats soon to avoid missing out. Please see the post below for booking details.

Cheers,
The Corinthians

A Celtic Journey

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The Corinthian Singers of Adelaide are delighted to present our first concert with our wonderful new musical director, Emma Horwood:

A Celtic Journey

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

Corinthian Singers directed by Emma Horwood

with
Christie Anderson – mezzo-soprano
Sarah McCarthy – violin
Karl Geiger – organ
Emma Horwood – harp

Featuring contemporary Irish composer Michael McGlynn’s haunting and ethereal “Celtic Mass”, songs from “Riverdance”, Celtic blessings and traditional folksongs from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

 
Tickets

$30 adult
$25 concession
$15 student rush at the door
In celebration of Fathers Day, we are delighted to offer two concession-price tickets to anyone who brings their dad to either concert.
 
Bookings

Phone 0416 956 509 or email us on: corinthiansingersofadelaide@gmail.com
 
We look forward to sharing our music and welcoming the Spring with you!

-The Corinthians

Burning Bright CD

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We are honoured that our recent recording, Burning Bright, has been chosen as next week’s Feature CD of the Week on 5MBS. Be sure to listen in to hear Peter Webb’s glorious settings of William Blake poems! Further details will be added as they become available.

More information about the CD can be found on the Recordings section of the website. The CD is currently on sale at John Davis Records and is also available directly from the choir. We hope it brings you joy!

Good Friday with Corinthians

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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

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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

Reminder: Christmas Concerts 2009

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The Corinthians are almost finished for the year, and we’re looking forward to an exciting programme in 2010. Our two People’s Messiah’s concerts were a fabulous experience for the choir and audience alike; see the Photos page for a glimpse of the St John’s concert.

Just a reminder that our two Sing Nowell concerts are coming up very soon. The St John’s concert will take place tonight at 9pm, and the St Peter’s Cathedral concert is on Saturday at 9pm. We would be delighted to see you all there; we have some beautiful music that we’d love to share with you. See the post below for booking details.

Thank you so much for your support this year, and have a safe and joyful holiday season!

-The Corinthians