The Canberra Symphony Orchestra (CSO) returns to Llewellyn Hall on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 July to present special performances of Handelโs iconic Messiah. The most performed piece of classical music worldwide, Messiah is characterised by choral writing of extraordinary power and drama, epitomised in the famous Hallelujah chorus.
โHandelโs great gift to us is the humanity of his music,โ said guest conductor Anthony Hunt, who makes his CSO debut on the podium. A pianist, organist and conductor, Hunt is the Head of Music and Chorus Master at the State Opera of South Australia.
โMessiah has this wonderful sense of being โfor the peopleโ,โ he said, โitโs impossible not to be swept up in it.โ The CSO is joined onstage by accomplished guest artists Chloe Lankshear (Soprano), Tobias Cole (Countertenor), Andrew Goodwin (Tenor) and Adrian Tamburini.
Goodwin recently appeared in Music for Ukraine, a collaborative fundraiser of the CSO, the Canberra International Music Festival and the ANU School of Music. Tamburini joined the CSO onstage in 2021 for Kurt Weillโs The Seven Deadly Sins, conducted by Jessica Cottis.
One of Australiaโs leading countertenors and a mainstay of the Canberra arts scene, Cole will also prepare the CSO Messiah Choir, comprising vocalists from the ANU Chamber Choir, which Cole directs, with guests from other ensembles.
CSO Special: Messiah Friday 8 and Saturday 9 July 7.30pm. Tickets $30โ101 (group pricing available). Book online at cso.org.au/messiah or call 02 6262 6772 (weekdays 10amโ3pm).
Thanks to our friends at the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, CW has 2 x double passes to the Friday 8 July performance of Messiah to be won.
ENTER TO WIN
To enter, email [email protected] with โMessiahโ in the subject field. Tell us your name, full contact details (including best delivery address) and which is the most performed piece of classical music worldwide. Entries close 9am Friday 1 July 2022 and winners drawn same day. One entry per person. Entrants must be aged 18+. Winners must be able to attend.
