SEASON 2017

Recognise the iconic Adelaide bookstore in our

photographs this year? Good bookstores, good coffee

and good chamber-music - three of life’s essentials!

2017 marks our 20th Subscription Series in Adelaide

and we begin with one of our favourite composers -

Claudio Monteverdi. Our journey continues through the

year with musical friends Arvo Pärt, Bob Chilcott and

Carlo Gesualdo and concludes with one of the most

loved works in the choral repertory - Handel’s Messiah -

presented in our own intimate ‘chamber’ version within

the lofty, resonant expanse of St. Peter’s Cathedral.

We’re also very excited to present three new works by

Adelaide-educated composers Steven Tanoto and

Anne Cawrse, and by one of the doyens of Australian

composition, Graeme Koehne.

We love discovering new music and creating new

ways of presenting existing music. It keeps us alive

artistically and, just like a good book, fires our

imaginations.

We are also delighted to move to our new Adelaide

Hills performance venue, the UKARIA Cultural Centre in

Mt Barker - beautiful outlook, welcoming and friendly

atmosphere, wonderfully clear acoustic!

Carl Crossin OAM

Artistic Director & Conductor

WELCOME TO

SATURDAY 3 JUNE, 6.30PMPilgrim Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide

SUNDAY 4 JUNE, 2.30PM UKARIA Cultural Centre, 119 Williams Road, Mt Barker Summit

Conductor Carl Crossin

PROGRAMIl Pastor Fido madrigal cycle from Madrigals Books 5 - Claudio Monteverdi

A selection of madrigals expressive of the joys and vicissitudes of life by Renaissance

masters John Wilbye, John Bennett, Thomas Weelkes, Ludwig Senfl and Michael East

Songs and Cries of London Town for chamber choir and piano duet - Bob Chilcott

The Cries of London - Orlando Gibbons

April in Paris - arr. Gene Puerling

New Work - Steven Tanoto

PROGRAM 1

Heartbeat, breath, brain activity… these are vital biological ‘signs of life’. Laughter, tears, passion, joy, hard work, friendship, love… these are proof of life - as it happens. And proof of a life well-lived. Like a ‘life narrative’, this program contrasts the outer physical and commercial elements of daily life with the ebb and flow of our inner, emotional lives.

SATURDAY 26 AUGUST, 6.30PMPilgrim Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide

SUNDAY 27 AUGUST, 2.30PMUKARIA Cultural Centre, 119 Williams Road, Mt Barker Summit

Conductor Christie Anderson

PROGRAMSeven Advent Antiphons - Bob Chilcott

New Works - Anne Cawrse

Seven Magnificat Antiphons - Arvo Pärt

Arvo Pärt and Bob Chilcott – what a magnificent pairing! Each of the seven antiphons in these two works in is a description of Jesus Christ, his lineage and attributes. Set in Latin and German, all begin with the exclamation ‘O’. These two significant works by Pärt and Chilcott are very different in their musical expression of the traditional Advent antiphons and Anne Cawrse has taken elements that sit at the heart of the Antiphons - humanity, history, love, redemption - as the basis of her new works.

PROGRAM 2

SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER, 6.30PMSt. Peter’s Cathedral, 27 King William Road, North Adelaide

SUNDAY 22 OCTOBER, 2.30PM UKARIA Cultural Centre, 119 Williams Road, Mt Barker Summit

Conductor Carl Crossin

PROGRAMTenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday (1611) - Carlo Gesualdo

Tenebrae Responsories on Songs by Bob Dylan (2011) - Paul Crabtree

Miserere mei, Deus - James MacMillan

New work - Graeme Koehne

Bob Dylan’s song Positively 4th Street begins with the words “You’ve got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend…” What does this have to do with Carlo Gesualdo? Betrayal! Each in their own distinctive way, Gesualdo and Crabtree both reflect upon the acts of treachery that led to the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This most powerful narrative also finds expression in a new work by Graeme Koehne, and the falling of Passiontide’s deep shadow finds solace in James Macmillan’s inspired Miserere.

PROGRAM 3

SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER, 8PM St. Peter’s Cathedral, 27 King William Road, North Adelaide

SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER, 2.30PMSt. Peter’s Cathedral, 27 King William Road, North Adelaide

Conductor Carl Crossin

Messiah - George Frideric Handel

Handel’s Messiah has been an integral part of the extended celebration of Christmas in English speaking countries for well over a century. Our intimate, ‘chamber’ performances of this perennial masterpiece are distinctive not only because of the vitality, clarity and drama of the choruses, but also because the arias and recitatives showcase the impressive solo credentials of the members of Adelaide Chamber Singers. Accompanied by an ensemble of some of Adelaide’s finest Baroque musicians, this will be a Messiah to savour.

PROGRAM 4

BIO

Adelaide Chamber Singers has been a passionate and innovative contributor to music-making in Adelaide for over thirty years. Formed in 1985 by its Artistic Director and Conductor Carl Crossin OAM, the ensemble comprises some of Adelaide’s best ensemble singers, some of whom are also emerging artists and conductors in their own right. ACS is widely respected as one of Australia’s finest chamber choirs and, in 2011, was awarded one of SA’s premier Arts awards, the Ruby Award for “sustained contribution by an organisation”.

Adelaide Chamber Singers has also enjoyed success on the international stage and its awards include: the Vincitore del Gran Premio at the Musica Sacra a Roma in Italy; the Pavarotti Trophy for “Choir of the World at Llangollen 2013” at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales; the award of “Choir of the World at Kathaumixw 2006” at the 2006 International Choral Kathaumixw in Canada; and has won six Gold awards at international competitions in Italy and Austria.

Other international appearances have included: the 2016 Polyfollia Festival in France; the 2006 International Choral Festival in the USA; the 2006 Cambridge Summer Music Festival in England; the 2004 Tokyo International Festival; the 6th World Symposium on Choral Music in the USA in 2002; the Asia Pacific Symposium on Choral Music in Singapore in 2001; the 1999 Norfolk and Norwich Festival; and the 1996 National Convention of the Association of British Choral Directors in Oxford.

Adelaide Chamber Singers has also performed at the Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth International Festivals and at regional festivals around Australia including the Bundaleer, Coonawarra, Barossa and Coriole Festivals, WOMADelaide, the Port Fairy Spring Music Festival, the Brisbane Festival of Contemporary Sacred Music, and the Musica Viva Huntington Estate Festival in NSW and several of the Australian National Choral Association’s Choralfests in Adelaide and Melbourne.

ACS has also collaborated with Kronos Quartet, The Tallis Scholars, The Kings’ Singers and I Fagiolini; worked with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra under conductors Arvo Volmer, Stephen Layton, Matthew Halls, Christopher Hogwood and Olari Elts; has performed as the backing choir for the Rolling Stones and Josh Groban; and has performed and recorded with Hilltop Hoods. ACS has also developed very successful collaborations in recent years with the Sydney Chamber Choir, the Brisbane Chamber Choir and Melbourne’s Polyphonic Voices.

ACS has also received awards for its recordings: the ABC Classics recording of Peter Sculthorpe’s Requiem with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arvo Volmer was selected as an Editor’s Choice in the July 2007 edition of Gramophone magazine; and the ACS recording (with the ASO conducted by Richard Mills) of Ross Edwards’ Symphony No. 4 “Star Chant” was awarded the “Best Choral/Orchestral Recording of 2008” by the Australian Music Centre.

SATURDAY 3 JUNE, 6.30PM Pilgrim Church, Adelaide Program 1 - Proof of Life SUNDAY 4 JUNE, 2.30PM UKARIA Cultural Centre, Mt Barker Summit Program 1 - Proof of Life SATURDAY 26 AUGUST, 6.30PM Pilgrim Church, Adelaide Program 2 - Magnificent O SUNDAY 27 AUGUST, 2.30PM UKARIA Cultural Centre, Mt Barker Summit Program 2 - Magnificent O SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER, 6.30PM St. Peter's Cathedral, North Adelaide Program 3 - Falls the Shadow SUNDAY 22 OCTOBER, 2.30PM UKARIA Cultural Centre, Mt Barker Summit Program 3 - Falls the Shadow SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER, 8PM St. Peter's Cathedral, North Adelaide Program 4 - Messiah SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER, 2.30PM St. Peter's Cathedral, North Adelaide Program 4 - Messiah

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NOWVENUE INFORMATION:

Pilgrim Church 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide Wheelchair access from the eastern side door at back

UKARIA Cultural Centre 119 Williams Road, Mt Barker Summit(Map available on ACS website)Wheelchair access through main doors to auditorium UKARIA bar will be open from 1.30pm on concert days and during intermission, serving a range of beverages and snacks

St. Peter's Cathedral 27 King William Road, North AdelaideWheelchair access from Northern side entrance (off carpark)

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Artistic Director & Conductor Carl Crossin OAM

Associate Conductor Christie Anderson

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