Britain’s acclaimed classical vocal quartet The Hilliard Ensemble is teaming up with our own Australian Chamber Orchestra for a very special Aussie tour.
The Hilliard Ensemble have sold millions of albums around the world to fans attracted to their unique take on sacred tunes like Gregorian chants and medieval hymns. Helena Rathbone, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s principal second violin, says the show takes the audience “into three wonderful sound worlds: the sublimely intimate a capella of four solo voices and the chamber music collaboration of voices and strings, beautifully bookended with some of the most gorgeously lush string music.” The show’s centrepiece is Raskatov’s “Obikhod,” a Russian orthodox chant written by the Russian-German composer especially for these performances.
It sounds like a real treat for classical music fans. Tickets are on sale now for the following shows.
10 March 2012 – Llewellyn Hall @ ANU, Canberra
11 March 2012 – Sydney Opera House, Sydney
12 March 2012 – QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane
13 March 2012 – Town Hall, Adelaide
17 March 2012 – City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney
18 & 19 March 2012 – Town Hall, Melbourne
20 & 21 March 2012 – City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney
22 March 2012 – Town Hall, Wollongong
Image source: Friedrun Reinhold/The Hilliard Ensemble website