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Britten, Saariaho and Gyger

9-15 June
Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne & digital broadcast

Our second program Songs of Rosa Mystica, led by Guest Music Director Jack Symonds, is a program of contemporary masterworks for unaccompanied voices. From Elliott Gyger's mighty 1994 work "Ficta", through excepts of Benjamin Britten's "A.M.D.G". and works by Tippett, Saariaho and Symonds himself, The Song Company will challenge your perception of what the human voice is capable.

Program
Elliott Gyger Ficta
Benjamin Britten A.M.D.G. ​(Ad majorem Dei Gloriam)

Rosa Mystica
God's Grandeur
O Deus, Ego Amo Te

Jack Symonds Fire-featuring heaven
Michael Tippett The Windhover
Kaija Saariaho Tag des Jahrs


The Song Company
Susannah Lawergren, Amy Moore – Sopranos
Jessica O'Donoghue – Mezzo-Soprano
Timothy Reynolds – Tenor
Simon Lobelson – Baritone
Andrew O'Connor – Bass

Jack Symonds – Guest Director
Ben Carey – Sound Designer

Songs of Rosa Mystica