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Reviews
Nolan shows his mettle on the pedal
17 June 2023
Choral leader and conductor Joseph Nolan tackles some of the most challenging and virtuosic organ music with flair, giving the audience a rare view into the process, writes Emma Jayakumar.
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Reviews
Consort and friends raise mighty Samson
9 December 2022
While the soloists shine brightly in Samson, Penny Shaw is captivated by the magnificent St George’s Cathedral Consort and orchestra.
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Features
Perth’s international organist
3 November 2022
Enticed from England 14 years ago by the Dean of St George’s Cathedral, Joseph Nolan’s impact on the local music scene has been significant. He chats with Rosalind Appleby about his latest overseas tour and why Perth audiences need to hear Handel’s Samson.
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Reviews
Bodies meet Baroque in blaze of glory
15 September 2022
Thirty years after its celebrated debut, Douglas Wright’s Gloria lights up the stage once more, this time with a very special addition. The result, writes Nina Levy, is simply glorious.
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Reviews
Handel’s masterwork – 280 years and not out
14 April 2022
Handel’s Messiah was first performed in Easter Week, 1742 and Sandra Bowdler has found a revival of that event that was near perfection.
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Reviews
Choral ensemble debut with world premiere
3 December 2021
A new work by Lydia Gardiner performed by new vocal ensemble Sonus Angelorum attracts a full house at St George’s Cathedral. Rosalind Appleby reports on the fresh sounds.
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Reviews
Easter (Oratorio) arrives in Perth
1 April 2021
The St George’s Cathedral Consort expands the musical horizon for West Australians in this Holy Week collaboration with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
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Reviews
WA’s musical richness on display
10 March 2021
Perth Festival’s second chamber music concert highlights the extraordinary talent of Western Australian musicians in a concert of intimacy and magnitude, writes Rosalind Appleby.