MONTEVERDI VESPERS
Imagine yourself stepping inside a reverberant Italian basilica back in the year 1610 and to experience one of the most extraordinary works of sacred music history: Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine.
In the Vespers the composer bridges two entirely different musical worlds. With one foot, Monteverdi stands in the Renaissance, using traditional Gregorian chant and intricate, sacred polyphony. With the other foot, he leaps boldly into the Baroque, introducing the theatrical drama, sensuality, and virtuosity of early opera.
Vox Caldera under direction of Nicholas Routley bring this breathtaking work to life in our time and in our local setting at St Mary’s Ballina.
Vox Caldera Chamber Choir
Geoff Webb, Tenor
Belinda Manwaring, Cello
Ilse De Ziah, Cello
PHILIP GRIFFIN, THEORBO
MARIUS MULDER, Harpsichord
Hamsa Arnold, Organ
Nicholas Routley, Director
DATE & TIME
SUNDAY, 13 December
3:00 – 4:30 PM
TICKETS
GENERAL $30
CONCESSION/Students $25
Under 18 Free
Nicholas ROUTLEY, DIRECTOR
Nicholas was the founder director of the Sydney Chamber Choir for 30 years. During his time there he commissioned and premiered many Australian compositions, including works by Ross Edwards, Clare Maclean, Martin Wesley-Smith, Vincent Plush, and others.
He is now active in the Northern Rivers as a pianist, composer, and conductor. As a pianist he has partnered a series of great singers, including Hartley Newnham, Gaynor Morgan, Gerald English, and Lorina Gore. He has conducted many orchestras in Australia, including the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and orchestras in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Italy. His compositions include a clarinet concerto for David Thomas, a guitar concerto for Adrian Walter, and a cantata for baritone solo, choir, 2 pianos and percussion.
He is currently completing his three opera cycle on the Indian epic, Mahabharata.
