While the soloists shine brightly in Samson, Penny Shaw is captivated by the magnificent St George’s Cathedral Consort and orchestra.
Tag Archives: St George’s Cathedral Consort
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.
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.
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.
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.
Reviews
Plenty of Perth talent
25 November 2020
West Australian musicians shine as national chamber music organisation Musica Viva returns to the Perth Concert Hall. Sandra Bowdler reflects on the state’s impressive talent pool.
Podcasts
A Festival to crush cultural cringe
18 November 2020
Listen to Perth Festival Artistic Director Iain Grandage tell Nina Levy why he’s so excited to be presenting a local line-up in 2021.
Features
Dipping into our home-grown Festival
18 November 2020
To celebrate the 2021 Perth Festival programme launch, Seesaw’s Nina Levy shares her top picks from the line-up.
Reviews
Christmas joy
15 December 2019
St George’s Cathedral Consort, ‘Bach’s Christmas Oratorio’ ·
Perth Concert Hall, December 13 ·
Review by Sandra Bowdler ·
Reviews
Fisch comes full circle
1 December 2019
Review: West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Verdi’s Requiem ⋅
Perth Concert Hall, 29 November ⋅
Review by Rosalind Appleby ⋅
