Earth, Sea & the Night Sky – Sunday, Dec 1, 3pm.

Join Cantabile Choir Sunday December 1, 2024 at 3:00 pm at the historic Holy Trinity Anglican Church,193 Hotham St. East Melbourne for a contemporary musical evocation of the beauties and grandeur of earth, sea, and the night sky.

With a distinctly Australian flavour the concert will feature works by Peter Sculthorpe, Stephen Leek, Margaret Sutherland, and Graeme Morton as well as local composer Stephen Sharpe. A selection of carols which may change the way you think about Christmas music will put a new sparkle on the tinsel as we plunge into the festive season.

Full programme: Red Earth (Stephen Leek) Autumn Song (Peter Sculthorpe) Sea Chant (Peter Sculthorpe) Trade Winds and Morning Tide (Stephen Leek) Crossing the Bar (Graeme Morton) Train Journey (Stephen Sharpe) Sure on This Shining Night (Morten Lauridsen) Stars (Ēriks Ešenvalds) The First Christmas (David Hamilton) The Oceans Clapped Their Hands (Margaret Sutherland) Seal Lullaby (Eric Whitacre) Lo, There Is Light (Matthew Orlovich).

Tickets: $25 full / $20 concession card/student
Bookings advised: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1299109