A mesmerising collaboration with Sydney Dance Company featuring countertenor Iestyn Davies and the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and Arvo Pärt. Composing three centuries apart, Johann Sebastian Bach and Arvo Pärt’s timeless music speaks to the human soul. From rockstars and writers to artists and filmmakers, these composers are revered by music lovers across genres and generations. The last time the ACO performed their music together, it was a sell-out. Richard Tognetti directs this mesmerising collaboration between the ACO and Sydney Dance Company that brings together music, movement and evocative lighting to create something truly extraordinary. Expressing the luminous longing at the heart of this music is choreography from Rafael Bonachela, Artistic Director Sydney Dance Company, while Gramophone Award-winning countertenor Iestyn Davies, whose performances have been described as “a pleasure that verges on the sublime” (The Guardian) makes his Australian debut, bringing these stirring melodies to life. Bach and Pärt’s music is rooted in human experience while reaching towards the divine. This program traces a profound journey through three Gardens at the heart of the Biblical narrative they both hold so close: from the hope and temptation of the Garden of Eden to the tragedy and passion of the Garden of Gethsemane, ascending into the Garden of Heaven and, at last, the meditation of silence. Featuring Part’s Fratres and selections from Bach’s most loved cantatas, orchestral and solo music, this promises to be a season highlight and a deeply affirming experience. Program: Prelude JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Kanon zu acht Stimmen, BWV1072 ARVO PÄRT Collage über B-A-C-H: I. Toccata Garden of Eden BACH Cantata “Wiederstehe doch des Sunde”, BWV54: Aria “Wer Sünde tut, der ist vom Teufel” BACH Sonata for Violin and Keyboard in A major: I. Dolce BACH Cantata “Ich bin ein guter Hirt”, BWV85: Aria “Jesus ist ein guter Hirt” PÄRT Fratres Garden of Gethsemane BACH Sonata for Solo Violin No.2 in A minor: III. Andante BACH St Matthew Passion: “Erbarme Dich” PÄRT Für Lennart in memoriam PÄRT My Heart’s in the Highlands Garden of Heaven BACH Cantata “Der Herr denket an uns”, BWV196: Sinfonia PÄRT Vater unser BACH Cello Suite No.3 in C major: I. Prelude BACH Magnificat: “Et exultavit” Into Silence PÄRT Pari intervallo BACH The Art of Fugue: Fuga a 3 Soggetti (unfinished) PAUL HINDEMITH Trauermusik: IV. Sehr langsam Artists: Richard Tognetti • Director & Violin Iestyn Davies • Countertenor Rafael Bonachela • Choreographer & Artistic Director, Sydney Dance Company Stefanie Farrands • Viola Timo-Veikko Valve • Cello Chad Kelly • Organ & Harpsichord Artists from Sydney Dance Company Australian Chamber Orchestra
Box Office Open: 7:00pm Doors Open 7:40pm Main Act: 8:00pm Approx. End: 10:00pm
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Venue: Llewellyn Hall, ACT
Date: Sat 17 Aug 2024 8:00pm
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