Two of Adelaide’s most popular music ensembles – Graduate Singers, an auditioned choir known affectionately as Grads, and Adelaide Cantata Band, a group of professional Baroque specialists – are coming together for the first time. Their upcoming concert ‘Donum mirabile: A wondrous gift’ sees the combined ensembles, directed by Kim Worley, performing music by Antonio Vivaldi, Anton Bruckner, and Benjamin Britten, and rare and significant works by female composers, including Adelaide’s own Anna Zweck. Featuring Andrew Georg (organ) and Baroque ensemble led by Holly Piccoli.
ANTONIO VIVALDI Magnificat RV 610
ANTON BRUCKNER Christus factus est
ANTON BRUCKNER Locus iste
ANTON BRUCKNER Os justi
ANTON BRUCKNER Virga Jesse floruit
AGATA DELLA PIETÀ Ecce nunc (reconstructed by Elizabeth Anderson)
ANNA ZWECK Magnificat
BENJAMIN BRITTEN Jubilate Deo in C