Choral Music
St George’s Cathedral Choir has long enjoyed the reputation of being one of the finest Anglican Cathedral Choirs in Australia.
The Choir of St George’s Cathedral has become widely noted as much for the quality of its singing as the diversity of its repertoire.
The primary function of the Choir is to sing at the choral services in the Cathedral, where music has traditionally occupied a position of much importance.
The treble section has 20 choristers and there are 14 mixed voice Lay Clerks. Together they bring the rich heritage of sacred music stretching over some 500 years of Christian worship into our beautiful Cathedral, immeasurably contributing to the devotional atmosphere of its worship.
Since the arrival of the highly acclaimed Joseph Nolan as Organist and Master of the Choristers in March 2008, the standard of choral music at the Cathedral has risen even further.
Soon after his arrival, Joseph founded the St George's Cathedral Consort, a professional choir of up to 18 singers which sings Evensong three times a month and in the absence of the Cathedral Choir.
It has sung to great critical acclaim, notably in The West Australian, for its performances during the 2009 & 2010 Cathedral Concert Series.
Choral services at the Cathedral embrace music from many different styles and schools of composition, ranging from Byrd, Palestrina, and Victoria through to more recent masterpieces by Stravinsky, Jonathan Dove, Naji Hakim, Judith Weir, and Gabriel Jackson.
The Cathedral Choir also performs nationally and internationally, and enjoys working with other leading musicians, including collaborations with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) at the Perth Concert Hall which have been broadcast on ABC Classic FM.
A CD, Magnificat – a collection of settings of Evening Canticles from Gibbons to Tavener released by ABC Classics – has received highly favourable reviews.
In recent years, the Choir has embraced opportunities to represent the Cathedral in other cities.
They undertook a highly successful tour to France in 2008, singing live across Australia on ABC and Channel 9 Television for the Anzac Day service in Villers-Bretonneux. The Choir also gave recitals at Amiens Cathedral and St-Sulpice, Paris. The recital at Amiens was recorded by Channel 9 and broadcast in part on Australian television.
The Cathedral Choir appeared in a broadcast of the 2009 Festival of Lessons and Carols for Christmas on ABC TV and Radio, and for Sunday Live in 2009, 2010, and 2011.
In December 2011, they will once more feature in an ABC Radio broadcast of the Festival of Lessons and Carols.
In 2010 and 2011 the Cathedral Consort sang to critical acclaim at the Perth International Arts Festival, and is once again featuring in an exciting Concert Series at the Cathedral.
For details of music planned for upcoming services please click here
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