ELIJAH
The Canberra Choral Society (CCS) is excited to present Elijah, Felix Mendelssohn’s magnificent Biblical masterpiece, in Llewellyn Hall, The Australian National University, at 7.30pm on Saturday 30 November 2024. This much anticipated event is part of our annual Come and Sing programme and completes our successful 2024 concert year.
CCS has assembled impressive forces for this stunning Oratorio which reflects the influences of Handel and Bach and is rarely performed in Canberra.
Starring the internationally acclaimed operatic Bass Teddy Tahu Rhodes in the title role, together with soloists from the National Opera in Canberra, Soprano Sonia Anfiloff, Mezzo Soprano Christina Wilson, and Tenor Damian Arnold. Joining them on stage will be CCS’s 70-strong choir, augmented by 100 ‘Come and Sing’ choristers from the Canberra community, and a 42-piece orchestra sourced from Canberra’s finest players.
Directing these substantial forces will be one of Australia’s leading choral conductors, the dynamic Brett Weymark OAM, Artistic and Music Director of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.
CCS looks forward to welcoming the Canberra community and friends to this powerful and moving musical event, a mix of fire and brimstone, human drama and lyrical beauty.
Elijah is a precious gem of the choral repertoire, not to be missed!
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Helen Catchatoorian
CCS Marketing
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Dan Walker
CCS Music Director
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0412 880 297
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Christina Wilson
Soprano
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Sonia Anfiloff
Mezzo Soprano
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Damian Arnold
Tenor
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Teddy Tahu Rhodes
Bass
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Background
Canberra Choral Society (Established 1952)
More than 70 years of fine music making
The Canberra Choral Society (CCS) originated in 1952 with a small group of people who began singing together for their own pleasure and musical advancement. Under the leadership of 17 successive Music Directors over the past 70 years, the CCS has developed into an auditioned symphonic choir and has become one of the most innovative and exciting choirs in the nation’s capital. CCS presents up to four concerts a year, including - since 2011 - an annual 'Come and Sing' program in which up to 120 non-auditioned singers from the broader community rehearse with the choir and perform a major work with professional soloists and orchestra. Although not offered in 2023, CCS looks forward to resuming ‘Come and Sing’ in 2024. CCS also explores collaborative partnerships with community music groups in the region, including an annual concert with the National Capital Orchestra, and has previously been engaged by the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, when their program required choral forces.
See: https://canberrachoralsociety.org/about/
Missa Solemnis: Canberra Choral Society with Llewellyn Choir and the National Capital Orchestra. Llewellyn Hall ANU, 6 July 2024
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Photo: Peter Hislop
Messiah: Canberra Choral Society with the Come & Sing Chorus. Llewellyn Hall, 3 December 2022
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Photo: Peter Hislop