In March-April 2023 we made our return ‘down-under’, touring Australia and giving our New Zealand debut at the Auckland Arts Festival. In Australia we gave concerts and workshops in Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart and Castlemaine, culminating in our debut performance at Sydney’s famous Opera House in their beautiful Utzon Room Series.
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Our full tour schedule can be found below, along with our commitment to tour as sustainably as possible.
Tour Dates
Auckland, New Zealand
Wednesday 15 March 2023
Venue: Holy Trinity Cathedral (MAP)
Time: 7.30pm
THE WISHING TREE
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Hobart, Tasmania
Friday 17 March 2023
Venue: St David’s Cathedral (MAP)
Time: 7.30pm
FADING
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Berridale, Tasmania
Saturday 18 March 2023
Venue: Nolan Gallery at MONA (MAP)
Time: 7pm
THE WISHING TREE
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Adelaide, South Australia
Wednesday 22 March – Sunday 26 March 2023
Venue: UKARIA (MAP)
THE A CAPPELLA ACADEMY
Workshops & masterclasses
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Saturday 25 March 2023
Venue: UKARIA (MAP)
Time: 6pm
FADING
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Sunday 26 March 2023
Venue: UKARIA (MAP)
Time: 2.30pm
THE A CAPPELLA ACADEMY: FINALE
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Melbourne, Victoria
Tuesday 28 March 2023
Venue: Melbourne Recital Centre (MAP)
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
Time: 7.30pm
THE WISHING TREE
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Castlemaine, Victoria
Thursday 30 March 2023
Venue: Castlemaine Town Hall (MAP)
Time: 6pm
FADING
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Sydney, New South Wales
Sunday 2 April 2023
Venue: Sydney Opera House (MAP)
Utzon Room
Time: 3pm
ENGLISH MOTETS
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Tour Programmes
English Motets
During the renaissance, musical composition flourished, but it was a time of great change, fuelled by religious division. This programme traces music written by some of the English Renaissance masters over a period of two-hundred years, encompassing florid medieval-sounding pieces by Forest and Sheryngham, intricately woven polyphonic works by Tallis and Byrd, and the beautiful simplicity of Gibbons and Tomkins. To commemorate his 400th anniversary year, we pay special attention to the music of William Byrd, one of the foremost composers of the Renaissance in Europe.
The Wishing Tree
The Gesualdo Six present an exhibition of some of the finest vocal consort works in a varied sequence that is sure to inspire and delight audiences alike. Renaissance works by Arcadelt, Gesualdo and Tomkins that contain startling harmonic shifts and expressive word painting are performed alongside settings in the madrigal style, including a work from Ligeti’s Nonsense Madrigals—2023 marks the 100th year of his birth—inventive pieces which reinvent old compositional techniques in humorous portrayals of texts from children’s literature.
Fading
Since the fourth century, the service of Compline has marked the end of the day, ushering in the darkness of the night. Much of the music here is inspired by this ancient service, evoking a contemplative atmosphere: renaissance polyphony by Byrd, Gombert and Gesualdo that contains startling harmonic shifts and expressive word painting is juxtaposed with contemporary reflections by Veljo Tormis, Alison Willis and Richard Rodney Bennett.
Sustainability
There is no easy way to reduce our carbon footprint when touring. We have agreed to follow these steps and welcome advice or feedback from those with experience and ideas.
- Travel with reusable water bottles, coffee cups and cutlery
- Use air travel as minimally as possible
- Offset carbon emissions when it is not possible to use public transport. We subscribe to Ecologi and aim to become a climate positive workforce.
- Share one vehicle where possible
- Turn down room cleaning when staying in hotels more than one night and bring our own toiletries
Contact us to find out more.