Fire & Light: Vivaldi Sarasate & Corelli SYDNEY

  • August 31, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

  • St Alban's Anglican Church Hall

    3 Pembroke St
    Epping, New South Wales 2121
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Description

From Vivaldi to Sarasate and beyond, thrilling bravura showpieces of the Baroque, Renaissance and Romantic eras await you on Sydney 31 August, with Camerata Academica of the Antipodes latest concert Fire & Light, featuring the ensemble, core soloists and guests.

 

Dubbed 'musically combustible' by Criticks UK for the ensemble’s blend of talent, scholarship and vibrant performances, the Camerata’s Fire & Light features the fascinating Vivaldi La Cetra Op9 No3 (selections), spectacularly virtuosic Sarasate Gyspy Airs (Zigeunerweisen) in a special arrangement created for the Camerata, and the tour-de-force of solo and ensemble playing of the famous Corelli La Folia – based on the arrangement by Baroque superstar and pupil of Corelli, Geminiani . Intricate, intense and at times hauntingly beautiful vocal works for four and five voices, and ensemble by Morley, Campion and Faure come together in a concert not to be missed.

 

Directed by musicologist-performer Imogen Coward, Fire and Light features the Camerata ensemble and core soloists Sophia Clark (cello), Taliesin Coward, Christopher Porteous (violins), and Leon Coward (piano/violin) together with emerging artist and past Ryde Eisteddfod winner Justin Shenouda (cello) and soprano Ngaire Kirwan, who will also be touring with the Camerata to Mudgee NSW this September. The Camerata is joined by guest artist, tenor Joshua Woodward, well known to local audiences for his many music theatre and dramatic roles, spanning classics from My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof and Shakespeare’s Tempest, to contemporary productions of Sleeping Beauty the Pantomime and more.

Reflecting the Camerata’s and guest artists’ ethos of supporting music making for youth in Australia, profits from this concert will support the work of the Australian Children’s Music Foundation.

 

Tickets : $65 Adult | $58 Concession / $45 Child plus booking fees
Bookings recommended.  Limited tickets available at the door.

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* Programme subject to change without notice.


 Official Website: camerataantipodes.com.au

Date & Time

Sun, Aug 31, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Venue Details

St Alban's Anglican Church Hall

3 Pembroke St
Epping, New South Wales 2121 St Alban's Anglican Church Hall
Camerata Academica of the Antipodes

Camerata Academica of the Antipodes is renowned for its thrilling musical performances and engaging blend of virtuosic flair and historical inspiration.

Formed in 2014 under the direction of musicologist-performer Dr Imogen Coward, it brings together talented multi-instrumentalists, vocalists, performer-researchers and emerging artists. Inspired by the Baroque world of Vivaldi and the 19th Century golden age of violin virtuosi, the Camerata's championing of the tradition of performer as co-creator underpins their vibrant performances of music from the 1600s to today which have delighted audiences in Sydney, regional NSW and overseas. 

Putting the academic into "academica", in addition to several PhDs and research Masters among the ensemble, the Camerata's creative team featured in the recent AUSTA Golden Jubilee Conference of leading String experts from Australia, UK and the USA, hosted by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (University of Sydney) in 2025, and also the UK Performance Studies Network conference, the biennial gathering of the leading music performer-researchers from around the world, hosted in 2022 by the University of Surrey UK. During 2020-2022 the ensemble embarked on recording a new album of historical curios and contemporary delights, with one of the resulting albums Baroque and Beyond released in December 2023.

For more information, visit CamerataAntipodes.com.au