CORO AUSTRAL presents TRANSICIÓN
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Cycles of life … moments of change
Coro Austral presents a concert of adventurous, passionate and consoling stories told in song from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland and Spain.
This concert portrays in song many aspects of change through the cycles of life: expressions of love, the experience of loss, acceptance of death, and journeying home.
The mood changes from the joyous folksong Bulleregue (Colombia), celebrating the transition from girlhood to womanhood, to a tango of longing, El último café (The Last Coffee – Argentina) about the end of a loving relationship. In between we have languid feelings of the morning after a night of passionate love in Comienzo y final de una verde mañana (Beginning and end of a green morning – Cuba), and Con amore, la mi madre (With the love I have in my heart – Spain).
Contemporary Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara’s setting of four poems by Spanish poet Federíco García Lorca, Suite de Lorca, explores thoughts of approaching death. This contrasts with Irish composer Michael McGlynn’s Transcendence, portraying transition to another world in two ethereal songs, Lux Aeterna (Eternal Light) and The Road of Passage.
Coro Austral will also perform the Gaelic song Cearcall a’ chuain (Circle of the ocean – Scotland), a metaphor for the circle of life and the journey home, as well as the Australian premiere of Vocalise by Icelandic composer Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir, inspired by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Guest artist for this concert is the renowned Chilean/Australian composer/musician Hernan Flores, who will perform three songs with guitar, including two of his own compositions. Hernan will also accompany Coro Austral on percussion.
Under the direction of founding conductor, the experienced and versatile Margot McLaughlin, Coro Austral is an auditioned chamber choir which performs 13th to 21st century music from Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries as well as enlightening music from around the world. Formed in 2010, it has introduced much previously little-known choral music to Australian audiences. In 2017 Coro Austral toured Cuba to great acclaim, and in April this year it gave the first Australian performance of Martin Palmeri's MisaTango.
Location
St Joseph's Church, Sydney Community College
2a Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039