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Adelaide
Chamber
Seas o n
202 2
Singers
W
elcome to Adelaide music. We are delighted to be
Chamber Singers back at UKARIA Cultural Centre
2022 Season. We are and enjoying the magnificent
looking forward, with energy and acoustics of both the Art Gallery
optimism, to sharing a season and St Peter’s Cathedral. We
that is our distinct blend of new stage an intimate chamber revival
music and much-loved heartland at Chateau Apollo in the city;
repertoire. return to the beautiful St John’s
Church (our concert home for
ACS is delighted to be able to so many years); and stand in
introduce it’s new ensemble, the metaphoric River Torrens
ACS2, heralding a new era of (Karrawirra Parri) as part of the
mentorship and music-making; Adelaide Festival’s Watershed:
bring new repertoire to reflect The Death of Dr Duncan.
Art Gallery of South Australia
Christie Anderson exhibitions, and present Messiah We invite you to savour ACS in
with the Adelaide Symphony this variety of stunning Adelaide
Artistic Director & Conductor Orchestra. acoustics.
Adelaide Chamber Singers
A key element to the year’s Let your heart beat in time with
programming is celebrating the us in 2022...
spaces in which we make our
Program 1 We begin our 2022 season
with a celebration of big music
In-House in an intimate space. With
music for full ACS ensemble,
from Lassus’ glorious Musica
Dei Donum Optimi (Music,
gift of the Gods) and
Claudio Monteverdi’s Cantate
Domino (Sing to the Lord) to
Robert Pearsall’s poignant Lay
a Garland, and the
spiky Love Lost vignettes by
Paul Sjolund, plus music for
smaller ensembles.
Friday Join us in the candle-laden
15 July, 7.00pm surrounds of Chateau Apollo,
Chateau Apollo where we sing contemporary,
folk, madrigals and part-songs
Saturday from hearth and home, with
16 July, 6.30pm sighs, tears and cheers.
Chateau Apollo
Sunday
17 July, 2.30pm
Chateau Apollo
Program 2 Force of Nature explores
the Art Gallery of South
Force of Australia’s SALA and Archie
100 (the 100th anniversary of
Nature
the Archibald Prize), revealing
our fundamental connection
to the world, and how our
environment shapes us. Sun
Dogs, by Eriks Esenvalds, the
core work for this program,
depicts how we perceive
images through a myriad of
lenses. Through the eyes of the
artists, we see things anew,
Friday and musically we traverse the
16 September, 7.00pm globe.
Art Gallery of South
Australia (promenade) Featuring Samuel Barber’s
Agnus Dei and dazzling
Saturday Antipodean compositions:
17 September, 7.30pm Legato of After Rain by Paul
St Peter’s Cathedral Stanhope, Claire Maclean’s
Et Misericordia, and the first
Sunday ensemble performance of
18 September, 2.30pm Afterword by Anne Cawrse.
UKARIA Cultural Centre
In this inaugural program
Program 3 for Adelaide Chamber
Beginnings
Singers’ new ensemble
ACS2, you hear firsthand the
thrill of vocal chamber music
-ACS2 sung by leading emerging
singers from Adelaide,
skilfully mentored by
members of the ACS core.
Directed by both Christie
Anderson and Carl Crossin,
ACS2 will begin its journey in
professional music making
in 2022, becoming part of
the ACS family and joining
the core in many future
opportunities.
Sunday
9 October, 2.00pm
Program includes: Whitacre
St John’s
Sainte-Chapelle, Bonetti
Anglican Church
Angel Lovers, Brooke
Shelley Ave Maris Stella
Sunday
and excerpts from Victoria’s
9 October, 4.30pm
Missa O Quam Gloriosum.
St John’s
Anglican Church
Program 4 There are few words that can
Morning
describe the pleasure of singing
together at Christmas, and ACS
will sing with absolute joy, carols
Star
old and new. We are proud to
commission a new carol from
South Australian composer
and ACS alto Rachel Bruerville
(whose ACS commission and
performance of In Due Season
was nominated for Vocal/Choral
Work of the Year in the APRA
AMCOS /Australian Music
Centre 2019 Art Music Awards),
and will be joined by St Peter’s
Cathedral organist David Heah.
With the most uplifting music
Friday of the season, Morning Star is a
25 November, 7.00pm celebration of Christmas in full
St Peter’s Cathedral ACS jubilant style.
Sunday Featuring music by Byrd,
27 November, 2.30pm Britten, Matthias, Jonathan
St John’s Dove, Sally Beamish and glorious
Anglican Church traditional carols.
Adelaide Chamber Singers Biog ra phy
Adelaide Chamber Singers has been a significant the 2004 Tokyo International Festival, the 6th World
contributor to music in Adelaide for over thirty- Symposium on Choral Music in the USA in 2002, the
five years. Formed by Carl Crossin OAM in 1985, Asia Pacific Choral Symposium in Singapore in 2001,
ACS comprises some of Adelaide’s best ensemble the 1999 Norfolk and Norwich Festival, and the 1996
singers, most of whom are also soloists, teachers Convention of the Association of British Choral
or conductors in their own right. ACS is widely Directors in Oxford.
respected as one of Australia’s finest chamber choirs
and was awarded the 2011 Ruby Award for “sustained Adelaide Chamber Singers has also performed at
contribution by an organisation”, as well as several the Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth International Arts
awards from the Australian Music Centre at the 2016 Festivals and regional Australian festivals including the
and 2017 National Art Music Awards in Sydney. Bundaleer, Coonawarra, Barossa, Coriole and Port
Fairy Festivals, the Brisbane Festival of Contemporary
Under Carl Crossin’s leadership, Adelaide Chamber Sacred Music, the Musica Viva Huntington Estate
Singers performed to critical acclaim around Festival, the 2011 WOMAD Festival, and several of the
Australia, and around the world, having won several Australian National Choral Association’s Choralfests.
1st Places at major international competitions, and ACS also frequently steps out of its ‘choral box’ to
three summa cum laude awards in Canada, Italy and support and collaborate with a wide range of artists
at Llangollen in Wales. Other major international including The Rolling Stones, Hilltop Hoods, Greta
appearances have included the 2014 Polyfollia Choral Bradman, Kronos Quartet and The Tallis Scholars.
Festival in France, the 2013 Musica Sacra a Roma
in Italy, the 2013 World Choir Games in Austria, the 2022 sees former ACS Associate Conductor Christie
2006 International Choral Kathaumixw in Canada, the Anderson take on the mantle of Artistic Director
2006 Cambridge Summer Music Festival in England, & Conductor.
Artistic Director & Conductor
Christie Anderson
Christie is a singer and award- around the world, and was awarded
winning conductor whose love of the Special Prize for Best Conductor
vocal chamber music has developed in of the Festival at the 2016 Bratislava
her years as a core singer, Associate International Youth Music Festival.
Conductor, and now, Artistic Director
of Adelaide Chamber Singers. Christie has been involved in many new
commissions - most recently in the
Christie has been Artistic Director creating and performances of critically
of youth choir school Young Adelaide acclaimed choral/acrobatic show The
Voices since 2010, is the Artistic Pulse with Gravity and Other Myths,
Director of WATU Youth Choir Festival, and she is the Conductor and Musical
and is a founding member of the EVE Director of the newly commissioned
vocal trio. She has sung and conducted work Watershed: The Death of Dr
in many festivals in Australia and Duncan for the 2022 Adelaide Festival.Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan Adelaide Festival 2022 event
2 - 8 March
Dunstan Playhouse
In-House ACS Program 1
Friday 15 July, 7.00pm Saturday 16 July, 6.30pm Sunday 17 July, 2.30pm
Chateau Apollo Chateau Apollo Chateau Apollo
Force of Nature ACS Program 2
Friday 16 Sep, 7.00pm Saturday 17 Sep, 7.30pm Sunday 18 Sep, 2.30pm
Calendar Art Gallery of South
Australia (promenade)
St Peter’s Cathedral UKARIA Cultural Centre
of Events
2022 Beginnings - ACS2 ACS Program 3
Sunday 9 Oct, 2.00pm Sunday 9 Oct, 4.30pm
St John’s Anglican Church St John’s Anglican Church
Morning Star ACS Program 4
Friday 25 Nov, 7.00pm Sunday 27 Nov, 2.30pm
St Peter’s Cathedral St John’s Anglican Church
Messiah Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Special Event
16-18 December
Adelaide Town HallTicketing Info
No Booking Fees Concert Packages
ACS processes all single Pay less for your concert
tickets and concert packages tickets by purchasing a
in-house and there are no concert package.
booking fees, service fees or
postage and handling fees Concessions
to pay. Pensioners, Healthcare card
holders, Seniors and full-
Ticket Exchange time students are eligible
ACS offers a complimentary for concession. Please
ticket exchange service to provide your concession
all patrons. Contact ACS for number when booking unless
details. previously provided to ACS.
Printed Programs Companion Card
Printed concert programs ACS is pleased to be an
are complimentary for all affiliate of the Companion
patrons. Card program - to organise
companion tickets please
contact ACS direct.
At the time of printing, anyone aged 16 and older must show proof of
COVID-19 double vaccination or medical exemption and negative COVID-19
test result to gain entry to an ACS event. Masks are required.
For more info visit adelaidechambersingers.comSingle Ticket Prices
ACS Programs 1, 2, 3, 4
Adult $48 per person
Concession $40 per person (including Seniors)
Concert Package Prices
4-concert package
Adult $154 per person
Concession $126 per person (including Seniors)
3-concert package
Adult $117
Concession $96 per person (including Seniors)
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Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan
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Messiah
www.aso.com.auVenue Info
Art Gallery of South Australia
North Terrace, Adelaide
Chateau Apollo
74 Frome Street, Adelaide
St John’s Anglican Church
379 Halifax Street, Adelaide
St Peter’s Cathedral
27 King William Road, North Adelaide
UKARIA Cultural Centre
119 Williams Road, Mount Barker Summit
All venues are wheelchair accessible - visit
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phone 8352 1329 for specific information.
Adelaide Chamber Singers reserves the right to vary artists
and programs without notice.Staff & Board Artistic Director & Conductor Christie Anderson Business Manager Jo Pike Marketing Manager Dani Raymond Ops & Staging Matthew Madden Founder & Emeritus Conductor Carl Crossin OAM ACS Board Dr Jula Szuster (Chair), Christie Anderson, Anthony Burt, Robyn Pearson, Martin Penhale, Richard Ryan AO, Amanda Vanstone AO, Brooke Window Copywriting Christie Anderson Design Jesse Miles Photography Tony Lewis, Alex Frayne (p8 & 9), Pamela Boutros (Christie Anderson image) Adelaide Chamber Singers is proudly supported by Arts South Australia & Phil Ward
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