Monday 29 June 7.30pm
If Love’s a Sweet Passion
English song from Byrd to Purcell including madrigals such as The Silver Swan by the venerable Mr Gibbons. Dare to enter the deliciously dark world of Dorothy Porter with Brooke Green’s settings of her tantalising poetry. The program also includes some of Brooke Green’s acclaimed compositions for soprano and viol consort. Josie and the Emeralds is soprano Josie Ryan and some of Australia’s finest viola da gamba players: Laura Vaughan, Fiona Ziegler, Catherine Upex and Brooke Green. (Artistic Dir.)
The Ravenswood Centenary Centre – Henry Street, Gordon
Sunday 22 November 3pm
St Cecilia’s Day 2020
Each year Josie and the Emeralds honour St Cecilia, Patron Saint of Music with a joyously uplifting and often intriguing program of early and modern works celebrating the power of music.
Josie Ryan, Laura Vaughan, Daniel Yeadon, Simon Martyn-Ellis, Fiona Ziegler, Catherine Upex, Brooke Green (Artistic Dir.)
