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ARTIST BIO

The Sydney Consort is one of Australia’s most energetic music ensembles devoted to early music of the 17th and 18th Century. 
Originally consisting of three members the group brings together Australia’s finest musicians and singers to a small chamber orchestra of up to fifteen performers. Formed in 1997 and led by artistic directors Monika and Stan Kornel, the Sydney Consort is an ensemble dedicated to bringing beauty and wisdom of Baroque music to a rapidly growing audience. The ensemble has performed music ranging from the 16th to 18th Century, as well as contemporary Australian music, and with concert themes such as English, French, German and Italian Baroque, Music and Poetry, and the Johann Sebastian Bach concertos. 

In the year 2000, the Sydney Consort celebrated the vocal and instrumental music of Bach, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the composer’s death with spectacular concerts at the St James’ Church. Frequently, the ensemble invites other well known and talented Australian artists, instrumentalists, and vocalists to further enrich performances and broaden the repertoire. The Sydney Consort performs regularly with Sydney actors and poets as a consequence of an ongoing relationship with the Poets and Writers Society. A concert of 17th Century English music and Shakespearian sonnets was a particularly successful product of this union of arts. 

The ensemble appears regularly on classical radio programs and on Sunday Live ABC Classic FM. From 2004 the group appeared for Musica Viva Australia with concerts in Sydney and NSW (countrywide program), and in June/July 2005 and 2007, the Sydney Consort performed on their European concert tour in Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, Denmark and Poland. The ensemble has been invited to return to Europe in 2009 and will perform in Luxembourg, Germany, Denmark, Prague and Poland

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH - Sonata for harpsichord & violin in C minor (Siciliano)

Échos D’un Songe by Tom Connell is a stirring and dynamic piano solo that draws inspiration from the impressionistic styles of Ravel and Debussy. The piece evokes a sense of pursuit and fleeting moments, capturing the energy and intensity of a chase while still maintaining the delicate, atmospheric qualities of impressionism.

The piano drives forward with rapid, shimmering runs, creating a sense of movement and urgency, while subtle, ethereal textures punctuate the chase, reminiscent of the dreamlike qualities found in Debussy's works. The interplay of light and dark harmonies mirrors the tension and release within the narrative, creating an emotionally charged experience.

Échos D’un Songe is an evocative and stirring composition, where the beauty of impressionistic textures collides with the energy of a chase, creating a powerful and captivating musical journey.

Échos D’un Songe

Chopin - Nocturne In E Flat Major Op. 9 No. 2

Moonlight Sonata, 1st Movement - Ludwig van Beethoven

Yann Tiersen - Comptine D'un Autre Été (Amélie)

Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1

"Rebirth," included on my new album Intimacy Vol. 2, talks about an inner rebirth. For me, personally, it coincides with the year of the pandemic, when I decided to embark on my musical journey by starting to release my music. I felt something shift inside me, as if an old "me" was giving way to a new version, ready to emerge. That was the moment of my personal and artistic rebirth.

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Rebirth

Autumn In North Andover

A sorrowful piece by  Remo Giazotto (formerly Tomaso Albinoni).

Astaria Ensemble Demo CD

Tomaso Albinoni - Adagio in G minor

Big Mozart Piano Sonatas Box

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B flat Major, K. 281: I. Allegro

The Arabeske, Op. 18, was written in early 1839, perhaps as an act of appeasement in a troubled time. 
The title is informative: an Arabeske or arabesque is an ornament or style of figural, floral, or animal outlines used to create intricate patterns, inspired by Arab architecure. It is also a dance term, a ballet position. A simple ambling tune makes three appearances, interrupted by two minor-key passages. The tune itself is unchanged in each occurrence, but notice how Schumann obliges us to reassess the figure, as though our view changes when seen through the differing shadows cast by the intervening passages.

Yann Tiersen - Comptine D'un Autre Été (Amélie)

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