Choral Liturgical Music Choral Liturgical Music ––PsalmsPsalms with Voices with Voices

Council of Christians and Jews NSW Inc proudly presents an interfaith auditory and spiritual proudly presents an interfaith auditory and spiritual feast for lovers of choral l i turgical music:feast for lovers of choral l i turgical music:

“Together we sing……“Together we sing…….T.T ogether we talk”ogether we talk”

The Choir of St Francis of Assisi , PaddingtonThe Choir of St Francis of Assisi , Paddington

Emanuel Synagogue Emanuel Synagogue ChoirChoir

The Australian Byzantine ChoirThe Australian Byzantine Choir

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WHEN:WHEN: Sept 17,Sept 17, 7.15pm.7.15pm.

WHERE:WHERE: St Francis of Assisi Church St Francis of Assisi Church 457457 -- 459 Oxford Street, Paddinton 459 Oxford Street, Paddinton ADMISSION: ADMISSION: $15.00. Pensioners/students $12.00$15.00. Pensioners/students $12.00. Bookings TelBookings Tel : 9290 3222 or : 9290 3222 or szeklex@szeklex.com.auszeklex@szeklex.com.au

Choir details and images below.Choir details and images below.

         

   THE  AUSTRALIAN  BYZANTINE  CHOIR  The choir in its present form was established by George Combis, protopsaltis of the Church of All Saints, Belmore, Sydney in 1998. The choir is based in Sydney Australia and it consists of 22 young Greek-Australians, devoted to the dissemination and study of the Greek Orthodox musical tradition. Led by its choirmaster Mr. George Combis, the choir has chanted in many church services and has appeared at places and festivals such as Sydney Festival, Australia Day, St Andrews and St. Mary's cathedrals, Sydney University, Enmore theatre, Carnivale Christi and many others including invited appearances in Melbourne and Brisbane.

   EMANUEL SYNAGOGUE CHOIR Emanuel Synagogue Choir, under the direction of Andrea Catzel, sings beautiful songs from the Jewish Musical Liturgy of the Sabbath and various holy Festival Days. These are all sung in traditional A Capella style. From Chassidic to Sephardic and traditional melodies from our forefathers, these songs take you on a spiritual journey through Jewish History.      

   THE CHOIR OF ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI, PADDINGTON The Choir of St. Francis of Assisi, Paddington, is an active liturgical choir of men and women (SATB), with full membership of 40 voices. Led by Noel Debien,the Choir sings responses, acclamations and hymns of the liturgy, enhancing congregational music by way of harmonising, providing descants and singing choral music from the treasury of sacred music. The choir’s offering in worship and prayer is united with the corporal works of mercy so fundamental to the Christian and Franciscan ethos. Its repertoire is varied Gregorian Chant to polyphonic Mass parts and Motets by composers of the 16th and 17th and later Centuries.

proudly presents as part of the Sacred Music Festival of Sydney 2011 Psalmic Choral An auditory and spiritual feast for lovers of choral liturgical music Including The Choir of St Francis of Assisi, Paddington