Sydney Chamber Choir: Time & Tide
Sat, 19th Sep 2026 05:00 pm
Presented in the intimate surrounds of The Neilson by the harbour, this program invites audiences to experience the year's cycle through music of warmth, reflection and joy. Led by Naomi Crellin and Nick Begbie of the award-winning a cappella ensemble The Idea of North, the Choir joins forces with a superb jazz trio to explore the shifting moods of nature and time. Benjamin Britten's radiant The Succession of the Four Sweet Months and Morten Lauridsen's evocative Mid-Winter Songs capture the poetry of the natural world in timeless choral writing. These are paired with imaginative arrangements of beloved favourites, including the Beatles' Here Comes the Sun, Gershwin's Summertime from Porgy and Bess, and the jazz classic Autumn Leaves, made famous by Nat King Cole. Blending elegance, swing and lyrical beauty, Time & Tide offers a captivating evening where genres meet, voices shimmer, and the turning of the year is celebrated in music of light, colour and grace. PROGRAM INCLUDES Benjamin Britten The Succession of the Four Sweet Months Ralph Burns & Woody Herman/Mercer (arr. New York Voices) Early Autumn Dan Forrest Goodnight, Dear Heart George Gershwin Summertime George Harrison (arr. Crellin) Here Comes the Sun Joseph Kosma/Johnny Mercer (arr. Crellin) Autumn Leaves Morton Lauridsen Mid-Winter Songs Sergio Mendes (arr. Crellin) When Summer Turns to Snow Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein It Might As Well Be Spring Sigmund Romberg/Oscar Hammerstein (arr. Crellin) Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise Bobby Troup Their Hearts Were Full of Spring Joe Twist On The Night Train Tommy Wolf/Fran Landesman (arr. Crellin) Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most CONCERT duration 90 minutes, no interval
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