Imagine: Ode to Joy and The Redfern Oratorio
Sunday 13 November 2022 from 3pm to 5pm
Hear our choir and guest choristers, symphony orchestra and distinguished soloists Amy Moore, Ashlyn Tymms, Nicholas Jones and Adrian Tamburini.
Come and imagine a better world, featuring the premiere of The Redfern Oratorio – composed by Christopher Bowen OAM with libretto by Pamela Traynor and commissioned by Dr. Robyn Williams AO.
The concert will also feature the mighty Ode to Joy from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.
Inspired by Paul Keating’s significant 1992 Redfern Speech The Redfern Oratorio imagines a shared future with Indigenous Australians and a longing for reconciliation; echoing the hopes and aspirations of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy.
The well known Aboriginal elder Uncle Ray Davison will give a Welcome to Country onstage prior to the performance.
Book now or buy tickets at the door from 2pm.