Winter Nights

The seductive beauty of French song: join us for an intimate evening featuring timeless ballads by cabaret legends Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel, irresistible flights of fantasy from Debussy and Ravel, while Poulenc reveals the dark secrets concealed by stillness in his winter cycle A Snowy Evening. Australian composer Heather Percy explores the mysterious beauties of day’s end in the world premiere performance of her Three Night Songs, and choral icon Eric Whitacre carries us gently into the mysterious world of dreams with the lush harmonies of Sleep.

For these performances, choose to sit at a cabaret table (up to 4 people) or in standard concert seats.

Artists

• Sydney Chamber Choir

• Sam Allchurch | Conductor

• Naomi Crellin | Guest Director

• Jo Lawry | Vocalist

• Jazz trio

Program

• Jacques Brel Ne me quitte pas arr. Crellin

• Vernon Duke/Yip Harburg April in Paris arr. Crellin

• Louiguy/Edith Piaf La vie en rose arr. Crellin

• Michel Legrand Les moulins de mon cœur (Windmills of your Mind) arr. Crellin

• Sting and Dominic Miller La belle dame sans regrets arr. Crellin

• Claude Debussy Trois Chansons de Charles d'Orléans

• Heather Percy Three Night Songs

• Francis Poulenc Un soir de neige

• Maurice Ravel Trois Chansons

• Eric Whitacre Sleep