Sydney Philharmonia Choirs 2022 Season Announcement

Australia’s leading choral company celebrates 2022 with a blockbuster season of Sydney concerts showcasing the virtuosic form they are renowned for. From grand concert hall presentations to the intimacy of St Andrew’s Cathedral; at the heart of every Sydney Philharmonia performanceis the abiding power of music and the human voice to transport and unite us.

Programmed by long-standing Artistic & Music Director, Brett Weymark OAM, this richly diverse season traverses choral classics by Mozart, Bach, Haydn and Handel; the glorious colours of Puccini; living repertoire by Pēteris Vasks and Eric Whitacre; and six newly commissioned short works from local Sydney composers Jessica Wells, Aija Draguns, Tomas Parrish-Cheynoweth, Aiden Rosa, Maria Lopes, and Melbourne’s Stuart Greenbaum.

“It is with a great sense of anticipation that we finally release our 2022 season after two years in which our singers have rarely been able to come together to make music to share with you. It’s a season that looks to the future of our art form – with new Australian works, several premieres and familiar gems looked at with new eyes and ears, alongside pieces that will restore our sense of community,” said Brett Weymark.

Throughout 2022 each of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs’ concerts will continue to open with a live performance of Deborah Cheetham and Matthew Doyle’s Tarimi Nulay – Long time living here, a musical Acknowledgement of Country commissioned by the Choirs as part of their 2020 centenary celebrations, sung in the local Gadigal language. Sometimes performed a cappella, others with full orchestra, Tarimi Nulay – Long time living here is in itself a stunning audience experience, that continues to evolve.

Bookings for Sydney Philharmonia Choirs’ 2022 Concert Season are now open at www.sydneyphilharmonia.com.au