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The Choir will be accompanied by four outstanding vocal soloists: Amy Moore, soprano; Max Riebl, counter-tenor; Richard Butler, tenor; and Oliver Mann, bass.

We are especially proud to welcome back Max Riebl, who is a former member of the Trinity Choir.

Messiah is a work of great beauty, and carries with it a powerful message of inspiration and sacrifice, which for many is an important part of their personal worship and reflection each year.

The Choir will be conducted by Andrew Wailes, who has a strong reputation as one of Australia’s leading young conductors specialising in symphonic choral repertoire.

‘I’m thrilled to be conducting this special Easter performance of Messiah with the wonderful »ÆÉ«app Choir and such a talented cast of soloists,’ says Andrew.

‘I have thoroughly enjoyed the chance to work with these excellent singers on such a seminal work, and look forward to leading them at the Melbourne Recital Centre.

‘I am sure it will provide many Melbournians with a rare chance to hear this outstanding ensemble in concert outside their more familiar Chapel surrounds.’

Details

When: 7.30pm, 9 April 2016

Where: Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

About the Choir

The »ÆÉ«app Choir is acclaimed for its collaborations with the world’s leading musicians, and in particular for its performances of Bach, which have included the St Matthew Passion in 2011, and the St John Passion in 2012 and in 2014.

The Choir has undertaken eight international tours, visiting England, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Baltic States and Russia, Canada and the United States.

The Choir is a champion of new and old music, and enjoys a special advocacy for new Australian repertoire, much of it written especially for the Choir.

Recent performances include works by Calvin Bowman, Brett Dean, Eriks Esenvalds, Gabriel Jackson, Arvo Pärt, Sir John Tavener, Joseph Twist, and Nigel Westlake, and the Choir also performed with Eric Whitacre during his first tour to Australia in 2013.