Tag Archives: Ashlyn Tymms

Sydney Sings is back in 2018!

Posted on February 8, 2018 by

The Sydney Sings … concert series returns to the Sydney Town Hall on  Remembrance Day, 11 November 2018, with a performance of An Australian War Requiem. This original work, composed by contemporary Australian composer Christopher Bowen OAM, was first performed … Continue reading →

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Meet the Verdi Requiem Soloists

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

The magnificent Verdi Requiem, performed by the Sydney University Graduate Choir, a large guest choir and full orchestra, under the baton of music director Christopher Bowen OAM, is coming to the Sydney Town Hall on Sunday 12th November 2017. The … Continue reading →

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Joan Carden Award 2017 – Applications open

Posted on April 10, 2017 by

Applications are currently open – closing April 28th – for entries for this year’s Joan Carden Award. Conducted with the gracious support of Miss Joan Carden AO OBE, this Award aims to: identify and encourage young singing talent strengthen the … Continue reading →

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Saxon Baroque

Posted on August 27, 2016 by

The Choir’s August Great Hall concert for 2016 presented a program of two religious works from eighteenth century Germany: the Missa No.9 in D by the little-known Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729) and the Magnificat by the impressive but difficult to … Continue reading →

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Finals of the Joan Carden Award 2015

Posted on August 24, 2015 by

The music for our August concert, consisting of three secular works for chorus and orchestra by Brahms, the Australian premiere of Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn’s cantata, Hiob (Job)and assorted arias sung by the three young finalists in the revamped Joan Carden Award, … Continue reading →

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Five minutes with this year’s Joan Carden Award finalists—Ashlyn Tymms

Posted on August 14, 2015 by

Ashlyn is a graduate of the University of Melbourne (with a Bachelor of Music). She shares a glimpse of her musical childhood, and hopes and plans for the future. What influenced your choice to embark on a musical career? Do … Continue reading →

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Dvořák’s Stabat Mater: A brilliant start to the year

Posted on May 9, 2015 by

The Choir’s 2015 concert season got off to a brilliant start with a Great Hall performance on 3 May of Dvořák’s wonderful Stabat Mater. Dvořák marked a new direction in Grads’ repertoire and a thoroughly satisfying one at that. In … Continue reading →

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