Choral Resource Guide is now available!

We are pleased to announce that the 2011 Choral Resource Guide  is now available to download from our website. This guide lists all the latest choral releases from our extensive catalogue of publishers as well as timeless classics. There is sure to be something suitable for your group, no matter the size or experience - a valuable resource for any choral director! To further assist with your programming we have the                              following wonderful CD samplers available. (While Stocks Last) Boosey & Hawkes represents a wealth of respected and new choral works suitable for schools right through to the professional vocal ensemble from a range of talented international composers. An excellent reference for any choir, this CD sampler features works from masterful choral composers including MacMillan, Britten, Rorem, Bernstein, Stravinsky, Copland, Delius and more. And by Karl Jenkins... Composer of the million-selling album Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary, Karl Jenkins trained as a classical musician at Cardiff University and the Royal Academy of Music in London. A recent survey shows that Karl Jenkins is now the most performed living composer in the world.  for contralto solo, SATB chorus and orchestra A poem set in Latin and English, a universal depiction of grief with texts- some of which originated outside the Western European tradition. for chorus & orchestra Jenkins combines the traditional Latin movements with Japanese inspired themes described as “…the ultimate in postmodern Requiems…” by Music Week for chorus and orchestra This work has firmly established itself as one of the most successful choral works of our time, with over 1000 performances in more than 20 countries, and close to 70,000 vocal scores sold to date. To receive one of the above FREE CD Samplers  please email ausclassical@halleonard.com.au with the following details*: • Name of choir, ensemble or school.   • Title of CD samplers required If you haven’t yet “Liked” our Facebook page, now is the time to do so! In April we will be holding a “Free Give Away” week. Every day for a week we will be giving away classical books, CD’s, scores and much more. “Like” our page now so you don’t miss out!

Nixon in China - Broadcast on ABC Classic FM

Nixon in China

Recorded in New York earlier this month, Nixon in China, with a libretto by Alice Goodman, explores President Nixon’s 1972 encounter with Mao Tse-tung and Communist China. Adams’s work, says Sellars, “shows you what opera can do to history, which is to deepen it and move into its more subtle, nuanced and mysterious corners.” James Maddalena, who sang the role of Richard Nixon at the world premiere and on the Nonesuch original recording, reprises his interpretation here, opposite Janis Kelly as Pat Nixon and Robert Brubaker as Mao Tse-tung. Kathleen Kim is Mao’s wife Chiang Ch’ing and Russell Braun portrays Chou En-lai. Richard Paul Fink is Henry Kissinger. Sellars’s creative team includes set designer Adrianne Lobel, costume designer Dunya Ramicova, lighting designer James F. Ingalls, choreographer Mark Morris, and sound designer Mark Grey.

Broadcast Details: 7.05pm, Sunday 27 February 2011 on ABC Classic FM

Opera in three acts to a Libretto by Alice Goodman.
New production by Peter Sellars and conducted by John Adams

Cast includes:
Richard Nixon: James Maddalena, baritone
Pat Nixon: Janis Kelly, soprano
Chou En-lai: Russell Braun, baritone
Mao Tse-tung: Robert Brubaker, tenor
Henry Kissinger: Richard Paul Fink, bass
Chiang Ch'ing: Kathleen Kim, soprano
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra

Visit the ABC Classic FM website for more information

By arrangement with the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network