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The Giovanni Consort


Conductor: Mr. David Gething
The Giovanni Consort melds the zest and enthusiasm of Perth's finest young singers with exquisite musicianship and attention to detail. Their stylish performances have been delighting audiences and critics alike since 1995. Members of the consort are actively involved in professional music organizations within Perth and members have been exposed on ABC Classic FM. Several of our members have pursued their careers in the eastern states of Australian and internationally.

Joining Requirements: By invitation from the Musical Director and General Manager.
Contact: Mr. Steven Ostaszewskyj, phone: 0411 144 724, email: admin (at) giovanniconsort.com
Postal Address: PO Box 6545 EAST PERTH WA 6892


Upcoming Concerts:

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Last update: 20/4/2008


Past Concerts:


2000: | Mar | Jul | Sep
2001: | Mar | Aug | Oct
2002: | Mar | May | Nov
2003: | Mar | Apr | Jun | Aug
2004: | Mar | May | Sep
2005: | Apr | May |

March 2000:

Amore e Guerra

The Giovanni Consort
Saturday 25 March 2000, 7.30pm
Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, UWA
conducted by David Gething

Programme:
Monteverdi; Beatus Vir
Bach; Jesu, meine Freude
Monteverdi; Madrigals of Love and War


July 2000:

Celestial Harmonies: Sacred Music by 20th Century Masters

The Giovanni Consort
Friday 28 July 2000, 8pm
Basilica of St Patrick, Fremantle
conducted by David Gething

Programme:
Taverner; Song for Athene
Britten; Rejoice in the Lamb
Part; Summa
Gorecki; Totus Tuus
Durufle; Requiem


September 2000:

A Pastoral Farewell…

The Giovanni Consort
Saturday 9 September 2000, 7.30pm
Burt Hall - St George's Cathedral
conducted by David Gething

Programme:
Faure; Cantique de Jean Racine
Brahms; Part-songs
Parry; Songs of Farewell
Vaughan Wiliams; In Windsor Forest


March 2001:

Voices of the Renaissance

The Giovanni Consort
Saturday 31st March 2001, 7.30pm
Hale School, Performing Arts Centre
conducted by Andrew Bushell

Programme:
Works include:
Non Vos Relinquam : Anonymous
Absalon Fili Mi : Josquin Des Prez
O Nata Lux : Thomas Tallis
I am the Resurrection : Orlando Gibbons
Gaudeamus Omnes : William Byrd


August 2001:

Songs for the Ages of Man

The Giovanni Consort
Saturday 11 August 2001, 7.30pm
St George's Cathedral, Perth
conducted by Daniel Hyde

Programme:
Works include:
Trois Chansons (1916) : Maurice Ravel
Five Childhood Lyrics : John Rutter
The Twelve : William Walton
Requiem : Herbert Howells


October 2001:

Heavan and Back: Glories of the Baroque

The Giovanni Consort
Friday 26 October 2001, 8pm
Basillica of St Patrick, Fremantle
conducted by Simon Lawford

Programme:
Works include:
Mass in A Major : J.S. Bach
Gloria : Antonio Vivaldi


March 2002:

Music Tender

This concert features a selection of rarely heard miniature masterpieces from France, Germany, Italy and England.
The Giovanni Consort
Saturday 16 March 2002, 7:30pm
Hale Performing Arts Centre
conducted by David Gething

Programme:
Claudio Monteverdi Magnificat a 6 voci
Henry Purcell Behold, now Praise the Lord
Marc Antoine Charpentier Salve Regina à 3 choeurs
Johann Sebastian Bach Harpsichord Concerto in D major


May 2002:

Music All-powerful

Hear art songs, part songs, sacred and secular music from the greatest English and German Romantic composers
The Giovanni Consort
Saturday 25 May 2002, 7:30pm
Hale Performing Arts Centre
conducted by David Gething
Soloists: Baritone Andrew Moran

Programme:
Robert Schumann Dichterliebe
Ralph Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music
Edward Elgar Lux aeterna


November 2002:

Music Sublime

This concert captures all the beauty, tragedy and passion of Handel’s music through his famous pastoral ‘Acis and Galatea’. This semi-staged work will be preceded by ‘As Pants the Hart’ and the subtly intricate Harpsichord Suite No. 3.
The Giovanni Consort
Fri 8 and Sat 9 Nov 2002, 7:30pm
Hale Performing Arts Centre
conducted by David Gething

Programme:
George Frederic Handel As Pants the Hart
Harpsichord Suite No. 3
Acis and Galatea


March 2003:

Summertime

Selections from music theatre and operetta
The Giovanni Consort
Wednesday 12th March 2003, 7:30pm
Hale School John Inverarity Music and Drama Centre
conducted by David Gething
with Pianist Tommaso Pollio
Soloists: Katja Webb, Gillian Ramm, Luke Gabbedy, Andrew Sutherland, Andrew Moran

Programme:
Choruses and solos from G&S, selections from West Side Story, Porgy and Bess, Midsummer Night's Dream, In Windsor Forest, The Old Maid and the Thief, On the Town.


April 2003:

Chansons de Nuit

Songs of the French Renaissance
The Giovanni Consort
Wednesday 30th April 2003, 7:00pm
Burt Hall St Georges Cathedral  St Georges Tce
conducted by David Gething
with David Gething on harpsichord
Soloists:

Programme:
Works by Josquin, Passereau, Le Jeune, Jannequin and others.


June 2003:

Sacred Baroque

Masterpieces of Baroque sacred music
The Giovanni Consort
Wednesday 11th June 2003 7:00pm
Burt Hall St Georges Cathedral  St Georges Tce
conducted by David Gething
with David Gething on chamber organ
Soloists:

Programme:
Graziano - Missa de Sancta Maria de Victoria; Schutz - Jauchzet dem Herren alle Welt; Purcell - Funeral Sentences; Charpentier - Le Reniement de St Pierre; Bach - Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwacheit auf


August 2003:

Pax Aeterna

Music for sixteen voices and grand organ
The Giovanni Consort
Saturday 9th August 2003  8:15pm
St Patrick's Basilica  47 Adelaide St Fremantle
conducted by David Gething
with Stewart Smith and Dominic Perissinotto organists

Programme:
Vierne - Messe Solenelle for sixteen voices and two organs; Poulenc - Quatre petit prieres de St Francois d'Assise; Harris - Faire is the Heaven; Walton - The Twelve; Elgar - Give Unto the Lord; Barber - Adagio arranged as Agnus Dei


March 2004:

PRAISE

Sacred music of sublime beauty
The Giovanni Consort
Friday 12th March 2004, 8:15pm
St Patrick's Basilica 47 Adelaide St Fremantle
conducted by David Gething
with Stewart Smith organist, Melanie Robinson cellist

Programme:
Missa Papae Marcelli Palestrina
Miserere Allegri
Requiem Durufle
Improvisations for organ Turnemiere


May 2004:

PASSION

Choral music of the Romantics
The Giovanni Consort
Saturday 15th May 2004, 8pm

Callaway Auditorium UWA
conducted by David Gething
with Mary-Lea Hayward accompanist

Programme:
Schubert
Stanford
Pearsall
Brahms
Holst
Gibbs
Faure


September 2004:

PLEASURE

Close harmony arrangements and a new commission from Iain Grandage

The Giovanni Consort
Friday 10th September 2004, 8pm
Callaway Auditorium UWA
conducted by David Gething
with Mary-Lea Hayward accompanist

Programme:
Miss Otis Regrets
Lullaby of Birdland
The Girl from Ipanema
If I Fell in Love With You
Continental
Honey Pie
Eleanor Rigby
Autumn Leaves
She is Beautiful
In the Mood
Britten Cabaret Songs
Delius Two Summer Evening Songs
Grandage New Commission


April 2005:

Hope

sacred, English 20th Century music

The Giovanni Consort
Sat 2 April 2005, 8pm and Sun 3 April 2005 3pm
Sat 2nd April: St. Patrick's Basilica Fremantle, Sun 3 April: Guildford Grammar School Chapel, Guildford
conducted by Mr. David Gething
with Organist - Mr. Stewart Smith, Musical Director - Mr. David Gething


Programme:
An uplifting concert of superb English 20th Century sacred music featuring Hymn to St Cecilia and Rejoice in the Lamb by Benjamin Britten, the hauntingly beautiful lament on the death of John F Kennedy Take Him, Earth, Cherishing by Herbert Howells and Five Negro Spirituals by Tippett. Other works by Holst and Tavener will also be performed.

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May 2005:

Heart

A heart-warming concert of partsongs, folksongs and hilarious vocal arrangements for a capella choir by David Willcock, John Rutter and Ward Swingle. The programme includes Three Shakespeare Songs by Vaughan Williams and Five Childhood lyrics.

The Giovanni Consort
Sunday 8 May 2005, 3pm and Sat 14 May 2005 at 8pm
8 May at Australian Opera Studio, Midland, 14 May at Callaway Auditorium, UWA Nedlands

conducted by Mr. David Gething

Programme:
Heart is a heart-warming concert of part-songs, folksongs and hilarious vocal arrangements for a capella choir by David Willcock, John Rutter and Ward Swingle. The programme includes Three Shakespeare Songs by Vaughan Williams and Five Childhood lyrics along with arrangements of popular songs including Aint’ Misbehavin’ and In The Mood.

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Last update: 20/4/2008