Concordia Ensemble | Mozart's 'Bastien und Bastienne' in Concert
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12th November, 2021 | 7PM
Running time: 1 hour. Performed in German with English surtitles. "My dearest friend left me, sleep and rest are gone with him. I do not know how to grasp myself; Sorrow weakens my eyes and mind. Grief and pain froze the heart, and this need brings me death." (Bastienne)In November 2021, Concordia Ensemble will present a concert performance of Mozart's charming singspiel Bastien und Bastienne. Alongside a quaint piano accompaniment in the intimate Ferguson Hall of St Stephen's Uniting Church, three Concordia Ensemble singers will explore a comedy of love. Cast and Creatives Bastien: Alexander Young Bastienne: Lana Kains Colas: Jeremy Boulton Piano and Music Direction: Stacey Yang Director: Ella Orehek-Coddington |
***NEW DATE*** - An Intimate Evening - Spanish Guitar & Classical Voice (Rushcutters Bay, Sydney)
St. Canice Church, Rushcutters Bay (Sydney)
25th Feb, 2022 | 7PM
In an intimate atmosphere, join Yamaha classical guitarist Sako Dermenjian (Fine Music FM Young Virtuoso Finalist, Sydney Eisteddfod Champion, TEDx Speaker) and operatic baritone Jeremy Boulton (4th Fresno State Art Song Competition Winner – CA, USA, Demant Dreikurs Lieder Scholarship Winner) for a very special concert of Spanish Guitar and Classical Voice. Music by Schubert, Albéniz, Piazolla and more.
'[Boulton]… the stand out young performer to watch’ – Broadway World Sydney
Strictly limited availability. Book now to avoid disappointment!
25th Feb, 2022 | 7PM
In an intimate atmosphere, join Yamaha classical guitarist Sako Dermenjian (Fine Music FM Young Virtuoso Finalist, Sydney Eisteddfod Champion, TEDx Speaker) and operatic baritone Jeremy Boulton (4th Fresno State Art Song Competition Winner – CA, USA, Demant Dreikurs Lieder Scholarship Winner) for a very special concert of Spanish Guitar and Classical Voice. Music by Schubert, Albéniz, Piazolla and more.
'[Boulton]… the stand out young performer to watch’ – Broadway World Sydney
Strictly limited availability. Book now to avoid disappointment!
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Nic Serray Presents | Online Recital Fundraiser for 'Support Act'
Online
Sunday, 26th September 2021 | 2PM AEST
Jeremy will feature as a soloist.
"Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on the live music and arts industry in Australia.
Lockdown and restrictions on live music and the arts have resulted in wage losses over $345 million in 2020 alone. There has been no respite over the last 18 months for musicians, and very little help and support from the Government.
Support Act have been providing grants for musicians and crew members who have been struggling financially throughout the pandemic.
I'm putting together this online recital to raise money for this wonderful cause, and to provide hope for the many thousands of amazing Australian artists who have been doing it tough.
A YouTube link to the recital will be provided shortly.
In the meantime, I am taking donations until September 28th through MyCause here.
Any contribution is greatly appreciated."
Sunday, 26th September 2021 | 2PM AEST
Jeremy will feature as a soloist.
"Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on the live music and arts industry in Australia.
Lockdown and restrictions on live music and the arts have resulted in wage losses over $345 million in 2020 alone. There has been no respite over the last 18 months for musicians, and very little help and support from the Government.
Support Act have been providing grants for musicians and crew members who have been struggling financially throughout the pandemic.
I'm putting together this online recital to raise money for this wonderful cause, and to provide hope for the many thousands of amazing Australian artists who have been doing it tough.
A YouTube link to the recital will be provided shortly.
In the meantime, I am taking donations until September 28th through MyCause here.
Any contribution is greatly appreciated."
Athalia by G.F. Handel (Sydney)
St. Stephen's Uniting Church - Macquarie St, Sydney
Friday, 11th June 2021 | 7PM
Sung in English with an approximate run time of 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Athalia by G.F Handel will be the launch of Concordia Ensemble's 'Chamber Series', which will see performances of abridged musical works, and concerts of assorted repertoire. Full of rich, three-dimensional characters, Handel's Athalia explores the complexities of human nature and the interrelation of politics and religion. Written and premiered in 1733, Handel navigates Samuel Humphreys' libretto, exposing the thoughts of the characters through intimately sorrowful laments, pensive reflections on faith and thunderously angered ariosos.
Dramatic, agitated and fearful, the opening of our abridgement sees the title character, Athalia, recount having nightmares about a young boy murdering her. Plagued by this fear, the pagan Queen searches the Jewish temple for the boy. Little does she know that her encounter will lead to her spiralling downfall and death.
The performance will also feature insert arias from Handel's other works including Jeptha, Theodora, Israel in Egypt, The Occasional Oratorio and Esther.
Cast, Musicians & Creatives:
Athalia: Natasha Gesto
Josabeth: Claire Burrell-Mcdonald
Joad: Michael Burden
Abner: Jeremy Boulton
Mathan: Alexander Caldwell
Joas: Ella Orehek-Coddington
Soprano Soloist: Molly Ryan
Countertenor Soloist: Robert Adam
Tenor Soloist: Alexander Young
Pianists: Stacey Yang and Jamie-Lee Xu
Director: Ella Orehek-Coddington
Music Director: Jack Peggie
Friday, 11th June 2021 | 7PM
Sung in English with an approximate run time of 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Athalia by G.F Handel will be the launch of Concordia Ensemble's 'Chamber Series', which will see performances of abridged musical works, and concerts of assorted repertoire. Full of rich, three-dimensional characters, Handel's Athalia explores the complexities of human nature and the interrelation of politics and religion. Written and premiered in 1733, Handel navigates Samuel Humphreys' libretto, exposing the thoughts of the characters through intimately sorrowful laments, pensive reflections on faith and thunderously angered ariosos.
Dramatic, agitated and fearful, the opening of our abridgement sees the title character, Athalia, recount having nightmares about a young boy murdering her. Plagued by this fear, the pagan Queen searches the Jewish temple for the boy. Little does she know that her encounter will lead to her spiralling downfall and death.
The performance will also feature insert arias from Handel's other works including Jeptha, Theodora, Israel in Egypt, The Occasional Oratorio and Esther.
Cast, Musicians & Creatives:
Athalia: Natasha Gesto
Josabeth: Claire Burrell-Mcdonald
Joad: Michael Burden
Abner: Jeremy Boulton
Mathan: Alexander Caldwell
Joas: Ella Orehek-Coddington
Soprano Soloist: Molly Ryan
Countertenor Soloist: Robert Adam
Tenor Soloist: Alexander Young
Pianists: Stacey Yang and Jamie-Lee Xu
Director: Ella Orehek-Coddington
Music Director: Jack Peggie
CLICK TO VIEW FULL PROGRAM.
Accompagnato: “What scenes of horror round me rise!”
Recitative: “O Mathan!”
Accompagnato: “O Athalia, tremble at thy fate!”
“Tune your harps” from Esther
Recitative: “Her form at this began to fade”
"His sceptre is the rod of righteousness" from Occasional Oratorio
Recitative: “Amidst these horrors”
Air: “Gentle airs”
Air: “Softest sounds”
Recitative: “Swift to the temple”
“The enemy said; I will pursue” from Israel in Egypt
Recitative: “My Josabeth”
Air: “Faithful cares in vain extended”
Recitative: “Oh cease”
Air: “Gloomy tyrants”
Recitative: “Ah, were this land from proud oppression freed”
Air: “Ah, canst thou but prove me!”
Recitative: “Thou dost the ardour that I wish display"
Air: “Will God, whose mercies ever flow”
Recitative: “’Tis my intention”
Air: “My vengeance awakes me”
Duet: “My spirits fade”
Recitative: “Dear Josabeth”
Duet: “Cease thy anguish”
Recitative (Joad, Joas, Josabeth): “Eliakim”
“For ever blessed be Thy holy name” from Jeptha
Recitative: “O Princess”
Air: “Soothing Tyrant”
Recitative: “Apostate Priest!”
“Lord to thee each night and day” from Theodora
Recitative: “Oh, treason”
Air: “Opression, no longer I dread thee”
Recitative: “Where am I?”
Air: “Hark!”
Recitative: “Yes, proud apostate”
Air: “To darkness eternal”
Recitative: “Now, Joasbeth”
Duet: “Joys, in gentle trains appearing”
Recitative: “O Mathan!”
Accompagnato: “O Athalia, tremble at thy fate!”
“Tune your harps” from Esther
Recitative: “Her form at this began to fade”
"His sceptre is the rod of righteousness" from Occasional Oratorio
Recitative: “Amidst these horrors”
Air: “Gentle airs”
Air: “Softest sounds”
Recitative: “Swift to the temple”
“The enemy said; I will pursue” from Israel in Egypt
Recitative: “My Josabeth”
Air: “Faithful cares in vain extended”
Recitative: “Oh cease”
Air: “Gloomy tyrants”
Recitative: “Ah, were this land from proud oppression freed”
Air: “Ah, canst thou but prove me!”
Recitative: “Thou dost the ardour that I wish display"
Air: “Will God, whose mercies ever flow”
Recitative: “’Tis my intention”
Air: “My vengeance awakes me”
Duet: “My spirits fade”
Recitative: “Dear Josabeth”
Duet: “Cease thy anguish”
Recitative (Joad, Joas, Josabeth): “Eliakim”
“For ever blessed be Thy holy name” from Jeptha
Recitative: “O Princess”
Air: “Soothing Tyrant”
Recitative: “Apostate Priest!”
“Lord to thee each night and day” from Theodora
Recitative: “Oh, treason”
Air: “Opression, no longer I dread thee”
Recitative: “Where am I?”
Air: “Hark!”
Recitative: “Yes, proud apostate”
Air: “To darkness eternal”
Recitative: “Now, Joasbeth”
Duet: “Joys, in gentle trains appearing”
Sydney Conservatorium Opera School: Lunchbreak Concert (Sydney)
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Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Wednesday, 5 May 2021 | 12:30PM The Vocal and Opera Studies program consists of one hundred singers of all the varying voice types- Soprano, Mezzo- Soprano, Baritone, Tenor and Counter-Tenor. Singers come from all over Australia as well as internationally to be selected for a place in these highly competitive courses at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. |
CLICK TO VIEW FULL PROGRAM.
Lana Kains | Soprano +
Jeremy Boulton | Baritone #
Pastór de Lasala OAM | Organ *
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Jeremy Boulton | Baritone #
Pastór de Lasala OAM | Organ *
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- ‘Ich folge dir gleichfalls’ from St. John Passion + * BWV 245
- ‘Zerfließe mein Herze’ from St. John Passion + * BWV 245
- Adagio e dolce from Trio Sonata No. 3 in D minor * BWV 527
- ‘Quia fecit mihi magna’ from Magnificat in D # * BWV 243
- ‘Wo gehest du hin?’ from the cantata ‘Wo gehest du hin?’ # * BWV 166
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
- Organ Concerto in F – 4th Movement ‘Presto’ * Op.4 no.5
- ‘Thus saith the Lord’ / ‘But who may abide’ from Messiah # * HWV 56
- ‘For behold…’ / ‘The people that walked in darkness’ from Messiah # * HWV 56
- Allegro from The Cuckoo and the Nightingale * HWV 295
- ‘Rejoice greatly’ from Messiah + * HWV 56
- ‘How beautiful are the feet’ from Messiah + * HWV 56
- Organ Concerto in Bb – 1 st Movement * Op.4 no.6
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- ‘Mein Freund’ from the cantata ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme’ + * # BWV 140
Voices with Organ: Bach & Handel (Mosman, NSW)
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Mosman Uniting Church
(cnr. Belmont & Cowles Rd.) Saturday, 2nd May 2021 | 2:30PM In this one-hour afternoon concert, soprano Lana Kains and baritone Jeremy Boulton perform highlights from great oratorio works including J.S. Bach's Magnificat (1723), St. John Passion (1724) and G.F. Handel's beloved 'Messiah' (1741) with organist Pastór de Lasala OAM. The program will also include highlights from Handel's celebrated organ concerti. Lana Kains | Soprano Jeremy Boulton | Baritone Pastór de Lasala OAM | Organ |
Handel Opera Arias | Sydney Conservatorium Early Music Ensemble | (Sydney)
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Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Friday, 16 April 2021 | 7PM About the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Early Music Ensemble: The Sydney Conservatorium of Music's Early Music Ensemble (EME) provides unique ensemble experience for students specialising in performance on period or historical instruments using historically informed performing practices. With members drawn from the breadth of the Conservatorium's student body, EME performs repertoire from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and early Romantic eras, mentored and guided by Australia's most accomplished scholars and practitioners of historically informed performance. |
Purcell's King Arthur: Opera in the Quad | (Sydney)
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The Quadrangle, St Paul's College, within the University of Sydney
Friday, 9 April 2021 | 7PM Knights, evil magicians, a kingdom at war! King Arthur’s Britons battle the Saxons in the Gothic splendour of Australia’s oldest university college. Hear Purcell’s rare masterpiece. Conducted by Ross Cobb and narrated by Peter Cousens, some of Australia's finest period instrumentalists and singers join together to tell this medieval tale. Conductor | Ross Cobb Concertmaster | Fiona Ziegler Narrator | Peter Cousens Soprano | Chloe Lankshear, Josie Ryan, Elise Morton Mezzo soprano | Stephanie Dillon, Hester Wright Tenor | Joshua Oxley, Elias Wilson Bass | Jeremy Boulton, Jack Stephens |
LUNCH BREAK CONCERT: Jeremy Boulton & Pastór de Lasala OAM | (Wollongong)
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The Church on the Mall, Wollongong
Friday, 5th March, 2021 | 1PM Duration: 60 minutes with no interval. In this one-hour lunch break concert, Jeremy Boulton (Baritone) and Pastór de Lasala OAM (Organist) perform highlights from great oratorio works including J.S. Bach's 'Magnificat' (1723) and G.F. Händel's beloved 'Messiah' (1741) alongside organ works by these baroque music giants. The concert also features organ music by Michel Corette (1707-1795) and by contemporary Canadian composer, Denis Bédard. Bookings strongly recommended. Limited capacity. Masks compulsory at this COVIDSafe event. |
4th Fresno State Art Song Festival: Masterclass with Gerald Finley OC, CBE
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Fresno State College of Arts and Humanities, via Zoom
26-27 February, 2021. Jeremy was announced joint winner of the 4th Fresno State Art Song Festival with soprano, Lana Kains. "Fresno State Art Song festival is in its fourth year in 2021! We are proud to provide a performance, collaboration, competition and presentation platform for composers, poets and singers of Central Valley! The festival attracts stellar national and international guest faculty that work with our musicians for two days. Events include: vocal masterclasses, lectures, concerts, poetry competition, composition competition and vocal competition. In 2021 our guest faculty are: Gerald Finley, bass-baritone (UK), Dr. Anke Hoeppner, soprano (Australia), Dr. Julia Nielsen, soprano (USA), Kurt Errickson, composition (USA). Our audience will be voting live on the "Audience Choice Best Composition Award" and "Audience Choice Best Vocalist Award". Please see our schedule for details on sessions and times." |
FINE MUSIC FM RADIO BROADCAST w/SAKO DERMENJIAN | (Sydney)
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Broadcast on Fine Music FM 102.5, Sydney.
Sunday 14th February, 2021 | Between 3-5PM Duration: 30 minutes with no interval. Jeremy will be broadcast on Sunday Special, hosted by Annabelle Drumm performing alongside Sako Dermenjian (Classical Guitar). Featuring songs by John Dowland, Franz Schubert, Giuseppe Verdi and more. Tune in between 3-5PM on Sunday. |
SAVITRI: A Chamber Opera in One Act by Gustav Holst | The Cooperative (Sydney)
About The Cooperative:
The Cooperative is a young Sydney-based arts company, founded to stage productions of new, rare, and canonic works, which are impactful, relevant, and necessitate social change. |
Observatory Hill Park, Sydney.
11th, 12th, 14th February, 2021 | 7:30PM Duration: 30 minutes with no interval. Jeremy will play the role of Death. Based on an episode in the Mahābhārata, Gustav Holst's Sāvitrī premiered in 1916, to a world in turmoil. Over one hundred years later, this chamber opera's ideas of renewal and hope remain as pertinent as ever. "Give me life! Life is all I ask of thee ..." Marking The Cooperative's return to the stage after the chaos of 2020, Sāvitrī is performed by seven singers and a chamber string ensemble against the backdrop of Sydney's beautiful Observatory Hill Park at twilight. Intimate yet expansive, this timeless work celebrates the endurance, power, and triumph of life over death. |
STEEL CITY STRINGS 2020 DIGITAL SEASON | Online Concert #2
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7PM | Wednesday, 9th December
(Available on demand) via SteelCityStrings.com.au NOTE: You must be a Steel City Strings Digital Season subscriber to access this performance. Jeremy performs his own arrangement of Maurice Ravel's Don Quichotte a Dulcinee songs with a quartet of Steel City Strings players. Jeremy is the Manager of Steel City Strings Chamber Orchestra. |
THE FIRST SATURDAY OF SUMMER | Redkite Fundraising Recital
PRE-SOCIAL DISTANCING: Jeremy Boulton, Operatic Baritone (left) and Nicolas Serray, Classical Guitarist (right).
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2:30PM | Saturday, 5th December
St Mark's Anglican Church 429 Crown St, Wollongong $20 donation to REDKITE upon entry. Fundraising for REDKITE - helping children through cancer. Featuring Operatic Baritone Jeremy Boulton with Associate Artist Su Hee Cho, Classical Guitarist Nicolas Serray, Mark Matthews and students from Remarkable Studios. Also streamed as a concertcast online event for distanced viewing. |
DEMANT DREIKURS SCHOLARSHIP SONG COMPETITION (Voice Undergraduate)
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8PM | 26th September, 2020
(Catch up here) "The Demant Dreikurs German Song Contest is aimed at presenting young classical singers at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with the opportunity to perform German lieder." This year, our finalists are as follows: Jeremy Bouton Alexander Young Aiden O'Donnell Laura Wachsmann Olivia Payne Alexander Caldwell The understudies are as follows: Ella Coddington Natasha Gesto The singers will be accompanied by David Miller AM. Due to the unique circumstances presented by Covid-19, the contest will take place as a filmed performance in the Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium of Music. The video will be premiered via the Demant Dreikurs German Song Contest Facebook page at 8PM on Saturday September 26. |
LIEDER BROADCAST | Online Recital w/ David Vance
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3PM | Sunday, 6th September
(Available on demand) via YouTube Premiere / Facebook Premiere Donations gratefully accepted by the artists. Jeremy Boulton (Baritone) & David Vance (Piano) present an online Lieder Broadcast. The brief program will feature a single piece from each of the major Lieder composers including Schubert, Wolf, R. Schumman, Beethoven, Mahler and R. Strauss. |
PROGRAM. (Click to view translations)
Der Tambour of the Mörike Lieder | Hugo Wolf
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Der Tambour
Wenn meine Mutter hexen könnt’, Da müsst’ sie mit dem Regiment Nach Frankreich, überall mit hin, Und wär’ die Marketenderin. Im Lager wohl um Mitternacht, Wenn Niemand auf ist als die Wacht, Und alles schnarchet, Ross und Mann, Vor meiner Trommel säss’ ich dann: Die Trommel müsst’ eine Schüssel sein; Ein warmes Sauerkraut darein; Die Schlegel, Messer und Gabel, Eine lange Wurst mein Sabel, Mein Tschako wär’ ein Humpen gut, Den füll’ ich mit Burgunderblut. Und weil es mir an Lichte fehlt, Da scheint der Mond in mein Gezelt: Scheint er auch auf franzö’sch herein, Mir fällt doch meine Liebste ein: Ach weh! Jetzt hat der Spass ein End! —Wenn nur meine Mutter hexen könnt’! |
The Drummer-boy
If my mother could work magic She’d have to go with the regiment To France and everywhere, And be the vivandière. In camp, at midnight, When no one’s up save the guard, And everybody – man and horse - is snoring, Then I’d sit by my drum: My drum would be a bowl, With warm sauerkraut in it, The sticks would be a knife and fork, My sabre – a long sausage; My shako would be a tankard Filled with red Burgundy. And because I lack light, The moon shines into my tent; And though it shines in French, It still reminds me of my beloved: Oh dear! There’s an end to my fun! – If only my mother could work magic! |
Die Beiden Grenadiere | Robert Schumann
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Die beiden Grenadiere
Nach Frankreich zogen zwei Grenadier’, Die waren in Russland gefangen. Und als sie kamen ins deutsche Quartier, Sie liessen die Köpfe hangen. Da hörten sie beide die traurige Mär: Dass Frankreich verloren gegangen, Besiegt und geschlagen das tapfere Heer-- Und der Kaiser, der Kaiser gefangen. Da weinten zusammen die Grenadier’ Wohl ob der kläglichen Kunde. Der eine sprach: „Wie weh wird mir, Wie brennt meine alte Wunde!“ Der andre sprach: „Das Lied ist aus, Auch ich möcht mit dir sterben, Doch hab’ ich Weib und Kind zu Haus, Die ohne mich verderben.“ „Was schert mich Weib, was schert mich Kind, Ich trage weit bess’res Verlangen; Lass sie betteln gehn, wenn sie hungrig sind-- Mein Kaiser, mein Kaiser gefangen! „Gewähr mir, Bruder, eine Bitt’: Wenn ich jetzt sterben werde, So nimm meine Leiche nach Frankreich mit, Begrab mich in Frankreichs Erde. „Das Ehrenkreuz am roten Band Sollst du aufs Herz mir legen; Die Flinte gib mir in die Hand, Und gürt mir um den Degen. „So will ich liegen und horchen still, Wie eine Schildwach, im Grabe, Bis einst ich höre Kanonengebrüll Und wiehernder Rosse Getrabe. „Dann reitet mein Kaiser wohl über mein Grab, Viel Schwerter klirren und blitzen; Dann steig ich gewaffnet hervor aus dem Grab-- Den Kaiser, den Kaiser zu schützen!“ |
The two Grenadiers
Two grenadiers were marching back to France They had been held captive in Russia, And when they reached German lands They hung their heads in shame. For here they learnt the sorry tale That France had been conquered in war, Her valiant army beaten and shattered, And the Emperor, the Emperor captured. The grenadiers then wept together, As they heard of these sad tidings. The first said: ‘Ah, the agony; How my old wound is burning!’ The second said: ‘This is the end; If only we could die together. But I’ve a wife and child at home, And they would perish without me.’ ‘To hell with wife, to hell with child, My aims are for far higher things; Let them beg, if they’ve nothing to eat-- My Emperor, my Emperor captured! ‘Grant me, brother, one request, If I am now to die. Take my corpse with you to France; Bury me in French soil. ‘You shall lay upon my heart The Cross of Valour with its red ribbon; And place my musket in my hand And gird my sword about me. ‘So I shall lie and listen Like a silent sentry in my grave, Until I hear the cannons’ roar And the horses gallop and neigh. ‘That will be my Emperor riding by my grave; Swords will be clashing and flashing; And armed, I’ll rise up from the grave To defend the Emperor, my Emperor!’ |
Der Doppelgänger from Schwanegesang | Franz Schubert
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Der Doppelgänger
Still ist die Nacht, es ruhen die Gassen, In diesem Hause wohnte mein Schatz; Sie hat schon längst die Stadt verlassen, Doch steht noch das Haus auf demselben Platz. Da steht auch ein Mensch und starrt in die Höhe, Und ringt die Hände, vor Schmerzens Gewalt; Mir graust es, wenn ich sein Antlitz sehe – Der Mond zeigt mir meine eigne Gestalt. Du Doppelgänger! du bleicher Geselle! Was äffst du nach mein Liebesleid, Das mich gequält auf dieser Stelle, So manche Nacht, in alter Zeit? |
The wraith
The night is still, the streets are at rest; in this house lived my sweetheart. She has long since left the town, but the house still stands on the selfsame spot. A man stands there too, staring up, and wringing his hands in anguish; I shudder when I see his face – the moon shows me my own form! You wraith, pallid companion, why do you ape the pain of my love which tormented me on this very spot, so many a night, in days long past? |
Der Kuß | Ludwig van Beethoven
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Der Kuß
Ich war bei Chloen ganz allein, Und küssen wollt' ich sie. Jedoch sie sprach, sie würde schrein, Es sei vergebne Müh! Ich wagt' es doch und küßte sie, Trotz ihrer Gegenwehr. Und schrie sie nicht? Jawohl, sie schrie, Doch lange hinterher. |
The kiss
I was with Chloe all alone, And wished to kiss her: But she said she would scream, That it would be in vain. But I dared to and kissed her, Despite her resistance. And did she scream? Oh yes, she screamed. But not until long after. |
Ich ging mit Lust from Aus der Knaben Wunderhorn | Gustav Mahler
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Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald
Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald, Ich hört die Vöglein singen; Sie sangen so jung, sie sangen so alt, Die kleinen Waldvögelein im grünen Wald! Wie gern hört ich sie singen! Nun sing, nun sing, Frau Nachtigall! Sing du's bei meinem Feinsliebchen: 'Komm schier, komm schier, wenn's finster ist, Wenn niemand auf der Gasse ist, Dann komm zu mir, dann komm zu mir! Herein will ich dich lassen, ja lassen!' Der Tag verging, die Nacht brach an, Er kam zu Feinsliebchen gegangen. Er klopft so leis' wohl an den Ring, "Ei, schläfst du oder wachst, mein Kind? Ich hab so lang gestanden!" Es schaut der Mond durchs Fensterlein Zum holden, süßen Lieben, Die Nachtigall sang die ganze Nacht. Du schlafselig Mägdelein, nimm dich in Acht! Wo ist dein Herzliebster geblieben? |
I walked joyfully through a green wood
I walked joyfully through a green wood, I heard the little birds sing. They sang so young, they sang so old, Those woodland birds in the green wood! How gladly I heard them sing, yes sing! Please sing, please sing, Mrs Nightingale! Sing this at my beloved's house: 'Come quick, come quick, when darkness falls, When not a soul is in the street, Then come to me, then come to me! And I will let you in, yes in!' The day departed, night fell, He went to his beloved; He tapped so softly with the knocker, 'Are you asleep or awake, my child? I've been standing here so long!' The moon looks through the window, Saw the charming, sweet caresses, The nightingale sang all night long. Sleepy little maid, take care! Where is your sweetheart now? |
Heimliche Aufforderung | Richard Strauss
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Heimliche Aufforderung
Auf, hebe die funkelnde Schale empor zum Mund, Und trinke beim Freudenmahle dein Herz gesund. Und wenn du sie hebst, so winke mir heimlich zu, Dann lächle ich, und dann trinke ich still wie du ... Und still gleich mir betrachte um uns das Heer Der trunknen Schwätzer—verachte sie nicht zu sehr. Nein, hebe die blinkende Schale, gefüllt mit Wein, Und laß beim lärmenden Mahle sie glücklich sein. Doch hast du das Mahl genossen, den Durst gestillt, Dann verlasse der lauten Genossen festfreudiges Bild, Und wandle hinaus in den Garten zum Rosenstrauch,-- Dort will ich dich dann erwarten nach altem Brauch, Und will an die Brust dir sinken eh’ du’s gehofft, Und deine Küsse trinken, wie ehmals oft, Und flechten in deine Haare der Rose Pracht-- O komm, du wunderbare, ersehnte Nacht! |
Secret invitation
Come, raise to your lips the sparkling goblet, And drink at this joyful feast your heart to health. And when you raise it, give me a secret sign, Then I shall smile, and drink as quietly as you ... And quietly like me, look around at the hordes Of drunken gossips—do not despise them too much. No, raise the glittering goblet, filled with wine, And let them be happy at the noisy feast. But once you have savoured the meal, quenched your thirst, Leave the loud company of happy revellers, And come out into the garden to the rose-bush,-- There I shall wait for you as I’ve always done. And I shall sink on your breast, before you could hope, And drink your kisses, as often before, And twine in your hair the glorious rose-- Ah! come, O wondrous, longed-for night! |
SYDNEY CONSERVATORIUM: Masterclass w/Dr. Graham Johnson OBE
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From Sydney Conservatorium of Music website: 6PM | Thursday, 10th September "Sydney Conservatorium of Music offers you the opportunity to attend a masterclass with classical pianist and lieder accompanist, Dr Graham Johnson. You are invited to witness him working with talented students, workshopping techniques to perfect their craft in an ‘open lesson’ format." Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder, published by Faber, provided courtesy of Oxford Lieder.
Translation © Richard Wigmore, author of Schubert: The Complete Song Texts, published by Schirmer Books, provided courtesy of Oxford Lieder. |
WORKSHOP: Music Theory & Composition with Jeremy Boulton & Nicolas Serray
(Wollongong)
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St Michaels Thirroul School Hall
1 Station Street, Thirroul, New South Wales. Hosted by leading Illawarra musicians Jeremy Boulton and Nic Serray, this masterclass will equip students with foundation level music theory and composition skills that will supplement their primary instrument or voice lessons. The course is designed for any musicians just starting to play their instruments or for those a bit further down the track. |
SAKO & FRIENDS | Online Recital
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3PM | Sunday, 30th August
via Facebook Premiere // YouTube Premiere Sako Dermenjian (Classical Guitarist) presents 'Sako & Friends' - a virtual concert featuring works by J.S. Bach, William Walton and songs by Verdi and Bixio. Sako will be joined by Nicolas Serray (Classical Guitarist) and Jeremy Boulton (Operatic Baritone) for a program of solos and trios. Donations gratefully accepted by Sako Dermenjian. |
LIVE IN SYDNEY: JEREMY BOULTON
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Online Interview and Performance
Saturday, 30th May | 7PM Jeremy will be interviewed about his performing career and perform on the program that will appear on Facebook Premiere and YouTube Premiere. You can catch up on this program after on the Live in Sydney YouTube Channel. Tune in via YouTube Premiere here. |
ONLINE RECITAL: JEREMY BOULTON & SU CHO | IN RECITAL
Filmed live-to-tape from their own houses, baritone Jeremy Boulton (Opera Australia Student Scholarship, Sydney Conservatorium, Argyle Orchestra Hobart Soloist, Opera Projects) and pianist Su Cho (Sydney Conservatorium graduate, Freelance Keyboardist) join forces for a program of song by Vaughan-Williams, Gerald Finzi, Richard Strauss and Hugo Wolf.
'Attend' this recital via YouTube Premiere or Facebook Premiere. No live audience. FREE. Donations encouraged and appreciated via Trybooking.
Jeremy Boulton | Baritone
Su Cho | Associate Artist (Piano)
'Attend' this recital via YouTube Premiere or Facebook Premiere. No live audience. FREE. Donations encouraged and appreciated via Trybooking.
Jeremy Boulton | Baritone
Su Cho | Associate Artist (Piano)
***CANCELLED - COVID-19*** ST. JOHN PASSION by J.S. Bach | Fiori Musicali Chamber Choir and Orchestra (Armidale)
About the ensemble (from ANCA website):
Fiori Musicali is a Chamber Choir of approx 25 singers. It expanded in 2008 from its original size under the founding director Dr Terry Norman. The choir generally gives three performances a year, sometimes in association with the Armidale Symphony Orchestra or the New England Sinfonia. The choir performs repertoire from Medieval to contemporary, with an emphasis on a capella styles. New singers are selected by invitation and audition. |
Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium
Saturday, 4th April | 3PM TAS Hoskins Centre, The Armidale School Sunday, 5th April | 7PM Jeremy will play the role of Jesus. Performed in English. About St. John Passion (from ClassicFM.com): Jesus rises from the dead on Easter Sunday morning, but before this, there's the gruelling tale of his Passion and death on the cross. Bach sets Chapters 26-27 of Mathew's account, and 18-19 of John's. If it's possible to distill both accounts down, Jesus is taken to the Place of a Skull, and crucified with two thieves on the charge of claiming to be the King of the Jews. Soldiers divide his clothes into lots before he dies. In Matthew's account, after being mocked by a jeering crowd, Jesus dies with the desolate cry of "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?", but John's account tells of Jesus' resolute fulfilment of an Old Testament prophecy: "It is finished." EXCERPT: 'Es is vollbracht' Arie Sopran |
***CANCELLED - COVID 19*** MISSA SOLEMNIS | BEETHOVEN (Sydney)
Beethoven Missa Solemnis
Join us for the pre-concert talk by Dr D avid Larkin in the front stalls of the hall one hour before the performance. Italian Opera Gala You can also hear Donald Runnicles conduct Italian Opera Gala between 25-28 March 2020. FIND OUT More Mahler Symphony No.4 You can also hear Donald Runnicles conduct Mahler Symphony No.4 on 11 November 2020.
Jeremy will join the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs for this program.
THE CONSUL by Menotti | The Cooperative (Sydney)
About The Cooperative:
The Cooperative is a new Sydney based arts company, which combines dual passions for opera and for social justice. Our auditions are open to all. Performances aim to make opera accessible for everyone, and so entry is on a pay-as-you-feel scale. We believe that opera should benefit the world around us, and so will partner with charity/ies for each of our performance. For The Consul, we are delighted to partner with Australian organisations supporting and advocating for refugees and asylum seekers. |
St. Stephens Uniting Church, Macquarie St, Sydney.
Friday 28th, Saturday 29th February, 2020 | 7PM Jeremy will play the role of the Secret Police Agent. About The Consul: “To this we’ve come, that men withhold the world from men ... that man be born a stranger upon God’s earth, that he be chosen without a chance for choice, that he be hunted without a hope of refuge ...” Nearly seventy years after its premiere, and halfway across the world, these lines from Menotti’s The Consul still ring uncomfortably and unhappily true. With no alternative and time running out, a family seeks refuge from another country to no avail. Desperate people seek help and salvation from emotionless and immovable authorities, with devastating consequences. SUPPORT this project here. FOLLOW the project here. |
DIDO & ÆNEAS by Henry Purcell | Gondwana Festival of Summer Voices (Sydney)
About the Gondwana Choirs:
Gondwana Choirs comprises the most accomplished choral groups of young people in Australia. The organisation is synonymous with performance excellence and has a reputation for the highest standards of young people’s choral music in Australia and internationally. |
Leighton Hall
UNSW, 9 High St, Kensington NSW 2052 Friday 17th January, 2020 | 5:30pm. Jeremy will play the title role of Aeneas. Conducted by Paul Holley OAM With musicians of the Muffat Collective About Dido & Aeneas: Dido, the widowed Queen of Carthage, entertains the Trojan Prince Aeneas, shipwrecked on his way to Italy, where he will found a new Troy. Dido and Aeneas are in love. Witches plot Dido’s destruction and the Sorceress conjures a storm, to break out when the royal couple are hunting, and the impersonation of Mercury by one of her coven. The storm duly breaks and the courtiers hasten back to town, while the false Mercury tells Aeneas he must leave Dido and sail for Italy. Aeneas and his sailors prepare to leave, to the delight of the witches. Aeneas parts from Dido, who kills herself once he has gone, her death lamented by mourning cupids. |
HANDEL'S MESSIAH | Argyle Orchestra & Choir (Hobart)
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St Davids Cathedral, Hobart
Wednesday 18th December, 2019 | 7PM Presented by Argyle Orchestra & Choir Conductor | Jamie Allan Lana Kains | Soprano Rebeka H. Dragolič | Alto Michael Kregor | Tenor Jeremy Boulton | Bass Tickets available here through Trybooking. $30 | $25. |
CON VOCI CHRISTMAS CONCERT | 'Christmas with the Shepherds' (Wollongong)
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Wesley Uniting Church on the Mall
14th December 2019 | 4PM Con Voci Chamber Choir perform their annual Christmas concert off of the recent success of their Schubertiade. $30 Adult | $25 Concession | $10 Children Tickets available at the door ONLY. |
'The First Saturday of Summer ' for REDKITE (Wollongong)
SYDNEY CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC SOLO EXAM RECITAL (Sydney)
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Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Recital Hall East Tuesday, 26th November 2019 | 2:50PM FREE ENTRY Jeremy will feature in his solo exam recital at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. The programme will feature the Italian song repertoire of Verdi, Rossini and Cimara, the Lieder of Mahler and Richard Strauss, as well as mélodie by Ravel and songs by Tchaikovsky. Accompanied by David Miller AM. |
RUSSIAN ART SONG RECITAL (Sydney)
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St. Stephens Uniting Church, Macquarie St, Sydney.
Friday, November 15th, 2019 | 1-2PM 'Russian for Singers project presents its first recital at St. Stephens Uniting Church. Our program represents a selection of the finest Russian art songs and opera arias performed by Russian and Australian singers.' |
CLASSICS IN THE CHAPEL | Jeremy Boulton IN RECITAL (Wollongong)
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Austinmer Uniting Church
48 Moore Street, Austinmer 27th October 2019 | 2PM $25/$20/$15 at the door Includes Afternoon Tea This one hour recital will see Jeremy's demanded reprise performance of the stunning "Songs of Travel" by Ralph Vaughan-Williams, which he debuted at "The Church on the Mall", Wollongong earlier this year. This song cycle features the setting of various travelling poems by Robert Louis Stevenson (Author, "Treasure Island"). The program will also feature works by Ravel, Richard Strauss, Mahler and more. Joining him - Associate Artist, David Vance on collaborative piano. |
LIEDERABEND #2: Schubertiade | Con Lieder Series (Sydney)
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Sydney Conservatorium of Music (Recital Hall East)
11th September, 2019 | 7PM FREE Entry "The 2nd concert of our newly formed recital series, showcasing young artists is just around the corner! Join us for an intimate evening celebrating the works of the most renowned German lieder composer, Franz Schubert. From solo lieder to chamber works, performed by young vocalists and musicians, this Schubertiade is not to be missed!" |
MUSICAL THEATRE/CABARET EVENING (Sydney)
Photo by Ruca Souza from Pexels
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Sydney Conservatorium of Music (Music Cafe)
6th September, 2019 | 7:30PM "Come see this super special concert where I get to sing a bunch of songs that I love with a bunch of people that I LOVE - some arias and art songs, some musical theatre classics, chit chat and good times - it's all here." - Gemma Nha (Principal Artist) Cast: Andrew Taylor Knight Gemma Nha Jeremy Boulton Leon Vitogiannis Meredith Cheng with Paul Young on piano |
EXSULTATE! - Opus Collective (Wollongong)
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The Church on the Mall, Wollongong NSW
3PM, Saturday 7th July 2019 Opus Collective Orchestra & Soloists led by Wollongong music icon, David Vance give this concert in the glorious acoustic of The Church on the Mall, Wollongong. Jacqueline Ward, Soprano (Aurora Choralis), Jeremy Boulton, Baritone (Opera Australia Scholarship Recipient) and Zoe Chen, Principal Oboe (Nanjing Philharmonic Orchestra) feature in glorious cantatas by J.S. Bach, M. Haydn and W.A. Mozart. |
SONGS OF TRAVEL - Jeremy Boulton IN RECITAL (Wollongong)
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The Church on the Mall, Wollongong NSW
3PM, Saturday 13 July 2019 Illawarra baritone Jeremy Boulton appears in his only solo recital in his hometown of Wollongong in 2019. This one hour recital will see Jeremy's debut performance of the stunning "Songs of Travel" by Ralph Vaughan-Williams. This song cycle features the setting of various travelling poems by Robert Louis Stevenson (Author, "Treasure Island"). The program will also feature works by Lutosławski, Ravel and more. Joining him - David Vance (Piano) and Nicolas Serray (Classical Guitar). Joining him - Associate Artist, David Vance on collaborative piano. |
Impressions du ciel - MUSIC AT MOSMAN ART GALLERY
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A delectable selection of favourite French Impressionist composers. Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Poulenc and Satie.
Featuring Soloists: Jacqueline Ward (Soprano) Lana Kains (Soprano) Elias Wilson (Tenor) Jeremy Boulton (Baritone) with collaborative piano from Musical Director, Fiona Loader. On Sunday 16 June 2019 at 7:00pm Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney. |
SCM Early Music Ensemble and SCM Choir (Greenway Series)
Jeremy will feature as the bass and baritone soli in both works, respectively.
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Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Verbrugghen Hall
Friday 17 May 7:00pm 2019 Adult $25 Concession $15 This concert brings together two of our esteemed ensembles and contrasts one of Handel's finest works with a modern composition for period instruments and modern choir by SCM alumna Alice Chance. PROGRAM George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 1. Dixit Dominus 2. Virgam virtutis 3. Tecum principium 4. Juravit Dominus 5. Tu es sacerdos 6. Dominus a dextris 7. Judicabit 8. Conquassabit 9. De torrente in via 10. Gloria Patri Alice Chance (born 1994) Fiat Lux |
Liederabend #1: German & English Song (Con Lieder Series)
Jeremy will open the program, performing highlights from Ralph Vaughan-Williams 'Songs of Travel'.
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Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Recital Hall East
7PM, Tuesday 14 May 2019 FREE Liederabend #1 is the first concert in a series focused on showcasing young voices through art song programs throughout the year. To start off the series we begin with a concert of German and English Art Song, featuring works by Schubert, Strauss, Vaughan Williams and Purcell. Admission is free and open to the general public. |