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2008 Concert Series

The venue for our first 2008 concert is Christ Church Lavender Bay (address below) Concerts 2 and 3 take place at The Independent Theatre, 269 Miller St, North Sydney (Opposite North Sydney Oval)

In order to keep the prices for Concerts 2 & 3 affordable for attendees on fixed incomes, we have set aside a limited number of seats at the special concession price of $22. This price is only available for tickets purchased in advance and NOT at the door or via The Independent.

Our 2008 concerts at The Independent will last around 1 hour only and run without an interval. Drinks & coffee are available before and after.

Concert 1 – 7.00pm Wednesday 19th March
Christ Church Lavender Bay (cnr Lavender & Walker Sts North Sydney)
“Sacred Song” directed by Jennifer Eriksson

Tickets - $28/22 (+ booking fee)

This concert features beautiful yet rarely performed settings from the Old Testament book "The Lamentations of Jeremiah" written for Easter Week by François Couperin; also music by Handel & Bach. We welcome our new keyboardist, Chris Berensen and guest sopranos, Ruth and Nicole.

Nicole Thomson & Ruth Kilpatrick - soprano
Jennifer Eriksson - viola da gamba
Chris Berensen -organ


Concert 3 - 3:00pm Sunday 26th October
The Independent Theatre, 269 Miller St North Sydney.

“Mara! meets Marais” - directed by Jennifer Eriksson & Mara Kiek”

Tickets $35/22 (+ booking fee). The special concession price of $22 is only available for tickets purchased in advance from The Marais Project, and cannot be obtained at the door.

Aria award-winners Mara! is one of Australia’s finest world music groups, performing in 21 countries. Mara Kiek and Jennifer have long known each other but this is the first concert they have produced together – a very special mix of styles and sounds from ethnic to medieval and baroque.

Mara Kiek’s vocal repertoire includes music drawn from the Sephardic tradition, and medieval songs from France, Italy and Spain. Mara! the ensemble consists of Mara Kiek, voice, Llew Kiek, fretted instruments and Steve Elphick, bass. In conjunction with The Marais Project will perform traditional ethnic and (reconstructed) medieval lutes, double bass, and traditional hand and stick drums.

Mara Kiek – voice & percussion
Belinda Montgomery - soprano
Jennifer Eriksson & Catherine Tabrett – viola da gamba
Steve Elphick – double bass
Tommie Andersson & Llew Kiek – guitars, lutes & fretted instruments

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