Join ABC Classic's Genevieve Lang for this post Classic 100 Feel-Good broadcast from the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, with 1000 choristers, symphony orchestra and Katie Noonan's Australian Vocal Ensemble AVÉ.
Karl Jenkin's The Armed Man was completed in 1999 and is dedicated to the victims of the conflict in Kosovo, which was taking place during the composition of the work.
Katie Noonan and Andrew O'Connor's new composition sets the words of Saint Francis of Assisi to sit alongside The Armed Man. Over time, Katie has come to realise that the music is actually written for her father Brian who passed away in March 2024, with the notes of the piece being the last music that he heard.
Program
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia with choral hymn finale
Katie Noonan & Andrew O'Connor: An Instrument of Peace (World premiere)
Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace
Hubert Parry: Jerusalem
(orchestral accompaniment by Edward Elgar)
Artists
AVÉ (Australian Vocal Ensemble)
Katie Noonan (soprano)
Fiona Campbell (mezzo-soprano)
Louis Hurley (tenor)
Andrew O’Connor (baritone)
ChorusOz 2024
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra
Brett Weymark (conductor)
