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Coro Innominata Presents: SATB in the Dark
Saturday 29 August 2026, 6pmSt Thomas’ Church, North Sydney Join us for an eclectic (and sometimes electric!) musical exploration: a real SATB in the Dark! A vibrant, atmospheric and quirky program exploring themes of the night through playful and evocative repertoire. With no musical limits, the program oscillates wildly from Brahms to Brubeck, from stillness to energy, from gorgeous harmonies to moments of humour as we celebrate the depths of winter. Set in the beautiful su
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Coro Innominata performs at Sing Out Choral Festival!
Coro Innominata has been chosen to participate at the inauguaral Inner West Choral Festival at White Bay Power Station this week. The Festival starts at 11am, and our performance is at 3:10pm. Come along and see this free performance, which also serves as a sneak preview for some of the things we’ll be doing in our upcoming SATB in the Dark concert.
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Macquarie Singers present: At Twilight
Yet another concert! I'm greatly looking forward to conducting Mozart's Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, (aka not the Requiem), and the Schubert's Mass No.2 in G.I'm very lucky to be joined on stage by the absolutely stupendous soloists Camilla Wright, Emmeline Both, Matt Gaskin and Aidan Hodder. Come along and hear them alongside the Macquarie Singers and Macquarie Chamber Orchestra. 🗓️ 20 June (Saturday) ⏰ 3pm@ Turramurra Uniting Church Tickets: https://events.humanitix.co
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Jun 191 min read


Faure Requiem with River City Voices
Next up I’m looking forward to conducting the Faure Requiem with the excellent River City Voices this Friday, coupled with some excellent Australian works by Nicole Smede, Alice Chance, and Joseph Romeo. Featuring the exceptional soloists Ayako Ohtake and Benjamin Caukwell and accompanied by Simon Nieminski on Organ 🚙St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta 🗓️Friday 29 May 7:30pm
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Jun 191 min read


Coro Innominata presents: The VocaLiszt
In a very busy May, my next concert with Coro Innominata explores the surprisingly vast choral output of Franz Liszt. Worlds apart from his better-known piano repertoire, the music, though exciting, has none of his flashy superficiality; instead it is distilled into something stunningly beautiful and sincere. Supported by the sparkling piano duet of Harry Tai and Silvina Wong and featuring the devilry of soloist Matt Gaskin. If you love Liszt's piano music, come along to hear
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Jun 191 min read


The Blend is Nigh!
It is almost time for Macquarie Singer's free biannual singing workshop. The topic this time around is on the principles of solid choral blending, which is essential for our 1st semester program of Schubert's Mass in G Major and Mozart's Vesperæ Solennes de confessore To register and for more information: https://www.mus.org.au
philipandreweames
Mar 161 min read


Macquarie Singers Presents Pulse!
Out of the frying pan, into another frying pan. This weekend, I’m conducting The Macquarie Singers in a very exciting concert of rhythmically driven choral works, featuring some things I’ve wanted to do for decades, including Michael Torke’s post-minimalist masterpiece Adjustable Wrench! Saturday 22 November @ 3pm at Turramurra Uniting Church. Also, there is a repeat concert at Lane Cove Anglian Church at 7:30pm on Tuesday 25 November https://www.mus.org.au
philipandreweames
Nov 17, 20251 min read


Coro Innominata Presents Reverie
This Saturday I am excited to be conducting a very distinctive concert with Coro Innominata, featuring Cage, Gjeilo, Beethoven, Hildegard of Bingen and Pärt’s deeply reflective yet challenging Berliner Messe . Quite the mix! 15 November 6pm @ St Thomas Anglican Church, North Sydney https://www.innominata.org/concerts/concert-3-reverie/
philipandreweames
Nov 10, 20251 min read


Black Square Quartet
The incredible Black Square Quartet - Camille Barry (Violin), Michale Patterson (Violin), Charlotte Burbrook de Vere (Viola) and Dan...
philipandreweames
Aug 26, 20251 min read


Coro Innominata presents Echoes
I have waited many years to direct a choir capable of doing justice to the works in this program! Echoes is a celebration of music that...
philipandreweames
Aug 23, 20251 min read


Macquarie Singers presents Dynasty: Music of the Bach Family
Excited to conduct the music of one of Europe’s greatest musical families, the Bach dynasty! Featuring Bach Cantata No.92 Ich hab in...
philipandreweames
Aug 23, 20251 min read


Coro Innominata
I'm very excited to announce (belatedly, as I am awful at updating) that I am stepping into the role of musical director for Coro...
philipandreweames
Aug 23, 20251 min read


Seven Deadly Sins & Mahagonny Songspiel: A Kurt Weill Double Bill
I am excited to be conducting the first and last Brecht/Weill collaborations alongside and excellent cast in Operantics' latest...
philipandreweames
Feb 19, 20251 min read


The Road Less Travelled: Mavericks and Visionaries
On Saturday 23 November I will be conducting an exciting concert with the Macquarie Singers entitled "The Road Less Travelled: Mavericks...
philipandreweames
Nov 21, 20241 min read


Conducting the Macquarie Singers: Under the Eternal Sky
I am extremely excited to be conducting the Macquarie Singers and Macquarie Chamber Orchestra on Saturday 25th of November. I'm very...
philipandreweames
Nov 17, 20231 min read


Conducting Menotti's "The Medium" with Operantics
I am excited to be conducting "The Medium" - a chamber opera by Gian Carlo Menotti alongside director Jane Magão. It has been a pleasure...
philipandreweames
Oct 13, 20231 min read


Burgundian Consort Performance of "This Great Unrain"
I am excited to announce that the Burgundian Consort of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has released a recording of my Choral...
philipandreweames
Jun 28, 20221 min read


New SATB Choral Work
In updating the news section of this website, I realised a recent choral work of mine had passed under the radar: Within Black Voids...
philipandreweames
Mar 15, 20221 min read


Take Note: Interviews with Australian Composers
I am pleased to belatedly announce my contribution of a chapter to Take Note: Interviews with Australian Composers, edited by Madeline...
philipandreweames
Mar 15, 20221 min read


Selected Work - Hidden Curiosities
I am thrilled to announce my song cycle "17 Incredibly Shocking Haiku for the Modern Age" was selected for inclusion in the Hidden...
Philip Eames
Feb 21, 20211 min read
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