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Evensong: King of Heaven

May 28, 2016, 6.00 PM-7.00 PM

Free
Jesus extending right hand

Celebrate the close of the Sabbath with Johann Sebastian Bach as Avondale Conservatorium’s ensembles present his intimate church cantata King of Heaven, Welcome.

Featuring: Avondale Chamber Orchestra and Avondale Singers.

Bach composed the cantata while serving as the court organist for Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar in Germany. He first performed it in Schlosskirche, a Protestant church within Königsberg Castle in Königsberg, on March 25, 1714.

Evensong

Evensong is a free meditative and reflective recital presented by the Conservatorium of Music at Avondale College of Higher Education as part of the Avondale Concert Series.

Cost

Evensong is free but Avondale Conservatorium collects a freewill offering to support academic prizes and a scholarship for its students.

Links

King of continuo back for Bach
The restoration of a harpsichord by friends of Avondale Conservatorium has enabled a lecturer to conduct a Bach cantata as part of her doctoral studies.”

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Details

Date:
May 28, 2016
Time:
6.00 PM-7.00 PM
Cost:
Free
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Organiser

Avondale Conservatorium
Phone:
(02) 4980 2208
Website:
http://www.avondale.edu.au/conservatorium/

Venue

Avondale University Seventh-day Adventist Church
582 Freemans Dr
Cooranbong, NSW 2265 Australia
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