Review: Sydney Sings Brahms – A German Requiem/ Sydney University Graduate Choir and Guest Choir

“Soprano Amy Moore sang a beautifully ethereal Ihr hab nun traurigkeit ( You are now full of sadness). In this case it was well worth the wait till the fifth movement as her voice’s crystalline clarity soared over the orchestra with the deeply moving lines “I will comfort you as someone is comforted by their mother.”" - Victoria Watson

Following on performances of Handel’s Messiah and Verdi’s great Requiem, the Brahms project is their first foray into German repertoire. Performed in German rather than Latin –the more common language of the Catholic mass. The work was performed with a full orchestra and two soloists – Simon Lobelson (baritone) and Amy Moore (soprano). Read the rest of the review