The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chorus will perform in Launceston this weekend ahead of a UK tour. In April, the Chorus will perform in the Anzac Day service in London’s Westminster Abbey.
First, the Chorus will head to the UK to sing with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a concert in Birmingham’s famed Symphony Hall on 16 April.
The ensemble will then perform solo in Gloucester Cathedral and Worcester Cathedral before travelling to London for the Anzac Day service in the Abbey on 25 April.
On the evening of Anzac Day, the Chorus will perform at an official reception at the Australian High Commission in London.
Tasmanian Minister for the Arts and Heritage Madeleine Ogilvie says performing in Westminster Abbey will be an experience for the Chorus members to cherish.
‘It is wonderful to have our much-loved TSO Chorus tour the UK, highlighting the best of Tasmanian music to an international audience,’ Ms Ogilvie says.
The TSO Chorus will perform Australian music including works by contemporary Queensland-born composer Joseph Twist and a piece by World War I soldier and composer Frederick Septimus Kelly.
The Chorus’ connection to Westminster Abbey comes through TSO Chorusmaster Warren Trevelyan-Jones, who worked as a Tenor Lay Vicar (professional adult singer) with the Abbey’s world-renowned choir for nearly a decade, performing in royal occasions such as the Queen Mother’s funeral.
‘The Abbey is a building of huge significance, not only as a place of worship but as a national symbol and a centre of cultural heritage. It has been pivotal to the narrative of British history and identity,’ Warren says.
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