Music for Holy Week: Fredrik Sixten – Stabat Mater - Canticum Chamber Choir

7:30pm, Wed, 16 Apr 2025

Type of event:	Concert
Start time:	7:30pm
End time:	8:45pm
External website related to this event:	www.canticum.org.au/
Venue:	Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 369 Given Tce, Paddington
	See map below
Ticket pricing/options:	Tickets $55 / $45 concession / $15 under 18
Tickets:	Or at the door
Description:	Canticum Chamber Choir and orchestra, with conductor Emily Cox AM and soloists Anne Fulton and Paul McMahon, present the Australian premiere of a brand-new choral work by Swedish composer Fredrik Sixten in our annual "Music for Holy Week" series. A 13^th century hymn, the Stabat Mater portrays Mary at the foot of the cross experiencing her son's crucifixion - an extraordinary depiction of a mother’s suffering. Sixten, acclaimed world-wide as a truly significant composer of our time, creates a pathos-filled setting, masterfully balancing melody, dissonance and expressivity to produce a powerful, moving work. Canticum is proud to present this outstanding new contribution to contemporary sacred music for the first time in Australia.