# It's our first Easter concert tonight (Friday) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 6, 2006, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-our-first-easter-concert-tonight-friday/351644 "2006-04-06T23:20:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-our-first-easter-concert-tonight-friday/351644/1 "2006-04-06T23:20:39Z")
And it’s a very exciting program of contemporary liturgical/religious music: - \*Song for Athene \* by Sir John Tavener - \*Seven Last Words from the Cross \* by James MacMillan - \*Berliner Messe \* by Arvo Pärt - \*Amen \* by Henryk Górecki It’s been a hard slog but I think we’ve got there. The MacMillan piece in particular, while fantastic, has also been devilishly difficult to learn. The concert is a sell-out so at least we’ll be performing in front of a full house. 🙂 For Australian Dopers: the performance is being recorded and will be broadcast next Friday night (14 April: Good Friday) at 8.00pm on ABC Classic FM. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-our-first-easter-concert-tonight-friday/351644/2 "2006-04-07T03:57:51Z")
Is that radio station on-line, perhaps, so not-Aussies might hear the program too? ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-our-first-easter-concert-tonight-friday/351644/3 "2006-04-07T06:01:57Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Is that radio station on-line, perhaps, so not-Aussies might hear the program too? Yes, ABC Classic FM is available online. Click on the “Listen now” option [here.](http://www.abc.net.au/classic/audio/) The broadcast is at 8.00pm Sydney time on Good Friday (14 April) so that will be early Friday morning in the USA (6.00 am in New York). Earlier still in Iowa, which I assume is either one or two hours behind New York. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-our-first-easter-concert-tonight-friday/351644/4 "2006-04-07T07:56:40Z")
I’ll be sure to tune in :3 ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-our-first-easter-concert-tonight-friday/351644/5 "2006-04-07T22:24:31Z")
I’m not an early riser, but it looks like I’ll be able to listen later. I saw an archived link, and I’m assuming your program will be archived. You’re in the Sydney Philharmonic Orchestra? Awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-our-first-easter-concert-tonight-friday/351644/6 "2006-04-08T02:17:40Z")
It went very well last night, aside from some tuning problems in the final \*Amen \* by Górecki. I think we were all just very tired by then. Let’s see what the reviewer says in Monday’s paper. > [@AuntiePam](#): > > You’re in the Sydney Philharmonic Orchestra? Awesome. I wish. No. I’m in the Sydney Philharmonia _Choir_. It’s an amateur organisation although we like to think we have professional standards.