Cantillation (ensemble)

Cantillation is an Australian vocal ensemble founded in 2001 by Antony Walker and Alison Johnston.^[1] They were founded alongside orchestras Sinfonia Australis and Orchestra of the Antipodes.

Cantillation often performs with the Pinchgut Opera and appear on many ABC Classics albums. Albums they appear on include Teddy Tahu Rhodes' The Voice (ARIA winner) and David Hobson's Handel Arias (ARIA nominee).

Discography

Charting albums

List of charting albums, with Australian chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [2]
Prayer for Peace (with Anthony Walker)	Released: October 2002 Format: CD Label: Universal (465 824-2)	65
Sacred Music	Released: August 2003 Format: CD Label: Universal (472 881-2 )	73

Albums

• Cantillation
  • Silent Night (2004) – ABC Classics
  • Serenity (2008) – ABC Classics^[3]
  • Bohemian Rhapsody: Choral Pop (2015) – ABC Classics^[4]
• Cantillation, Antony Walker
  • Prayer for Peace (2002) – ABC Classics
  • Allegri Miserere (2003) – ABC Classics
  • Ye Banks & Braes (2006) – ABC Classics
  • Hallelujah! (2007) – ABC Classics
• Cantillation, Sara Macliver, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker
  • Fauré: Requiem (2001) – ABC Classics^[5][6]
• Cantillation, Sara Macliver, Jonathan Summers, Paul McMahon, Australian Virtuosi, Synergy Percussion, Sydney Children's Choir, Antony Walker
  • Carmina Burana (2002) – ABC Classics
• David Hobson, Sinfonia Australis, Cantillation, Antony Walker
  • Handel Arias (2002) – ABC Classics^[7]
• Sara Macliver, Alexandra Sherman, Christopher Field, Paul McMahon, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker
  • Handel: Messiah (2002) – ABC Classics^[8][9]
  • Handel: Messiah Highlights (2003) – ABC Classics^[10]
• Jane Sheldon, Cantillation, Sinfonia Australis
  • Song of the Angel (2003) – ABC Classics^[11]
• Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Sinfonia Australia, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Cantillation, Antony Walker
  • The Voice (2004) – ABC Classics^[12]
• Emma Kirkby, Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker
  • Magnificat (2006) – ABC Classics^[13]
• Pinchgut Opera
  • Semele (2003) – ABC Classics
  • Purcell: The Fairy-Queen (2004) – ABC Classics^[14]
  • Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (2005) – ABC Classics^[15]
  • Rameau: Dardanus (2006) – ABC Classics^[16][17]
  • Charpentier: David and Jonathan (2009) – ABC Classics^[18][19][20]
  • Iphigénie en Tauride (2015) – ABC Classics

References

1. Pleskun, Stephen (2014). A Chronological History of Australian Composers and Their Compositions – Vol. 4 1999–2013. Xlibris Corporation. p. 311. ISBN 978-1493135370.
2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 48.
3. Kelly, Patricia (21 August 2008), "cd reviews", The Courier-Mail
4. Crimeen, Bob (21 June 2015), "Album reviews", Herald Sun
5. Jones, Deborah (29 December 2001), "Music – Spin Doctor ...", The Australian
6. Covell, Roger (12 January 2002), "Allusions Of Grandeur", The Sydney Morning Herald
7. "Pleasant but fails to captivate", The Canberra Times, 10 June 2002
8. Shmith, Michael (26 January 2003), "Agenda – CDs.", The Sunday Age
9. Sanderson, Blair, "Handel: Messiah, A Sacred Oratorio", AllMusic
10. McCallum, Peter (27 December 2003), "CD Reviews", The Sydney Morning Herald
11. "A historic concert", The Canberra Times, 31 March 2003
12. Shmith, Michael (9 September 2004), "The Voice: Teddy Tahu Rhodes", The Age
13. Hoffmann, W. L. (22 September 2006), "Classical – Magnificat, Emma Kirkby (soprano) with Cantillation and the Orchestra of the Antipodes (ABC Classics 4765255)", The Canberra Times
14. Shmith, Michael (24 March 2005), "Purcell: The Fairy Queen", The Age
15. Hoffmann, W. L. (2 February 2007), "CD reviews", The Canberra Times
16. Murray, R. W. (27 April 2007), "Music", The Australian Financial Review Magazine
17. Eddins, Stephen, "Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus", AllMusic
18. Coughlan, Mark (1 May 2010), "Music Reviews", The Australian
19. Kelly, Patricia (16 January 2010), "Music", The Courier-Mail
20. Eddins, Stephen, "Charpentier: David & Jonathan", AllMusic

External links

• Official website