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sacred and profane

Southern Cross Soloists sacred and profane

18 Oct 2026, 3pm
Concert Hall
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$92 *
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1 hour 10 minutes
no interval, subject to change without notice

JS Bach’s devotion to the sacred meets the delicacy and poise of contemporary circus.

Performers Kathryn and Paul O’Keeffe and Director Rowan Heydon-White are acclaimed circus artists, having each toured with Circa for more than 10 years, travelling across the world. They join the musicians of Southern Cross Soloists for a one-of-a kind collaboration, where intimate solos by Bach are interlaced with graceful circus motions, and the irreverent spirit of Shostakovich is surrounded by the delight and whimsy of traditional circus performance, celebrating humanity’s messy splendour. The program ends with Jennifer Higdon’s Zaka, a tour-de-force which “bursts out of the gate, all smiles” (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

Program

JS Bach Organ Sonata No. 4, BWV 528: Andante  5’

Circus Suite 15’
Dmitri Shostakovich Overture to Moscow, Cheryomushki
Elena Kats-Chernin Russian Rag
Dmitri Shostakovich music from the Jazz Suite No. 1

Bach Suite 20’
Suite for solo cello in D minor, BWV 1008: Gigue 
Sonata for solo violin in A minor, BWV 1001: Adagio 
Partita for solo flute in A minor BWV 1013: Courante 
Partita for solo keyboard in D major, BWV 828: Allemande  

Jennifer Higdon Zaka for sextet 16’

Program subject to change.

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Artists

  • Chamber Ensemble Southern Cross Soloists

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