Utzon Music 2024 VOCES8 with Jack Liebeck
23 June 2024
In the Concert Hall
Classical Music
Don’t miss world-renowned UK vocal ensemble VOCES8 and violinist Jack Liebeck, with a special guest appearance by the Moorambilla Voices’ MAXed OUT youth choir from regional NSW.
This soaring performance, combining the talent of two choral ensembles, will be a powerful and uplifting experience in the Concert Hall.
| Date | Time |
| Sunday 23 June 2024 | 8pm |
Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $119 |
| A Reserve | $109 |
| B Reserve | $99 |
| C Reserve | $89 |
| Multipack (purchase three or more Utzon Music 2024 concerts for 20% off) | |
| Premium | $95 |
| A Reserve | $87 |
| B Reserve | $79 |
| C Reserve | $71 |
$8.95 booking fee applied per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
The authorised ticket agency for this event is Sydney Opera House. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the FAQ below.
Multipacks
Sydney Opera House Insiders pre-sale
9am, Tuesday 21 November 2023
What’s On e-newsletter on-sale
9am, Wednesday 22 November 2023
General Public tickets on-sale
9am, Friday 24 November 2023
General tickets
Sydney Opera House Insiders pre-sale
9am, Tuesday 12 December 2023
What’s On e-newsletter on-sale
9am, Wednesday 13 December 2023
General Public tickets on-sale
9am, Friday 15 December 2023
Become a Sydney Opera House Insider to receive exclusive pre-sale access
In English
Wheelchair accessible
Audio loop available
No language barrier
There are a number of wheelchair and companion seating locations available.
To book accessible seating contact Box Office via email or telephone on:
+61 2 9250 7777 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm AEST)
Find out more about accessibility at Sydney Opera House
Run time
This performance will run for approximately 110 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Set time
8pm Performance Commences
8.55pm Interval
9:15pm Performance featuring Moorambilla Voices
9:25pm Performance Continues
9:55pm Event Concludes
Age
Suitable for all ages.
Young people under the age of 15 must be accompanied at all times. Children aged 0 - 23 months at the time of a performance may be seated on a parent’s lap free of charge. All children occupying a seat or aged two years and older must hold a valid ticket.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy
BBC Music MagazineVOCES8’s gorgeous sound, impeccable ensemble and intense responsiveness to text, harmony and melodic shape is all of the highest quality. Hearing them sing is a joy.
Experience vocal music at its finest
Don’t miss vocal music at its finest when VOCES8 return to the Sydney Opera House with special guest violinist Jack Liebeck and MAXed Out youth choir from Moorambilla Voices, this season’s only Utzon Music Series concert in the Concert Hall. Named for Jake Runestedt’s haunting Let My Love Be Heard, VOCES8’s program explores themes of healing, solace and hope alongside the ensemble’s soaring jazz arrangements. Inspired by birds in music and poetry, the program includes Ralph Vaughan Williams’ famous orchestral work The Lark Ascending in a special arrangement for choir and violin, Caroline Shaw’s and the swallow with a violin part written by VOCES8 baritone Christopher Moore and the world premiere of Effortlessly by American composer Taylor Scott Davis. Following VOCES8’s recent work with Paul Simon on his Grammy-nominated 2023 album Seven Psalms, the program includes two of his classic songs alongside arrangements of music by George Gershwin, Ben Folds and Kate Rusby.
Jack LiebeckI’m thrilled to be back in Australia, now my second home, performing alongside my great musical friends and collaborators VOCES8. Performing with them in this unique programme on the legendary stage of Sydney Opera House will be something for me to savour for many years to come.
Music Education at VOCES8
VOCES8 is passionate about music education. Their commitment to inspiring people through music includes unique educational programmes, choral scholarships, summer school and London music education hub. They are part of the VOCES8 Foundation, a registered charity that has received praise from UNESCO and invested more than £1 million in music education in the UK alone.
VOCES8 is delighted to extend this passion by inviting MAXed Out youth choir from Moorambilla Voices to the stage during their upcoming performance.
Moorambilla Voices
Moorambilla Voices is a multi-arts organisation that works with children and youth of regional and remote NSW to co-create, perform and record original works that gather their core artistic inspiration from the region of New South Wales they call home.
Moorambilla draws on the cultural legacy and spirit of Country and is guided by Indigenous Elders, Linguists and Cultural Knowledge Holders to empower participants and audiences alike to walk together with inclusion and cultural respect.
The MAXed OUT youth ensemble will perform alongside VOCES8 for a powerful night of choral music, performing works by Australian composers Andrew Howes, Kevin Barker and Josie Gibson.
Program
Let My Love Be Heard
Orlando Gibbons O Clap your hands
Melissa Dunphy Halcyon Days
Jake Runestad Let My Love Be Heard
Taylor Scott Davis Effortlessly
Caroline Shaw and the swallow
Ralph Vaughan Williams arr. Paul Drayton The Lark Ascending
Interval
Josie Gibson Yindyamarra, performed by Moorambilla Voices
Kevin Barker Rearrangement of Riversong, performed with Moorambilla Voices
Andrew Howes New Commission: Mutawintji Nocturne, performed with Moorambilla Voices
Nat King Cole arr. Jim Clements Straighten Up and Fly Right
Kate Rusby arr. Jim Clements Underneath the Stars
Ben Folds arr. Clements The Luckiest
Thomas Weelkes As Vesta Was from Lathmos Hill Descending
Orlando di Lasso Dessus le Marché d’Arras
Simon and Garfunkel arr. Alexander L’Estrange The Sound of Silence
Don McLean arr. Jim Clements Vincent
George Gershwin arr. Jim Clements Slap That Bass
Artist Information
VOCES8
Andrea Haines First soprano
MaryRuth Miller Second soprano
Katie Jeffries-Harris First alto
Barnaby Smith Second alto
Blake Morgan First tenor
Euan Williamson Second tenor
Chris Moore Baritone
Dominic Carver Bass
Jack Liebeck Guest violinist
Moorambilla
Sally Whitwell Pianist
Simone Slattery Violin
Emily Sheppard Violin
Katie Yap Viola
Anthony Albrecht Cello
Christina Leonard Saxophone
Book three or more concerts and save
Save 20% when booking three or more Utzon Music 2024 concerts.
Other information
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six min walk to the Opera House.
Covid-safe information
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We’re committed to making your experience safe, comfortable and enjoyable, with a number of measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. We remind our audiences and visitors to please stay home if you feel unwell. If you need to discuss your ticketing or booking options, contact our Box Office team on 02 9250 7777.
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We have a number of safety measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. While face masks are no longer required, we ask all our patrons and visitors to practise good hygiene. Please stay home if you feel unwell and read more about our flexible ticket options.
The Sydney Opera House no longer requires patrons to show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. RESALE RESTRICTION APPLIES. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
Please contact Box Office on 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues. Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen and Portside are also available for you to enjoy.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
You may also like
Trio Gaspard
The award-winning Trio Gaspard makes its highly anticipated Sydney Opera House debut with ravishing music for piano trio by Haydn, Brahms and more.
LA Philharmonic Wind Quintet
The brilliant LA Philharmonic Wind Quintet returns to the Utzon Room with an entertaining dance-infused program.
Qais Essar
Rabab master and composer Qais Essar fuses ancient Indian and Afghan music with the music of today in a mesmerising performance in the Utzon Room.