Sjaella

Experience the ethereal voices of Sjaella.

Following a stunning debut at Melbourne Recital Centre in 2023, German a cappella ensemble Sjaella returns to the stage with their ethereal and soul-stirring voices. Embodying a blend of youthful exuberance and refined artistry, their performances at the Rheingau Musik Festival, Mozarteum Salzburg, and collaborations with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra have cemented their reputation as one of the most captivating vocal ensembles of our time.

Performing commissioned works and original arrangements from their critically acclaimed album Origins, Sjaella seamlessly traverses contemporary and Baroque masterpieces. From the opening notes of David Lang’s poignant evening morning day to Henry Purcell’s enchanting adaptation of A Midsummer’s Night Dream, The Fairy Queen, Sjaella masterfully weaves old and new in a performance rich with sensitivity and depth.

Program

David Lang
evening morning day

Henry Lawes
Have you e’er seen the morning sun?

Henry Purcell
The Fairy Queen Z.629
Thus the ever grateful spring (Spring)
Here’s the summer, sprightly, gay (Summer)
See my many coloured fields (Autumn)
Now winter comes slowly (Winter)

Meredi
Crystallized

Sjaella
Hypophysis

Henry Purcell
The Fairy Queen Z.629
See, even night herself is here (Night)
I am come to lock all fast (Mystery)
One charming night (Secrecy)
Hush, no more (Sleep)

Ēriks Ešenvalds
Stars

Paola Prestini
A Triptych for Our Time: I Apocalypse?
ATriptych for Our Time: II Dead Soul
ATriptych for Our Time: III Ascending Stairways

Sjaella
Vacuum