Cantillation (ensemble)
{{Short description|Australian vocal ensemble}}
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Cantillation is an Australian vocal ensemble founded in 2001 by Antony Walker and Alison Johnston.{{cite book | last = Pleskun | first = Stephen |date= 2014 |title= A Chronological History of Australian Composers and Their Compositions – Vol. 4 1999–2013 |publisher= Xlibris Corporation |page= 311 |isbn=978-1493135370 }} 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=
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|+ List of charting albums, with Australian chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart |
| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | AUS {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|pages=48}} |
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| scope="row" | Prayer for Peace (with Anthony Walker) |
| align="center" | 65 |
| scope="row" | Sacred Music
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| align="center" | 73 |
=Albums=
- Cantillation
- Silent Night (2004) – ABC Classics
- Serenity (2008) – ABC Classics{{Citation | last = Kelly | first = Patricia | date = 21 August 2008 | title =cd reviews |periodical=The Courier-Mail}}
- Bohemian Rhapsody: Choral Pop (2015) – ABC Classics{{Citation | last = Crimeen | first = Bob | date = 21 June 2015 | title = Album reviews | periodical=Herald Sun}}
- 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{{Citation | last = Jones | first = Deborah | date = 29 December 2001 | title = Music – Spin Doctor ... |periodical=The Australian}}{{Citation | last = Covell | first = Roger | date = 12 January 2002 | title = Allusions Of Grandeur |periodical=The Sydney Morning Herald}}
- 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{{Citation | date = 10 June 2002 | title = Pleasant but fails to captivate |periodical=The Canberra Times}}
- Sara Macliver, Alexandra Sherman, Christopher Field, Paul McMahon, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker
- Handel: Messiah (2002) – ABC Classics{{Citation|last=Shmith|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Shmith| date = 26 January 2003 | title = Agenda – CDs. |periodical=The Sunday Age}}{{Citation | last = Sanderson | first = Blair | title = Handel: Messiah, A Sacred Oratorio | periodical = AllMusic }}
- Handel: Messiah Highlights (2003) – ABC Classics{{Citation | last = McCallum | first = Peter | date = 27 December 2003 | title = CD Reviews |periodical=The Sydney Morning Herald}}
- Jane Sheldon, Cantillation, Sinfonia Australis
- Song of the Angel (2003) – ABC Classics{{Citation | date = 31 March 2003 | title = A historic concert|periodical=The Canberra Times}}
- Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Sinfonia Australia, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Cantillation, Antony Walker
- The Voice (2004) – ABC Classics{{Citation|last=Shmith|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Shmith|date=9 September 2004|title=The Voice: Teddy Tahu Rhodes|periodical=The Age}}
- Emma Kirkby, Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker
- Magnificat (2006) – ABC Classics{{Citation | last = Hoffmann | first = W. L. | date = 22 September 2006 | title = Classical – Magnificat, Emma Kirkby (soprano) with Cantillation and the Orchestra of the Antipodes (ABC Classics 4765255) |periodical=The Canberra Times}}
- Pinchgut Opera
- Semele (2003) – ABC Classics
- Purcell: The Fairy-Queen (2004) – ABC Classics{{Citation|last=Shmith|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Shmith|date=24 March 2005|title=Purcell: The Fairy Queen|periodical=The Age}}
- Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (2005) – ABC Classics{{Citation | last = Hoffmann | first = W. L. | date = 2 February 2007 | title = CD reviews |periodical=The Canberra Times}}
- Rameau: Dardanus (2006) – ABC Classics{{Citation | last = Murray | first = R. W. | date = 27 April 2007 | title = Music | periodical = The Australian Financial Review Magazine }}{{Citation | last = Eddins | first = Stephen | title = Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus| periodical = AllMusic }}
- Charpentier: David and Jonathan (2009) – ABC Classics{{Citation | last = Coughlan | first = Mark | date = 1 May 2010 | title = Music Reviews |periodical=The Australian}}{{Citation | last = Kelly | first = Patricia | date = 16 January 2010 | title = Music |periodical=The Courier-Mail}}{{Citation | last = Eddins | first = Stephen |title=Charpentier: David & Jonathan| periodical = AllMusic }}
- Iphigénie en Tauride (2015) – ABC Classics
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.cantillation.com.au/}}
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Category:Australian vocal groups
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