FEBRUARY 2026
Wednesday 4 February at 1.15pm
Emerging Artists Concert
Echoes of Ancient Lands
Chloe Corbett solo harp
Sunday 8 February at 4.00pm
Choral Communion
St Jude's Chamber Choir
Service Setting: "German Mass" . . . Franz Schubert
Anthems: "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring" . . . J S Bach
Gaelic Blessing . . . John Rutter
Wednesday 11 February at 1.15pm
Midweek Lunchtime Recital
David Stanhope (piano)
Program:
Prelude and Fugue in E flat major . . . Johann Sebastian Bach
arr. Ferruccio Busoni
Two Dances from Opus 38 . . . Nikolai Medtner
1. Danza Graziosa
2. Danza Festiva
Ballade Opus 19 . . . Gabriel Fauré
David Stanhope is a freelance conductor, composer and pianist. Engagements with the Australian Opera, State Opera of South Australia and Opera Queensland have included the Australian stage première season of Berg’s Lulu, the Sydney ?and Melbourne premières of Janacek’s The Makropulos Secret, as well as seasons of Peter Grimes, Hansel and Gretel, Salome, Ariadne Auf Naxos, Eugene Onegin, La Traviata, Jenufa, Fidelio, Albert Herring, Turn Of The Screw, Dialogues of the Carmelites and The Pearl Fishers.
David is a guest conductor and recording artist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, including several CDs, concerts and engagements with all the major Australian orchestras, Sydney Alpha Ensemble, The Australian Ballet and the Australia Ensemble. He conducted Australian tours for the State Russian Ballet and the Kiev Ballet. David has conducted the soundtracks?of Babe, Children Of The Revolution, Paradise Road and Passion. For the last-named film he recorded all solo piano repertoire and is the hand “double” for Richard Roxburgh.
David has written numerous compositions for all kinds of instrumental and vocal ensembles, but is especially known as a writer for concert band and brass. He won the ensemble section of the International Horn Society composition contest in 1979 with a horn octet. Wind band and brass band works of his have been competition test pieces both in Britain and Australia. His compositions include several items commissioned for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, including the arrangement of Advance Australia Fair, the 2006 Asian Games, the suite for string orchestra, String Songs, the double trumpet Battle Concerto written for Geoffrey Payne and James Morrison, and the three-act opera Dracula. Tall Poppies records have released CDs of his wind band music, ‘Little Ripper!’, and brass chamber music entitled ‘Sydney Brass plays Stanhope’.
David played french horn for several years, mostly freelance. He was a member of the Adelaide Symphony?Orchestra before?working in London. ?He moved to Sydney?in 1979, becoming a foundation member of the Australia Ensemble in 1980. He also acted as guest principal horn with the Australian Opera and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. In 1984 he changed instrument to bass trombone, freelancing with the Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras. In 1986 he was offered the position of principal bass trombone with the Western Australia Symphony Orchestra, which he declined.
As a pianist, David has made recordings with EMI, and in 1980 undertook a concerto tour for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC Classics has released several CDs with him as solo pianist. Tall Poppies records have released 5 CDs - ‘Virtuoso Transcriptions’, ‘David Stanhope plays’, ‘A Virtuoso Recital’ ‘TEN’ and “TWENTY-FIVE - the original Chopin studies and Godowsky’s Studies on the Studies Opus 10 and Opus 25, also available on DVD with commentaries. Gramophone Magazine has described him as ‘a towering athlete of the keyboard’
Wednesday 18 February at 1.15pm
Midweek Lunchtime Recital
Kjell Goyer (guitar)
GUITAR TAPESTRY
Classical and Manouche guitar.
Sunday 22 February at 4.00pm
Cantata
Olivet to Calvary (J H Maunder)
St Jude's Singers and Soloists
Wednesday 25 February at 1.15pm
Midweek Lunchtime Recital
Brett McKern (organ)
Emerging Artists Concert
Echoes of Ancient Lands
Chloe Corbett solo harp
Sunday 8 February at 4.00pm
Choral Communion
St Jude's Chamber Choir
Service Setting: "German Mass" . . . Franz Schubert
Anthems: "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring" . . . J S Bach
Gaelic Blessing . . . John Rutter
Wednesday 11 February at 1.15pm
Midweek Lunchtime Recital
David Stanhope (piano)
Program:
Prelude and Fugue in E flat major . . . Johann Sebastian Bach
arr. Ferruccio Busoni
Two Dances from Opus 38 . . . Nikolai Medtner
1. Danza Graziosa
2. Danza Festiva
Ballade Opus 19 . . . Gabriel Fauré
David Stanhope is a freelance conductor, composer and pianist. Engagements with the Australian Opera, State Opera of South Australia and Opera Queensland have included the Australian stage première season of Berg’s Lulu, the Sydney ?and Melbourne premières of Janacek’s The Makropulos Secret, as well as seasons of Peter Grimes, Hansel and Gretel, Salome, Ariadne Auf Naxos, Eugene Onegin, La Traviata, Jenufa, Fidelio, Albert Herring, Turn Of The Screw, Dialogues of the Carmelites and The Pearl Fishers.
David is a guest conductor and recording artist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, including several CDs, concerts and engagements with all the major Australian orchestras, Sydney Alpha Ensemble, The Australian Ballet and the Australia Ensemble. He conducted Australian tours for the State Russian Ballet and the Kiev Ballet. David has conducted the soundtracks?of Babe, Children Of The Revolution, Paradise Road and Passion. For the last-named film he recorded all solo piano repertoire and is the hand “double” for Richard Roxburgh.
David has written numerous compositions for all kinds of instrumental and vocal ensembles, but is especially known as a writer for concert band and brass. He won the ensemble section of the International Horn Society composition contest in 1979 with a horn octet. Wind band and brass band works of his have been competition test pieces both in Britain and Australia. His compositions include several items commissioned for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, including the arrangement of Advance Australia Fair, the 2006 Asian Games, the suite for string orchestra, String Songs, the double trumpet Battle Concerto written for Geoffrey Payne and James Morrison, and the three-act opera Dracula. Tall Poppies records have released CDs of his wind band music, ‘Little Ripper!’, and brass chamber music entitled ‘Sydney Brass plays Stanhope’.
David played french horn for several years, mostly freelance. He was a member of the Adelaide Symphony?Orchestra before?working in London. ?He moved to Sydney?in 1979, becoming a foundation member of the Australia Ensemble in 1980. He also acted as guest principal horn with the Australian Opera and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. In 1984 he changed instrument to bass trombone, freelancing with the Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras. In 1986 he was offered the position of principal bass trombone with the Western Australia Symphony Orchestra, which he declined.
As a pianist, David has made recordings with EMI, and in 1980 undertook a concerto tour for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC Classics has released several CDs with him as solo pianist. Tall Poppies records have released 5 CDs - ‘Virtuoso Transcriptions’, ‘David Stanhope plays’, ‘A Virtuoso Recital’ ‘TEN’ and “TWENTY-FIVE - the original Chopin studies and Godowsky’s Studies on the Studies Opus 10 and Opus 25, also available on DVD with commentaries. Gramophone Magazine has described him as ‘a towering athlete of the keyboard’
Wednesday 18 February at 1.15pm
Midweek Lunchtime Recital
Kjell Goyer (guitar)
GUITAR TAPESTRY
Classical and Manouche guitar.
Sunday 22 February at 4.00pm
Cantata
Olivet to Calvary (J H Maunder)
St Jude's Singers and Soloists
Wednesday 25 February at 1.15pm
Midweek Lunchtime Recital
Brett McKern (organ)