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Adelaide Cantata Band presents vibrant and authentic performances of the dramatic and emotionally rich music of church cantatas in both a concert and liturgical context.

04/04/2026

Thank you everyone for joining us last night, it was so special to be able to perform such a profound work to a full house. ✨ We hope you enjoyed hearing Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and found solace at this meditative Good Friday concert.

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🎶 Music and readings by:

Reader
The Rev’d Canon Stephen Daughtry

Soprano
Jessica Dean

Mezzo soprano
Catriona Barr

Violin 1/Director
Ben Dollman

Violin 2
Runa Baagøe

Viola
Anna Webb

Violoncello
Thomas Marlin

Organ
Joshua van Konkelenberg

This concert was supported by Pilgrim Uniting Church.

31/03/2026

We have now reached capacity for this week's free Good Friday performance of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater at Pilgrim Uniting Church! Thank you so much for your support. ✨

If you would like to be placed on a waitlist, please email your name and phone number to [email protected], and we will notify you should any space become available.

28/03/2026

✨ One week to go! We're looking forward to seeing you next week on Good Friday at Pilgrim Uniting Church. We've been overwhelmed by the amount of support and RSVPs we've received so far.

🎼 To bring you closer to the music, here's an insight from soprano Jessica Dean on what you can expect to hear:

"This piece really is a meditation on grief and hope, expressed through this beautiful intimate dialogue between the two voices. The soprano line embodies Mary’s personal grief as she watches her son crucified—there’s an immediacy and rawness to that expression, alongside moments that reach toward light and transcendence.

Together, the voices move through tension and resolution, and it’s in that interplay that the emotional heart of the piece really emerges."

16/03/2026

Get ready to experience the artistry of one of Australia’s finest Baroque violinists: Ben Dollman ✨

Ben has been Principal 2nd Violin with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra for over 15 years, has performed as soloist, concertmaster, and on ARIA award-winning recordings.

Based in Adelaide, Ben plays leading roles for period ensembles including Adelaide Baroque, while also being a member of theatrical music duo Dual Aura and Victorian-based Evergreen Ensemble – bringing world-class skill and expressive depth to every performance.

Experience Ben's playing at our upcoming free Good Friday performance at Pilgrim Uniting Church https://bit.ly/ACB-Stabat-Mater

13/03/2026

Meet the incredible voices behind our upcoming performance of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater: Jessica Dean and Catriona Barr ✨

These world-renowned Adelaide-based vocalists bring a wealth of experience from opera houses and concert stages across the globe! We can't wait to perform with them, and for you to have the chance to hear them both live.

✨ Jessica Dean – Soprano
A Royal Academy of Music graduate and Kohn Foundation Scholar, Jessica spent ten dazzling years with Opera Australia, performing roles from Barbarina (The Marriage of Figaro) to Papagena (The Magic Flute). Jessica has also had an impressive career with State Opera South Australia, appearing as Marzelline (Fidelio), Beth (Little Women), Yum‑Yum (The Mikado) and more. She is a frequent concert soloist with works from Fauré’s Requiem to Mozart’s Exsultate, Jubilate.

✨ Catriona Barr – Mezzo‑Soprano
Catriona trained in Adelaide before a long international career in the UK and Europe, performing roles such as Dorabella (Così fan tutte) for Castleward Opera and Suzuki (Madama Butterfly) for English National Opera. Since returning to Australia she has sung a wide range of roles with State Opera South Australia and, in 2025, understudied the Teacher in Saariaho’s Innocence for Adelaide Festival while continuing major performances with SOSA.

Discover more about our upcoming performance on Good Friday at Pilgrim Uniting Church: https://bit.ly/ACB-Stabat-Mater

07/03/2026

🎻Next concert: coming up this April! 🎻

We’re making our 2026 return with a poignant performance of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater on Good Friday at Pilgrim Uniting Church, in the heart of the city on Kaurna land.

Join us for a deeply moving, meditative evening, as we explore this 18th-century musical modernisation of the medieval religious text depicting Mary’s deep grief at the crucifixion of her son, Jesus.

Hear Baroque music on period instruments, paired with heavenly voices from renowned Adelaide-based vocalists and early music exponents, Jessica Dean and Catriona Barr.

Plus, with Ben Dollman, one of Australia’s leading performers of Baroque violin, directing the ensemble, you can expect world-class artistry.

While attendance is free, RSVP is recommended.

🎫 For more info and to RSVP, click here: https://bit.ly/ACB-Stabat-Mater

We can’t wait to see you soon.

This performance is supported by Pilgrim Uniting Church.

Artwork: Mater Dolorosa c. 1600–1699, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, oil on canvas, 676 x 549 mm.

27/11/2025

✨ We’re thrilled to invite you to one final performance of our Hope and Triumph series this Sunday 30 Nov at Pilgrim Uniting Church, where we’ll be joining the brilliant Pilgrim Choir for the 11am worship service. Music at Pilgrim

Free entry – a freewill offering will be taken.

This special Advent Sunday performance will feature J.S. Bach’s cantata Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140, a timeless work that resonates perfectly within its intended worship context.

We’d love to see you this Sunday and share the gift of music with you once more.

09/11/2025

What a thrill it was to bring Hope and Triumph to you on Friday night!
We're back at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Adelaide THIS EVENING for a special Vespers service, featuring Bach's mighty Cantata "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" (A mighty fortress is our God), BWV 80.
7pm at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 170 Flinders St, Adelaide.
Free entry. An offering will be taken to support the Band.

07/11/2025

We are so excited for tonight's concert, Hope and Triumph, 7pm at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Adelaide! We're looking forward to celebrating Bach's iconic cantatas with you. Last chance for tix, from $30 🎫 https://bit.ly/hope-triumph-last-tix

05/11/2025

How incredible does the chamber choir for Hope and Triumph sound?! Enjoy this snippet of rehearsals with a taste of Friday night's sublime repertoire.

More info and tickets – https://bit.ly/choir-hope-triumph

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