Sinfonia Australis is an Australian

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ensemble founded by

Antony Walker General Sir Antony Kenneth Frederick Walker, (born 16 May 1934) is a former British Army officer who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 1990 to 1992. Military career Educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Walker ...

and Alison Johnston. They play on period instruments. They were founded alongside vocal ensemble Cantillation and the Orchestra of the Antipodes. Along with Gerard Willems received a nomination for the 2004

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for

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with their album ''Beethoven Complete Piano Concertos''. Sinfonia Australis often performs with the

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and appear on many

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albums. Albums they appear on include David Hobson's ''Handel Arias'' and

Shu-Cheen Yu Shu-Cheen Yu is a Chinese-Australian opera singer. Her album ''Lotus Moon'' was nominated at the ARIA Music Awards of 2001 for Best Classical Album. Born in China, she established herself as a folk singer, releasing five albums. In 1987, she m ...

's ''Lotus Moon'', both ARIA nominees.

Discography

*Shu-Cheen Yu, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker **''Lotus Moon'' (2001) – ABC Classics **''Willow Spirit Song: Folksongs of the Orient'' (2002) – ABC Classics *Cantillation, Sara Macliver,

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, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker **'' Fauré: Requiem'' (2001) – ABC Classics * David Hobson, Sinfonia Australis, Cantillation, Antony Walker **''

Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his train ...

Arias'' (2002) – ABC Classics * Jane Sheldon, Cantillation, Sinfonia Australis **''Song of the Angel'' (2003) – ABC Classics * Gerard Willems, Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker **'' Beethoven Complete Piano Concertos'' (2003) – ABC Classics *David Hobson, Sinfonia Australis,

Guy Noble Guy Noble is an Australian musical composer, conductor, pianist and broadcaster. Noble studied piano in the early 1980s at the Sydney Conservatorium. On a scholarship from the Australia Council he travelled to London where he worked for four ye ...

**''Cinema Paradiso'' (2004) – ABC Classics

References

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