History
Ensemble Gombert has been performing in Melbourne, interstate and abroad since 1990.
Niki Ebacioni, Gombert archivist, has created a detailed archive which includes details of repetoire and personnel for all Ensemble Gombert performances up to the present. This is a unique offering and we are very proud that this information is available.
Tour History
PERSONNEL
SOPRANO: Deborah Summerbell, Carol Veldhoven, Victoria Brown, Katherine Lieschke, Claerwen Jones, Alexandra Hughes, Sarah Harris
ALTO: Belinda Wong, Yi Wen Chin, Niki Ebacioni, Gowri Rajendran
TENOR: Peter Campbell, Tim van Nooten, Michael Stephens, Stuart Tennant
BASS: Nicholas Tolhurst, Michael Strasser, Mike Ormerod, Andrew Fysh
TOUR MANAGER: Louise McGee
2015 (20 SEP – 7 OCT)
GERMANY, CZECH REPUBLIC, FRANCE & SWITZERLAND
Dom St Marien, Freiberg, Germany
Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany
Auferstehungskirchke, Dessau, Germany
Nikolaikirche, Leipzig, Germany (Nikolaikirche Concert Series)
Augustinerkirche, Erfurt, Germany (Erfurter Kirchenmusiktage Festival)
Predigerkirche, Erfurt, Germany (Erfurter Kirchenmusiktage Festival)
Marienkirche, Jena-Ziegenhain, Germany (Ziegenhainer Abendmusik Concert Series)
Frauenkirche, Dresden, Germany
Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church, Márianske LáznÄ›, Czech Republic
Cathedral of St Bartholomew, Pilsen, Czech Republic (2015 Plzen: European Capital of Culture Festival)
Salvatorkirche, Coburg, Germany (Musica Mauritiana Concert Series)
Cathédrale Notre Dame, Strasbourg, France
Eglise Saint-Thomas, Strasbourg, France (Eglise St Thomas Concert Series)
Kloster Namen Jesu, Solothurn, Switzerland (Fermata Musica Concert Series)
PERSONNEL
SOPRANO: Deborah Summerbell, Carol Veldhoven, Claerwen Jones, Maria Pisani, Kathryn Pisani
ALTO: Belinda Wong, Niki Ebacioni, Rebecca Woods
TENOR: Peter Campbell, Tim van Nooten, Vaughan McAlley
BASS: Kieran Rowe, Christopher Potter, Andrew Fysh
TOUR MANAGER: Julie Drummond
2009 (19 SEP – 5 OCT)
CANADA & UNITED STATES
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, USA
Memorial Church, Stanford University, USA
All Saint’s Anglican Church, Windsor, Canada
University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
St George’s Anglican Church, Guelph, Canada (Guelph Chamber Choir Concert Series)
Metropolitan United Church, Toronto, Canada
St Mary’s Catholic Church, Rochester, USA
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, USA
St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Old Saybrook, USA
First Presbyterian Church, New Canaan, USA
Church of the Transfiguration, New York, USA
PERSONNEL
SOPRANO: Deborah Summerbell, Carol Veldhoven, Claerwen Jones, Fiona Seers, Helen Gagliano, Kathryn Pisani
ALTO: Belinda Wong, Yi Wen Chin, Niki Ebacioni, Gowri Rajendran
TENOR: Matthew Thomson, Tim van Nooten, Vaughan McAlley, Stuart Tennant
BASS: Christopher Potter, Philip Nicholls, Alistair Clark, Andrew Fysh
TOUR MANAGERS: Fiona Seers & Niki Ebacioni
2008 (20 SEP – 27 SEP)
QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA
St John’s Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane
St Stephen’s Catholic Cathedral, Brisbane (St Stephen’s Concert Series)
St Mark’s Anglican Church, Buderim
St Paul’s Anglican Church, Ipswich
St Lukes Anglican Church, Toowoomba (Carnival of Flowers Festival)
St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Stanthorpe
PERSONNEL
SOPRANO: Deborah Summerbell, Carol Veldhoven, Fiona Seers, Claerwen Jones, Maria Pisani, Kathryn Pisani
ALTO: Jennifer Mathers, Belinda Wong, Niki Ebacioni, Rebecca Woods
TENOR: Peter Campbell, Tim van Nooten, Vaughan McAlley, Stuart Tennant
BASS: Philip Nicholls, Andrew Williams (first half), Andrew Fysh (second half), Tim Daly, Tom Reid
TOUR MANAGER: Julie Drummond
2006 (20 SEP – 13 OCT)
ITALY, SWITZERLAND & UNITED KINGDOM
S. Domenico, Chieti, Italy (Musica e … Festival)
Sant’Appiano, Barberino Val d’Elsa, Italy
St Mark’s English Church, Florence, Italy
Eglise de Ressudens, Payerne, Switzerland
Sanckt Martins Kirche, Adligenswil, Switzerland
Matthauskirche, Lucerne, Switzerland
Kloster Namen Jesu, Solothurn. Switzerland (Musica Fermata Concert Series)
San Agnese, Lodi, Italy
San Benedetto, Crema, Italy
Sant Andrea, Levanto, Italy (XII Levanto Choral Festival)
Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Chapel of Kings College, London, United Kingdom
Westminster Abbey, United Kingdom
PERSONNEL
SOPRANO: Deborah Summerbell, Carol Veldhoven, Kathryn Pisani, Claerwen Jones, Maria Pisani, Helen Gagliano
ALTO: Jennifer Mathers, Belinda Wong, Niki Ebacioni, Susie Furphy
TENOR: Peter Campbell, Tim van Nooten, Vaughan McAlley, Stuart Tennant
BASS: Alexander Roose, Jonathan Wallis, Tom Reid, Andrew Fysh
TOUR MANAGER: Julie Drummond
2004 (15 SEP – 5 OCT)
GERMANY, DENMARK, THE NETHERLANDS, AUSTRIA
St Wilhadi, Stade, Germany (Organ festival closing concert)
Jona-Kapelle, Oldenburg, Germany
Sct. Hans Kirke, Odense, Denmark
Frederikskirke (Marmokirke), Copenhagen, Denmark
English Reformed Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Paterskirche, Kempen, Germany
St Maria in der Kupfergasse, Cologne, Germany
Altenberg Cathedral, Germany (Altenberger Dom Concert Series)
Franziskanerkirche, Rothenburg, Germany
Kloster Seeon, Germany
Martin-Luther-Kirche, Linz, Austria
Lutherische Stadkirche, Vienna, Austria
THANK YOU TO THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF EACH TOUR COMMITTEE!
Tour Committee
TOUR COMMITTEE 2015
Belinda Wong (Chair), Peter Campbell (Treasurer), Niki Ebacioni, Claerwen Jones, Mike Ormerod, Michael Strasser
Previous members:
Fiona Seers (Chair – 04, 06, 08 & 09)
Vaughan McAlley (04, 06, 08, 09)
Julie Drummond (04, 06 & 09)
Maria Pisani (04, 06 & 09)
Deborah Summerbell (04 & 06)
Jonathan Wallis (04)