Tagged with 'Mary Finsterer'

Work of the Week – Mary Finsterer: Auxilium Christianorum

By Christopher Peter
30 Nov 2025

The composer Mary Finsterer is in a portrait. She is wearing a dark, glossy jacket, and her gaze is directed to the side. The blurred background shows warm orange and green tones, suggesting a nighttime scene with lights.

Mary Finsterer's "Auxilium Christianorum" – A commission for choir and orchestra that reinterprets Bach's chorale. WP Dec 2, 2025 in Melbourne.

Work of the Week – Mary Finsterer: Biographica

By Christopher Peter
18 Sep 2023

A journey into the psyche of 500 years ago: Australian composer Mary Finsterer embarks on an extraordinary search for clues in her opera Biographica. The work will be premiered in Melbourne on September 21. Here at Theare Works, it will be directed by Heather Fairbairn and conducted by Patrick Burns.

Work of the Week – Mary Finsterer: Mysterium I

By Christopher Peter
20 Feb 2023

It’s a new year and Mary Finsterer has delivered us with a new cycle of works! On February 24, 2023, her orchestral piece, Mysterium I, will receive its world premiere by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jamie Martín.