Recent Events
Under the baton of former artistic director Michelle Leonard OAM, and our current leader Aija Draguns, Leichhardt Espresso Chorus are proud of their award winning record for performing a wide ranging repertoire and launching ambitious projects in collaboration with a wide variety of musicians and composers. Some of our most recent events are outlined below.
Christmas 2024
The 21st edition of Carols on Norton was at Pioneers Park again, conducted for the first time by our new artistic director, Aija Draguns.
OCTOBER 2024
From ancient harmonies to modern innovations, conductor and composer Aija Draguns took the LEC into RENDITIONS, a concert exploring where music has been, and where it’s going next.
JUNE 2024
What does light sound like? An ethereal journey with Leichhardt Espresso Chorus, conducted by Aija Draguns, as we delved into the choral realm of sound and light.
Christmas 2023
For our 25th Anniversary we were back performing in Norton Street for the first time since 2019. It was a wonderful event, with great community support, as ever.
June 2023
The wheel of fortune – the fickle hand of fate. Carmina Burana still had as much relevance to Sydney in 2023, Petersham Town Hall, as it did for Salzburg in 1935.
October 2022
A return to Dan Walker’s Mass of Deliverance at Marrickville Town Hall. First written for us in 2014, now with 3 new movements.