Reviews

St John Passion

City Recital Hall, Sydney

April 7, 2017

'Andrew O’Connor brought his warm, all-encompassing bass to Pilate' - Limelight Magazine

'Andrew O’Connor was very impressive as Pilate. He projected well and provided both the authority of a Roman governor as well as conveying Pilate’s empathy with the innocent Christ.' - Sounds Like Sydney

Passio: Arvo Pärt

St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney

March 10, 2017

'In the role of Jesus, Andrew O’Connor, the Song Company’s resident bass, had few words, but the scoring and his rich, even tone made every line count.' - Harriet Cunningham

Hourglass Beach

The Hourglass Ensemble

Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room

October 23, 2015

'This was an extremely well crafted and considered composition that explored many shadings of colour from instrumental combinations. Baritone Andrew O’Connor, who was a guest soloist, relieved the lines of text with tenderness and delicacy, his velvety voice gliding atop the musical lines from the chamber ensemble. O’Connor’s expression and shading in these songs brought the poetry and the text to the fore.' Cut Common Magazine

Lamentations for a Soldier

The Crypt, St Mary's Cathedral

April 14, 2015

'Particular praise should go the ensemble’s newest member, Bass Andrew O’Connor, who was a faultless foundation throughout the evening, but also made full use of the gloriously generous acoustic of St Mary’s Crypt' Limelight Magazine

Pribaoutki

Canberra International Music Festival

Fitters Workshop - May 5, 2015

'There were also two Stravinsky inclusions. The first, his four-song cycle, Pribaoutki, which featured Andrew O’Connor, obviously relishing the opportunity to exercise his rich bass-baritone' Canberra City News