Program: Vine, Edwards, Kats-Chernin, Westlake, Hindson
Location: Ukaria Cultural Centre, Mt Barker, South Australia
Sonatas by Cesar Franck and Pierre Jalbert.
Diana Doherty is joined by Alexandre Oguey, Principal Cor Anglais of the SSO and Bernadette Harvey on piano to present a delightful classical program for piano, oboe and cor anglais by J.S.Bach, E. Morricone and J Brahms.
'What a privilege to have this opportunity to share with you music that is beautiful and meaningful to me, in such a beautiful and meaningful setting. As I reflect on what it is that music brings to our lives I see that in so many ways, UKARIA itself is the embodiment of those things – togetherness, curiosity, self-expression, exchange, reflection, imagination, emotion, understanding, learning, awareness, wonder, and the list goes on.
So I have tried to touch on all those things in this program, embracing a variety of styles and forms in the hope that together, audience and performers, we can create a special moment in time and place which sends us back out into the world buoyed, recharged and revitalised in our trust and belief in the essential beauty of the human spirit.'
– Diana Doherty, curator
The Recital Series is a relaxed, informal, and intimate performance with our guest soloists. Each one-hour concert is programmed by the featured musician to showcase their instrument, skill, and personal music preferences. Each recital experience includes an afternoon tea and an opportunity to meet and chat with the artists. You’ll be home before dark!
AFCM is thrilled to present the 26th annual festival, a week of chamber music with favorite returning artists and dynamic new artists who together with artistic director Peter Rejto will come together in a variety of ways over the course of five world-class concerts.
Finesse: Contemporary women artists consider Australian history
Performing with Julian Smiles
A newly formed sextet of Sydney Symphony Orchestra musicians perform works by Mozart, Fauré, Benjamin Britten, and the recently completed chamber version of Nigel Westlake’s oboe concerto Spirit of the Wild.
Legendary conductor and music educator Richard Gill AO and the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra are on a Voyage of Musical Discovery, designed especially for high school music students. It promises to become an invaluable addition to current music education in Australia.
The 25th Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival, under the thoughtful direction of Artistic Director Peter Rejto, reveals the full range, skill, and artistry of the world-class musicians who we are proud to host.
In the inaugural concert, three sonatas are composed by our rising stars Aristea Mellos, Jane Stanley and Melody Eötvös. The fourth work is by internationally renowned and much-loved composer Ross Edwards.
6:15pm for pre-concert activities
7pm for concert
My audience will be irresistibly drawn into deep appreciation for these new works through the commentary of the composers and my demonstration.
The Fazioli concert grand on which I will play provides me with all the colour, the clarity of tone and robustness required of the music to bring them to life. It is truly a beautiful instrument.
A most exciting aspect of the first Sonata Project concert is the convergence of a variety of leading Australian creative minds. I have a most visionary and enterprising support team that is overseeing the concert’s development and ensuring its success. Together, we will recreate an atmosphere of joy and excitement for the future of music and live performance that people experienced in the salon concerts of the romantic-composer pianists of the past.
And finally, I have recorded all these works to a CD called Crossing Boundaries. It is produced by Tall Poppies and will be launched on the night! Thank you to Peter Rejto, my engineer and Belinda Webster, my producer.
(Donations provide complimentary access to the concert)
Franz Schubert
Notturno in E flat major, Op. 148, D 897
Franz Schubert
Arpeggione Sonata, D 821
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 'Archduke'
Alexander Glazunov (1865 – 1936)
Chant du ménestrel Op.71
Alfred Schnittke (1934 – 1998)
Cello Sonata No.1
Arvo Pärt (born 1935)
Spiegel im Spiegel
Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881 – 1950)
Cello Sonata No.2 Op.81
Ross Edwards (born 1943)
Five Senses
Tim Dargaville (born 1962)
The Path to Higher Ground
Sonata for Solo Piano
Sadie Harrison (born 1965)
With what do winter’s summers sing
Michael Berkeley (born 1948)
Typewriter Music
Brad Taylor-Newling
Stars, set to the poetry of David Malouf
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
La valse, poème chorégraphique
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
En Blanc et Noir, Suite for Two Pianos
Bela Bartok
Pieces (7) from Mikrokosmos for Two Pianos
Sz. 108, BB 120
When you love chamber music, the opportunity to experience all it has to offer within a short period is significant and memorable. The juxtaposition of well-known pieces and unexplored compositions over the course of a week during which brilliant musicians come to the stage in different arrangements is a unique opportunity.
The 25th Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival, under the thoughtful direction of Artistic Director Peter Rejto, reveals the full range, skill, and artistry of the world-class musicians who we are proud to host.
Open rehearsals enable you to get behind the scenes. A youth concert brings chamber music to the community. Master classes enable the amateur and the curious to learn from the best. And a gala dinner and concert offers the opportunity to combine food and chamber music.
New York Wind Quintet
Bernadette Harvey
and
Nicholas Daniel
Ludwig Thuille
Sextet for Piano and Winds in Bb
Aaron Copland
Duo for Flute and Piano
Benjamin Britten
Sonata for Cello and Piano
Benjamin Dale
Romance, Op 2 from Suite in D minor
Bela Bartok
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Maurice Ravel
La Valse, for Two Pianos
