ANAM END OF TERM REPORT
SEPTEMBER 2024
AT THE BEGINNING OF 2024, ADAM CHALABI JOINED THE ANAM RESIDENT FACULTY AS HEAD OF VIOLIN. HE REFLECTS ON HIS FIRST 6 MONTHS IN THE ROLE. The first half of the year has been a typically busy and engaging period for the violin cohort. Our violin faculty – Zoë Black, Sophie Rowell and I – have given hundreds of hours of lessons as well as weekly violin classes (some of which have been attended by our donor groups – events which we love!). As always, the whole cohort has been involved in the ANAM orchestra projects both at the St Kilda Town Hall and Melbourne Recital Centre as part of the Mostly Mozart series. It has been wonderful to see the musicians respond with flexibility, skill, and nuance to the directions of various guest artists.
From a chamber music perspective, the ANAM violins have excelled in performances at a variety of leading venues across Melbourne and nationally, including Beleura House, Elgee Park, the Finnish Embassy in Canberra and the State Library of NSW in Sydney. The second half of the year sees plenty of events to come including a masterclass with renowned Chinese violinist, Lu Siqing and string-focussed performances at some of our favourite venues such as Elgee Park and the Melbourne Recital Centre for our final Mostly Mozart concert for 2024, as part of Howard Penny’s (Head of Strings and Cello) Artistic Residency. — ADAM CHALABI, RESIDENT FACULTY, HEAD OF VIOLIN
We are extremely proud of several of our violinists involved in the ACO Emerging Artist program who have returned full of enthusiasm from their performances and tours. It is always pleasing to see that the majority of participants in this program are either current ANAM musicians or alumni.
Adam Chalabi. Photo by Pia Johnson.
ANAM END OF TERM REPORT SEPTEMBER 2024