2019 Chamber Music Festival

CLARENCE VALLEY CONSERVATORIUM PRESENTS

2019 CHAMBER MUSIC

FESTIVAL

A weekend featuring performances from some of the country’s leading musicians with performances by CVCon teachers and students.

JUNE

FRIDAY 28 SATURDAY 29 SUNDAY 30

THE PROGRAM CONCERT ONE Friday 28 June, 7pm New England Ensemble - Andrew Lorenz, violin; Robert Harris, viola; Janis Laurs, cello; Wendy Lorenz, piano.

CONCERT TWO Saturday 29 June, 2pm Ryan Enns, New England Ensemble, Acacia Quartet, Sirius Chamber Ensemble, CVCon Strings ‘n’ Things, CVCon Sinfonia, The Academy.

CONCERT THREE Saturday 29 June, 7pm Acacia Quartet - Lisa Stewart, violin; Myee Chlohessy, violin; Stefan Duwe, viola; Anna Martin-Scrase, cello.

CONCERT FOUR Sunday 30 June, 1pm Sirius Chamber Ensemble - Melissa Coleman, flute; Alex Fontaine, oboe; Ian Sykes, clarinet; Tony Grimm, bassoon; Katy Grisdale, french horn; Benjamin Burton, piano.

Program is correct at time of printing. Clarence Valley Conservatorium reserves the right to alter program at any time.

Concert One: New England Ensemble Friday 28 June, 7pm The acclaimed New England Ensemble was established as Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of New England from 1975-1982. The Ensemble was the first full time professional chamber ensemble to be formed outside a capital city in Australia and it quickly achieved national and international recognition in Asia, Europe and America.

In 2015 the Ensemble celebrated forty years of music making with a series of concerts including celebration concerts at the University of New England.

PROGRAM MUSICIANS Mozart - Piano Quartet in g minor, K.478 Andrew Lorenz, violin Howard Blake - Penillion Opus 571 Robert Harris, viola Granados - Intermezzo from Goyescas arr. Cassado Janis Laurs, cello Cassado - Requiebros (1934) Wendy Lorenz, piano Brahms - Piano Quartet in c minor, Op.60 (1875)

Concert Two: Festival Bash Saturday 29 June, 2pm

Join us for a unique concert featuring the 3 visiting chamber music groups, the CVCon’s Strings‘n’Things and Sinfonia and Coffs Harbour Conservatorium’s Academy.

Joining them will be guitarist Ryan Enns to perform Vivaldi’s Guitar Concerto in D Major.

The Academy and Strings‘n’Things will open the concert before sharing the stage with some of Australia’s finest musicians for a celebration of music.

PROGRAM to include MUSICIANS Beethoven - Finale from Symphony No 5 Ryan Enns, Guitar Tchaikovsky - 3 pieces from Swan Lake New England Ensemble Sibelius - Finlandia Acacia Quartet Vivaldi - Guitar Concerto in D Major Sirius Chamber Ensemble Strings‘n’Things The Academy Sinfonia Adam Wills, Conductor

Festival Dinner

Saturday 29 June, 5pm - 7pm Join us at Victoria’s Restaurant at the Quality Inn for a special dinner before the brilliant Acacia Quartet take the stage for their evening concert.

Join the musicians of the festival and indulge in a two course meal prepared in the award winning restaurant.

Enjoy a sumptuous meal of chicken or lamb followed by a delicious desert. A cash bar will be in operation.

All dietary requirements will be catered for - please indicate any requirements when making the booking. All bookings to be made via the Conservatorium.

5:00pm - 7:00pm Victoria’s Restaurant, Quality Inn Grafton $50 per person Bookings essential

Concert Three: Acacia Quartet Saturday 29 June, 7pm In eight years Acacia Quartet has won great respect for their versatile and inventive programs which couple established repertoire with the unorthodox.

We are pleased to welcome them back to the Clarence Valley, and to the chamber music festival, where they will once again wow us with their brilliance and musicality.

PROGRAM MUSICIANS Mendelssohn - String Quartet No 2, Op13 Lisa Stewart, violin Lyle Chan - String Quartet (World Premiere) Myee Chlohessy, violin Arvo Part - Fratres Stefan Duwe, viola Airat Ichmouratov - String Quartet No. 4, Op. 35 ‘ Time and Fate’ Anna Martin-Scrase, cello

Concert Four: Sirius Chamber Ensemble Sunday 30 June, 1pm Formed in 2011, Sirius Chamber Ensemble is a mixed ensemble of winds, strings and piano. The ensemble performs music from the classical to contemporary periods in a friendly and accessible atmosphere, and regularly features programmes of music showcasing the music of local composers.

Recent collaborations include Blush Opera (Fancy Me Dead, Bondi Feast) and the album Flying with composer and saxophonist Spike Mason. The ensemble’s name resonates with the history of Sydney as it refers to the name of the flagship of the First Fleet, the H.M.S Sirius.

PROGRAM Mozart - Quintet for piano and winds Spike - Rock of Reconciliation Farkas - Five Antiques Hungarian Dances Poulenc - Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet

MUSICIANS

Melissa Coleman, flute Alex Fontaine, oboe

Ian Sykes, clarinet

Tony Grimm, bassoon

Katy Grisdale, french horn

Benjamin Burton, piano

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