EDC's When Time Stops - Program

Expressions Dance Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre in association with Camerata of St John’s present

NATALIE WEIR’S

20-28 May 2016, Playhouse, QPAC

from Guangdong Modern Dance Company, who brings a unique and organic perspective to the role created with Daryl Brandwood. I am proud of the relationship we have built with Willy Tsao and his companies in Asia.

I also welcome Jake McLarnon, who takes on the role created with Jack Ziesing. Jake brings a strong individuality and prowess to the stage.

NATALIE WEIR I ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EXPRESSIONS DANCE COMPANY

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the return season of When Time Stops.

It has been exciting to revisit this work, which is the result of significant collaboration with many talented artists contributing to its vision. The work was very successful in its original incarnation in 2013, being nominated for Australian Dance Awards and Helpmann AwardsTM. The incredible score by the magical Iain Grandage won Best Original Score at the Helpmann Awards, and coming back to this achingly beautiful music has been wonderful.

The design by Bill Haycock is incredibly stunning and lighting by David Walters is beautiful.

I am so grateful to Brendan Joyce and Camerata of St John’s for their inspiring investment that has empowered the work and bolstered the strength of the vision, and we welcome four new musicians to the ensemble this time.

We welcome some new dancers to the work also. It is a pleasure to showcase Xiao Zhiren

We welcome Thomas Gundry Greenfield back to his role as ‘The Ferryman’. Tom made a huge impression last time in this role and it is fantastic to have him back, following last year’s 7 Deadly Sins where he performed the role of ‘Man’.

EDC members Rebecca Hall and Cloudia Elder bring a freshness to the work, and Michelle Barnett stars, in her first leading role, as ‘The Woman’, a role originally created with Riannon McLean. Benjamin Chapman revisits his role with great sensitivity and grace, and Elise May once again moves us to tears, bringing her increasing maturity and artistry to the stage.

All of these superb dancers bring the work to life, taking new directions and refreshing the work. I have made some changes, tightened things up a little, and am very proud of the company in this work.

Without QPAC’s unwavering support of EDC, these major works would not be possible.

Thank you John Kotzas and the entire QPAC organisation.

I hope When Time Stops takes you on a wonderful journey, and the emotion and imagery linger in your consciousness for a very long time.

We dedicate the staging of this season to EDC’s past chair – Karen Masnata.

This re-worked return season has been co-produced by QPAC and EDC.

JOHN KOTZAS I CHIEF EXECUTIVE QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

Welcome to Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) for this return season of Expressions Dance Company’s (EDC) celebrated When Time Stops.

Since its world premiere at QPAC in 2013, When Time Stops has become one of EDC’s most celebrated works. With a Helpmann AwardTM winning score by Iain Grandage, choreography by Natalie Weir, design by Bill Haycock and lighting by David Walters, this beautiful work demonstrates EDC’s reputation as a leading contemporary dance company.

When Time Stops features an ensemble of five dancers from EDC joined on stage by Thomas Gundry Greenfield, who featured in the original 2013 cast; Jake McLarnon, previously with Australian Dance Theatre; and Xiao Zhiren from Guangdong Modern Dance Company (GMDC). It’s wonderful to see the collaboration between EDC and GMDC. These two companies have been working together as part of a cultural exchange program offering their dancers the opportunity to live, work and perform in another country. EDC and GMDC’s triple bill collaboration Black was performed at QPAC earlier this year. These cultural collaborations are exciting for artists and for audiences also who have the chance to see performers not usually seen on our stages.

QPAC and EDC have collaborated to bring new works to life since 2010. I look forward to future co-productions with Queensland’s leading contemporary dance company and hope you enjoy this performance of When Time Stops.

Natalie Weir’s When Time Stops is dedicated to the memory of Karen Masnata (1969 - 2016) Karen was a young, vibrant, positive and intelligent woman who was passionate about the arts, life, Brisbane and her family. She inspired those around her with her energy and vitality.

In 2010, Karen joined the EDC Board of Directors and was appointed to the position of Chair of EDC in May 2011. Her unrelenting support of EDC allowed the company to thrive and dream big. Upon her resignation due to ill health in October 2014, Karen spoke of how EDC held a strong place in her heart.

Karen, we dance for you.

A woman is swept away by a gush of memory in the last moments of her life.

Those moments when time slowed down, events she directly experienced and moments she observed others experiencing.

They all remain part of her well-lived life, where she has loved and been loved. The small silver ball, ‘the orb’ represents time.

Creative Team Concept

Natalie Weir and Bill Haycock

Choreography

Natalie Weir and the EDC Dancers

Composer

Iain Grandage

Design

Bill Haycock

Lighting Design

David Walters

Music Director

Brendan Joyce

Rehearsal Director

Lizzie Vilmanis

In Between

Michelle Barnett

Gush of Memory

Full Company

The Ferryman

Thomas Gundry Greenfield

First Kiss

Rebecca Hall, Benjamin Chapman

Time

Xiao Zhiren

Knocked Sideways

Michelle Barnett and Jake McLarnon

Production Manager Leonie Lee

Repercussions

Jake McLarnon

Set Construction

Iceworks Design

Scan

Cloudia Elder

Head Mechanist

Craig Anderson

Into the Wall, Bad News

Benjamin Chapman, Jake McLarnon and Michelle Barnett

Cutter-Costume Maker

Gayle MacGregor

Costume Maker

Michelle Wiki

The Ferryman

Thomas Gundry Greenfield

Last Kiss

Xiao Zhiren and Michelle Barnett

Impact Bodies

Production Team

Season Show Crew Stage Manager

Jodie Roche-Jones

Full Company

Head Electrician

Timothy Gawne

Full Company

Sound Designer

Brett Cheney

Cardiac

Elise May, Thomas Gundry Greenfield

Costume Maintenance

Michelle Wiki

Loss of Innocence

Benjamin Chapman

Goodbye

Full Company

Physiotherapy

Chanthalah WebsterTight, Core Yoga

Promotional Photography

Dylan Evans

Season Photography

Chris Herzfeld

Special thank you to Riannon McLean for coaching and mentoring the dancers.

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NATALIE WEIR What are the moments in a person’s life where time seems to slow down or even stop?

These moments can be intensely dramatic, personal and life-changing. They linger in your psyche for life, and surface now and then through a word, smell, sound or touch. They make us who we are and shape the way we perceive the world from that moment on.

Now, we meet ‘The Woman’, who could be anyone, at her moment of death. The saying ‘one’s life flashes before your eyes’ might be true given the intensity of our life moments.

Where do people go when they are no longer conscious?

‘Life’ is an intense concept and I approached it through a spiritual context centered on the notion of ‘The Ferryman’ who is portrayed throughout different art and literature. He transports a person’s soul safely across the sea and sets it free. Arnold Böcklin’s painting The Isle of the Dead, which in turn inspired composer Rachmaninov to write his famous score, is particularly inspirational.

The work does not provide a linear or a straight narrative. Instead the work is similar to a painting, the content of which is whatever the viewer brings to it. Understanding the meaning intended by the artist is not as important as the experience of viewing it.

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The three male characters represent different figures during the woman’s life; her first love, a childhood friend and a dysfunctional

relationship. At times the men are abstract concepts. For example, the scene, Into the Wall, where two men fling ‘The Woman’ back into a corner is about the woman’s emotion upon hearing devastating news. The men are there to heighten the woman’s emotion and bring an intensified physicality to the section.

Contemporary dance should take risk and provide insight and investigation into the human condition without sugar-coating or fear. We paint moments that may feel uncomfortable to some. Also included are moments of joy (may they be bittersweet), alongside beauty, darkness and light, reflecting the shades that make up a life.

Iain Grandage has embraced the enormity of this concept and brought an honesty of emotion that is palpable and satisfying. I am sure you will agree.

Bill Haycock’s bold and striking design creates a place in our imagination, where past and future wash over us. My brief to lighting designer David Walters was to allow the lighting to play a starring role, and it does.

The incredible talents of the musicians lend them to being the emotional drivers of the work. Being onstage amongst the action emphasises this.

The dancers’ commitment and trust brings new energy and vision to the work. They are responsible for bringing it to life. It belongs to them.

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IAIN GRANDAGE What do people hear when they die? We know that people who have survived ‘near death experiences’ often tell of ‘music they have never heard before’. Often this music comes with labels like ‘sublimely beautiful’ and ‘transcendent’ – undoubtedly beautiful adjectives with which to start composing, if a little daunting in the expectations they set up when faced with a blank piece of manuscript.

When Time Stops is, of course, not only about death, it is also intrinsically about life and the moments within it where one’s normal sense of ‘the moment’ is stretched. A first kiss, an accident avoided, a relationship ended. It is in these eternities between one second and the next that Natalie has found such richly expressive dance for me to compose to.

Whilst the score, due to the subject matter, is innately more heart than head, there are myriad compositional techniques utilised in an attempt to keep the musical argument intriguing. There are elements of serialism,

minimalism, polytonality and direct and alluded quotations from Mahler and Schubert’s Death and the Maiden.

Having the chance to revisit the score for this, its second presentation, has been deeply rewarding, not least because of the investment and understanding of all those involved. The extraordinary commitment from Brendan Joyce and the musicians of Camerata of St John’s to memorize large swathes of music cannot be underestimated, and I can’t thank them enough for not only this commitment, but also their beautiful musicality and thrilling virtuosity.

I also thank the delightful Natalie Weir for her deep humanity, understanding and collaborative generosity, and thank her dancers for their consummate skill and unwavering energy.

Finally, to all the team at Expressions Dance Company, led by the wonderful Libby Lincoln – I can’t thank you enough for all your support.

of When Time Stops BILL HAYCOCK Natalie Weir, Lighting Designer David Walters and I have a long history of collaborating together, which allows us to be very free in exploring crazy ideas. When Time Stops was produced out of that wonderful freedom we share. The set itself is tipped on its side and appears as it’s falling to give a sense of a moment of crisis and falling through space.

We have used imagery that is familiar, such as water and clouds, but have reshaped them to exhibit a half-dreaming, half-awake quality. The costumes are designed to not draw attention; they should just exist, similar to a dream where you are perfectly dressed but never remember exactly what you are actually wearing.

NATALIE WEIR CONCEPT AND CHOREOGRAPHY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EDC DANCERS Choreographer Natalie Weir is known internationally for her highly physical partner work, her organic movement style and her touching insight into humanity. Natalie trained at QUT and was a founding member of Expressions Dance Company. She has created over 170 professional works in her 30 year career, including major new works for world class companies such as The Australian Ballet, Queensland Ballet, West Australian Ballet, Houston Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, Hong Kong Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Natalie was resident choreographer for The Australian Ballet and Queensland Ballet and was appointed EDC’s Artistic Director in 2009, fulfilling her dream to build an ensemble of dancers and contribute to the future of Australian dance. Natalie has also been the recipient of both an Australia Council fellowship and the Lord Mayor’s Fellowship. Her signature works with EDC have earned 10 Helpmann Award nominations.

IAIN GRANDAGE COMPOSER Iain Grandage composes, conducts and performs. He has received the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award, the Ian Potter Emerging Composer Fellowship, and been Composer-in-Residence with the WA Symphony Orchestra, and Musician-in-Residence at the UWA School of Music, where he is currently an Honorary Research Fellow. Iain’s concert works have been performed by the ACO, Brodsky String Quartet, Australian String Quartet, Australian Brass Quintet, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Sara Macliver, Craig Ogden and choirs and orchestras around Australia. Recent highlights include the Victorian Opera production in 2014 of his opera The Riders, based on the Tim Winton novel with libretto by Alison Croggon, and a remount for WA Opera in 2016. His compositions for the theatre include Helpmann Award winning scores for Cloudstreet, The Secret River, When Time Stops and (in collaboration with Kate Miller-Heidke) The Rabbits, and Green Room Award winning scores for The Riders, Lawn, In the Next Room, Babes in the Wood, The Odyssey and The Blue Room for theatre companies including Belvoir, Black Swan, Malthouse, MTC and STC. Future work includes collaborations with Kate Miller-Heidke, Tim Minchin and a commission from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

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BILL HAYCOCK CONCEPT AND DESIGN Designer Bill Haycock’s extensive career in the creative arts spans over 30 years. He first teamed with Natalie Weir on Medea for the Queensland Ballet in 1992 and since then has designed and co-created ten works with her, including Burning (Queensland Ballet), MirrorMirror (The Australian Ballet), and in 2003 he co-conceived and designed the award winning Turandot (Hong Kong Ballet), followed by Madama Butterfly in 2005 (Hong Kong Ballet) for which he won a Hong Kong Dance Award. Some of Bill’s designs include: Don’t, Carmen Sweet and When Time Stops (EDC), Cabaret (Zen Zen Zo), Romeo and Juliet, Gloria (QTC), Stradbroke Dreamtime and End of the Rainbow (QPAC/QTC), 1001 Nights (Zen Zen Zo/QMF/QTC), 10 Hands and Sharehouse (Topology), Candide (OQ) and Prize Fighter (La Boite).

DAVID WALTERS LIGHTING DESIGNER For the past 35 years, David has worked as a professional Lighting Designer in Iceland and Australia. His work experience spans lighting designs for opera, theatre, ballet, dance, puppetry, circus, son-et-lumieres, exhibitions, major events and architectural and landscape installations. In 1986 David returned to Australia to take up a position as Resident Lighting Designer with QTC. Since 1990, as a freelance designer, he has worked extensively throughout Australia and designed for Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, State Theatre Company of South Australia, La Boite, Queensland Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Opera Queensland, Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane Festival, QUT, QPAC, Zen Zen Zo and Bell Shakespeare Company. For EDC he has lit Adam in Wonderland, Attitude, R&J, 7 Deadly Sins and When Time Stops.

BRENDAN JOYCE MUSIC DIRECTOR/ORCHESTRA LEADER Brendan Joyce’s leadership of Camerata of St John’s was recently described by The Australian as “dynamic” and in Limelight as “indefatigable”. He frequently appears as soloist with the group, and has led the orchestra for many milestone events including recordings, tours, broadcasts, world premieres, collaborations, and in acclaimed performances at the Tyalgum Festival, Darwin Festival, Queensland Music Festival, Brisbane Baroque and the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. Brendan curates Camerata’s programming and is an alumnus of the original Camerata that played to high critical acclaim 1987-1997. In demand as leader and concertmaster, Brendan frequently leads for Orchestra of the Antipodes and Pinchgut Opera in Sydney. Over a 20 year period he has played with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, including as guest Concertmaster, and in 2015 as soloist in their world premiere performances on period instruments of Max Richter’s hit work, Vivaldi Four Seasons Recomposed.

LIZZIE VILMANIS REHEARSAL DIRECTOR A well-respected artist, Lizzie has a wealth of dance experience as performer, choreographer, director, teacher, arts administrator and researcher. In her 16 year performance career (including eight with EDC) Lizzie has performed major roles, both at home and abroad, in works by some of the world’s best choreographers. She has choreographed works for EDC, Royal Academy of Dancing, Noosa Long Weekend Festival and the South Australian Children’s Ballet. Lizzie is also the Co-Creative Director of Prying Eye, whose works include White Porcelain Doll (2014), Resurfaced - Brisbane Festival (2012) with Feet Teeth Lady Electronica Live (2012) with Donna Hewitt and The Inquisition of the Big Bad Wolf (2016 - in development). Lizzie has taught for Bangarra Dance Theatre, Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Queensland Ballet’s Professional Year and QUT. She is the co-founder of Brisbane Dance Artists Hub and Program Consultant for Ausdance Queensland.

The EDC Ensemble MICHELLE BARNETT Michelle moved from Auckland, New Zealand to study a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance Performance) at Queensland University of Technology, graduating with Distinction in 2011. Michelle was offered a traineeship with EDC in 2012, joining the company in 2013.

EDC performances include Propel (the next step), R&J, When Time Stops, Carmen Sweet, 4Seasons (Singapore Dance Theatre), The Host, 7 Deadly Sins and Black (Guangdong Modern Dance Company). Michelle Barnett is proudly sponsored by Rhyll Gardner & Rusty Graham.

BENJAMIN CHAPMAN Benjamin graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Dance from WAAPA in 2011. 2010 saw him perform with West Australian Ballet in Sleeping Beauty, and again in 2011 in The Taming of the Shrew. The following year he performed with TasDance in Voltage and with Ochre Contemporary Dance Company in Diaphonous. EDC performances include R&J, Don’t Propel (the next step), Carmen Sweet, 4Seasons (Singapore Dance Theatre), When Time Stops, SOLO Festival of Dance, The Red Shoes, The Host, 7 Deadly Sins and Black (Guangdong Modern Dance Company). Benjamin Chapman is proudly sponsored by Judith St Baker.

CLOUDIA ELDER Cloudia graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance Performance) in 2014. She then went on to perform in Singapore’s Contact M1 Festival, performing works by Natalie Weir and Vanessa Mafe-Keane. Cloudia joined EDC in 2014 as a trainee and performed in R&J, SOLO Festival of Dance and The Red Shoes and later joined the ensemble in 2015 performing The Host, 7 Deadly Sins and Black (Guangdong Modern Dance Company).

REBECCA HALL In 2010, Brisbane born Rebecca received a scholarship to train in contemporary ballet at Joffrey Ballet School, New York. She became a member of the Joffrey Ballet School Touring Company, working with numerous choreographers. Since then, Rebecca has travelled for various commercial dance performances nationally and internationally and worked with Liam Burke on several projects. She is a qualified personal trainer and massage therapist. Rebecca’s EDC credits include Carmen Sweet, R&J, The Red Shoes, The Host, 7 Deadly Sins and Black (Guangdong Modern Dance Company). Rebecca Hall is proudly sponsored by Marian Gibney.

ELISE MAY Elise has worked extensively as an independent artist and as a member of EDC and has developed an interest in performance design, installation, sound and moving image.

She has created works such as Close Proximity, her Screen Dance Laboratory and 101 ways to Strip. Elise has worked internationally in Taiwan, China, the U.S, South Korea and Switzerland and has choreographed three short works for EDC. In 2012 Elise was awarded the Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer Australian Dance Award.

Elise completed a Masters of Arts by Research at QUT in 2015, investigating the moving image and digital media in live performance. Elise May is proudly sponsored by Trevor St Baker, PowerArts, Paul Newman & Lucy Bretherton.

Please note, Richard Causer is unable to perform due to injury.

Guest Dancers THOMAS GUNDRY GREENFIELD South Australian born Thomas is an international independent artist in dance and physical theatre. From 2010-2013 he was an ensemble member with DanceNorth and in 2014 was guest artist in Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Patyegarang. Thomas has previously worked with EDC as guest artist for Natalie Weir’s When Time Stops and 7 Deadly Sins. Most recently he performed with Australian Dance Theatre in their world premieres of Habitus and Beginning of Nature. In 2015 he also created a two-man circus theatre work for Circus Oz’s Melbourne Spiegeltent Season. Thomas is excited to be back rowing with the best of them.

JAKE MCLARNON Born in Perth, Jake completed his training at WAAPA, performing in numerous contemporary and ballet works by George Balanchine, Raewyn Hill and Xiaoxing Zhang. Jake joined Australian Dance Theatre for its European tour of Garry Stewart’s Proximity. Shortly after he joined the ensemble full time. Other ADT highlights include the Australian season of Garry Stewart’s Proximity and Birdbrain. In 2015 Jake choreographed for the RAD Festival in Perth and its 80th Anniversary Gala in Adelaide. He is currently a teacher and choreographer at specialist arts colleges.

XIAO ZHIREN Xiao was born in Jiangxi, China and graduated with a major in choreography from Henan Normal University in 2009. After graduation, he joined Beijing LDTX Dance Company. In 2010, he was awarded the Asian Cultural Council Scholarship to study at the American Dance Festival. Xiao’s solo was featured in the Youth Dance Marathon platform of the 7th Guangdong Modern Dance Festival, before he joined Guangdong Modern Dance Company in 2011. As an artist, he has visited United States of America, Germany, Belgium, Canada, Austria, Singapore and Taiwan. He has choreographed and performed Five Steps, X·2 and Harry.

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Camerata of St John’s Violin JONNY NG After juggling work as a pharmacist and musician, Jonny hung up his lab coat in 2011 to pursue his passion: music. He is Principal Second Violin and Education Officer of Camerata and pianist in Ensemble Entourage. Jonny has performed nationally and overseas with The Cat Empire, Lior, The Lion King, Collusion, Queensland Pops Orchestra, Australian and Queensland Youth Orchestras. He coordinates the String Program and teaches piano at St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, and tutors for Queensland Youth Orchestras.

SALLY-ANN DJACHENKO Sally-Ann is a Scottish violinist who studied at the RSAMD (Glasgow), RAM (London) and the Queensland Conservatorium (Brisbane). Career highlights include playing with the European Community Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and 5 years as 2nd violinist with the Bingham Quartet (London). Since moving to Australia Sally-Ann has been a member of the Camerata of St John’s for seven years and also enjoys a busy freelance performing career.

DANIEL LOPEZ Daniel began playing the violin at the age of three. Studying in Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart and London, he won prizes including the Musica Viva prize for Chamber Music, the UTAS Vice-Chancellor’s string scholarship and the D&MV Travelling Scholarship which allowed him to study in London with David Takeno and Gyorgy Pauk. Having returned to Brisbane with his wife, he performs as a member of Camerata of St John’s and freelances with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and the Queensland Pops Orchestra.

NICHOLAS THIN Nicholas graduated with a BMus in Violin Performance from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU). He holds a Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music, London, with distinction and was a soloist at the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music graduation in Singapore. Nicholas was Concertmaster of the QCGU Opera Orchestra and has performed with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and in the Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) at the BBC Proms, Australia. He regularly appears with Camerata and with the QSO.

JASON TONG Jason studied with Wanda Wilkomirska at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, graduating in 2011. During that time he also played with the Sydney Sinfonia and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Jason joined Camerata of St John’s in 2012 and has recently taken on the role of Rehearsal Manager. Jason also plays regularly with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and recently played in the orchestra’s performance at the Melbourne BBC Proms.

ALLANA WALES Allana is a core member of Camerata of St. John’s. She completed her Master of Music Studies at RNCM, Manchester, having been awarded an International Experience Incentive Scheme Grant by the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University where she completed her prior studies with Elizabeth Morgan AM. Allana holds an LMUSA and ATCL Recital and performs regularly with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

Viola ANNA COLVILLE Anna recently returned to Brisbane after several years living and performing in London.

While in London she performed with prestigious orchestras and chamber ensembles, and toured throughout Europe and China. On returning to Brisbane in 2014, she became a member of Camerata of St John’s, and performs with other ensembles including the Revision Orchestra and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Anna attained a Master of Music degree from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music Griffith University.

ELIZABETH LAWRENCE Elizabeth has been a violist with Camerata of St John’s for six years. She studied with the respected pedagogue Elizabeth Morgan AM, and graduated with a degree in Performance and Pedagogy from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.

Elizabeth has a strong connection to regional Queensland and has a passion for taking live music to isolated areas. She performs frequently with the Darling Downs based Arabesque Trio, and is a valued teacher to students in the Toowoomba area.

Cello KATHERINE PHILP Katherine’s performances range from the classics to cutting edge contemporary art music. She is a member of Camerata of St John’s, Kurilpa String Quartet, contemporary music ensemble Kupka’s Piano, presents education programs for Musica Viva, and performs with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. She has appeared at many of Australia’s leading music festivals including the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Tyalgum Festival of Classical Music, and the Woodford Folk Festival. Katherine regularly broadcasts live and records for ABC Classic FM and Radio National.

NATHAN SMITH Since completing his musical studies in Marseille and Paris, France, Nathan has enjoyed a diverse musical career working in conjunction with a number of leading composers in Europe for the commissioning of new pieces, as well as working with early music ensembles specialising in the music of the Baroque era. He is currently living in Brisbane and is enjoying performing with Camerata as well as his role as music educator and performer, collaborating with ensembles around Australia.

Double Bass CHLOE ANN WILLIAMSON Chloe performs regularly with Camerata of St John’s while maintaining an eclectic freelance career. Throughout her studies, Chloe received many scholarships and awards including an Australian Postgraduate Award to undertake her Master’s degree in Music. Chloe has performed both nationally and internationally with a variety of Australian orchestras. A keen chamber musician, Chloe has performed at several chamber and folk music festivals across the country. In addition to her hectic performing schedule, Chloe is a passionate educator.

Festival, G20 Cultural Program, in collaboration with Expressions Dance Company and Opera Queensland, and in a special performance for HRH The Princess Royal.

Camerata of St John’s is Queensland’s chamber orchestra.

Camerata emerged in 1987 from a group of young musicians formed by string educator, Elizabeth Morgan AM, and has since earned a reputation as a chamber orchestra of national significance with a track record of artistic achievement.

Audiences and critics remark on the vibrancy of Camerata’s programming and the enthusiasm and joy of Camerata’s 18 core players and their guests. In addition to its dedicated annual subscription series in Brisbane and Toowoomba, Camerata in recent years has appeared at: Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Brisbane Baroque, Queensland Music Festival, Darwin

The ensemble were awarded the 2014 APRA/ AMC Art Music Award for Queensland Performance of the Year for their appearance in When Time Stops in 2013.

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