Event
AFCM18: Festival Finale - Magical Connections
- Date: Saturday, 4 August 2018, 7:30pm
- Venue: Townsville Civic Theatre — 41 Boundary Street , South Townsville, QLD
- Series: This event is part of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music 2018 series
- Tickets: Adult: $81 | Member: $73 | Concession: $77 | Under 30: $30 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on 1800 449 977
Event Details
In a break from tradition, tonight’s Grande Finale will be in 3 parts. We bring all our connections full circle in a glorious and exhilarating journey around the globe. Seatbelts are optional, but we suggest you buckle up - this is going to be epic!
Hosted by Mairi Nicholson.
Carl VINE
String Quartet No.3
Goldner String Quartet
Henri DUTILLEUX
Sonatine: Allegro - Andante - Animé
Prudence Davis (flute), Katya Apekisheva (piano)
George GERSHWIN
Porgy and Bess (arr. Percy GRAINGER)
Kathryn Stott (piano) Daniel de Borah (piano)
INTERVAL
Julian YU
The Lamentation of Micius
Julian Bliss (clarinet), Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Paul Wright (violin), Lars Anders Tomter (viola), Guy Johnston (cello)
Maurice RAVEL
Piano Trio in A minor: Modéré - Pantoum (Assez vif) - Passacaille (Très large) - Final (Animé).
Katya Apekisheva (piano), Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), István Várdai (cello)
INTERVAL
Wu TONG
Faraway Mountain (Australian premiere)
Wu Tong (sheng), Kathryn Stott (piano)
Paquito D’RIVERA
Cape Cod Files ‘Benny @100’ (Australian premiere)
Julian Bliss (clarinet), Timothy Young (piano)
JP JOFRE
Como El Agua (Australian premiere)
JP Jofre (bandoneon), Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet)
Aleksey IGUDESMAN
Arrangements of:
Danny Boy (Irish Traditional)
My Bonnie Flies Over the Ocean (Traditional)
La Cucaracha (Traditional)
Auld Lang Syne (Scottish Traditional)
Violinists: Paul Wright, Pavel Fischer, Dimity Hall, Karen Gomyo, Grace Clifford
Violists: Lars Anders Tomter and Tobias Breider
Monty NORMAN
007 arranged for Cello Octet by Richard Birchall
Cello octet: István Várdai, Guy Johnston, Caleb Wong, Eliza Sdraulig, Howard Penny, Vicky Zhang, Liam Meany, Julian Smiles
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
Magic Flute Medley (arr. Roderick Williams)
Siobhan Stagg (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), AFCM Festival Orchestra
DVORAK
‘Going Home’ (arr. Roderick Williams)
All Festival Artists
Featured non-Australian music: Dutilleux, Gershwin, Ravel, Wu Tong, Paquito D'Rivera, JP Jofre, Aleksey Igudesman, Monty Norman, Mozart, Dvorak
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (07) 4771 4144 or by email to info@afcm.com.au
Featured Australian Works
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| String quartet No. 3 : string quartet (1994) by Carl Vine — performed by Goldner String Quartet |
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| The lamentation of Micius : for clarinet quintet (1998) by Julian Yu — performed by Guy Johnston, Lars Anders Tomter, Paul Wright, Alexander Sitkovetsky and Julian Bliss |
Featured artists
- Performer Goldner String Quartet
- Performer Julian Bliss
- Performer Alexander Sitkovetsky
- Performer Paul Wright
- Performer Lars Anders Tomter
- Performer Guy Johnston
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