Event
Songs for a Day
- Date: Sunday, 13 October 2019, 3:30 - 4:30pm
- Venue: SCEGGS Great Hall — SCEGGS, Cnr Bourke St and St Peter's St, Darlinghurst, NSW
- Tickets: Adults: $30 | Children: free | Concession: $15 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on 0415 035 952
Event Details
Join us for an afternoon of music in support of the SCEGGS Darlinghurst OGU Scholarship Fund. Composer and pianist Dr Aristea Mellos (Class of 2005) has curated a portrait recital that celebrates the power of art song.
Featuring special guests soprano Helen Zhibing Huang (Deutsche Oper Berlin) and pianist Ada Arumeh Kim Lowery (New York), the recital explores texts by poets CP Cavafy, Frank O’Hara, Emily Kendal Frey and more in sumptuous settings for soprano, piano, cello, and flute.
Performers: Jane Bishop (flute); James Larsen (cello); Helen Zhibing Huang (soprano); Ada Arumeh Kim Lowery (piano)
Further information for this event is available by phone on 0415 035 952 or by email to aristeamellos@gmail.com
Featured Australian Works
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| Athena : soprano with ensemble (2014) by Aristea Mellos — Australian premiere — performed by Helen Zhibing Huang, Ada Arumeh Kim Lowery and James Larsen |
| Aubade (vocal music) [October] by Aristea Mellos — Australian premiere — performed by Helen Zhibing Huang | |
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| La Tessitrice : soprano voice with piano (2016) by Aristea Mellos — Australian premiere — performed by Helen Zhibing Huang and Ada Arumeh Kim Lowery |
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| Louriana Lourilee : soprano voice with piano (2014) by Aristea Mellos — Australian premiere — performed by Ada Arumeh Kim Lowery and Helen Zhibing Huang |
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| Songs for a day : three poems of Yannis Ritsos, for soprano, flute, violoncello, and piano (2014) by Aristea Mellos — performed by Helen Zhibing Huang |
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| Songs of Resignation : four settings of Constantine Cavafy, for soprano and piano (2019) by Aristea Mellos — World premiere — performed by Helen Zhibing Huang |
Featured artists
- Performer Helen Zhibing Huang
- Performer Ada Arumeh Kim Lowery
- Performer James Larsen
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