Tasty Sunday Afternoon Concert
Event Date: 20/07/2017, 02:30 pm
The myth of ‘no female composers’ will be exploded – in style! – in a wonderful winter afternoon con
The monthly concerts featuring outstanding chamber musicians include refreshments - and a delectable selection of cakes!
“Why are there so few female composers?” It’s a question that resurfaces regularly and yet, there are in fact many first-rate female composers; this concert will feature works from several, spanning the early 19th century through to the present day.
The feature work is Ensemble Vinifera's first commissioned work from Sydney composer Jessica Wells.
Vinifera will also be performing works by contemporary American composer Libby Larsen as well as Nadia Boulanger, Rebecca Clarke, Clara Schumann (student and wife of Robert) and Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (brother of Felix and considered a child prodigy of similar stature).
Ensemble Vinifera features Andrew Wilson (cello), Ella Brinch (viola) and John Lewis (clarinet).
The group was created in 2013 by several Sydney musicians who regularly perform together in the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra.
Based around a core group of Viola, Cello and Clarinet, Vinifera metamorphoses as required to perform anything from solo Bach to octets for mixed winds and strings.
The ensemble is inherently flexible, playing music from a wide variety of eras, genres and national backgrounds across a broad palette of instrumental combinations.
The musicians particularly enjoy bringing less frequently seen groupings, composers and works to Australian audiences.
Guest artists for this concert include Christina Wilson (mezzo-soprano), Ewan Foster (violin),
Naremburn's Lisa Osmialowski (flute) and Azumi Lehmann (harp) with Alan Hicks (piano)
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The Independent Theatre 269 Miller St,
North Sydney New South Wales,2060
The Independent Theatre 269 Miller St,
North Sydney New South Wales,2060
