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Sunday, 22 nd May 2011 |
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Conductor, Basil Hawkins announced the dedication of this performance
to mandolin virtuoso Kurt Jensen who passed away early this
year. The afternoon concert featured one of our favourite soloists Fiona Keys - Mezzo Soprano Fiona delighted audiences with four arias, Voi, che sapete - Mozart Sposa son disprezzata - Vivaldi Hymne a l'amour - Monnot Habanera - Bizet Other items included two longer pieces each with four movements: Suite No 4 by Handel, and the more modern A Day at the Circus by Australian composer Richard Charlton |
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Sunday 31st July 2011 Ewing Memorial Church, East Malvern, Melbourne The photos shown above were taken at this event. Middle inserts feature Michelle Nelson and David Laity The programme included two 'Firsts' for Concordia. For the first time the orchestra performed in concert the Klezmer Suite by Tober-Vogt. Concordia recorded it with Move Records a few years ago. This performance featured soloists David Laity - clarinet, Juliette Maxwell - piano accordion, Danielle Wilkinson - percussion and Andrew Head - tuba The second feature of the concert was a piece written by guitarist and composer Michelle Nelson. Named "After the Fire'" this was an Australian premier performance. |
| TWO EVENING CONCERTS Sponsored by THE 1812 THEATRE ROSE STREET, UPPER FERNTREE GULLY THURSDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2011 AND FRIDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2011 AT 8.00 PM Concordia was delighted to return to this wonderfully intimate theatre at the foothills of the Dandenong Range. For the first time we combined with our friends COOLGRASS, a four piece instrumental and vocal ensemble which takes the traditional bluegrass line-up of banjo, mandolin, guitar and double bass and makes musical mischief. The mandolin player, Bruce Packard was instantly recognisable, as he plays mandocello and double bass in most Concordia concerts. Concordia opened both concerts with old favourites 'Benvenuto Overture' by Kok, Suite No. 6 by Ambrosius, and Beka Roka, featuring Juliette Maxwell on piano accordion. Coolgrass played a selection of their own tongue-in-cheek songs, and hilarious takes on composers and songwriters which has made them so popular on both sides of the Tasman. After interval, Juliette on piano accordion played the extremely demanding piece 'Zigeunerweisen' by Sarasate to appreciative applause for her skills. An arrangement by Bruce Packard of 'Apache' by Lordan was the final piece played by all musicians. |
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