June 27, 2009
Once again, the very popular AUSTA Q Junior Strings festival is being held at Somerville House this August 2009.
The junior strings festival is a non-competitive solo performance opportunity for young string students. Each [performer receives a trophy and a report for their performance and professional accompanists are provided as a festival service.
Dates:
Saturday, 1st August (Sections 1-7)
Sunday, 2nd August (Sections 8-15)
Download the Entry Form Here.
All enquiries, contact Melissa Dineen
June 25, 2009
Directors Christian Bretmaisser, Andrew Robinson and Julie Newport
September sees the reforming of the Queensland Philanthropic Orchestra. With a fantastic repertory this concert will be one to look out for, particularly as all proceeds go towards charity. The confirmed repertoire includes:
Wagner - Meistersinger Overture
Dvorak - Slavonic Dance #8
Ravel - Pavane
Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor (Soloist Julie Newport)
Marquez - Danzon #2
Liadov - Enchanted Lake
Grainger - Children’s March
Tchaikovsky - March Slav
The QPO is still on the lookout for musicians!
Trumpet x 1
Percussion x 1
Violin x 7
Cello x 1
If you would like to play with them please contact Susan de Weger
The Queensland Philanthropic Orchestra is a unique, exciting and positive philanthropic initiative that in the first year raised over $16,000 for a Queensland charity.
The orchestra brings together musicians from all spectrums of life, many of whom manage full time professional careers. Under the leadership of a world class conductor, these high-calibre performances symbolise the spirit of philanthropy – working together, united by the desire to give to the community in which these people belong for the benefit of others. |
June 25, 2009
SUNDAY 28 JUNE
11.30am, The Long Room
Admission Free
Patricia Pollett will move you with the viola interpretation of Richard Strauss’ intimate Morgen. Pianist Stephen Emmerson joins her for some Australian music by Elena Kats Chernin (Interludes) and Mark Isaacs (Night Songs). With a string quartet, they play Turina’s Spanish flavoured Scéne Andalouse. UQ graduate violinist Melinda Stocker and pianist Lana Hickson also play music by Debussy and Fazil Say.
Patricia Pollett is one of Australia’s leading string players. Formerly violist in the much recorded Italian string ensemble I Solisti Veneti, Patricia Pollett has studied with major international pedagogues including Peter Schidlof (Amadeus Quartet) and Bruno Giuranna (Berlin). A graduate of the University of Adelaide, Patricia has won numerous awards and competitions, including a Churchill Fellowship and an Australia Council International Study Grant. Always interested in new music for the viola, Patricia has commissioned and performed several new solo works by leading Australian composers, recorded several CDs, and is a founder member of the contemporary ensemble Perihelion. She was honoured for this work in 2004 with an APRA Australian Music Centre Classical Music Award for the Most Distinguished Contribution to the Presentation of Australian Composition by an Individual. She is in demand as a teacher, giving master classes for leading education institutions in Australia and overseas. She is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Queensland.
