Concerts 2010
2010 Concert Season
1 Saturday 27 March 2010 at 7:30pm
Australian String Quartet
 
Sophie Rowell - Violin
Anne Horton - Violin
Sally Boud - Viola
Rachel Johnston - Cello
with guest artist - Lucinda Collins - Piano
The Australian String Quartet was established in 1985 and is Quartet-in-Residence at the Elder Conservatorium of Music at the University of Adelaide. It tours both nationally and internationally and has won numerous chamber music competitions. Adelaide born Lucinda Collins received a scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London and has since won many prizes and scholarships. She is head of keyboard and teaches full-time at the Elder Conservatorium of Music.
“The ASQ’s passion, precision & conviction produced a reading of Brahms C minor Quartet that was more assured and convincing than any I can recall. Masterly music eloquently played.” - The Advertiser, May 2009
Program
Joseph HAYDN – String Quartet Op. 33 No. 3 (The Bird)
Paul STANHOPE - Quartet No.1
Johannes BRAHMS - Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34
Complimentary pre-concert drinks to celebrate the opening of our 2010 season presented by Box Stallion.
2 Saturday 15 May 2010 at 7:30pm
Freshwater Trio
Eidit Golder - Piano
Zoe Black - Violin
Josephine Vains - Cello
This Piano Trio took its name from that which the first settlers gave Melbourne’s Yarra River. The Freshwater Trio has established itself as a piano trio of note. Acclaimed by audiences and peers alike, it comprises three professional musicians of stunning musical pedigree, linked by their passion for performing and their innovative approach to music making. In 2010 the trio will travel to Canada and the USA, will release a CD with ABC Classics and will be guest tutors at the prestigious Australian Youth Orchestra National Chamber Music Camp. Audiences can expect mesmerizing interpretations of mainstream piano trio literature.
“The Freshwater Trio gave a lucid & attractive account of Beethoven’s spacious Ghost Trio”- Clive O’Connell - The Age
Program
Ludwig Van BEETHOVEN - Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No.1 (Ghost)
Anton DVORÁK - Dumky Piano Trio, Op. 90
Josef HAYDN - Piano Trio in C major, Hob. XV: 2
WINTER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL
25, 26, 27 JUNE
3 Friday 25 June 2010 at 7:30pm
Ensemble Liaison
David Griffiths - Clarinet
Svetlana Bogosavljevic - Cello
Timothy Young - Piano
This exciting trio of internationally acclaimed musicians formed in 2006 with an outstanding debut concert for ABC classical FM which featured in the best of Sunday Live 2006. They combine technical prowess with musical imagination and an agreeable informality, performing with energy and enthusiasm, style and spirit.
“Going to an Ensemble Liaison concert is like being invited to dinner with friends who love to cook. Clarinetist David Griffiths welcomes you with the warm animated banter of a host who can’t wait to serve the wicked chocolate dessert he has prepared, except that the feast he is offering is music.”
Anna McAlister – Herald Sun
This delightfully varied program has been arranged specially for our Winter Solstice Festival.
George GERSHWIN - Three Preludes
Traditional KLEZMER
Astor PIAZZOLLA - Tangos
Scott JOPLIN - Rags
Serge RACHMANINOFF - Andante from Sonata for Cello & Piano
Manuel DE FALLA - Ritual Fire Dance
Complimentary pre-concert drinks presented by Box Stallion.
4 Saturday 26 June 2010 at 7:30pm
 Melbourne Chamber
Orchestra
presents “Birdsong”
Artistic Director - William Hennessy
with Guest director - Paul Wright
Melbourne Chamber Orchestra is the fresh, vibrant face of orchestral music in Australia. It is the only Melbourne professional chamber orchestra to make the Melbourne Recital Centre, the nation’s leading performance space for fine music, its home. Based on the model of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, it is “an orchestra of equals”. In Birdsong MCO’s many virtuosic soloists will tantalize the audience with the drama and inspirational beauty of the music.
“ the city’s premier chamber orchestra.” Clive O’Connell, The AGE Aug, 2009
Program includes
Johann Sebastion BACH - Violin Concerto in A minor
Georg Phillip TELEMAN - Don Quixote
Peter Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY - Serenade for Strings
Complimentary pre-concert drinks presented by Box Stallion
Saturday 9.30am - 2.30pm Beleura House & Garden Tour with morning tea, lunch and a recital by a Bursary winner. For details phone Doreen on 5975 3040.
5 Sunday 27 June 2010 at 2:30pm
Peppercorn Piano Recital
Aura Go
Aura Go will present the 2010 Tallis Peppercorn Recital on the John Tallis Beleura Schimmel piano. Aura is one of Australia’s foremost young musicians. She has won many scholarships and awards, and regularly appears as a soloist, chamber musician and conductor. She has been concerto soloist with the Melbourne and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras and given numerous solo and chamber recitals for ABC Classic FM. Her commitment to Australian music has led to the creation of new work for her to perform.
Proceeds from this concert will go into the Bursary Fund.
Program
Amadeus MOZART - Sonata in G major K. 283
Serge PROKOFIEV - Ten Pieces Op. 12
Ian MUNRO - Letter to a Friend (2009) World Premiere
Robert SCHUMANN - Kreisleriana
Lunch 12 noon at the historic Royal Hotel, Mornington, and a performance by a Bursary winner. For details phone Elizabeth on 5977 2982.
Saturday 14 August 2010 at 7.30 pm
 Bursary Winners Concert
Each year since 2000 the Peninsula Music Society, through its Bursary Fund, has presented bursaries to secondary and tertiary music students who meet certain eligibility criteria. The John Tallis Beleura Bursary is the major award in each category. In 2009 the society awarded bursaries with a total value of $12,000. Winners of these bursaries will perform at this free public concert and be presented with their awards. Bursaries are awarded to secondary and tertiary students who study violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, bassoon or french horn. Applicants will be interviewed and auditioned by adjudication. Home address of applicants must be in the Mornington Peninsula Shire, City of Frankston or postcodes 3197, 3912 or 3977. Secondary applicants must be studying at a level not below Units 3&4 of VCE Music or IB qualification, or have achieved AMEB grade 6 or above. Tertiary applicants must be under 25 years and be studying music full time at tertiary level.July.
Entry forms and enquiries: John Beal 9787-1114 or Margaret Griffiths 5975-4160 or from this website. Applications close June 1, 2010 and auditions will be in July.
 Free Admission
Tax-deductible donations to the Bursary Fund may be made through the Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF). Send your donation to AbaF using the appropriate form, which may be downloaded under the Bursary tab on this website. PMS is not able to give tax-deductible receipts for direct donations.
6 Saturday 25 September 2010 at 7:30pm
La Compania
Danny Lucin - Director
Louisa Hunter-Bradley - Soprano & Recorder
Danny Lucin - Cornetto & Mute Cornetto
Victoria Watts - Viola da Gamba
Laura Vaughan - Viola da Gamba
Glenn Bardwell - Sacbut
Rosemary Hodgson - Lute & Renaissance Guitar
Christine Baker - Percussion
La Compania, formed in 1997, is a unique Australian ensemble dedicated to the music of the Renaissance and early Baroque. They perform a rarely heard repertoire on historically important instruments to form a consort rich in possibilities. Their vibrant musicianship combined with their improvisatory skills has established a reputation with both audience and critics for presenting innovative programs and dynamic performances.
“….full marks for musicianship, variety and particularly, for enjoyment value.” - The Age
Program
Vocal music by
Orlando DE LASSUS (1530 - 1594)
Claudin DE SERMISY (c 1490 - 1562)
Adrian LE ROY (c 1530 - 1599)
Instrumental dances by
Claude GERVAISE (fl 1540 - 1560)
7 Sunday 7 November 2010 at 2:30pm
Atos Trio
Thomas Hoppe - Piano
Annette von Hehn - Violin
Stefan Heinemeyer - Cello
Atos is a piano trio based in Germany. In 2007 they won Grand Prize, 1st Prize, Musica Viva Prize and Audience Prize in the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition. Following this success they performed for us to great acclaim. They have performed at London’s Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Frankfurt’s Alte Oper & New York’s Carnegie Hall, and won the Katechstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio in the USA. Atos is committed to every note, every phrase, every movement of every piece they perform, and that is what electrifies their performance.
“Three voices, one sound, the kind of pitch perfect unanimity of phrasing, tone, feeling & interpretation that distinguishes the finest chamber ensembles.”
Mark Stryker – Free Press music critic - Feb 2009
Program
Paul STANHOPE - Piano Trio Dolcissimo Uscignolo 2007
commissioned for Musica Viva Australia by G&V Ainsworth
Johannes BRAHMS - Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor Op. 101
Franz SCHUBERT - Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major D898
  
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