Concert Diary
Upcoming Events from Member Ensembles
Resound! // Adelaide Chamber Singers
Nothing says Christmas like carolling, cathedrals, community and cheer! Join Rising Voices (previously known as ACS2), members of ACS, and Cathedral Organist David Heah, to let the spaces of St Peter’s Cathedral ring and resound with the joy of the season.
Christmas Celebration // Handel Dixit Dominus
After the sold-out success of Handel’s Messiah last year, Adelaide Baroque and the St Peter’s Cathedral Consort combine to present one of Handel’s other great choral masterpieces - the virtuosic Dixit Dominus - alongside Handel’s sublime antiphon “Salve Regina”, sung by Jessica Dean.
To complete the program with a true Christmas flavour, the Adelaide Baroque Orchestra and St Peter’s Cathedral Consort sing the Charpentier Messe de Minuit (Midnight Mass) - a sparkling, joyful work filled with dancing and colour.
Two performances:
Friday 20th December, 7.00pm
Saturday 21st December, 7.00pm
Cédric Tiberghien // UKARIA
The French pianist Cédric Tiberghien makes his UKARIA debut with a program featuring a conversation between two composers: the Australian composer Lisa Illean’s 2024 Sonata in ten parts, and the work that inspired it, Beethoven’s monumental set of thirty-three Diabelli Variations.
Simón Pazos Quintana // Albéniz, Granados, Mompou
Simón Pazos Quintana, piano
Programme:
Mompou - "Impresiones Íntimas"
Granados - "8 Valses poéticos"
Albéniz - "Suite española", Op. 47 - No. 6 “Aragón”
Omnium-gatherum // Gabriella Smart
Omnium-gatherum, a ‘medley of various things’ around the piano, features two solo concerts during November and December, with two acclaimed pianists with divergent practices.
In this concert, Gabriella Smart performs her own work, Nuance for piano and Seaboard Roli.
Cosmic Landscapes // Coruscalia Collective
Adelaide flute ensemble Coruscalia Collective will take the audience from the barren, icy landscape of Estonia to the far reaches of space in this concert of music by living composers, using a range of instruments from piccolo to bass flute, with visuals designed by artist Orlando Mee.
The music includes works by Australian composer Karen De Nardi and Vincent Giles, and international composers Catherine McMichael, Nicole Chamberlain and Gareth McLearnon.
Omnium-gatherum // Marianna Grynchuk
Omnium-gatherum, a ‘medley of various things’ around the piano, features two solo concerts during November and December, with two acclaimed pianists with divergent practices.
Marianna Grynchuk performs Schubert, D’Netto, Jigalin and Liszt.
Musica Viva // Musica Alchemica
Introducing Lina Tur Bonet, a fearless musical imaginista, and her crack team of period-instrument professionals.
Regarded as one of the most exciting violinists of her generation, Tur Bonet has delighted and fascinated fans across Europe with her performances of repertoire ranging from Bach to Messiaen. Now she makes her Australian debut with Musica Alchemica, her hand-picked ensemble who bring honesty and joyful sense of discovery to these works by Corelli, Telemann, Biber and other jewels of the Baroque.
Charity Concert for Ukraine
Join Marta and Matej Sutora from Adelaide Virtuosi Trio for a heartwarming and captivating Sunday afternoon filled with immersive music. This concert aims to combine enjoyment with support for the Ukrainian people in need
Lonely Angel // Selby & Friends
Our 2024 Season closes with a stunning and fascinating program of contrasting elements – from Spain to France, Latvia to Germany, this concert shines with national pride, fervour and melody and gives us insight into the incredible development over a short space of time of the genre of chamber music and, in particular, the piano trio.
Bach and Handel // Adelaide Baroque
What greater way to celebrate the joy of music than with two of the most popular masterworks from two of the greatest of Baroque composers: Handel’s “Ode for St Cecilia’s Day”, HWV 76 and Bach’s Cantata “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen”, BWV 51 in the glorious acoustic of St Peter’s Cathedral.
Kegelstatt Ensemble // City of Adelaide lunchtime concert
City of Adelaide together with Chamber Music Adelaide present the Kegelstatt Ensemble for a FREE lunchtime concert. Kegelstatt Ensemble present a captivating program featuring chamber works that showcase the unique timbres of the flute, clarinet, and guitar. Highlights include beautiful works by Joseph Kreutzer and the evocative “Small Spanish Rhapsody” by Ferdinand Rebay, which infuses the performance with Spanish flair and rhythmic vitality. Kegelstatt Ensemble features Linda Pirie on flute, Stephanie Wake-Dyster on clarinet, and Caleb Lavery on guitar.
Aurora // Australian String Quartet
There is a distinct core to the sound of Nordic composers of the 19th and 20th century. A powerful chordal resonance pervades the Mustonen and Grieg quartets on this program, which combine with Haydn to reveal a sound-world that shimmers with brilliance.
Austral Harmony // Shimmering Pearls
Sarah Meagher - recorder
Jane Downer - baroque oboe
Kim Worley - baroque cello
Shimmering Pearls is a programme of intimate chamber music by Bach and Telemann embracing Fantasias, Variations, and instrumental arrangements from Cantatas highlighting sparkling obbligato writing for the recorder.
Austral Harmony // Myth & Fantasy
Sarah Meagher - recorder
Jane Downer - baroque oboe
Kim Worley - baroque cello
Thrilling Strains of the Baroque - chamber music by Telemann, Handel and Bach embracing Fantasy, Dance and pastoral Melody
James and Calum Logan // Recitals Australia
Recitals Australia presents James Logan, lute, with Callum Logan, voice, in this lunchtime concert at North Adelaide Baptist Church.
Yining Zhang // Recitals Australia
Recitals Australia presents pianist Yining Zhang in this lunchtime concert at North Adelaide Baptist Church.
Obbligato Project // Austral Harmony workshop
A 2-hour workshop open to musicians on baroque or modern instruments and singers of all levels to work on individual obbligatos by J S Bach.
Austral Harmony // Bella Partita
Jane Downer - baroque oboe & recorder, with Kim Worley - baroque cello.
Exploring the Partita - dance music from J S Bach’s Suite in G major for unaccompanied cello, an assemblage of dances refashioned into a recorder suite from Bach’s works for various solo instruments, and Bellinzani’s inventive set of variations on La Folia.
Isabelle Watson // Recitals Australia
Recitals Australia presents violinist Isabelle Watson.
Evening Chorus // Bowerbird Collective at Carrick Hill
Join the Bowerbird Collective in the spectacular grounds of Carrick Hill to celebrate the closing night of the Nature Festival with a sunset concert. Hear these internationally renowned musicians on violin, cello and vocals, performing a nature-inspired program intermingled with the evening bird chorus in the beautiful surrounds of Carrick Hill’s gardens.
The performance will last for approximately 50 minutes without interval. Beverages will be available for sale before and after the performance.
General Seating.
Metamorphoses // Adelaide Baroque
In this program, Nicholas Pollock performs music from early 17th century Italy on the sublime and enchanting theorbo. The programs focuses on the works of three of the most significant composers for the theorbo: Kapsperger, Castaldi and Piccinini. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear some of the most beautiful and inspiring music from one of the most neglected repertoires.
Bowerbird Collective // Nocturnal
'Nocturnal' | An ode to the night performed by solo guitarist, Andrew Blanch
Friday, October 11th, 7:30pm | Goolwa Centenary Hall, SA
Presented by the Bowerbird Collective in association with the Nature Festival SA
‘Nocturnal’ is a 60-minute multimedia performance, an ode to the night, by outstanding solo guitarist Andrew Blanch. Featuring spectacular projected visuals, evocative lighting and nature soundscapes, this event is a not-to-be-missed feature performance of the Nature Festival 2024, and a South Australian premiere.
Chiara Kelle with Simón Pazos Quintana // Recitals Australia
Recitals Australia presents cellist Chiara Kelle with Simón Pazos Quintana on piano.
Elemental // Adelaide Chamber Singers
This program explores ‘the elemental’ in music: through the emotional turmoil of Lauridsen’s Fire Madrigals and original models by Monteverdi and Gesualdo; the calm reassurance of Ticheli’s Earth Song; and the comfort of eternal peace in Stanhope’s Agnus Dei.
Chamber in the Community // Kegelstatt Ensemble at Wakefield House Positive Ageing Centre
Presented as part of Chamber in the Community by Chamber Music Adelaide in partnership with the City of Unley and the City of Onkaparinga, supported by the Office of Healthy Ageing and SA Health.
The Kegelstatt Ensemble presents a captivating program featuring chamber works that showcase the unique timbres of the flyer, clarinet, and guitar. Highlights include beautiful works by Joseph Kreutzer and the evocative “Small Spanish Rhapsody” by Ferdinand Rebay, which infuses the performance with Spanish flair and rhythmic vitality.
Linda Pirie, flute, Stephanie Wake-Dyster, clarinet, and Caleb Lavery, guitar.
Chamber in the Community // Inkling Trio at Clarence Park Community Centre
Presented as part of Chamber in the Community by Chamber Music Adelaide in partnership with the City of Unley and the City of Onkaparinga, supported by the Office of Healthy Ageing and SA Health.
Inkling Trio, with Dylan Woolcock, mandolin, Rob Wallace, violin, and Allye Sinclair, cello, are a rhythmically infused innovative group with roots in traditional, folk and classical styles.
Intergenerational concert, all ages welcome.
Chamber in the Community // Kegelstatt Ensemble at Aberfoyle
Presented as part of Chamber in the Community by Chamber Music Adelaide in partnership with the City of Unley and the City of Onkaparinga, supported by the Office of Healthy Ageing and SA Health.
The Kegelstatt Ensemble presents a captivating program featuring chamber works that showcase the unique timbres of the flyer, clarinet, and guitar. Highlights include beautiful works by Joseph Kreutzer and the evocative “Small Spanish Rhapsody” by Ferdinand Rebay, which infuses the performance with Spanish flair and rhythmic vitality.
Linda Pirie, flute, Stephanie Wake-Dyster, clarinet, and Caleb Lavery, guitar.
Chamber in the Community // Inkling Trio at Goodwood Community Centre
Presented as part of Chamber in the Community by Chamber Music Adelaide in partnership with the City of Unley and the City of Onkaparinga, supported by the Office of Healthy Ageing and SA Health.
Inkling Trio, with Dylan Woolcock, mandolin, Rob Wallace, violin, and Allye Sinclair, cello, are a rhythmically infused innovative group with roots in traditional, folk and classical styles.
Chamber in the Community // De Nardi Bevan Duo at Unley Community Centre
Presented as part of Chamber in the Community by Chamber Music Adelaide in partnership with the City of Unley and the City of Onkaparinga, supported by the Office of Healthy Ageing and SA Health.
De Nardi Bevan Duo, known for their original compositions for violin and 7-string guitar, inject new vitality into classical music, Brazilian tunes, and jazz standards, showcasing their unique musical chemistry and reflecting their versatility and artistry. Their performances blend passion with romantic delicacy, resulting in a stylish and distinctive sound that resonates with audiences. This concert will feature original compositions and reworked classics in their unique duo format. This concert takes place during Circuit Café and includes a delicious lunch. Free entry to concert, additional cost for lunch.
Music fit for King// Sally Walker & co.
'Music Fit for a King' presents exquisite music by Mozart and Boccherini, two of the most celebrated composers from the 'golden age' of Classical music, and friends who both counted King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia as their patron. While Mozart's enduring fame today overshadows that of his Italian colleague, through his flute quintets, Boccherini reveals himself a master of descriptive and vividly evocative music. Celebrating the release of Sally Walker and Friends’ new album, ‘Boccherini: Chamber works for flute’ (AVIE), we welcome you to experience the heart-quickening pleasures of this exciting music in the masterful hands of extraordinary flautist, Sally Walker and an all-star ensemble drawn from Adelaide's finest musicians.
Featuring Elizabeth Layton and Alison Rayner (violins), Stephen King (viola), Thomas Marlin (cello), Sally Walker (flute), Celia Craig (oboe), Mark Gaydon (bassoon), Robert Nairn (double bass), Sarah Barnett (horn).
Student and Faculty Concert // Adelaide Baroque Academy
Adelaide Baroque are delighted to be partnering again with the Elder Conservatorium to host our fourth annual Baroque Academy. The second of two Adelaide Baroque Academy concerts features the outstanding academy faculty performing alongside the academy students.
Faculty Concert // Adelaide Baroque Academy
Adelaide Baroque are delighted to be partnering again with the Elder Conservatorium to host our fourth annual Baroque Academy. The first of two Adelaide Baroque Academy concerts features the outstanding academy faculty.