Thoroughbass The Birch Tree St Luke’s Anglican Church, Mosman 8 November 2015 Joanne Arnott (recorder), Lucy Cormack (cello), Shaun Ng (viola da gamba), Angus Ryan (cello), Diana Weston (Director and harpsichord) One of the intriguing musical developments of the past few years has been the way in which period musical instruments are being utilised in performing…
Thoroughbass directed by harpsichordist Diana Weston presents the world premieres of two new in its November concert The Birch Tree. Along with ensemble members Lucy Cormack (cello), Shaun Ng (gamba) and Joanne Arnott (recorder), Thoroughbass looks at how folksong has been the inspiration for composers as diverse as Ann Carr-Boyd, Mary Margeau, Elena Kats-Chernin and Bartok. Thoroughbass will show…
Composer Elena Kats-Chernin has written a new work – a concerto for flute and orchestra and it is to premiere later this month. Called Night and Now, the concerto was commissioned by flautist Sally Walker, for whom it was written, with assistance from the Australia Council. Sally Walker revealed to SoundsLikeSydney, that she and Elena started…