In their final concert for 2014, The Seraphim Trio presents an enchanting programme of fantasy, fairy tales, words and music. In the programme are Dvorak’s dramatic Piano Trio No. 3 alongside the delightful Fairy Tale by Janacek. The trio will premiere a new arrangement of Ravel’s Ma mere l’oye, (Mother Goose) by Melbourne composer Benjamin Martin interspersed with Peter Goldsworthy’s witty…
The Flinders Quartet launches its 2014 season with with a program of chamber music that is both popular and central to the repertoire. Based in Melbourne, the ensemble comprises violinists Helen Ayres and Shane Chen, and founding members violist Helen Ireland and cellist Zoe Ireland. Helen Ayres explains that the repertoire by Haydn, Shostakovich and Dvořák. has…
The Seraphim Trio joins forces with soprano Jane Sheldon for its March tour of which features Andrew Ford’s remarkable work Last Words. Sheldon says “The program features a half-hour song cycle I commissioned from Andrew Ford last year. I was utterly thrilled when Andy sent me the score. It’s a very special piece and it’s been…