The Sirius Chamber Ensemble presents its last performance of its 2014 series which will feature the Australian premiere of the recently published original version of Aaron Copland’s Quiet City and a new work written especially for Sirius by Australian composer Paul Smith. The programme: Prokofiev, S: Overture on Hebrew themes for clarinet, string quartet and piano; Smith, P: The…
The Sirius Chamber Ensemble explores the music of local composers Christine Draeger and Paul Smith. Both composers have been invited to the concert to speak about their works in-between performances. Through an informal discussion you will be able to hear about their compositional influences, writing style and have your questions to the composers answered….
The Sirius Chamber Ensemble focuses on the music of composers who worked under the communist regimes in the former Soviet Union. Their creativity flourished despite the repressive environment in which they lived and despite heavy censorship, fear of deportation or death, composers in this period produced some of the most profound music of the…