Enchanting Woodwinds
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CONCERT PROGRAM Enchanting Woodwinds Sunday 7 August at 11am Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre ARTISTS & REPERTOIRE: GIOVANNI BATTISTA RICCIO IGOR STRAVINSKY (FL. 1589–1621) (1882–1971) ARR. IMISON ARR. RUSSELL SARAH BEGGS FLUTE Sonata a 4 Le Sacre du printemps ANDREW MACLEOD FLUTE (The Rite of Spring) ANN BLACKBURN OBOE Riccio was active in the early MICHAEL PISANI OBOE 17th century in Venice, where he The riot at The Rite of Spring’s PHILIP ARKINSTALL CLARINET was organist first to the writer premiere in 1913 is legendary BROCK IMISON BASSOON and statesman Pietro Marcello – Richard Taruskin says that JACK SCHILLER BASSOON and then to the Confraternity Stravinsky ‘spent the rest of his SAUL LEWIS HORN of S. Giovanni Evangelista. Not long life telling lies about it’! But it ROBERT SHIRLEY HORN surprisingly then, most of his was Nijinsky’s choreography that LOUISA BREEN PIANO output is liturgical, and vocal, but caused offence. A year later Pierre he also composed instrumental Monteux conducted a concert REBECCA JENSEN DANCER music and his sonatas (or canzonas) performance, and Stravinsky HOST MAIRI NICOLSON can be performed in various experienced the success ‘such as arrangements. The Sonata for four composers rarely enjoy’. A ‘series voices is immediately recognisable of scenes from pagan Russia’, RICCIO/IMISON as a product of Venetian music complete with human sacrifice, Sonata a 4 of the early Baroque. Formally it The Rite attempts to be a ‘clean STRAVINSKY/RUSSELL consists of contrasting sections slate’ untouched by the corruptions The Rite of Spring – a substantial first section in of musical ‘civilisation’. Jonathan common time gives way to a faster Russell’s arrangement was FRANÇAIX triple-time ‘dance’ section before a commissioned by the San Francisco Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano return to common time in the final Symphony’s Keeping Score POULENC section. The harmony is relatively educational outreach program. simple, though full of characteristic Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet suspensions (dissonant notes held This work will feature New Zealand- over from the previous chord) for born, Melbourne based dancer, emotive effect, and flourishes at Rebecca Jensen. significant points. MAIRI NICOLSON JEAN FRANÇAIX FRANCIS POULENC PRESENTER (1912–1997) (1899–1963) Mairi Nicolson’s career as a radio Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano Sextuor (Sextet) for piano, flute, and television host with the ABC Adagio – Allegro moderato oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon and BBC has taken her from the Scherzo (risoluto) Allegro vivace (Très vite et emporte) Sydney Opera House to New Andante Divertissement (Andantino) York’s Avery Fischer Hall, London’s Finale Finale (Prestissimo) Royal Albert Hall, and Hamer Hall in Melbourne. Currently Mairi Françaix was one of the most Poulenc is much loved by wind presents The Opera Show and prolific composers of the 20th players. He had hoped to compose Music Makers on ABC Classic FM century. A devotee of the French a cycle of six sonatas for solo winds as well as local and international wind tradition, he wrote numerous and piano; sadly he only lived to concerts with the MSO, ACO, pieces for wind ensembles. This trio complete three. He also composed Opera Australia and Musica Viva, was composed as a test piece for an for larger ensembles involving and competitions including the International Double Reed Society wind instruments including the Melbourne International Chamber meeting in Rotterdam in 1995. It is Sextet, which he described as Music Competition. She also in four short movements, beginning ‘a homage to the wind instruments leads music tours to Europe, the with a soulful Adagio that soon which I have loved from the UK and the USA and in her spare gives way to a chirpy faster section. moment I began composing’. The time coaches young singers and Following the Fauré-Debussy-Ravel first movement unleashes a torrent instrumentalists in media skills. model, Françaix places the scherzo of energy in short, vibrant motifs, second. The Andante offers some though at its centre, introduced by repose, with a short introduction solo bassoon, is a curiously slow, for the piano and long, cantabile emotive section. The Divertissement melodies, first from the bassoon demonstrates Poulenc’s love for and then the oboe. The Finale has melancholy music in its outer the flavour of the moto perpetuo, sections. Mirroring the first Program notes © Gordon Kerry with the piano’s motoric rhythms movement, there is a contrasting 2016 supporting spring-like motifs fast central section. The prestissimo tossed between the two wind finale is initially febrile and funny, This is the first performance instruments, and the occasional but it, too, has a sudden contrast of each of these works by the moment of relaxed lyricism. at the core, and ends wistfully. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. SARAH BEGGS ANN BLACKBURN PHILIP ARKINSTALL FLUTE OBOE CLARINET Sarah Beggs has been a member Ann Blackburn has been a member Philip Arkinstall has been the of the Melbourne Symphony of the Melbourne Symphony Associate Principal Clarinet Orchestra Flute section since Orchestra since 2013. Ann holds of the Melbourne Symphony 2008. Sarah was born in Adelaide, a Bachelor of Music from the Orchestra since 2009, and has grew up in Sydney and moved to Australian National University, appeared both as soloist and Melbourne to study a Bachelor of and a Diploma from the Freiburg guest principal with the Sydney, Music Performance with Honours Hochschule für Musik, where she West Australian, Queensland and from the Victorian College of the studied with Heinz Holliger. Ann Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras. Arts and a Master of Music from was previously Associate Principal He previously held the position the University of Melbourne, with Orchestra Victoria from 2004 of Principal Clarinet with the graduating with Honours. In 1998 to 2006, and has worked with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra she won the Leslie Barklamb Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and for 11 years, and has been a regular Scholarship and in 2001 won an Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, soloist with the MPO in a wide Ian Potter Foundation Scholarship Opera Australia’s OzOpera, and range of repertoire. Philip was the to study in Oxford, England. Victorian Opera, before her winner of the Australian Woodwind Her orchestral career began in appointment as with the Melbourne Competition in Brisbane at the age 2004 Orchestra Victoria. In 2005, Symphony Orchestra. She is also of 18, the ABC Symphony Australia Sarah appeared as soloist with a regular guest artist with the Young Performers Award in 1997, the Melbourne New Orchestra Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, and the 2MBS Young Performers and performed in the Melbourne and appears on Katie Noonan’s Award in 1996. An active chamber International Chamber Music recent album Songbook. Ann has musician, he is currently a member Festival. As well as performing with performed recitals in New Zealand of the Melbourne Wind Quintet and the MSO Sarah also performs with and on various cruise liners with the Plexus Trio, and has previously The Arcko Symphonic Project and her chamber music group Trio toured Australia for Musica Viva the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. Australasia. with the Auer Quartet. ANDREW MACLEOD MICHAEL PISANI BROCK IMISON FLUTE OBOE BASSOON Andrew Macleod has been Michael Pisani has been a member Brock Imison has held the position Principal Piccolo of the Melbourne of the Melbourne Symphony of Principal Contrabassoon with the Symphony Orchestra since 2003. Orchestra since 2004, and holds the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Originally from Brisbane, he holds position of Principal Cor Anglais. since 2004. Born in Brisbane, Brock a Bachelor of Music degree with Michael grew up in Melbourne, began playing the Bassoon at age Honours from The University of first learning the piano before 13 and completed his studies at Queensland, a Graduate Diploma starting the oboe at age 12. After the QLD Conservatorium Music of Music from the Queensland studying at the Victorian College School. During his studies he was Conservatorium of Music, and of the Arts he was appointed to a member of the Queensland Youth a Master of Philosophy degree the position of Associate Principal Orchestra and has also appeared in music from The University of Oboe in the Australian Opera and with the Queensland Symphony Queensland. Aside from the MSO, Ballet Orchestra, and then to the Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Andrew has performed with the same position at Orchestra Victoria Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonic, Australian Chamber Orchestra, the following year. On occasion, Australian Opera and Ballet Australian World Orchestra, Oslo Michael also plays Principal Oboe Orchestra, Melbourne Chamber Philharmonic, the Malaysian with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Australian Chamber Philharmonic, the Auckland Orchestra and has been Guest Orchestra. Recently he has been Philharmonia and the Tasmanian Principal with the Tasmanian and a guest principal bassoonist for and Queensland Symphony Queensland Symphony Orchestras, Festival Maribor in Slovenia and Orchestras. Andrew has appeared Auckland Philharmonic and in August 2011, he was a member as a soloist with the MSO on Hong Kong Philharmonic. He of the Australian World Orchestra numerous occasions, and in June has appeared as a soloist with for its inaugural season in Sydney. 2013 gave the world premiere various orchestras in Melbourne, In 2008, he toured as soloist with of Paul Stanhope’s Concerto for performing the Strauss and Mozart the MSO performing his own Piccolo Flute, co-commissioned oboe concertos, and has featured on transcription of Weber’s Bassoon by the Melbourne, Adelaide and the ABC’s Sunday Live and Young Concerto for the Contrabassoon. Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras. Australia programs. Michael also The recording of the performance teaches oboe at the University of was released on MSO Live label, Melbourne. and was nominated for an ARIA in the Best Classical Album category. JACK SCHILLER ROBERT SHIRLEY SUPPORTERS BASSOON HORN Thanks to our wonderful MSO Jack Schiller has held the position Robert Shirley was drawn to the supporters.