Volume — 17 Australian February 2016 Free Music National Academy Makers of Music

Reflections of a Music Maker with

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A New Year, a New Chapter

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Ed’s Done it All

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Being a Saxophonist in the Classical World

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Event Calendar

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Music of Our Time

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anam.com.au ANAM Director’s Message

A New Year, a New Chapter

“Excellence; energy; intensity; innovation; pushing boundaries. If someone asked me to describe ANAM in six words, this is what I would say.”

— Nick Deutsch

New Artistic Director, For several years now, I have been Professor It has always fascinated me how successful Nick Deutsch, tells us what of Oboe at the Hochschule für Musik in Leipzig, has been in producing world-class ANAM means to him and one of the oldest music institutions in the world musicians and returning to Australia to lead shares his excitement in (if not the oldest). The first Artistic Director the next generation of young professionals is what promises to be was Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and the college something I am immensely excited and proud a big year ahead. boasts an incredible list of alumni including Clara to be undertaking. Not only does Australia and Robert Schumann, Grieg, Janáček, Wagner, have top-notch local orchestras, but many of Delius, Albéniz, Schulhoff, Arthur Sullivan, the world’s finest orchestras feature Australian Max Reger, Kurt Masur and far too many more musicians in their leading positions. Recently I to name. It’s an extraordinary gift to inherit such saw a Gramophone Magazine List of the world’s traditions and there is a great responsibility top 10 orchestras. Not that I am endorsing the in upholding it. Sometimes moving in new list or the means or need to make such a list, directions can be challenging and difficult. but reading through it I noticed that nine of ANAM, in comparison, is a very young the top 10 orchestras listed currently have institution that can really shape its direction Australians as members — many in principal to meet the needs of young musicians in today’s positions. Considering Australia’s population musical environment. The quality, range and and relatively young music tradition, it is an unrelenting pace of passionate music making extraordinary achievement. at ANAM is incredible and I am looking forward With a big year ahead, I can’t wait to being a part of it. With a relatively small cohort to get started at ANAM and what better we are able to tailor learning paths to the needs of way to do that than with our 2016 Opening individuals creating a unique experience for each Concert. In a wonderful gesture, I am looking musician. Our young musicians are all at the top of forward to performing a new work composed their game and hungry for inspiration. Add to this, for me by previous ANAM Artistic Director, an exceptional faculty and staff, who are engaged Paul Dean. It’s really a way of passing the far beyond what the job description entails baton. Complimenting this, it’s exciting that and an amazing roster of guest artists that Kaylie Melville (ANAM alumna and finalist would be the envy of any musical organisation in the 2015 ANAM Concerto Competition) anywhere. It’s a recipe for success. You only have will also be featured as a soloist in the first to step foot in the building to feel the energy. program of the season. I suppose nothing can make an artistic director more proud than when your alumni become colleagues.

The position of ANAM Artistic Director is generously supported by Janet Holmes à Court AC.

WHAT’S YOUR PLAYLIST TOP 5? I love listening to music and always travel with an iPod and iPhone full of music. To list just five songs would really be impossible! I love the variety and really mix between all genres. I admit that I mostly listen to “classical music“ (orchestral, opera and chamber music) but I have a lot of jazz, world and popular music as well. And my daughter always makes sure I get my share of current hits… she has command of the car stereo!

Music Makers Volume — 17 Page 2 Guest Interview

Reflections of a Music Maker with Clare Bowditch

Clare Bowditch is a gifted artist and I still choose to see all of this as storyteller. She is one of Australia’s an enormously interesting time, which most successful ARIA Award winning offers a great opportunity to re-invent songwriters and a Logie-nominated the model of how we connect to our actor for her role in Channel 10’s audiences, and how we make our . In 2016, Clare builds on living. In the end, it’s our audiences her already impressive list of credits who enable our careers, and that’s and takes on radio broadcasting that. The fact we live in this epoch in as the new host of the Afternoon history means we get the chance to program for 774 ABC . actually know, care and connect directly Clare generously made time with our audiences; to think of them in her busy schedule to share with when we plan our shows. Should we ANAM her thoughts on what it means think about them through the whole to be a music maker in Australia. of the creative process? No. First and foremost, don’t paralyse yourself with Not only are you an accomplished the desire to please others, just tell your musician, but you also have a whole “As a music maker, truth in the most striking or original or What are your first memories range of other talents such as gracing glorious way you can. But the desire to we now have the of making music? our television screens in a role in give your audience the gift of songs to Like most children, I learnt to Offspring. How did this come about? potential of more keep them company, to mark occasions, speak by making sounds with my Offspring came about in a rather or to give them a spectacular night voice. Singing, I guess you could say. curious way, which is a recurring power and say in our out is something worth working for. For some reason, perhaps simply pattern in my life. For whatever reason, own career; that is because it was encouraged by my What do you think are essential I was asked to audition. At the time, mother, I kept singing. It was a pretty traits to succeed as an artist? I was trying to impress my new something we need normal thing to do in our house — Curiosity, a recognition of your manager Liz, so instead of saying to exercise. If you harmonising was something to pass area of genius, to know what you’re no because I’ve never acted on TV the time while washing the dishes or so good at and what you need help with, before, I said yes. Offspring happens do have that talent, on. No one ever told me I couldn’t sing, and to respect that and work hard to to be one of the only TV shows I watch so I assumed I could, and I kept doing develop it. You need some degree of — as if I was gonna get the role, right? if you do work hard, it. Some of my first recordings are from toughness, to have something bigger So, I tried out for the experience of it. and you are lucky the age of three, writing songs about than yourself that you’re fighting As luck would have it, the role suited my dog Sam and hot water bottles. for and allowing that to give you the me. And that’s how it happened! enough to feel there’s It was a way of processing the everyday. courage to push on, to be enormously Additionally, in 2013 you founded resilient, and to be grateful the whole something inside you Who are you most influenced by? Big Hearted Business (B.H.B.). way. Most successful artists have As cliché as it sounds, my biggest Can you tell us a little bit about what worth saying (which both an intense insecurity and an influencers are my parents, my siblings, B.H.B. is and what influenced you? intense need to prove themselves, there is, for all of us), my husband, my children, my friends, Many highly creative people are for one reason or another. The ability teachers and band-members. Brilliant, great at being creative, and not so to alchemise that self-absorption then this is your the lot of them! More broadly, there’s great at running a business. Even the into something that contributes to community radio, the ABC, and the word “business” can be off-putting. time in history.” the greater good is perhaps the key. work of people throughout history On the other hand, many of my friends who’ve put some thought into what You’ve done a lot of collaborative have corporate jobs with no life outside — Clare Bowditch they say before they say it; these projects throughout your career, of work. What an enormous loss. have all been hugely influential. how important do you In short, I saw there was a need allowing Fridays and weekends for think collaboration is? for further education and support, What sort of shape do you think touring and domestic life, and he said Put me in a room with a guitar I wondered if there was something the music business is in currently? “okay”, and I said “okay!”, and here I am! and I’ll write you 100 songs in a week. we could do about that, and therefore, The music industry is still, like most I couldn’t believe my luck, to be honest. Are any of them any good? Probably B.H.B. was born. B.H.B. is a love-project industries, in an enormous state of flux. I’ve always hoped to work in radio at not! Who helps me work out which developed to help teach “creative It’s adjusting to the changing business- some point. I find people fascinating, ones to keep, to develop, to record, people” about business, and “business model that the digital age has forced, I love talking with my audiences and to release? This is where collaboration people” about creativity, in ways that and with it are a new set of challenges always have — having a licence to ask has been absolutely central to my make sense. We do this by telling and gate-keepers. It’s had to shape them questions willy-nilly is a dream career. My sound is an amalgamation great stories online, and running live up, lean down, sharpen its wits and come true for me. Curiously, you know of the contribution of some of events all over Australia. Really, work darn hard to remain relevant to what else I’m looking forward to? Australia’s most unique and gifted it’s just about getting good people the people it serves. There have been Routine. Like anyone who runs his or musicians and producers. If it were into a room together. So far, so good! enormous casualties. The industry her own show, I haven’t had an left up to me to do any of that on my itself has, and continues to, rise to The most recent string to your bow externally imposed routine since I own, I would never ever have released this challenge. If I could wave a wand is a regular radio spot on ABC 774. started in this crazy game when I my first song and I certainly wouldn’t and return to the days of old, would I? How did you get the gig and what are was twenty-whatever. Although it’s be working on my eighth album, as I am Absolutely not. As a music maker, some of the aspects of this new role been exciting, I’ve longed for more today. My most constant collaborator we now have the potential of more that you are looking forward to? structure in my working-life for a long is producer Marty Brown, who I power and say in our own career; I got this role because a guy called time. Reinventing the wheel every happened to fall in love with, and that is something we need to exercise. Warwick Tiernan called me and asked single morning can get exhausting. marry. It’s a pretty sweet deal. He is If you do have that talent, if you do me if I wanted it. Apparently, Warwick I wonder how I’ll go with it all? the most honest person I know, and he work hard, and you are lucky enough runs the station? So I said “Really? keeps me honest too. Our relationship to feel there’s something inside you You mean, full-time? What about me is intense; we keep the soft fluffy part worth saying (which there is, for all music?” I suggested four days a week, in it by having date night every week. of us), then this is your time in history. Even if we don’t feel like it, we have date night. It’s always worthwhile.

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Ed’s Done it All

Words by It’s a great century to be a trumpeter. As he says, “I fervently believe Phil Lambert The last time trumpeters had it that many of the most masterful INTERSTELLAR CALL so good was in the 18th century, contributions for the trumpet have when Bach, Handel and other greats been in the past 50 years and continue Fri 22 April 7pm created a wealth of virtuosic trumpet to be written today”. Now a zealous repertoire. Then the great rivers advocate for the contemporary MESSIAEN of trumpet writing started to dry trumpet, Ed Carroll imparts his Interstellar Call up. After Haydn and Hummel, the fearlessness and mastery of craft MAIMETS trumpet virtually disappeared from to students at the California Institute Media Vita (arr. for 6 trumpets) the concert platform as a soloist. of the Arts. His reputation as one of LANG Yes, the great symphonists continued the world’s best teachers equals his Are You Experienced? to write wonderful trumpet parts reputation as a player. When the HINDEMITH in their orchestral works, but the Los Angeles Philharmonic urgently Konzertmusik op. 49 pianists and violinists became the needed two extra trumpeters to help REVUELTAS concerto supremos, and the most their over-extended trumpet section Sensemayá (arr. brass & percussion) idolised soloists of the concert hall. in some challenging new repertoire, WOLF Of course, the trumpet found a they phoned Ed and simply asked him The Devil Inside new outlet in the early 20th century for his two best students. Professional in jazz, but it was the avant-garde compliments don’t come any better. Edward Carroll composers of the mid-century who His program for ANAM is a director/trumpet ushered in a glorious renaissance showcase for the many different voices ANAM Brass & Percussion Musicians for the concert-hall trumpet. of the modern trumpet. A welcome Venue Berio, Stockhausen, Gruber and rarity is the 1937 work Sensemayá by South Melbourne Town Hall others found there was plenty of Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas, unrealised potential still waiting to a hypnotic musical representation Tickets be mined from its golden tones. of an Afro-Cuban voodoo ritual. Full $60 Sen $45 Conc $35 American trumpeter Ed Carroll At the other end of the spectrum Bookings has been through the entire gamut. is the darkly comic Are You Experienced? anam.com.au or 03 9645 7911 Hearing the Mahler symphonies in for narrator and ensemble by New his teens was his Road to Damascus Yorker David Lang, which somehow IN CONVERSATION moment when he knew he had to be brings the flavour of Seinfeld into the WITH... a professional musician. After training hall. Add some neo-classical Hindemith, EDWARD CARROLL at Juilliard he launched into his career some medieval-inspired Maimets and Fri 22 April 3pm wanting to be the American Maurice an interstellar call from Messiaen André. If clocking up well over 20 and you have one of the most varied commercial recordings as a baroque concerts of ANAM’s 2016 season. Edward Carroll soloist is a measure of success, then trumpet one can say he achieved his goal. Venue And if your CD collection contains Council Chamber, recordings by the great American South Melbourne Town Hall orchestras you will almost certainly Tickets have heard him in the orchestral works $5 (ANAMates Free) of Mahler, Strauss, Bruckner and the Bookings rest. But the new Golden Age of the Tickets at the door trumpet is, according to Ed, now.

Music Makers Volume — 17 Page 4 Artist Insight

Being a Saxophonist in the Classical World

Words by Christina Leonard AUSTRALIAN VOICES 1: FINSTERER Mon 21 March 6pm “You play saxophone…!? Ooooo, I love saxophone! So do you play in a band...?” FINSTERER This would probably be the most Tract common response when people ask me FINSTERER what I do. I am normally greeted then Silva with a look of curiosity when I say that FINSTERER I am a Classical saxophonist and no I Nobility from Julian Suite don’t normally play in pubs and bars FINSTERER but rather with orchestras and smaller Ionia ensembles playing and recording music. FINSTERER There are often doubtful looks when Angelus I explain that often I have arranged the music for saxophone myself or Christina Leonard that it has been written recently curator/saxophone and sometimes especially for me. ANAM Musicians The next penny to drop is that I am a woman playing saxophone, “well there Venue wouldn’t be very many girls playing Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre saxophone now would there…!” And Tickets again a look of surprise when I say that played in a classical context before The process of working with Full $25 Conc $15 when I started, women were definitely and when they not only enjoy the composers to create new works for Bookings in the minority but now in the classical performance but inquire about other the instrument is especially exciting melbournerecital.com.au world it’s fairly even, especially when I pieces, it is an uplifting experience. for me. It is very important for the or 03 9699 3333 It still surprises me how frequently promotion of the instrument and a very consider the students commencing a Presented in partnership with classical degree at the Conservatorium this happens. I suppose one of my real way to keep building the strength Melbourne Recital Centre of Music in Sydney where I teach. biggest challenges is to create as and longevity of the Australian music There are very few saxophone many opportunities as possible for scene. Creating relationships with players internationally that exclusively the general public to hear Classical composers so they know what perform, most combine performance saxophone. I am confident that is possible on the instrument is and teaching as I do, which is lucky once people have heard saxophone paramount; it opens a dialogue that for me as I enjoy both of these roles played in this context they will want stretches both my imagination and very much. It’s a real privilege to to hear more. Exposure creates theirs and hopefully leaves a body be guiding the next generation of demand through a range of pathways. of work that challenges, inspires and players. Assisting them strive to As a community it is important adds value to our cultural landscape. improve across the broad range that Classical saxophonists create of capabilities that musicians now and take opportunities to increase Christina Leonard is curator and guest artist for the first Australian Voices require and seeing them expanding our presence so that organisations concert of 2016 featuring the works of creating new works and composers their skillset is very rewarding. Australian composer Mary Finsterer. I also really enjoy performing and deciding on what instruments they innovating. When people comment that wish to write for will consider including they have never heard the saxophone saxophone on a more regular basis.

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IN CONVERSATION WITH… ANTONIO MENDEZ What’s on Fri 4 March 3pm Antonio Mendez February – April conductor Venue Council Chamber, South Melbourne Town Hall Tickets $5 (ANAMates Free) ALEX RAINERI CONCERT 1 AUSTRALIAN VOICES 1: SOUNDBITE Bookings ANAM FELLOWSHIP FINSTERER Fri 8 April 1pm Tickets at the door PERFORMANCE Mon 21 March 6pm Fri 11 March 6pm JS BACH/BUSSONI OPENING CONCERT FINSTERER Prelude & Fugue in D major BWV532 Sat 5 March 7pm MOZART Tract JS BACH/BUSSONI Quintet for piano & winds in E-flat K452 FINSTERER Chorale prelude no. 5 Ich ruf zu dir BWV639 NØRGÅRD Silva BRAHMS JS BACH/BUSSONI For a Change Percussion Concerto no. 1 Trio for violin, cello & piano in C minor op. 101 FINSTERER Chorale prelude no. 2 Wachet auf BWV645 P DEAN FRANCK Nobility from Julian Suite Oboe Concerto (world premiere) JS BACH/BUSSONI Violin Sonata in A major op. 13 FINSTERER Chorale prelude no. 3 Nun komm BWV659 SIBELIUS Ionia JS BACH/BUSSONI Symphony no. 2 in D major op. 43 Alex Raineri (QLD) FINSTERER Chaconne in D minor BWV1004 fr. Violin piano Angelus Partita in D minor Nick Deutsch ANAM Musicians oboe Christina Leonard Guest Musicians Adam McMillan (QLD) curator/saxophone Kaylie Melville piano Venue percussion ANAM Musicians South Melbourne Town Hall Venue Antonio Mendez Venue South Melbourne Town Hall Tickets conductor Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre Full $20 Conc $15 (ANAMates $10) Tickets ANAM Orchestra Tickets $5 (ANAMates Free) Bookings Venue Full $25 Conc $15 anam.com.au or 03 9645 7911 Bookings South Melbourne Town Hall Bookings Tickets at the door Tickets melbournerecital.com.au or 03 9699 3333 Full $60 Sen $45 Conc $35 IN CONVERSATION WITH… NICK DEUTSCH AUSTRALIAN VOICES 2: Bookings MOSTLY MOZART SCULTHORPE anam.com.au or 03 9645 7911 Fri 18 March 3pm Tue 22 March 11am Thu 14 April 6pm

LAURENCE MATHESON Nick Deutsch oboe MOZART SCULTHORPE CONCERT 1 Serenade for winds no. 11 K375 Songs of Sea & Sky for clarinet & piano Venue ANAM FELLOWSHIP BRAHMS Council Chamber, SCULTHORPE Serenade no. 2 in A major op. 16 PERFORMANCE South Melbourne Town Hall Tabuh Tabuhan Tue 8 March 7.30pm SCULTHORPE Tickets Nick Deutsch String Quartet no. 8 $5 (ANAMates Free) oboe/director BRAHMS Bookings Clarinet Trio in A minor op. 114 ANAM Musicians Paul Dean Tickets at the door BRAHMS Venue curator/clarinet Trio for horn, violin & piano Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, ANAM Musicians in E-flat major op. 40 SERENADE Melbourne Recital Centre Venue Fri 18 March 7pm BRAHMS Tickets Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre Piano Quintet op. 34 Full $47 Conc $40 Tickets MOZART Bookings Full $25 Conc $15 Laurence Matheson (VIC) Serenade for winds no. 11 K375 melbournerecital.com.au or 03 9699 3333 piano DVORÁK Bookings Complimentary morning tea is served from Serenade for winds in D minor op. 44 melbournerecital.com.au or 03 9699 3333 Venue 10.15am in the MRC Ground Floor Foyer South Melbourne Town Hall BRAHMS Serenade no. 2 in A major op. 16 SOUNDBITE Tickets SOUNDBITE Full $20 Conc $15 (ANAMates $5) Fri 15 April 1pm Nick Deutsch Thu 24 March 1pm Bookings oboe/director anam.com.au or 03 9645 7911 Program to be advised SCHUMANN Caroline Henbest ANAM Musicians viola Adagio & Allegro op. 70 SOUNDBITE Venue Howard Penny SCHUBERT Fri 11 March 1pm South Melbourne Town Hall cello “Auf dem Strom” for soprano, horn & piano D943 Tickets ANAM Musicians BRAHMS $5 (ANAMates Free) Timothy Skelly (NSW) Quintet for clarinet & strings Venue Bookings French horn in B minor op. 115 South Melbourne Town Hall Tickets at the door Tickets ANAM Musicians ANAM Musicians Full $60 Sen $45 Conc $35 MELBA Opera voices IN CONVERSATION WITH… Venue Bookings Venue EDWARD CARROLL South Melbourne Town Hall anam.com.au or 03 9645 7911 South Melbourne Town Hall Fri 22 April 3pm Tickets $5 (ANAMates Free) Tickets $5 (ANAMates Free) Edward Carroll Bookings trumpet Tickets at the door Bookings Tickets at the door Venue Council Chamber, South Melbourne Town Hall Tickets $5 (ANAMates Free) Bookings Tickets at the door

Music Makers Volume — 17 Page 6 Repertoire Background

INTERSTELLAR CALL Fri 22 April 7pm

MESSIAEN Interstellar Call For a Change MAIMETS Media Vita (arr. for 6 trumpets) LANG Are You Experienced? HINDEMITH Konzertmusik op. 49 REVUELTAS Sensemayá (arr. brass & percussion) WOLF The Devil Inside

Edward Carroll director/trumpet ANAM Brass & Percussion Musicians Venue South Melbourne Town Hall Tickets Full $60 Sen $45 Conc $35 Bookings anam.com.au or 03 9645 7911

ST SILAS SUNDAYS NO 1 Sun 24 April 2.30pm

Program to be advised Hamish Upton (NZ) curator/percussion Venue St Silas Anglican Church, 99 Bridport St Albert Park Words by Tickets Phil Lambert Full $25 Conc $15 (ANAMates $15) Bookings See anam.com.au for details As far as the Chinese are concerned the in and surfaced with treasure, Includes complimentary afternoon tea I Ching, or Book of Changes, has been a spectacular percussion piece OPENING CONCERT around forever. It can be traced back at based on four different hexagrams. Sat 5 March 7pm least 2,500 years, but everyone knows Years later he added an orchestra to SOUNDBITE its origins are timeless. Like much of the create the concerto For a Change. Fri 29 April 1pm Bible, no one knows who or how many It’s a massive adventure for the NØRGÅRD authors created it. The Chinese have audience but especially the soloist, For a Change Percussion Concerto no. 1 Program to be advised traditionally turned to it as a source of who must have command over a P DEAN ANAM Musicians divination, and over the centuries it’s massive battery of percussion gear. been consulted by anxious emperors It’s an adventure percussionist Oboe Concerto (world premiere) Venue and peasants alike in search of Kaylie Melville will take on SIBELIUS South Melbourne Town Hall guidance. It’s spawned entire libraries Saturday 5 March. Symphony no. 2 in D major op. 43 Tickets of commentaries, interpretations $5 (ANAMates Free) and philosophical treatises. If no Nick Deutsch oboe Bookings single person could seriously claim to “For a Change is a Tickets at the door understand it definitively, it’s equally Kaylie Melville true that no one dares dispute its place total thrill to play. percussion LAURENCE MATHESON as one of the Chinese ‘Five Classics’, It’s a chance to Antonio Mendez CONCERT 2 as central to China’s heritage as the conductor ANAM FELLOWSHIP Bible and Aristotle are to Europe’s. showcase so many ANAM Orchestra At the heart of the I Ching are PERFORMANCE Venue the 64 hexagrams, little oblong wonderful percussion South Melbourne Town Hall Fri 29 April 7.30pm patterns made up of six lines. Some of instruments from the lines are unbroken and represent Tickets SCHUBERT the yang. The other lines are broken, all over the world, Full $60 Sen $45 Conc $35 Fantasia in F minor for piano 4 hands D940, two halves separated by a small gap, Bookings op. 103 and represent the yin. Each hexagram and each movement anam.com.au or 03 9645 7911 SCHUBERT has its own unique configuration of has such a completely Quintet in A major D667, op. 114 “Trout” yin and yang lines and symbolises a SCHUBERT particular state of being. The 64th distinctive, unique Piano trio no. 1 D898 hexagram, for example, is called Towards Completion and represents character — Laurence Matheson (VIC) a time when the change from chaos thundering, quirky, piano to order is not yet completed. Venue Danish composer Per Nørgård tender and relentless South Melbourne Town Hall is now 83. Like Sibelius, his early idol, in turn. It’s a real Tickets Nørgård has always sounded as if he Full $20 Conc $15 (ANAMates $5) were a lightning rod for the forces of roller-coaster ride nature. In the swinging 60’s Nørgård, Bookings from beginning anam.com.au or 03 9645 7911 like The Beatles, Stockhausen and almost everyone else, discovered to end!” eastern mysticism. The fathomless waters of the I Ching beckoned. — Kaylie Melville All details are correct at time of As fearless as a Viking, he dived printing and subject to change. Please visit anam.com.au for the most up to date information.

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Affinity Collective: a Wild Ride

Words by Mee Na Lojewski

My year as an ANAM Fellow really It has been a wild ride learning showed me how life in music, perhaps how to balance the bigger and What’s next for more than in other professions, can smaller pictures, the cello playing Affinity Collective? bring surprises and take unexpected and behind-the-scenes administration, turns. I couldn’t have foreseen all the planning for the present and the of the hoops and loops my ANAM planning for the future. For me, the real SEASON OPENING & Fellowship would put me through, test of my Fellowship was discovering OVERSEAS TOUR nor the excitement that independent how to maintain my own instrumental Tue 22 March 7pm music making would open up to me. practice and the never-ending tasks Affinity Collective’s inaugural involved in programming, managing concert season launched in March and promoting Affinity Collective. My Information 2015 in ANAM’s Ballantyne Room to fellowship mentor, Genevieve Lacey, affinitycollective.com/concerts sold-out audiences. This four-part advised and encouraged me in a vital series featured three world premieres way. As a performing musician involved PLUS… by Australian composer Jack Symonds in many artistic roles, Genevieve 28 March – 9 May alongside repertoire from the past demonstrated by example how to century relevant to Symonds’ preserve ‘creative me time’ as my Affinity Collective Quartet leaves creative process. Reflecting on the number one endeavour. She also helped WHAT IS AN for their Overseas Development ‘extra-musical’ side to creating this me see past the immediate present and ANAM FELLOWSHIP? project, perhaps my biggest realisation think imaginatively about developing Tour travelling to London, Berlin The ANAM Fellowship was that the matter of programming, ideas and strategies for the future. and Hannover for performances program is designed to provide rehearsing and performing music is As Affinity Collective continues and mentorships with leading musicians and/or ensembles of only the tip of a much larger iceberg. beyond the ANAM Fellowship program European quartets. exceptional accomplishment Bringing Affinity Collective’s six and enters its second year, we are They are seeking support with the freedom and support players, four guest musicians and our looking forward to new challenges towards this overseas tour. to progress their careers by Sydney-based composer together and adventures here in Melbourne Visit affinitycollective.com/news realising specific goals in support over the year, I realised the first hurdle and overseas in the UK and Germany. for more information. of their musical development. was actually finding time to rehearse Heather Leviston’s Classic and perform. I also discovered the Melbourne review of Affinity necessity of negotiation and readiness Collective’s June concert last year to reschedule if much needed casual sums up our collective efforts within work came up, even if the only the invaluable framework that option was rehearsing at 11pm in ANAM provides: “...This concert was one of our musician’s basement! a reminder of the important role of Directing a group and taking ANAM in fostering enterprise at a responsibility for ‘running the show’, more personal level. The Fellowship was something I didn’t imagine myself Project is a valuable opportunity doing 18 months ago. I saw myself for performers to collaborate with learning very quickly, admittedly on composers of new music and offer a smaller scale, the skills of the whole audiences a fuller appreciation ANAM administrative team. Lucky for of musical connectedness.” me, I had the willingness of many staff members to lend an ear and a helping hand in areas of scheduling, production, ticketing, marketing and development.

Music Makers Volume — 17 Page 8 Australian Voices

Music of Our Time: Why Australian Music is so important

Words by Melbourne runs on music. It has for Performance Award, Melbourne Recital Marshall McGuire decades. And classical music has Centre has a strong commitment Director of Artistic Planning, always held an important place in to music of our time. As well as to Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne’s musical life. Because of musicians based in Melbourne who this, it is known as a great place to be stand out for their outstanding a musician, and to be a music lover. performances and dynamic As such, it feels like the Australian programming interests. Plus we have a National Academy of Music (ANAM) variety of audiences who are interested couldn’t possibly thrive elsewhere. in all sorts of music. Between us and In my view, the best way to ANAM we are able to focus some learn about music is to play it. Or attention on Australian music making, at least listen to others performing contextualising and celebrating it as it. ANAM has such a great collegial part of our year-round activities. approach to music making, where Any programs that support the young musicians and audiences come presentation of Australian music together to present, listen to and (such as the Australian Voices series discuss performances. In addition, co-presented by Melbourne Recital it has an important impact on the Centre and ANAM) are vital in this faculty where teachers are also multi-faceted musical world. Music accomplished performers. It is a perfect from our time and our place have a combination of skills and circumstance. particular relevance to Australian The skills required of a performer audiences, especially when the stories nowadays are really no different of the composers and their lives to those that were required in the are articulated. People love hearing past — it’s just that, in a world where about other people’s lives, even if so much information and content they are unfamiliar with their music. is available all of the time, we have As always with the Australian to work a little bit harder to make Voices series, I’m astonished by the our story heard. And that requires rich breadth of imagination that us to make the story better, and we uncover from Australian artists. more original, and more compelling. In 2016 we celebrate Mary Finsterer, Which is ultimately what we all Peter Sculthorpe, Damien Ricketson strive to do all of the time anyway! and Helen Gifford, four composers Through initiatives such as of startlingly original music. composer commissions, Metropolis Festival and Contemporary Masters

AUSTRALIAN VOICES 1: AUSTRALIAN VOICES 4: FINSTERER GIFFORD Mon 21 March 6pm Mon 31 October 6pm

Curated by Curated by Christina Leonard Jacinta Dennett

AUSTRALIAN VOICES 2: Venue Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre SCULTHORPE Tickets Thu 14 April 6pm Full $25 Conc $15 Bookings Curated by melbournerecital.com.au or 03 9699 3333 Paul Dean Presented in partnership with Melbourne Recital Centre AUSTRALIAN VOICES 3: RICKETSON Thu 23 June 6pm

Curated by Claire Edwardes

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Who’s New to ANAM in 2016? Meet some of our young musicians

Magdalenna Krstevska (VIC) Clarinet Alex Waite (VIC) Piano What do you find most challenging about being a musician? Figuring out exactly what I want Who do you most look up to to convey through my music and finding or get the most inspiration the right techniques to support that. from in the music world? Not being a perfectionist, but rather Lily Higson-Spence (QLD) Lots of people, for different allowing myself to ‘let go’ and once reasons. As corny as it sounds, I find Violin on stage, stop thinking about technique Tim Young (my teacher) an excellent and immerse myself completely in the role model because his hunger for Mat Levy (NSW) music itself. Maintaining a consistent discovery, versatility and general Percussion Who do you most look up to high level of energy and drive through attitude is refreshing. And seeing or get the most inspiration all of the ups and downs of study someone living a similar professional from in the music world? and a musical career. Looking past life to where I’d be in an ideal world is, It’s easy to say someone like set-backs and always trying to find to me, really useful. Why did you choose to come to ANAM? Perlman, Vengerov or Gitlis, (each who, the joy in what we are lucky enough Further afield, Martha Argerich I chose ANAM because it offered of course, I look up to greatly) but it’s to be doing (playing beautiful music). for her supremely natural, spontaneous a great variety of different options, easier for me to be inspired by some Do you have any hidden talents musical engagement and technique, including everything from orchestral of the female artists like Midori, that aren’t music related? and Daniel Barenboim for his musical percussion and timpani to new music Chang, Benedetti, Batiashvilli or I am multilingual! I can speak four intelligence and what he can do at and chamber music. ANAM also offers Salerno-Sonnenberg because I feel languages fluently (English, French, the piano with a less-than-ideal the opportunity to work with some like I can relate more closely, and the Bulgarian, Macedonian) and last year technical apparatus. of Australia’s best teachers and in feats that seem impossible suddenly some of the country’s best facilities, (in my spare time) I decided to take up What are your top 3 favourite feel a bit more achievable! Girl power! especially for percussion and timpani. Spanish. So I can also speak beginner books? Why? Although, I do have to give a special It also came very highly recommended Spanish… and beginner German. Well I’m currently reading mention to Stefan Jackiw, he’s one to me by my teachers and some Although my German is getting pretty The Picture of Dorian Grey whilst of my biggest inspirations. friends who are currently studying rusty now. I need to practice it! travelling around Canada, which I’m What do you do in your spare time? or have previously been at ANAM. Is there anything else we enjoying a lot. I’m not sure about I love photography art, and cooking. favourites, they change over time. What do you do in your spare time? don’t know about you? My favourite books of the past year In my spare time I like to try and What is your dream career? I’ve spent a lot of time living have probably been Jane Eyre for keep myself busy. I’ve been making I don’t really have a particular overseas. I’ve been to school in the way it grips the reader and some of my own timpani mallets for thing in mind, all I hope is that I’m Macedonia, Bulgaria and France. doesn’t seem to lag, as well as its a while and I like to try and discover still playing my violin the best I can When I was 11 and in Macedonia slightly rebellious social commentary. new music to listen to or play while and loving every minute of it. I started having lessons with a Gypsy Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet has to be I’m making them. I also really enjoy clarinettist in Bitola and learnt a up there because of the warm, fuzzy, cycling and try get out on the bike number of gypsy dances from him. celebrate-life-for-life’s-sake feeling when I’ve got some free time. There was no sheet music, just learning that I got from reading it. And for a by ear and imitation. I went back to What’s on your playlist at the moment? music book: probably Famous Pianists him multiple times over the years The latest thing on my playlist at and Their Technique, because Gerig is (every time we returned to Macedonia) the moment is the new David Bowie able to extract (and sometimes spin) and now have a great repertoire of album Blackstar. I’ve also been listening a fascinating narrative from a subject gypsy/folk-style party starters up to the Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet usually treated with such dullness. my sleeve! I find it really important Suite’ recorded by the Scottish National to explore other styles of music Orchestra with Neeme Jarvi conducting (other than classical), particularly styles in preparation for the Australian that involve improvisation and playing Youth Orchestra’s February season. by ear. It’s also really important to me to have a strong musical connection with my background (I’m Macedonian and Bulgarian).

Music Makers Volume — 17 Page 10 Faculty Q&A

Five Minutes with... Dr Robin Wilson, ANAM Head of Violin

Favourite Melbourne restaurant? Performance opportunities in chamber Too many! I had several memorable music collaborations with world-class meals at Supernormal late last visiting artists, professional ensembles year. I frequently dream about the and orchestras. All in all, ANAM affords lobster rolls and roast duck leg…! a rich and comprehensive immersion across the spectrum of performance What is the latest movie you saw? mediums, amidst an inspiring faculty Actually Stars Wars… I’m not and talented young musicians who a Sci-Fi fan but it was certainly all share a strong commitment and an enjoyable nostalgic trip back love for music and the profession. to boyhood and the nephews were enthralled. What projects outside of ANAM do you have coming up in 2016? What do you think sets ANAM apart I’ll be playing a season with from other institutions in the world? the Australian Octet in works by So many things! A supportive Graeme Koehne (new commission), and nurturing environment where Dvořák and Schubert. We’ll also be a congenial size cohort allows for doing the Mendelssohn Octet for the individually-tailored learning. Copious 3MBSFM Mendelssohn Marathon. And and tiered performance opportunities I’m looking forward to performances in solo and chamber music and the with Ironwood Chamber Ensemble — chance for feedback from all faculty. particularly exploring the Elgar Piano Working with world-class conductors Quintet on gut strings! alongside faculty in orchestral projects.

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