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Music in the tropics... Sounds like paradise. Australian Festival of Chamber TOWNSVILLE Music 27 JULY — 5 AUGUST 2018 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR KATHRYN STOTT Wu Tong Enjoy a truly unique combination of exquisite music and tropical winter warmth at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. Explore the natural beauty of Townsville with its stunning coastline, beaches and lush rainforests. Take a dip in the ocean before immersing yourself in some of the world’s finest chamber music. Don’t miss your chance to experience an internationally acclaimed ten-day Festival program with more than 30 musicians visiting from around the world. WELCOME FROM KATHRYN STOTT 02 TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION 30 2018 PROGRAM 04 PRE & POST TOURING 31 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 13 DAY OFF DISCOVERIES 32 IN RESIDENCE 14 FESTIVAL VENUES 34 ARTISTS 15 FESTIVAL BUSES & MAP 34 ENSEMBLES 21 BOOKING INFORMATION 36 SPECIAL EVENTS 22 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 37 TICKET PACKAGES 24 TRANSPORT OPTIONS 38 HOLIDAY PACKAGES 26 SUPPORTING THE FESTIVAL 52 WINTERSCHOOL 28 CONTACT INFORMATION 52 Magnetic Island KATHRYN STOTT Welcome from the Artistic Director Hurray! It’s with great pleasure that I finally find myself in the position of being able to tell you about this year’s festival. This moment is one of both relief and great excitement! I don’t really want to single out any For my Composer-in-Residence, I welcome young cellists from one person because I feel strongly I have chosen Julian Yu who, years ANAM who will make up part of that every artist, whether they are ago, made a brilliant arrangement our Cello Octet. I welcome too from Australia or overseas, will be for an orchestra close to my home. Mairi Nicholson, an old friend and wholly committed to the festival and I was thrilled to reacquaint myself ABC presenter, who is going to to performing in new collaborations. with his music and, in particular, look host all the evening concerts. Many of our international musicians forward to hearing his Passacaglia I also welcome Pavel Fischer, who are coming to Australia for the first performed by violinist Grace Clifford. is going to direct the Winterschool. time, while some Australians are coming to AFCM for the first time. All the aspects you love will still But most of all, I welcome YOU! Perfect – they can all get acquainted feature; lots to chat about in Come and be amazed, moved, in Townsville! Of course, we Conversation Concerts, I’m sure, thrilled and entertained by all these welcome our Quartet-in-Residence, and a super new venue for this too. brilliant musicians and be part the Goldner String Quartet whose In fact, on Sunday 29th July, again at of this exciting new AFCM chapter. members are AFCM family. The Ville, I’ve created a more relaxed evening called Cleveland Bay Supper I hope you will agree that there is Club. This is going to be a very a terrific variety of music over the special event on all levels. Later in CONNECTI NS course of 10 days. We have many the week, some of our musicians premieres, but as always, the great will be at the Heritage Exchange, pillars of chamber music repertoire – in ‘a late night happening’ performing which we all know and love – some music not heard in the main are in abundance. I decided upon program. Expect to be surprised! a mini focus on women composers, so there is a fantastic range of music We are also working for the first to enjoy here including Rebecca time with Griffith University and Clarke’s dynamic Viola Sonata. James Cook University Film and British author, Jessica Duchen, Visual departments from whom has written a narrative called ‘Being I’ve commissioned work to Mrs Bach’, so this strand continues accompany Karen Gomyo as she into Bach by Candlelight. performs all three Bach Partitas. This should be fascinating and add an extra collaborative dimension to the Bach experience. Opening Night 2017 02 — AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC DAY 01: FRIDAY 27/07 Saint-Saëns Villa-Lobos Stanhope Wu Tong Federico Jofre Chausson 01 7.30 PM THE JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY OPENING NIGHT CONCERT LIFT OFF! TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Hosted by Mairi Nicholson Our opening concert features 24 artists and promises high drama, beauty and sparkle. Experience two world premieres with instruments from Argentina and China, plus hear Chausson’s magnificent and passionate ‘Concert’, a chamber piece much loved by our Artistic Director. CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Septet Op.65 Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet), Katya Apekisheva (piano), Karen Gomyo (violin), Grace Clifford (violin), Lars Anders Tomter (viola), István Várdai (cello), Kees Boersma (double bass) HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas Brasileira No.5 Siobhan Stagg (soprano), cello octet: Julian Smiles, István Várdai, Guy Johnston, Howard Penny, Eliza Sdraulig, Caleb Wong, Vicky Zhang, Liam Meany 2018 PAUL STANHOPE Raqad (World premiere) Claire Edwardes (marimba) WU TONG Harmonium Mountain (Australian premiere) Program Wu Tong (sheng) A highly entertaining program awaits you, offering tremendous variety LEOPOLDO FEDERICO and depth, and several Australian and world premieres too. Enjoy many Capricho Otõnal chamber music favourites plus new music from living composers. JP Jofre (bandoneon) The artist combinations will delight and surprise, as will the breadth of JP JOFRE instruments represented. Highlights include Opening Night, Governor’s Árboles (World premiere) JP Jofre (bandoneon), Claire Edwardes (marimba), Wu Tong (sheng) Gala, both Bach concerts and the new Cleveland Bay Supper Club. INTERVAL ERNEST CHAUSSON Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet Op.21 Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Kathryn Stott (piano), Goldner String Quartet JP Jofre and Karen Gomyo AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC — 05 DAY 02: SATURDAY 28/07 DAY 03: SUNDAY 29/07 Mozart Smythe 02 Barber Brophy D’Netto Mozart 03 Yu Sibelius Brahms Yu Barber Myers Haydn Ravel Gypsy Kings Rachmaninoff Delibes Kern & Hammerstein Vaughan Williams Tchaikovsky Ravel Kapustin Jofre Gershwin 10.00AM 7.30PM 11.00AM 3.00PM 5.00PM INTERVAL (with food) CONCERT CONVERSATIONS 1 GOVERNOR’S GALA CHURCH CONCERT QUEENS GARDENS CONCERT AFCM WINTERSCHOOL JP JOFRE with Kathryn Stott EXOTIC EXCURSIONS DOVETAILING BARBER FREE EVENT JUNIOR WINTERSCHOOL All Australian premieres THE PAVILION, THE VILLE TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE MARY MACKILLOP CHURCH QUEENS GARDENS PERFORMANCE RESORT – CASINO Hard Tango Hosted by Mairi Nicholson SAMUEL BARBER Hosted by Mairi Nicholson ST JAMES’ CATHEDRAL Primavera Kathryn chats with Julian Bliss, Dover Beach Op.3 Let us transport you thousands FREE EVENT Manifesto Guy Johnston, Claire Edwardes Presented by Townsville City Tango movements of miles through the imaginative Roderick Williams (baritone) Council and AFCM, this entertaining and Tobias Breider Goldner String Quartet The Junior Winterschool show off Universe music and words featured in concert in the park offers a variety their new skills to family, friends and tonight’s program. We get off JP Jofre (bandoneon) MOZART GERARD BROPHY of entertainment, not all of it festival patrons. Kegelstatt Trio, K498 to a flying start with our festival chamber music. Visiting Festival Karen Gomyo (violin) composer’s absolutely brilliant Dervish Guy Johnston (cello) Julian Bliss (clarinet), Tobias Breider artists are joined by local ensembles Passacaglia after Biber. For those CONNOR D’NETTO 7.00PM FOR 7:30PM Kees Boersma (double bass) (viola), Timothy Young (piano) the Barrier Reef Orchestra and of you still new to the music of Brief Moments (World premiere) the 1RAR band. CLEVELAND BAY Kathryn Stott (piano) Julian Yu, this is not to be missed. CLARE JOHNSTON Claire Edwards (vibraphone) Music to include: SUPPER CLUB INTERVAL (with food) Behind Blue Eyes Karin Schaupp (guitar) JULIAN YU ‘BEYOND THE BLUES’ Passacaglia after Biber STANLEY MYERS GEORGE GERSHWIN Claire Edwardes (vibraphone) WOLFGANG AMADEUS Grace Clifford (violin) Cavatina – Theme from The THE PAVILION, THE VILLE Lullaby for String Quartet MOZART Deerhunter (arr. Richard Charlton) DAME ETHEL SMYTHE RESORT – CASINO Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin) Sonata for Cello and Piano Op.5 MAURICE RAVEL Duo No.1 in G K423 GYPSY KINGS Hosted by Mairi Nicholson Grace Clifford (violin) Guy Johnston (cello), Rhapsodie Espagnole for piano Karen Gomyo (violin) Moorea (arr. Richard Charlton) Lars Anders Tomter (viola) Daniel de Borah (piano) four hands Lars Anders Tomter (viola) Karin Schaupp (guitar) and the Tonight we are really excited to Howard Penny (cello) Timothy Young (piano), Townsville Guitar Orchestra introduce something new to JOHANNES BRAHMS AFCM. In three parts, our festival Embraceable You (arr. Earl Wild) 5.00PM Katya Apekisheva (piano) Clarinet Quintet Op.115 SERGEI RACHMANINOFF musicians perform jazz, tango Kathryn Stott (piano) RAY GOLDING SUNSET SERIES RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Julian Bliss (clarinet), Zdes’ Korosho (transcribed by and some all-time favourites by WAS IT A DREAM? Songs of Travel Goldner String Quartet Michael Rot) George Gershwin. Come and relax Someone To Watch Over Me with a glass of wine and canapés (arr. Joseph Turrin) TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Roderick Williams (baritone), TRADITIONAL CHINESE SONG LÉO DELIBES in our first lounge concert. Julian Bliss (clarinet) Daniel de Borah (piano) Yanzi (Swallow Song) Les filles de Cadiz JULIAN YU MAURICE RAVEL Kathryn Stott (piano) Piano Trio INTERVAL TRADITIONAL TAIWANESE Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet) Sonata for Violin and Piano No.2 SONG Barrier Reef Orchestra Three Preludes (arr. James Cohn) Grace Clifford (violin), Howard Penny PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Karen Gomyo (violin) Longing