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Canberra International Music Festival 27 April – 6 May 2018 CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 27 APRIL – 6 MAY 2018 Experience the music adventure CONCERT CALENDAR PAGE 1 OPENING GALA 7.30 pm Friday April 27 Fitters’ Workshop 5 Personal Injury Lawyers 2 DAPPER'S DELIGHT 11 am Saturday April 28 Fitters’ Workshop 9 3 ROGER WOODWARD I 3 pm Saturday April 28 Fitters’ Workshop 11 4 FOUR SEASONS 8 pm Saturday April 28 Fitters’ Workshop 15 5 BACH ON SUNDAY 11 am Sunday April 29 Fitters’ Workshop 19 National Gallery of Australia 6 ENOCH ARDEN 3 pm Sunday April 29 23 Instrumental Fairfax Theatre 7 CLASSIC SOUVENIR 6.30 pm Sunday April 29 Fitters’ Workshop 27 Starts at 8 FROM THE LETTER TO THE LAW 11 am Monday April 30 31 in protecting the National Library of Australia 9 ISRAEL IN EGYPT 6.30 pm Monday April 30 Fitters’ Workshop 37 10 am, 10 REQUIEM Tuesday May 1 Australian War Memorial 41 11.30 am rights of more 11 ROGER WOODWARD II 6.30 pm Tuesday May 1 Fitters’ Workshop 45 12 GLASS GAMES 12 pm Wednesday May 2 Canberra Glassworks 49 Canberrans. 13 ULYSSES NOW 6.30 pm Wednesday May 2 Fitters’ Workshop 52 8.30 am - –– TASTE OF THE COUNTRY Thursday May 3 Annual Festival Trip 57 4 pm 14 ORAVA QUARTET 6 pm Thursday May 3 Fitters’ Workshop 59 THE ASPIRATIONS OF A J O 15 8 pm Thursday May 3 Canberra Theatre 63 M R DAISE MORROW At Maliganis Edwards Johnson, we’ve seen 2018 Canberra 16 RETURN TO BASICS 11 am Friday May 4 Canberra Grammar School 65 firsthand how an injury can impact lives. International We’ve also seen how proper compensation 17 A SOLDIER'S RETURN 7.30 pm Friday May 4 Fitters’ Workshop 67 Music Festival can make all the difference. That’s why we’ve 18 I BASSIFONDI 11 am Saturday May 5 Fitters’ Workshop 71 provided more support, more personalised S P R advice, and more understanding to more O N S O 19 THE TROUT 3 pm Saturday May 5 Fitters’ Workshop 73 Canberrans since 1985. 20 BEOWULF 8 pm Saturday May 5 Fitters’ Workshop 77 If you’ve been injured and need 21 PETER AND THE WOLF 11 am Sunday May 6 Fitters’ Workshop 81 compensation, there’s one law firm that BARBARA BLACKMAN'S National Gallery of Australia 22 2 pm Sunday May 6 83 means more. FESTIVAL BLESSING Fairfax Theatre 23 FESTIVAL FINALE: SERENADE 6.30 pm Sunday May 6 Fitters’ Workshop 87 Don’t delay. Call MEJ. 02 6257 2999 | mej.com.au 1 Welcome from Message from ACT Chief Minister Honorary Festival Patrons, Andrew Barr MLA Major General the Hon. Michael Jeffery and Mrs Marlena Jeffery Welcome to the 2018 Canberra International The Canberra International Music Festival Autumn comes around, a little later this year than we were expecting. But when it comes around, Music Festival, where you can discover your own provides an opportunity for those attending the Canberra changes its colours and we have to change our tune. The tunes come from far afield this musical adventure. many and varied performances to experience a year and they delve deep into our collective memory: the sweeping stories of men returning from wonderful program, exceptional musicianship, Across 10 days, venues across Canberra will war, and what it means to head back home. come alive with the sound of the best classical, great venues and enjoyment from real and contemporary and world music in the Southern close connections between performers and Home is where our roots are, the things who made us who we are, the generations that defined us, audience. Hemisphere. named us and gave us history and kinship. The story of Beowulf lifts up a tip of the Anglo-Saxon With 23 ticketed concerts, site-specific events, As Honorary Patrons, Marlena and I are looking veil, a tale of adventure that is as riveting now as it once was long before someone committed it forward to this year’s Festival. It will be performed musical walks and free sessions, there’s to parchment. And Brenda’s story, the story of an Indigenous woman whose lands we share, the something for everyone. by very talented local, national and international artists at some of our city’s most iconic venues, story of putting ‘Gambambarawaraga’ to paper and leading us whitefellas through the cycle of the Canberrans are the happiest, longest-living and set against a backdrop of Canberra’s glorious seasons. She has lifted the tip of an even bigger veil that surrounds this land: the way it changes, the best-educated Australians and we certainly like autumn hues and colours. way it breathes, the way it burns in the sun and draws from the moon. our music. With intimate performances in some This magnificently organised ten day program of Canberra’s best buildings, this year’s festival How we return to our own sources is the story of this festival. We learn to walk a long way, often will inspire, educate and uplift. includes Indigenous cultural music, the ancient traditions of the bard, Baroque and only to find ourselves where we started. We would love to remember those first steps but our gait The ACT Government is proud to support classical music on period instruments and has shifted, our gaze widened and our stumbles have born fruit. No matter how much was gained, the Canberra International Music Festival birthday tributes to Claude Debussy and nothing ever remains the same. and Canberra’s expanded arts scene. As our Leonard Bernstein. This mix of musical styles city continues to grow, a healthy arts scene is and musicians, involving many of our younger This is a festival for the dreamers, for all those who believe in green sprigs shooting out of age-old important to add vibrancy to our community up and coming artists, provides an excellent trunks. and the Festival is an integral part of that. opportunity for all to enjoy a variety of world This Festival attracts many people from class performances. It also demonstrates that Roland interstate and I welcome you all to our city. the future of great music in this country is in You’ve come to one of the world’s best cities good hands. to visit this year, according to Lonely Planet. Marlena and I are looking forward to this year’s The Canberra region offers such diverse visitor Festival and the opportunity to share these experiences, from national institutions to our lovely musical experiences with you all. award-winning vineyards. Michael and Marlena Jeffery I hope you enjoy the 2018 Canberra International Music Festival and experience Canberra in all its seasonal beauty. Andrew Barr MLA ACT Chief Minister Photo: William Hall The position of Artistic Director IS SUPPORTED BY ANNA & BOB PROSSER 2 3 FRIDAY 27 APRIL FRIDAY 27 APRIL Supported by the AINSLIE + GORMAN ARTS CENTRES MALIGANIS EDWARDS JOHNSON presents FESTIVAL EXTRA CONCERT 1 TALK OF THE TOWN - THE VIOLINISTS OPENING GALA Gorman Arts Centre - Main Hall 55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon 2.00pm | 60 mins Festival Artistic Director Roland Peelman in conversation with Tim Fain and Cecilia Bernardini Meet two major protagonists of the violin: New York based Tim Fain of Philip Glass fame and Cecilia Bernardini, Dutch-Italian specialist of baroque and classical violin. A discussion on versatility, virtual reality and the rewards and challenges of classical music in the digital age. The Seasons TICKETS $10 Fitters' Workshop Festival Opening - William Barton and Ned McGowan in duet 7.30pm | 115 mins Philip Glass b. 1957: Chaconne I from Partita William Barton DIDGERIDOO The Best Festival Ever: Celebrating 25 years Ned McGowan b. 1970: Winter Tones Ned McGowan CONTRABASS FLUTE Peter Sculthorpe 1929–2014: Autumn Tim Fain SOLO VIOLIN Anne Boyd b. 1946: Goldfish Through Summer Rain 25 years ago, members of the Canberra Keiko Shichijo PIANO commmunity who shared a love of John Cage 1912-1992: 'Spring' from the ballet The Seasons (1947) Brendan Clarke DOUBLE BASS music began presenting concerts in Alistair Anderson b. 1948: When the frosts are setting in Hugh Barrett PIANO private homes and embassies. From these Anonymous: Rattlin’ Billie (18th century jig) Mark Sutton PERCUSSION small beginnings, the Festival has grown Anonymous: Rattling Roaring Willy (18th century jig) into a ten-day event with a national Susanna Borsch RECORDER reputation for excellence and innovation. Brenda Gifford b. 1968: Gambambarawaraga (WP) - Beaver Blaze Turner Trebles & Vocal Fry Kate Howden MEZZO-SOPRANO – INTERVAL – We think 25 years is worth celebrating. Tobias Cole COUNTERTENOR George Frideric Handel 1685-1759: Arias and Duets: Bach Akademie Australia We are launching a special birthday ‘Oh that I on wings could rise’ from Theodora HWV 68 DIR. Madeleine Easton appeal with the aim of raising an additional ‘Oh Lord whose mercies numberless’ from Saul HWV 53 WITH Become a Cecilia Bernadini VIOLIN $25,000 for Roland to invest in our 2019 ‘Se bramate d'amar chi vi sdegna’ from Serse (Xerxes) HWV 40 program. Simone Vallerotonda THEORBO 2019 ‘Se in fiorito prato’ from Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV 17 Alice Giles BAROQUE HARP Festival If you simply wouldn’t miss the Festival ‘As with rosy steps’ from Theodora HWV 68 DIRECTED FROM THE HARPSICHORD BY each year, or this is your first time and ‘Son nata a lagrimar’ from Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV 17 Roland Peelman Supporter you’ll be back, we would like you to join VOCAL FRY Is funded by ARTSACT with us to make CIMF 2019 our and presented by “Best Festival Ever”. ANU SCHOOL OF MUSIC This concert is supported by BEV & DON AITKIN WP – WORLD PREMIERE Find out more at cimf.org.au/25years 4 3-12 MAY 2019 5 Betty Beaver and the Festival Blaze Living language Betty Beaver AM is a stalwart of arts and music in Canberra.
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