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Southern Cross Soloists are set to shine in their 21st year, with an illuminating program of spectacular chamber music.

Southern Cross Soloists’ core ensemble combines some of Australia’s brightest talents, converging on Brisbane to create enlightening concert experiences in the intimate reverse mode of Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s glorious Concert Hall. A QPAC Company in Residence, the Soloists’ artistic reputation radiates both nationally and internationally, as they continue to ignite audiences with constantly evolving repertoire and dynamic annual programming. Ready to captivate audiences with music that is truly inspiring, the Soloists invite you to experience their 2016 season – one that promises to rekindle and inﬂ ame your love of live music. ForbiddenQPAC and Southern Cross Soloists present Love Jack Liebeck Violin

Where would great art be if it weren’t for tales of glittering romance and impending doom? From tragic lovers Pelleas and Melisande to Chausson’s hypnotic Poème for violin and ﬁ nishing with Saint-Saëns’ dreamy Le Muse et le Poète, the Soloists’ season opening, Forbidden Love, focuses on the torrid journeys of fatalistic infatuation. An endless source of inspiration for composers, John Rotar’s world premiere Vignette will also take a turn at exploring this zealous spark. Southern Cross Soloists welcome the return of international violin virtuoso, Jack Liebeck, in this exploration of passion and its all-consuming glow.

PROGRAM Sibelius Pelleas und Mellisande Suite Mahler Wer Hat Dies Leidsein Erdacht Errinerung Verlor’ne Müh Chausson Poème Rotar Vignette – New Work (World Premiere) Saint-Saëns Violons Dans Le Soir Saint-Saëns La Muse et le Poète, Op. 132

3pm Sunday 20 March 2016 | Concert Hall, Reverse Mode, QPAC 90 minutes (no interval) VisionsQPAC and Southern Cross Soloists presentof Earth William Barton Didjeridu Damien Beaumont Narrator

The greatest muse of all, the earth and its natural wonders, has resonated in music ever since the ﬁ rst glimmers at the beginning of time. Visions of Earth explores nature’s beauty and wildness as composers use music to paint lustrous scenes, from rugged coastlines to whimsical wildlife and incandescent skylines. Indigenous culture, with its spiritual connection to land and nature, ﬂ ickers in the hearts of this concert’s Australian composers, with Sculthorpe’s shimmering strings and his protégé Barton conjuring mystical stories of our unique island. Narration by ABC Classic FM’s Damien Beaumont explores these primal notions and dazzling images, with stunning music performed by Southern Cross Soloists alongside the master of the didjeridu, William Barton.

PROGRAM Mendelssohn Overture Hebrides, Op.26 Sculthorpe From Nourlangie Janáˇcek Selections from The Cunning Little Vixen Sculthorpe Songs of Sea and Sky Chabrier Recueil de Melodies: Ballade des Gros Dindons Les Cigales Villanelle des Petits Canards Barton New Work (World Premiere) Debussy Ibéria: Images pour Orchestre, No. 2

3pm Sunday 19 June 2016 | Concert Hall, Reverse Mode, QPAC 90 minutes (no interval) HeavenlyQPAC and Southern Cross Soloists present Voice Sara Macliver Soprano

For the very fi rst time, Southern Cross Soloists welcomes ARIA Award winning Australian singer Sara Macliver for a sparkling concert of master works for the soprano voice. Hailed by Limelight Magazine as, ‘Australia’s most angelic voiced soprano,’ Macliver’s famously versatile vocals will glisten in Heavenly Voice. Featuring a diverse program from the likes of Monteverdi, Mozart and Joni Mitchell, Macliver will also delight with a performance from her highly acclaimed ABC Classics recording of Canteloube’s Songs of the Auvergne. Feel uplifted and leave in awe of Macliver’s powerful vocal range, in this luminous season closing from Southern Cross Soloists. PROGRAM Monteverdi Chiome D’oro, Bel Thesoro, SV 143 Zefi ro Torna e di Soavi Accenti, SV 251 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K.488 Parto, parto, ma tu, ben mio from La clemenza di Tito, K.621 Sull’aria… che soave zeffi retto from Le Nozze di Figaro Adès Court Studies from The Tempest Canteloube Selections from Chants d’Auvergne Mitchell Both Sides, Now

3pm Sunday 27 November 2016 | Concert Hall, Reverse Mode, QPAC 90 minutes (no interval) Guest Artists

Jack Liebeck | Violin William Barton | Didjeridu Damien Beaumont | Narrator Sara Macliver | Soprano Stars in Forbidden Love Stars in Visions of Earth Stars in Visions of Earth Stars in Heavenly Voice

Jack Liebeck is established as one of William Barton is widely recognised Damien Beaumont was raised on a dairy Sara Macliver is one of Australia’s most popular the most compelling young violinists on as one of Australia’s leading didjeridu farm in the Adelaide Hills and though he and versatile artists and is regarded as one of the concert platform. He is Professor players and composers and is a powerful began studying a Bachelor of Science, the leading exponents of the Baroque repertoire. of Violin at the Royal Academy of Music advocate for the wider perception of his the lure of music saw him switch to study Macliver is a regular performer with all of the and Artistic Director of Oxford May Music cultural traditions. Born in Mount Isa, voice at the Elder Conservatorium of Australian symphony orchestras as well as the Festival, a festival of Music, Science Barton was taught to play the didjeridu by Music. Furthering his studies in England, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney Festivals, Pinchgut and the Arts. In 2013, Liebeck became his uncle, an elder of the Waanyi, Lardil Beaumont was also employed by a music Opera, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the violinist of prize winning Paris and Kalkadunga tribes of north-western publishing company in London where Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Musica Viva and based piano trio, Trio Dali, which has an Queensland. By the age of 12, Barton he was mentored, advised and taught a number of international companies. Macliver also international career with performances was in Sydney playing his instrument by leading musicians including Leslie records for ABC Classics and has more than 35 CDs scheduled all over Europe and further for Aboriginal dance troupes. Touring Howard, Andrew Field and Geoffrey and many awards to her credit. In 2015, Macliver aﬁ eld. In 2014, Liebeck performed Dario internationally since he was 15, Barton Parsons. Upon return to Australia, sang Creation with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Marianelli’s specially commissioned has appeared at music festivals and Beaumont joined the ABC. Today, he in Pinchgut Opera’s Bajazet, in concerts with Voyager Violin Concerto in a planets concert halls around the world and in presents many of the network’s direct West Australian Symphony Orchestra marking lecture/concert with physicist Professor Australia, worked with many composers broadcasts from the Sydney Opera the Gallipoli landing, Bach’s St John Passion and Brian Cox and the Queensland Symphony and has recorded a number of orchestral House and other concert venues around Mozart’s Requiem amongst many others. Sara Orchestra under Johannes Fritzsch. works. Barton won a 2012 ARIA Award for Australia and works closely with Opera has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the Best Classical Album for Kalkadungu. Australia. University of Western Australia in recognition of her services to singing. Southern Cross Soloists

Tania Frazer Emma Sholl Ashley Smith Ysolt Clarke Alan Smith Patrick Murphy Creative Director/Oboe Flute Clarinet Horn Violin Cello

Tania Frazer completed her music Emma Sholl is one of Australia’s fi nest Clarinettist Ashley Smith is a laureate Ysolt Clark studied at the Canberra Alan Smith completed post graduate Patrick Murphy holds the position of degree at the Guildhall School of fl autists and has held the position of several of the Australian classical School of Music and was appointed studies at the Robert Schumann Cello Performance Fellow at the School Music in London on full scholarship. of Associate Principal Flute with the music industry’s most prestigious Principal Third Horn of the Queensland Institute in Düsseldorf. He has of Music, University of Queensland (UQ) Tania has performed as Principal Sydney Symphony since 2003. As Guest prizes, including the 2015 APRA Symphony Orchestra (QSO) at the age had extensive experience as a and is a member of the White Halo Oboe with the Schleswig-Holstein Principal Flute, Emma has appeared Performance of the Year, the Music of 21. She has also performed with Concertmaster, both within Australia Ensemble, Ensemble in Residence Orchestra under Maazel, Rostropovich with the World Orchestra for Peace, Council of Australia Freedman most of Australia’s major symphony and overseas, and has been a soloist at UQ. He also gives solo concerts, and Solti, the Israel Philharmonic Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Hong Fellowship, an ABC Symphony orchestras. Since leaving the QSO, she with the Adelaide, Melbourne and with recent performances including under Zubin Mehta and Valery Gergiev, Kong Philharmonic, Australian Opera Australia Young Performer Award and has dedicated her time to pursuing Queensland Symphony Orchestras, as premieres of commissioned works for Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and Ballet Orchestra, Australian a Churchill Fellowship. Ashley has her passion of both music education well as appearing in various chamber solo cello by Australian composers New Zealand Symphony, Jerusalem Chamber Orchestra and the Adelaide, performed throughout Australia, the and chamber music performance. music ensembles in Australia and Paul Dean and James Ledger. Patrick Symphony, Stavanger Symphony, Queensland, Tasmanian and West USA and Asia including performances She has recorded and performed Europe. Alan teaches part-time at has performed with the Sydney Montreal Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Australian Symphony Orchestras. with Bang on a Can, the Chamber with renowned contemporary music Queensland Conservatorium Griffi th Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Symphony, and the Israel Opera. From Emma is also a member of the Music Society of the Lincoln Centre, ensemble ELISION, is a member of the University and is also a regular tutor Opera and Ballet Orchestra and the 2004 to 2008, Tania was Principal Oboe Australian World Orchestra. Emma and Chamber Music Northwest, the Lunaire Collective, performs often with for the Conservatorium orchestras Queensland Symphony Orchestra. with the Australian Chamber Orchestra harpist Jane Rosenson released their Kennedy Centre, the Beijing Modern Camerata of St John’s, and teaches at as well as the Queensland Youth He has been a staff member of the and performed as a soloist on their fi rst duo album Vignettes in March Music Festival and several major Queensland Conservatorium Griffi th Symphony. He plays a violin made by Sydney and Hobart Conservatoriums, 2006 European tour. As Southern Cross 2015. Emma is Lecturer in Flute at the Australian orchestras. Ashley is University where she directed the horn Jose Contreras in 1770. is a Fellow of the Australian Institute Soloists’ Creative Director, Tania has Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Assistant Professor and Head of Winds ensemble QHorns in their international of Music, and a regular player with the been the Musical Director of many plays a 14k rose gold Burkart fl ute. and Contemporary Performance at prize winning performance in Memphis Australian World Orchestra. productions including The Red Shoes the University of Western Australia. in 2013. and The Host with Expressions Dance A graduate of Yale University, the Company, Invisible Me for QPAC’s University of Western Australia and 2012 Out of the Box Festival and Fellow of the Australian National Guest Musical Director of the Daejeon Academy of Music. Ashley is a Buffet- Philharmonic Chamber Music Series Crampon Artist, endorsed by the in Korea. makers of fi ne wind instruments. Season ticket packages

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Margaret was a includes tours of California, South- founding member of the Song Company East Asia, England, New Zealand, and sang with Opera Australia from A Glowing Rendezvous Single Tickets Germany and a vast amount of recital 1986 to 1988 before joining the Cologne and chamber music engagements in State Opera in 1989 as the recipient Adult# $55 Concession*# $39 Student**# $25 Australia, including regular broadcasts of the German Operatic Award from on ABC Classic FM and the MBS Opera Foundation Australia. Since Networks. He has performed concertos that time, she has appeared as a with the Queensland, Tasmanian, soloist with major orchestras and BOOK NOW QPAC.COM.AU OR 136 246 Darwin and West Australian Symphony performance organisations throughout Orchestras, Orchestra Victoria, Australia, New Zealand and Germany Queensland Pops Orchestra and the in opera, concert, song recital and Special Group Discounts Available Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra. In oratorio. Margaret is Senior Lecturer Adult Groups 8+ $49 per person 2014, Alex was the winner of the in Voice and Head of Vocal Studies at Australian National Piano Award Queensland Conservatorium Griffi th School Groups 8+ (1 comp per 8) $20 per person and Kerikeri International Piano University where she has been a Contact QPAC Group Sales on 07 3840 7466 or [email protected] Competition. He is the pianist and member of academic staff since 1995. co-artistic director of contemporary ensemble Kupka’s Piano. #A transaction fee of up to $6.95 applies to single ticket and package bookings. *Eligibility is limited to those holding concession cards: Centrelink healthcare & pensioner.**Full time students with valid QLD student card. BOOK YOUR TICKETS Book at QPAC Box Offi ce, at qpac.com.au, by phoning 136 246 or by using this form. Please send completed form with your cheque, money order or credit card details to: Southern Cross Soloists Package, QPAC, PO Box 3567, South Bank, Qld, 4101. 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