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The British Music Society of Victoria Inc. was founded in 1921 by Mrs Louise Dyer. Applications for membership are most welcome. BRITISH Ask for our brochure. Annual Subscriptions: $60 (Adult) $40 (Concession) MUSIC $80 (Family) (Renewable on anniversary of initial subscription) Members are admitted free to all Society recitals. SOCIETY INC. General Admission $20 ($10 concession) Enquiries: Rosemary Mclndoe 100/264 Springvale Road NUNAWADING VIC 3131 Ph.9877 2650 Email: [email protected] LYREBIRD COMMISSION with CONCERT CALENDAR CRANIA BURKE, clarinets Sunday November 4th 2pm 2007 KIRSTY BREMNER, violin Sunday December 2nd 5pm* 2007 Sunday March 2nd 2pm 2008 DAVID McNICOL, pianoforte Sunday April 6th 2pm 2008 Sunday May 4th 2pm 2008 Sunday June 1st 2pm 2008 Sunday July 6th 2pm 2008 ,rd Sunday August 3r 2pm 2008 Sunday September 7th 2pm 2008 Sunday THE CHAPEL Sunday October 5th 2pm 2008 October 7th COPPIN COMMUNITY CENTRE *denotes early evening performance time ROYAL FREEMASONS' HOMES 2007 Cnr. Punt & Moubray St NEXT RECITAL: 2.00pm (enter from Moubray St) Sunday November 4* at 2pm Melway Ref: 2L D10 Ivana Tomaskova, violin Tamara Smolyar, pianoforte Meet the Artists the official accompanist for a number of Australia's most prestigious singing competitions, CRANIA BURKE...CLARINET/BASS CLARINET. Grania is a Melbourne based including the Herald Sun Aria Final, the German-Australian Operatic Award, the Welsh clarinettist/bass clarinettist and educator. She has performed regularly with the Melbourne Singer of the Year Award and the Lieder Society's "Liederfest". David has appeared as a Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, Australian Philharmonic Orchestra and Chamber piano soloist and as an accompanist in a number of live, national-broadcasts for 'ABC Made Opera. Classic FM', including a broadcast with the Australian composer/clarinetist, Brigid Burke. In 1993 studied in Germany attending masterclasses with Trio de Clarone, Eddie Daniels and Peter Handesworth. Also performing with the Frieburg Bach Orchestra and the Internationally, David has performed throughout Asia and Europe. In 2004 he performed Collegium Musicum Freiburg-Frankfurt. in South Korea, appearing in Chamber Made Opera's production, "Recital", featuring the Australian soprano Helen Noonan. He has accompanied some of Australia's most Crania's stage musicals include Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story distinguished singers in recitals, including Joanna Cole, Tiffany Speight, Bernadette and with the Melbourne.Theatre Company, Into the Woods, A Little Night Music and Cullen, Suzanne Johnston, Roxane Hislop, Deborah Riedel, Rosamund Illing and from Company. She has performed and recorded many Australian works including Bright New Zealand, Teddy Tahu Rhodes. David is very involved in the musical life of Tracks - Brenton Broadstock and Tri Duo - Brigid Burke and Grania Burke. Melbourne as a freelance accompanist, soloist, organist and teacher. He teaches at Loreto Performances in 2007 include the Opera 'Nelson ' by Stuart Greenbaum in the 2007 Mandeville Hall and is the accompanist/vocal-coach with the 4th year students at the Melba Castlemaine Festival, Monash University Lunchtime Concert Series works by Anthony Conservatorium. Recently, David has been invited by 'Victorian Opera' to coach their Briggs and Orchestra Victoria, the musical 'Sweet Charity' with the Production Company. Young Artist singers. Since 2002 Grania has held the position of Head of Woodwind in the Music Department at Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak. PROGRAM Darius Milhaud - Suite -for Violin, Clarinet and Piano KIRSTY BREMNER...VIOLIN:K\rsty grew up in Canberra where she studied violin with Ouverture Divertissement Jeu Introduction et Final Vincent Edwards at the Canberra School of Music. She later moved to Hobart to study with Jan Sedivka at the University of Tasmania where she gained the degree of Bachelor of Music. While in Tasmania Kirsty performed regularly with the Tasmanian Symphony Wolfgang A. Mozart - Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major K296 Orchestra and the Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players. In 1984 she was a state finalist Allegro vivace Andante sostenuto Rondo, Allegro in the ABC Instrumental and Vocal Competition. In 1985 she moved to Melbourne where she was appointed Associate Principal Second Violin in the Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Brigid Burke (1993) - Infra - Infer -for Solo Bass Clarinet Orchestra and in 1986 she was appointed to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In 1999 she was awarded the Elton John Scholarship and studied in Vienna and London. INTERVAL Kirsty was a founding member of the Academy of Melbourne and has also performed with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. She has played by invitation with the Malaysian Presentation of The 2007 LYREBIRD COMMISSION (The Society wishes Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa in Japan and most recently to acknowledge the generous contribution of the Robert Salzer Foundation) with Sinfonia Britannia in Cardiff, Wales. James Wade - A Stillness - Trio for Clarinet/Bass,Violin and Piano DAVID McNICOL..,.PIANOFORTE: David's interest in accompanying began at the age Phase 1 Phase 2 of 13 when he became the organist at the local church, accompanying the choir and soloists, including his father, who possessed a fine tenor voice. His interest in accompanying developed over the years, eventually graduating from the Melba Claude Debussy — Les Preludes Book I, No. 10 for Solo Piano Conservatorium where he studied both piano solo and piano-accompaniment with Margaret "La cathedrale engloutie" (The submerged cathedral) Schofield. Later, David received a scholarship to study in London with the internationally renowned Australian accompanist, Geoffrey Parsons. Previously, David had served as Parsons's page-turner during a number of recitals while accompanying Dame Janet Baker Aram Khachaturian - Trio -for Clarinet, Violin and Piano and Victoria de los Angeles. Andante con dolore,con molto espressione Allegro Moderate In 1990 David was invited to join Opera Australia as a trainee-repetiteur. He accompanied many of the company's principal artists in recitals throughout Australia. David has been ********** THE 2007 LYREBIRD COMMISSION PROGRAM NOTE James Wade was born in Melbourne and educated at the University of A Stillness (trio for clarinet / bass clarinet, violin and piano) Melbourne. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 2001, having studied Much of the inspiration for this piece was drawn from the fourth century philosophy, psychology and music history prior to turning his attention Chinese philosophical text the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. Chapter sixteen, seriously towards music. Initially studying voice with Steven Grant, then presented below, was a particular focal point. The clear musical overtone composition under Stuart Greenbaum, Johanna Selleck and Brenton of the text and the concepts of structure, movement and space mentioned Broadstock, he graduated again from the University of Melbourne in 2005 are correlated to the gestures of the piece. with a Bachelor of Music (Honours) and the Esther Rofe Award for composition. He was mentored by Brett Dean during the Cybec 21st / do my utmost to attain emptiness; Century Composers' Program (2006), Paul Stanhope in the KPO I hold firmly to stillness. composers' workshop (2006) and worked with Richard Mills, Kenneth The myriad creatures all rise together Young, Andrew Schultz, James Ledger and Maria Grenfell in the And I watch their return. Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Australian Composers' School (2006). The teeming creatures All return to their separate roots. Wade developed an interest in music comparatively late which allowed his Returning to one's roots is known as stillness. compositions to be largely influenced by philosophical and abstract ideas This is what is meant by returning to one's destiny. more than by other composers or genres of music. Themes relating to Returning to one 's destiny is known as the constant. environment, identity and the nature of life feature prominently in his Knowledge of the constant is known as discernment. work. Woe to him who wilfully innovates While ignorant of the constant, Wade's music has been broadcast and performed around Australia by a But should one act from knowledge of the constant range of individuals and ensembles including the Melbourne Symphony One 's action will lead to impartiality, Orchestra, the Ku-Ring-Gai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tasmanian Impartiality to kingliness, Symphony Orchestra. He has received commissions from the Melbourne Kingliness to heaven, Symphony Orchestra and the British Music Society of Victoria. Wade's Heaven to the way, major works include a number of orchestral pieces and a chamber opera as The way to perpetuity, well as numerous other pieces for solo instrumentalists and small chamber And to the end of one 's days one will meet with no danger. groups. He is a member of the Melbourne Composers' League and an Associate Composer with the Australian Music Centre. In 2007, he began Lau, D. C (Translator), Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, Penguin, London, 1963. a Master of Music in composition at the University of British Columbia and was selected to be Composer in Residence at Arthur Boyd's property, Bundanon. HISTORY OF THE RECIPIENTS OF THE LYREBIRD COMMISSION BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY'S 1996 Tullia Ashton-Lomax Night Road LYREBIRD COMMISSION (soprano and piano) The BMS Commission for Composition dates as a separate award only 1997 Tim Davies Twine from 1996. 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