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Sounds Like Paradise Come feel the music... Sounds like paradise. Australian Festival of Chamber TOWNSVILLE Music 29/07— 06/08/2016 Explore the natural beauty that is Townsville, its stunning coastline and lush tropical forests. Take a dip in the ocean, and then immerse yourself in Bach or Haydn, Schubert or Ravel. The Australian Festival of Chamber Music presents a unique and internationally acclaimed nine-day program featuring some of the world’s finest chamber musicians in world-exclusive performances. Saunders Beach WELCOME FROM PIERS LANE 02 2016 PROGRAM 04 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 12 IN RESIDENCE 13 ARTISTS 14 ENSEMBLES 20 SPECIAL EVENTS 22 TICKET PACKAGES 24 HOLIDAY PACKAGES 26 WINTERSCHOOL 28 TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION 30 DAY OFF DISCOVERIES 31 FESTIVAL VENUES & TRANSPORT 32 BOOKING INFORMATION 33 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 34 SUPPORTING THE FESTIVAL 35 CONTACT INFORMATION 48 PIERS LANE AO, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Welcome to Townsville I find it hard to believe that the2016 AFCM will be my tenth edition as Artistic Director. It is lovely that that little anniversary coincides with the 150th anniversary of Townsville itself being declared a municipality. I am delighted with the artists This year we celebrate Paul The Townsville Council will coming to Townsville this year. Stanhope as our Composer-in- co-present another free concert Tasmin Little, the effervescent Residence. Performers love playing in the Queens Gardens to celebrate violinist from the UK who so his music! At the Families’ Concert, its special year and its special impressed audiences in 2014, we’ll present Oscar Wilde’s relationship with our festival. will join us for a second time. enchanting fairy tale The Happy The ‘1812’ was such a huge hit last Prince in its musical realisation year we simply had to repeat it. Other artists returning include by the late Malcolm Williamson, We’ll see if the audience can make Andrew Barnes; Bridget Bolliger; his inspired response to Britten’s an even bigger racket for cannon innovative percussionist Claire Noye’s Fludde, which was such fire this year! The Barrier Reef Edwardes; the communicative a hit three years ago. Orchestra and the 1RAR Band clarinettist David Griffiths in will be our collaborators again company with his trio Ensemble Immediately prior to this year’s for this fun occasion and I’m pleased Liaison; one of our favourite bassists festival, I shall be the Artistic that actor Brendan O’Connor, Kirsty McCahon; and talking Director and Chair of the Jury Ian Brunskill and other Townsville favourites, guitarist Karin Schaupp for the Sydney International Piano musicians will join us too. for a show with that provocative Competition, which only takes and charming actor Tama Matheson; place every four years and is one I hope you enjoy browsing through pianist Andrew West, who will of the most important events the program. There is something accompany one of the greatest of its kind in the world. for everyone and the blissful winter British baritones, Roderick ambience in Townsville is in any Williams, in Schubert’s masterpiece One of the first engagements case a balm for every woe. Winterreise (Winter Journey); the winner will undertake Incidentally, we’re off to the magical Michele Walsh and the gifted and is an appearance at AFCM with Orpheus Island again for a concert versatile soprano Valda Wilson. the chamber music artists who on the beach. Last time we went perform with the semi-finalists there were whales to watch on But half of this year’s artists are in the competition – the irrepressible the journey. new to the festival, many new to Tasmin Little and our own Australia. They are all fabulous Quartet-in-Residence, the Goldner Do think about making your own performers and great company String Quartet, who will commence winter journey to Townsville this and I look forward to them forging an on-going cycle of the complete year and we promise we’ll keep ongoing relationships with Australia. quartets by Beethoven at this you happy and entertained... year’s festival. 02 — AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC Welcome to Townsville Wallaman Falls Cattle Creek 2016 Program Enjoy an innovative program full of diversity and depth. Take in favourites like Bach, Beethoven and Schubert and be moved by works from Australian composer Paul Stanhope. The artist combinations will both delight and surprise. Highlights include Opening Night, Governor’s Gala, Winter Journey, Opus 127 and the exquisite beach concert on Orpheus Island. Townsville Civic Theatre DAY 01: FRIDAY 29/07 DAY 02: SATURDAY 30/07 Ravel Klughardt Ravel 02 Chopin Szymanowski Stanhope Mozart/M Haydn Williamson Mendelssohn Schubert 01 8:00PM 10:00AM 8:00PM THE JAMES COOK CONCERT CONVERSATIONS GOVERNOR’S UNIVERSITY with Piers Lane 1 GALA — OPENING NIGHT C2, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE THE SURPRISE! CONCERT — Piers chats with Finghin Collins, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE THE TROUT Nick Deutsch, Tasmin Little and An exciting element of this TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Paul Silverthorne. year’s Governor’s Gala concert To open his tenth anniversary KLUGHARDT is the world premiere of the festival, Piers presents a Five Schilflieder Op 28 third Lorca song by our program of favourite composers Nick Deutsch (oboe), Composer-in-Residence Paul to introduce some wonderful Paul Silverthorne (viola), Stanhope. To have one of the colleagues new to the festival Finghin Collins (piano) UK’s foremost baritones and to highlight others we all SZYMANOWSKI with us to sing glorious and already know and love. Sonata for Violin and Piano colourful Ravel is another coup! in d minor Op 9 And of course, Mendelssohn’s RAVEL evergreen Octet, composed, String Quartet in F major Tasmin Little (violin), Piers Lane (piano) extraordinarily when he was Tinalley String Quartet still sixteen, is one of the jewels CHOPIN 2:30PM in the chamber music crown. Piano Concerto in e minor Op 11 FAMILIES’ CONCERT RAVEL ( ) Chansons madécasses Sa Chen piano , THE HAPPY PRINCE Goldner String Quartet, Roderick Williams (baritone), Kirsty McCahon (double bass) TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Bridget Bolliger (flute), Trey Lee (cello), INTERVAL MALCOLM WILLIAMSON The Happy Prince Andrew West (piano) MOZART/M HAYDN Romance for Horn and String Quartet Directed by Tama Matheson PAUL STANHOPE Three Lorca Songs Hervé Joulain (horn), Conducted by Julia de Plater Goldner String Quartet Chorus Master Anne Milanovic Valda Wilson (soprano), Valda Wilson as the Sparrow Indira Koch (violin), SCHUBERT Tinalley String Quartet, Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt (cello), Piano Quintet in A major D667 (Trout) Andrew West (piano), Timothy Young (piano) Finghin Collins (piano), Timothy Young (piano), THE SURPRISE! Tasmin Little (violin), Claire Edwardes (percussion), A short recital by the winner Paul Silverthorne (viola), Ian Brunskill (percussion) of the Sydney International Piano Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt (cello), Competition Kirsty McCahon (double bass) INTERVAL MENDELSSOHN Octet in E flat major Op 20 Goldner String Quartet, Tinalley String Quartet AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC — 05 DAY 03: SUNDAY 31/07 Mozart Stanhope Tchaikovsky 03 Edwards Vivaldi Dring Hindson Delibes Hartman Cassadó Verdi Beethoven 11:00AM 3:00PM 5:00PM PRAYER AND DANCE QUEENS GARDENS AFCM WINTERSCHOOL MARY MACKILLOP CHURCH CONCERT YOUNG STRING ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE MOZART THE 1812 AGAIN! Divertimento in E flat major K 563 FREE EVENT FREE EVENT Indira Koch (violin), QUEENS GARDENS PERC TUCKER REGIONAL GALLERY Paul Silverthorne (viola), ( ) Wolfgang-Emanuel Schmidt cello Free concert in celebration 7:30PM of the 150th Anniversary ROSS EDWARDS CONCERT CRAWL Marimba Dances of the municipality of Townsville, co-presented with PROGRAM 1: SCHOOL OF MATTHEW HINDSON the Townsville City Council and ARTS THEATRE Flash hosted by Steve ‘Pricey’ Price. The Three Dancers Claire Edwardes (percussion) Program to include the following plus Composed by Elena Kats-Chernin CASSADÓ more from the 1RAR Band: Choreographed by Lee Serle From Suite for solo cello VIVALDI Dancenorth’s newly choreographed Preludio – Fantasia Spring from The Four Seasons version of the work co- Intermezzo e danza finale JOHN WILLIAMS commissioned by the AFCM, along Trey Lee (cello) Theme from Schindler’s List with five other co-commissioners, including Dancenorth. STANHOPE Tasmin Little (violin), Nephesh (‘Prayer’ and ‘Dance’) Barrier Reef Orchestra PROGRAM 2: THE OLD COURTHOUSE THEATRE Goldner String Quartet, DELIBES Tinalley String Quartet, Les filles de Cadix DRING Kirsty McCahon (double bass) VERDI Trio for flute, oboe and piano Sempre Libera from La Traviata Bridget Bolliger (flute), Valda Wilson (soprano), Nick Deutsch (oboe), Barrier Reef Orchestra Sa Chen (piano) TCHAIKOVSKY HARTMANN 1812 Overture, Op.49 Serenade in A major Op 24 Barrier Reef Orchestra, 1RAR Band Ensemble Liaison Audience participation instead PROGRAM 3: THE SUPREME COURT of cannon fire! BEETHOVEN String Quartet No 16 in F major Op 135 Goldner String Quartet Queens Garden Concert, 2015 DAY 04: MONDAY 01/08 Monteverdi 04 Stanhope Hyde Schubert 10:00AM 1:00PM 8:00PM CONCERT CONVERSATIONS AFCM WINTERSCHOOL EVENING SERIES – with Piers Lane 2 ADVANCED PUBLIC WINTER JOURNEY C2, TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE MASTERCLASS 1 TOWNSVILLE CIVIC THEATRE Piers chats with Bridget Bolliger, FREE EVENT You may have made a winter Paul Stanhope, Timothy Young and PERC TUCKER REGIONAL GALLERY journey to get to Townsville – Andrew West. but we doubt it will be like MONTEVERDI/STANHOPE 5:30PM either of the winter journeys Dolcissimo Usignolo RAY GOLDING SUNSET SERIES you’ll hear about tonight! Valda
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