and chamber music masterclasses. She has been involved in several projects with the Australian Youth Orchestra, the Youth Orchestra and the Australian Meet the Artists Music Examinations Board. As a laureate of competitions including the ABC Young Melbourne-born pianist Caroline Almonte has a reputation as a gifted, versatile and Performers’ awards and Concorso Trio di Trieste, Caroline has been an invited sensitive artist who brings a wealth of experience to every performance. She has member of the jury at the Singapore National Piano Competition, New Zealand won numerous awards, has recorded and produced for the ABC and, alongside her Chamber Music Competition, Symphony Young Performer’s Awards and at solo and chamber performance commitments, teaches piano at the University of the Melbourne Recital Centre’s Bach competition. Recently Caroline was the Melbourne. producer of the new piano series 17 syllabus recordings for the AMEB as well as Caroline completed her postgraduate studies in piano performance at the Juillard being one of the recording artists. School in New York with Oxana Yablonskaya (piano performance) and Samuel Jack Cross began the violin at age four and is currently undertaking his Bachelor Sanders (chamber music), having previously studied with Stephen McIntyre at the of Music at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music under Dr Curt Thompson. He Victorian College of the Arts. She also participated in masterclasses with Yvonne hopes to complete postgraduate studies at the Conservatorium as well as overseas Loriod, Gyorgy Sebok (Banff Festival) Michele Campanella (Accademia di Chigiana), in the future, contributing to a career that would include orchestral and chamber David Takeno and Ferenc Rados. music performance. Caroline has performed in Europe, the United States, China, Japan, Canada and Ben Spiers grew up in Mornington and completed secondary studies in 2012 as a South America. Festival appearances include the Edinburgh International Festival, music scholar at The Peninsula School. He began string studies in 2004 with Robert Teatro Colosseo series, the International Festival, the Huntingdon Estate Dowdell and chose violin as his main instrument after beginning high school and Music Festival and the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville. went on to learn from Sarah Curro. For the past five years he has participated in Caroline has performed under conductors , Oleg Caetani, the Australian Youth Orchestra's programs and in 2013 was a part of its 2013 tour Reinhard Goebel, Hiroyuki Iwaki, , Benjamin Northey, Tadaaki Otaka, to Europe. He has studied under pedagogue Michele Walsh and currently studies at and Marcus Stenz. the University of Melbourne with Monica Curro. In 2014, Caroline performed Serge Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No 3 with the Thomas Pepprell is a second year Bachelor of Music student at the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in February and will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Melbourne, studying violin under the guidance of Roy Theaker. Thomas aspires to Mozart’s Concerto No 20 K466 with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in follow a career path similar to that of his teacher, one which would provide him with November. She collaborated with British violinist Daniel Hope for performances at a diverse musical experience including conducting and music performance. the and the Melbourne Recital Centre, and in April performed with the Australian String Quartet at the Dunkeld Festival of Music. Won Hee Lee started violin at the age of eight under Kim Bishop before moving on to completing his Bachelor of Biomedicine at Melbourne. After graduating he choose In 2013, Caroline gave a Musica Viva recital tour with Pieter Wispelwey. She also to study music again and is currently studying under Dr Curt Thompson at the appeared as a soloist with Bernadette Harvey and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. He enjoys all types chamber and orchestral in a spectacular performance of Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the animals , music. conducted by Benjamin Northey and narrated by Dame Edna Everage. She was delighted to support the Hush Music Foundation for their latest album The Magic Joshua Dema started learning the ‘cellocello at age nine. He is currently completing his Island, performing ’s Diving with George with the Tasmanian Bachelor of Music Performance, at the University of Melbourne studying under Zoe Symphony Orchestra Knighton. Josh received his Licentiate of Music performance diploma with distinction this year. He has been selected for chamber music and solo master- In previous chamber music performances, Caroline has collaborated with members classes with professionals such as William Hennessy, Howard Penny, Brant Taylor of the Australia Ensemble, Escher Quartet, Fine Arts Quartet, Flinders Quartet, (Chicago), Severine Ballon (Paris), Marko Ylonen (Finland). Josh plans to study Yvonne Kenny, Ralph Kirschbaum, , Li-Wei Qin, Merlyn Quaife and Miki overseas and pursue a career in solo, chamber and orchestral music performance, Tsunoda, her chamber music partner from Duo Sol. whilst refining his pedagogy. Alongside her various on-stage and studio performances, Caroline continues a Louisa Kwok is a second year cellistcellist, studying at the Melbourne Conservatorium of prolific teaching career and is passionate about working with young musicians. As Music with Josephine Vains. She hopes to study abroad in the future. She enjoys well as teaching piano at the University of Melbourne she regularly gives both piano Beethoven and walking her dog. Membership Society members are entitled to free admission to our regular monthly concerts. Applications for membership are most welcome at any time and special benefits apply for new members. Lyrebird Annual subscriptions are: $100 (Ordinary) - $75 (Concession) - $150 (Family) December Concert Casual concert admission: $25 (Standard) - $15 (Concession) See our website for details or contact the Secretary (Peter Anderson) Phone: 0432 271 593 Post: c/o PO Box 7175, Brighton VIC 3186 Email: [email protected]

Next Concert - Sunday 1 March 2015, 2pm Bach to Berio Emma Black (oboe) Including works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Luciano Berio. See our website for more information. www.LyrebirdMusicSociety.org.au Heavenly Variations The British Music Society of Victoria existing as Caroline Almonte (piano) and Friends Lyrebird Music Society Inc. Jack Cross, Ben Spiers, ABN 94 676 630 858 & Inc. A0044099C Thomas Peprell & Won Hee Lee (violin) - Founded in 1921 by Mrs Louise Dyer – Marion Louise Poynter, Patron Joshua Dema & Luisa Kwok (cello) Sponsors Sunday 7 December 2014, 2pm Wyselaskie Auditorium 29 College Crescent, Parkville Program

Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No.30 in E Major, Op.109 (1770-1827) Vivace ma non troppo / Adagio espressivo Prestissimo Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung / Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo,

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K.466 (1756-1791) (arranged Johann N. Hummel) Allegro Romanze Allegro assai

**After the concert you are invited to meet the artists and celebrate the end of another successful year for the Society .**