CELEBRATING TWENTY YEARS 1999 – 2019 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

City Recital Hall acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation. We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land and pay respect to the 29 clans of the Eora Nation. We would also like to acknowledge that this land falls within the boundaries of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council. We would like to pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging.

City Recital Hall is committed to honouring Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society.

PROGRAM OF EVENTS

8.00am – 8.45am Sydney Flash Mob Choir: with Anthony Pasquill and Jess Ciampa

9.00am – 11.00am Venue Tours 12.30pm – 1.30pm Lunchtime Concert: Bach Akademie Australia

2.00pm – 3.00pm Presentation by City Recital Hall architect Andrew Andersons AO

8.00pm – 9.30pm We Are Twenty – Curated by Megan Washington

Image: Katelyn-Jane Dunn WELCOME

As Chair of City Recital Hall, Welcome to City Recital Congratulations to City Recital I am delighted to welcome Hall’s 20th anniversary day! Hall on providing 20 years you to our 20th birthday It’s hard to believe that this of vibrant and entertaining celebrations. This Hall, with wonderful venue is 20 years concerts and events. its outstanding acoustics, old. I recall attending one of the was originally built by the City first acoustic commissioning City Recital Hall is a key Council to provide a venue concerts when the hall was part of our city’s cultural for chamber music. However being finely “tuned”, back life. It is an inclusive and over these last few years, in 1999, and the tens, no, accessible institution that it has morphed into a vibrant make that the hundreds, of celebrates and showcases space for live performance stunning performances that I’ve our diverse communities. of all genres. witnessed here over the years. As part of our commitment It is a testament to the City of I’m sure you will join me in to supporting live music and Sydney’s continued support thanking the City of Sydney performance, City is proud to that our venue has continued for their foresight and ongoing have supported the City Recital to flourish. It is this support that commitment in establishing and Hall for the past 20 years. has allowed us to be brave in supporting City Recital Hall for our creative vision and allowed 20 years. I wish you all a wonderful us to extend our audiences over anniversary celebration. a wider range of performances. As the current custodian, I am deeply cognizant of the many Yours sincerely I would like to thank the City that have come before I landed Clover Moore of Sydney, our donors and here: the artists, the dedicated Lord Mayor of Sydney supporters for their continued staff, the supporters and just as enthusiasm and encouragement importantly, the audience. Each for what we do. has played a role in making City Recital Hall one of the most As we grow into the future, significant cultural venues in we invite you to join us to Sydney. This celebration is for experience the limitless you, and for everyone for the potential of City Recital Hall. next 20 years and beyond.

Renata Kaldor AO Elaine Chia Chair CEO LUNCHTIME CONCERT BACH AKADEMIE AUSTRALIA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR – MADELEINE EASTON

PROGRAM

J.S. Bach

Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt, BWV 151: No.1, Aria ‘Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt’ Soloists: Anna Sandstrom, Jessica Lee Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Aria ‘Laudamus te’ Soloists: Anna Sandstrom, Madeleine Easton Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Duet ‘Domine Deus’ Soloists: Anna Sandstrom, Richard Butler Brandenburg Concerto No.5, BWV 1050: Movement III, Allegro Soloist: Neal Peres da Costa Himmelskönig, sei willkommen. BWV 182: Sinfonia Soloists: Madeleine Easton, Jessica Lee Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: No.4, Chorale ‘Zion hört die Wächter singen’ Soloist: Richard Butler Brandenburg Concerto No.3, BWV 1048: Movement I, Allegro The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus I Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211: No.8, Aria ‘Heute noch, lieber Vater’ Soloist: Anna Sandstrom

Duration: approximately 60 minutes, no interval

ARTISTS Madeleine Easton violin Julia Russoniello violin Shaun Warden violin Karina Schmitz viola Anton Baba cello Bonita Williams double bass Neal Peres da Costa harpsichord Anna Sandstrom soprano Richard Butler tenor Jessica Lee flute/recorder BACH AKADEMIE AUSTRALIA

Bach Akademie Australia is dedicated to for ABC Classic FM of Bach’s Cantata BWV 4 performing the works of J.S. Bach. It was ‘Christ lag in Todesbanden’ and Brandenburg established in late 2016 by Australian Concerto No.4, both of which have been violinist Madeleine Easton who has recently broadcast nationwide. returned after 19 years of living and working in Europe. The ensemble’s focus on mastery 2018 saw Bach Akedemie Australia consolidate of performance, authenticity and originality of its growing reputation as one of Australia’s interpretation brings the music of J.S. Bach to outstanding period instrument ensembles by life. Bach Akademie Australia is also focused further sold out performances in Sydney and on forging close links with academic institutions Canberra to critical acclaim. around the country in order to establish educational and learning opportunities for 2019 has seen Bach Akademie Australia young musicians. further cement its place as a major force on the Australian music scene with performances Having been inspired by the world’s leading in central Sydney, Parramatta and again at the Bach exponents, Bach Akademie Australia aims Canberra International Music Festival to glowing to give audiences the very best experience reviews. This year saw the formation of the Bach of J.S. Bach’s music. Bach Akademie Australia Akademie Australia Choir which performed gave its first public performance in April 2017, to great acclaim with the orchestra in their which sold out in Sydney, and later that year ‘Ascension’ program in March. at the Canberra International Music Festival. These concerts were met with glowing reviews Bach Akademie Australia aims to perform all in Limelight Magazine and Canberra City News. of J.S. Bach’s music showcasing the incredible The orchestra also made its debut recording inventiveness, profundity and joy of his music. WE ARE TWENTY

PROGRAM Electric Fields Shade Away (Z. Fielding / M. Ross, arr. L. Howard) Megan Washington Public Pool (M. Washington, arr. M. Robinson / L. Howard) Megan Washington Skeleton Key (M. Washington, arr. L. Howard) Luke Howard August (L. Howard) Topology Generations (J. Babbage) Luke Howard / Megan Washington Bower (L. Howard) Megan Washington Lazarus Drug (M. Washington, arr. L. Howard) Luke Howard Antoinette Boulevard (L. Howard) Topology Crystal Clear * (R. Davidson, Lyrics G. Thunberg / M Washington) Topology Scattered Light (R. Davidson) Megan Washington Catherine Wheel (M. Washington, arr. P. Hankinson / L. Howard) Luke Howard Unity Peach (L. Howard) Electric Fields Don’t You Worry (Z. Fielding / M. Ross, arr. L. Howard) * World Premiere

ARTISTS Megan Washington Curator, vocals Luke Howard Musical director, piano Electric Fields Zaachariaha Fielding Lead vocals, writer Michael Ross Keyboard, vocals, writer Topology Veronique Serret Violin Gregory Daniel Viola Robert Davidson Double bass John Babbage Saxophone Rowena Macneish Cello

Duration: approximately 90 minutes, no interval MEGAN WASHINGTON ELECTRIC FIELDS Megan Washington is best known as a Electric Fields is a potent and unique force singer-songwriter, but she has also composed bringing together the brilliance and creativity extensively for stage and screen. Winner of of music producer and composer Michael Ross, multiple ARIA and APRA awards, she has with the mesmerising sensitivity of Zaachariaha given a TEDX talk that has been viewed Fielding – whose rare and beautiful voice over a million times. has been described as ‘taking soul to the stratosphere’. These two feminine brothers “Her music can work anywhere, any way, create a striking and haunting merging of any time.” Sydney Morning Herald living traditional Aboriginal culture with electronic music. “...pop is more interesting with her in it.” Idolator TOPOLOGY LUKE HOWARD Established in 1997, -based Topology twice-longlisted composer are established leaders in musical creativity in Luke Howard has been described as “absolutely Australia, prolific creators of new original work, heavenly” (Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC Radio 6) and expert collaborators across genres and art forms his music as “an ambient masterclass” (Musos’ and award-winning music educators. The quintet Guide), but no words can fully capture the experiments with surprising combinations of potency of Howard’s enthralling compositions. musical genres, theatrical staging and cross art A pianist since childhood, Howard has scored form collaborations to create exciting, thought- films and performed with artists as diverse as provoking music experiences for audiences of Lior and Jeff Mills, capturing audiences with all ages, backgrounds and tastes. contemporary classical arrangements that curl and twist around the boundaries of a particular emotion. Though wordless, Howard’s songs perform a function unique to music as a medium – that of evoking without describing, bringing listeners to a feeling which defies articulating. Luke thanks his copyist Nathan Thatcher. CITY RECITAL HALL OVER TWENTY YEARS

Construction of Change to Construction of Pinchgut Opera’s first City Recital Hall, 1999 City Recital Hall, 1999 performance at City Recital City of Sydney Archives, City of Sydney Archives, Hall, 2002 Tim Cole Collection, 017629B Tim Cole Collection, 017627

Ignite! 2017, Bunny Racket backstage at Australian Chamber Photo by artof2 Kinderling House Party, 2018 Orchestra presents Indies Photo by Vico Thai and Idols, 2019 Musica Viva presents Australian Brandenburg Omega Ensemble (Ensem- Tafelmusik’s Galileo Project, Orchestra performs Bach ble in residence 2014-2016) 2012 Magnificat,2014 perform perform Mozart’s Photo by Keith Saunders Photo by Steven Godbee Symphony No.40, conducted by Paul Meyer

Sydney Symphony Orchestra Sydney Flash Mob Choir performs Haydn’s Symphony with Richard Gill AO, 2018 39, 2019 Photo by Poppy Burnett Photo by Daniela Testa

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