ARTISTS & PROGRAMS 2024

LOUISE JOHNSON | THE HARP’S JOURNEY
Albert ZABEL ~ La Source | ANON, Syria ~ Hurrian Hymn No 6 (considered the world’s oldest known melody) | ANON ~ Monophonic Plainsong | TRAD ~ Brian Boru’s March | Blondel de NESLE ~ A l’entrant d’este (Here comes the summer) | Richard the LION HEART ~ Ja nus hon pris | Claude GERVAIS ~ Gaillarde | George Frideric HANDEL ~ Concerto in B-flat | J L DUSSEK~ Sonatina No.6 | Turlough O’CAROLAN ~ Si Beagh Si Mhor | TRAD ~ Morrison’s Jig | Gabriel PIERNÉ ~ Impromptu Caprice | Louise JOHNSON ~ Improvisation | Alfredo ORTIZ ~ Nocha de Fiesta (Let’s party!) | TRAD ~ El Pájaro Campana | STRAUSS / WASHINGTON & HARLINE ~ Thus Spake Zarathustra Wishing Upon a Star | Billie EILISH ~ Bad Guy

ELENA KATS-CHERNIN with TAMARA-ANNA CISLOWSKA
Elena KATS-CHERNIN ~ Dance of the Paper Umbrellas ~ Human Waves 3, 4 and 8 ~ Butterflying ~ Sandgate Sonata ~ Trade (from Ancient Letters) ~ Unsent Love Letters ~ Marcato ~ Eliza’s Aria ~ Re-Inventions, movement 1 ~ Scherzino

GOLDNER STRING QUARTET
Ludwig BEETHOVEN ~ Quartet in E minor | Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY ~ Andante Cantabile from Quartet No.1 | The Goldner Variations ~ assorted composers on Beethoven’s theme, Ode to Joy. The outstanding composers are: Joe Chindamo, Audrey Ormella, Maria Grenfell, Clare Strong, John Peterson, Paul Dean, Robert Davidson, Andrew Schultz, Mark Isaacs, Matthew Hindson, Olivia Diamant, Andrew Ford, Hayden Gardiner, Adriel Sukumar, Ross Edwards, Harry Sdraulig, Nigel Westlake, Liza Lim, Iain Grandage, Paul Stanhope, Jakub Jankowsk, Brett Dean, Tim Jayatilaka, Elena Kats-Chernin, Elizabeth Younan, Paul Grabowsky, Nicole Murphy, Holly Harrison, Natalie Williams, and Carl Vine.

PIETRO LOCATTO & MARTINA BIONDI | DUO EVOCACIONES | Pietro: guitar, Martina: cello
Enrique GRANADOS ~ Intermezzoda Goyescas | Isaac ALBÉNIZ ~ Granada No.1 Suite Española | Isaac ALBÉNIZ ~ Cordoba No.4 Cantos de España | Gaspar CASSADÓ ~ Requiebros | Manuel DE FALLA ~ Siete canciones populares españolas | Enrique GRANADOS ~ Oriental No.2 Doce danzas españolas | Enrique GRANADOS ~ Andaluza No.5 Doce danzas españolas | Enrique GRANADOS ~ Elegia Eterna | Manuel DE FALLA ~ El amor brujo: viii. Danza ritual del fuego (Ritual Fire Dance)

ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING with ELIZA SHEPHARD | Claire Edwards: percussion, Benjamin Kopp: piano, Alex Osborne: violin, Eliza Shephard: flute
Brenda GIFFORD ~ Bardju (arr. quartet) | Brenda GIFFORD ~ Mungala | Katherine BALCH ~ Musica Spolia | Stuart GREENBAUM ~ Two interludes in space | John ADAMS ~ Road Movies: Relaxed Grooves | Ivan TREVINO ~ Empathy | Astor PIAZZOLLA ~ La Muerte del Angel | Harry SDRAULIG ~ Commissioned New Quartet: The Colours Change ~ World Premiere

ORAVA QUARTET
Nordic Folk music arr. Danish String Quartet (from Wood Works) | Elena KATS-CHERNIN ~ For Theodora | Erwin SCHULHOFF ~ String Quartet No.1 | Erwin SCHULHOFF ~ Five Pieces for String Quartet | Slawomir CZARNECKI ~ Quartet No.2 ‘Spiš’ | Alexander BORODIN ~ String Quartet

JOHN BELL with TOBIAS BREIDER | A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS | John Bell ~ Narration | Tobias Breider ~ viola

SYMPHONY SEPTET | Lerida Delbridge: violin, Catherine Hewgill: violin, Justin Williams: viola, Kees Boersma: bass, Frank Celata: clarinet, Euan Harvey: horn, Matthew Wilkie: bassoon
Franz BERWALD ~ Septet in B-flat major | BEETHOVEN ~ Septet in E-flat major

GOLDNER STRING QUARTET with ORAVA QUARTET
Harry SDRAULIG ~ Octet for strings | Felix MENDELSSOHN ~ Octet in E-flat major