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*Sunday 25 February 3pm Art Song Season of Song Concert 1: A JOURNEY FROM EAST TO WEST Ayse Göknur Shanal (soprano) & Alan Hicks (piano). This exciting, exquisite and emotionally charged program will feature rhythmic, passionate and cheeky Turkish and Armenian folk songs, Dvořák's famously fiery Gypsy Songs and masterpieces of the Russian repertoire. A feast of the Oriental flavours of the Silk Road. Ayse Göknur Shanal and Alan Hicks at their ultimate story-telling brilliance. Admission to the concert includes a complimentary program and light refreshments: A $35; Sen, pnsr, Friends of ArtSound FM, *Friends of Wesley Music and Musica Viva subscribers $30; Art Song Canberra members $25; f/t student $15. www.artsongcanberra.org
Wednesday 28 February 12.40pm “Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts”. Moderate Dedications. Sarahlouise Owens (soprano)with Katherine Day (piano),performing Schumann’s song cycle Frauenlieben und Leben, Ravel’s Five Greek Songs and some well-known Strauss songs. Entry $10 (includes program and refreshments). Or donation.
Wednesday 7 March 12.40pm “Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts”. Uniquely Baroque. Exciting and innovative performers, Anton Wurzer akkordeon & Ariana Odermatt cembalo/harpsichord, in compositions by JS Bach & GF Handel. Entry $10 (includes program and refreshments). Or donation.
Wednesday 14 March 12.40pm “Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts”. Barbara Jane Gilby et al. Brahms clarinet quintet. Entry $10 (includes program and refreshments). Or donation.
Wednesday 21 March 12.40pm “Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts”. Matt Withers & Callum Henshaw, guitar duo. Entry $10 (includes program and refreshments). Or donation.
Wednesday 28 March 12.40pm “Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts”. Tom Azoury & Anthony Smith, clarinet & piano. Entry $10 (includes program and refreshments). Or donation.
Wednesday 4 April 12.40pm “Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts”. Louise Keast (soprano) et al. Opera Extravaganza. Entry $10 (includes program and refreshments). Or donation.
*Sunday 8 April 3pm Art Song Season of Song Concert 2: SONGS OF SOLITUDE Susannah Lawergren (soprano) & Benjamin Burton (piano). Exploring three facets of being alone – the beauty of solitude, the harshness of rejection and the wild freedom of being the outsider, beholden to no-one. Built around certain classic songs like Barber's The Desire for Hermitage and The Monk and his Cat, Grieg’s Solveig’s Song and Schubert's Der Leiermann, the concert will also focus on lesser known jewels of song, including some Swedish songs from Susannah's heritage and a carefree jazz standard or two at the end! A $35; Sen, pnsr, Friends of ArtSound FM, *Friends of Wesley Music and Musica Viva subscribers $30; Art Song Canberra members $25; f/t student $15. www.artsongcanberra.org
Wednesday 11 April 12.40pm “Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts”. Roland Peelman, piano. Entry $10 (includes program and refreshments). Or donation.
Wednesday 18 April 12.40pm “Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts”. Marie Cull piano Studio. Entry $10 (includes program and refreshments). Or donation.
Wednesday 25 April 12.40pm Anzac Day Please note: No Concert today due to public holiday.
Wednesday 2 May 12.40pm “Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts”. Robert Schmidli, piano.Entry $10 (includes program and refreshments). Or donation.
Wednesday 9 May 12.40pm “Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts”. Stuart Long, piano. Entry $10 (includes program and refreshments). Or donation.
*Sunday 13 May 3pm Art Song Season of Song Concert 3: Songs from the Belle Époque Laetitia Grimaldi (soprano)& Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano). From the heights of Marcel Proust to the decadence of the Moulin Rouge, the Belle Époque was an era in which culture flourished more than ever in Paris. The French soprano Laetitia Grimaldi and South African-Israeli pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz will offer a program of songs by Fauré, Massenet, Hahn and Duparc, presented in the style of a Parisian salon concert. Admission to the concert includes a complimentary program and light refreshments: A $35; Sen, pnsr, Friends of ArtSound FM, *Friends of Wesley Music and Musica Viva subscribers $30; Art Song Canberra members $25; f/t student $15. www.artsongcanberra.org
Wednesday 16 May 12.40pm “Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts”. Barbara-Jane Gilby's students, violin. Entry $10 (includes program and refreshments). Or donation.
Wednesday 23 May 12.40pm “Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts”. ANU Open School of Music. Entry $10 (includes program and refreshments). Or donation.
*Sunday 1 July 3pm Art Song Season of Song Concert 4: LOVE’S JOY, LOVE’S SADNESS David Greco (baritone) & John Martin (piano).The program centres on the artist’s journey through life's sadness and joys, struggles and triumphs. From one poet's description of the Gothic Cathedral of Cologne, another takes us wandering through the rolling hills of Shropshire. This program features the great romantic German composer Robert Schumann and a selection of supremely gifted English composers including Vaughan Williams, Gerald Finzi, Benjamin Britten and Herbert Howells.Admission to the concert includes a complimentary program and light refreshments: A $35; Sen, pnsr, Friends of ArtSound FM, *Friends of Wesley Music and Musica Viva subscribers $30; Art Song Canberra members $25; f/t student $15. www.artsongcanberra.org
*Sunday 9 September 3pm Art Song Season of Song Concert 5: WHAT THE FOLK SING Christina Wilson (mezzo-soprano) & Alan Hicks (piano).Folk songs record the rich stories and histories of peoples everywhere - the social, emotional, and political. Classical composers such as de Falla, Brahms, Copland and Bartok have tapped this rich resource, writing inspired arrangements for the concert platform – a synergy continued by composers today. Admission to the concert includes a complimentary program and light refreshments: A $35; Sen, pnsr, Friends of ArtSound FM, *Friends of Wesley Music and Musica Viva subscribers $30; Art Song Canberra members $25; f/t student $15. www.artsongcanberra.org
*Sunday 21 October 3pm Art Song Season of Song Concert 6: The Degenerate and the Fop. Sarahlouise Owens (soprano) & Colleen Rae-Gerrard (piano). Exploring the interesting song repertoire of the twentieth century: the decadence of the Belle Époque and the jazz age through to the Weimar Republic and beyond. Songs by composers such as Satie, Ravel, Hahn, Reger, Weill and Casey. Admission to the concert includes a complimentary program and light refreshments: A $35; Sen, pnsr, Friends of ArtSound FM, *Friends of Wesley Music and Musica Viva subscribers $30; Art Song Canberra members $25; f/t student $15. www.artsongcanberra.org
*Sunday 25th November 3pm. Art Song Season of Song Concert 7: A Celebration! Louise Page (soprano) & Phillipa Candy (piano) will mark their 25-year musical partnership with songs they have most loved and enjoyed during that time. Years of hard work, friendship, frustration and laughter are reflected in their choice of favourites from Viennese classics to modern American songs. Featuring songs by Strauss, Schubert, Carlisle Floyd and others. Admission to the concert includes a complimentary program and light refreshments: A $35; Sen, pnsr, Friends of ArtSound FM, *Friends of Wesley Music and Musica Viva subscribers $30; Art Song Canberra members $25; f/t student $15. www.artsongcanberra.org