In a show of strength reflective of its growing presence on South Australia’s orchestral music calendar, Adelaide Youth Orchestras' 2014 Season will be its largest ever, with more community concerts and a collaboration of ‘titanic’ proportions with the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra.
The Adelaide Youth Orchestras’ dynamic 2013 season will finish on a high note at Elder Hall on Sunday 24 November with an End of Year Concert featuring performances by three of AdYO’s orchestras - the Adelaide Youth Wind Orchestra, the Adelaide Youth Sinfonia and the Adelaide Youth Strings - including three new works by some of South Australia’s rising young composers.
The Zephyr Quartet took us around the world with fourteen pieces of folk music that would have been completely at home at a world music festival.
Zephyr Quartet’s final performance for 2013, Resonance, will see the award-winning ensemble perform a stunning selection of evocative folk songs and music from around the world.
The Firm’s final concert of the year showcased Leigh Harrold’s piano awesomeness, and some pretty amazing compositions.
The only sad thing about spending an unhurried afternoon with Kathryn Selby and friends Sophie Rowell and Julian Smiles, is that it was the last chance to do so until next March.
Friendship and pleasure are key philosophies of the Kegelstatt Ensemble. Their objective to discover and present rare and great chamber music was achieved with their interesting choice of works, with the overarching theme of “Rejoice”.
Olivier Messiaen's work is about love; mystical, with a back-story of romance, and if that is the case, love has never sounded so good.
Being the third and final in a series of concerts, the Maestro Series III Late Masterpieces opened with four glorious xylophones which set the scene of what we were to expect.
The full program for 'The Body in the Garden', Australia’s first crime and garden writers festival, has been announced.
If you haven’t had a chance to witness the majesty of a live orchestra, it’s something you must experience at least once in your lifetime. This was a five-star performance; each and every musician deserves every accolade awarded to them.
The music of Franz Schubert, the Austrian composer whom The Firm have been honouring in their 2013 concert season, was this time presented by the talented Robert MacFarlane (tenor) and the equally skilled Leigh Harrold on piano.
Evenings at Elder Hall continues with two magnificent concerts in August, beginning with a free concert by the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra to introduce music lovers to the rising stars of the Elder Conservatorium.
The Body in the Garden festival has announced British garden writer Charles Elliott to its line-up of international guests. This free festival combines crime and gardening in an Australian first from 25-27 October 2013.
In a unique presentation, the Elder Hall Masterclass series brings to the Elder Hall stage this masterpiece by playwright Terrence McNally, for one performance only.
One of Australia’s most distinguished mezzo-sopranos teams up with the 80-piece Adelaide Youth Orchestra to present its Maestro Series 2 Britannia concert under the baton of guest conductor, Nicholas Braithwaite.
Following a brilliant opening concert in March at Elder Hall, Seraphim Trio returns to Adelaide on Sunday 5 May.
Close your eyes and you could have been excused for thinking that you were listening to a professional orchestra. This was another high quality concert from this talented and very enthusiastic group of young musicians.
Elder Hall, University of Adelaide, dons its festival hat with The Festival at Lunch, a series of lunchtime concerts running Monday to Friday 5 – 16 March at 1pm daily part of the 2012 Adelaide Festival of Arts.
The Feast Festival presented a concert of chamber music to thank their many supporters. The music was played by the Elder Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra under their director, Lachlan Bramble.