What's on at the Con Semester 2 2023
Program highlights
Performer: Daniel Herscovitch (piano)
Bach's final masterpiece The Art of Fugue is not only a glorious summation of Baroque art, but also quite simply one of the supreme achievements of Western arts and letters. Don't miss this opportunity to experience a rare live performance by pianist Daniel Herscovitch.
Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
The Art of Fugue – 1’20’’
Noise in the Café is a fortnightly music series showcasing the talents of students enrolled in the Contemporary Music Practice degree. Groups and solo artists will bring their noise to the Conservatorium Music Café every second Friday afternoon.
From pop to RnB to EDM to rock to acoustic singer-songwriters, this series showcases the latest and greatest young acts right here at Sydney Con.
All concerts 1 - 2:30pm
- Friday 18 August
- Friday 1 September
- Friday 15 September
- Friday 29 September
- Friday 13 October
- Friday 27 October
Performers: Vladimir Gorbach (guitar), Sue Newsome (clarinet/bass clarinet), Edwin Schots (composer/presenter)
An uplifting program of Latin-American works for guitar and clarinet including a new composition in the style of Brazilian Choro music, arrangements of popular works by Piazzolla, Gonzaga, Bermúdez, Gangi and Zumaqué, and enlivening commentary.
Performers: Goetz Richter (violin), Leslie Tan (cello) – a guest from Singapore, Jeanell Carrigan (piano)
Before 1938 there were very few piano trios written by Australian composers and those that were composed in the early part of the twentieth century mostly received one performance, if that, and then were shelved. The three trios on this program were all performed directly after they were composed but have languished in library archives since then. The trio by the Adelaide-born Gladys Bruer was written in 1918 and performed in January 1919 in the Adelaide Town Hall by Hooper Brewster-Jones, Bertha Jones and Harold Parsons. The one movement Fantasy Trio by Dulcie Holland won the prestigious Cobbett Chamber Music award in England in 1938 but was only published and recorded in 2020. The three movement Trio Lamorna by Frank Hutchens was performed at the NSW Conservatorium in 1933 by Cyril Monk, Osric Fyfe and Hutchens himself. These trios have all recently been reborn – published and recorded - by Jeanell Carrigan, pianist in this performance.
Program:
Gladys Bruer (1898-1923)
Trio
I. Adagio – Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo – Vivo
III. Andantino cantabile
IV. Allegro vivace
Dulcie Holland (1913-2000)
Fantasy Trio
Frank Hutchens (1892-1965)
Trio Lamorna
I. Allegro Moderato – Andante
II. Adagio – Piu Mosso
III. Poco Andante – Allegro
A four-day festival presented by the Collaborative Piano, Composition and Vocal Units of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with special guests from Melbourne Conservatorium, as well as leading Australian and international performers and composers.
Join us for a program of performances, workshops, films, and lecture/recitals exploring the relationship between the poetry and the musical setting in art songs with a special focus on those composed by Australian composers.
The festival will explore the intricate relationship between the voice and piano and bring greater awareness to the role of the pianist in the performance of Art Song.
Performer: Alexander Yau (piano)
Join pianist Alexander Yau in undertaking a journey to the period of German Romanticism - exploring the deeply heartfelt and passionate Rhapsodies of Brahms, and Schumann's first piano sonata which pulls the heart-strings of many listeners. This work was described as a 'long outcry' of Schumann's agony in his forced separation from his beloved Clara Wieck. To conclude the evening we go back in time to the great master Beethoven, who was worshipped deeply by both Brahms and Schumann, as Alexander performs the last of his piano sonatas; a great testament to music.
Program:
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Two Rhapsodies Op. 79
No. 1 in B minor
No. 2 in G minor
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Piano Sonata no. 1 in F-sharp minor Op. 11
I. Introduzione: Un poco Adagio - Allegro
II. Aria
III. Scherzo: Allegrissimo
IV. Finale: Allegro un poco Maestoso - Piu Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor Op. 111
I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio appassionato
II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
The Coronation of Poppea – one of the great music dramas – charts the erotic and brutal politics of Nero’s Rome. Emperor Nero and his new love Poppea ruthlessly sweep aside anyone who stands in the way of their union. In this bloodthirsty drama, love triumphs. But at what cost?
This is the Australian premiere of a new version of Monteverdi’s great work, by the Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin. First seen in Berlin in German, this is a Poppea (restored here to its original Italian), that constantly surprises with new instrumentation and insights.
Conducted by Stephen Mould
Directed by David Berthold
Music by Claudio Monteverdi, Elena Kats–Chernin AO
Read more about this special collaboration
Greenway Concert Series
Conducted by Steve Williams, SCM Wind Symphony presents their first program of Semester 2 featuring Dvorák's Serenade for Winds.
Program
Katy Abbott (born 1971) arr. Nicholas Enrico Williams
Fast Ride in a Suave Machine
Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904)
Serenade for Winds
I. Moderato, quasi marcia
II. Minuetto. Tempo do menuetto
III. Andante con molto
IV. Finale. Allegro Molto
Mark John McEnroe (Born 1947)
Fanfare Suites 1, 2 & 4 – orch. Mark J Saliba
Fanfare No.1 -“Hope and Optimism”
Fanfare No.2 -“Honesty, Sincerity and Integrity”
Fanfare No.4 -“Joy and Positivity”
Peter Graham (Born 1958)
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
I. Snæfells
II. Descent
III. The Wonders of the Terrestrial Depths
IV. IV. The Day of Rest
V. Lost in the Labyrinth
VI. The Whispering Gallery
VII. Rescue from the Abyss
VIII. Battle of the Antediluvian Creatures and Ascent
IX. Homecoming
Conductor: Steve Williams
Maestro Ola Rudner returns to Sydney Conservatorium and leads the SCM Symphony Orchestra in a dynamic program featuring violin soloist Beatrice Colombis.
Program
Helena Munktell (1852-1919)
Bränningar, Op.19
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35, with soloist Beatrice Colombis
I. Allegro moderato
II. Canzonetta: Andante
III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo
Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74
I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro con grazia
III. Allegro molto vivace
IV. Adagio lamentoso
Conductor: Ola Runder
This performance will be live-streamed via Vimeo. Visit the ticketing link for more information.
Join our Early Music Ensemble for a night of repertoire from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and Early Romantic eras.
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music's Early Music Ensemble (EME) provides unique ensemble experience for students specialising in performance on period or historical instruments using historically informed performing practices.
With members drawn from the breadth of the Conservatorium's student body, EME performs repertoire from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and early Romantic eras, mentored and guided by Australia's most accomplished scholars and practitioners of historically informed performance.
Join us and hear the music of yesteryear in concert today.
Conductor: Neal Peres Da Costa
This performance will be live-streamed via Vimeo. Visit the ticketing link for more information.
Steve Williams returns to conduct the SCM Wind Symphony featuring wind band favourite Molly on the Shore
Program
Kevin Day (born 1996)
Concerto for Wind Ensemble
I. Flow
II. Riff
III. Vibe
IV. Soul
V. Jam
Percy Grainger (1882-1961) arr. Chalon Ragsdale
Molly on the Shore
Franco Cesarini (born 1961)
Symphony No. 1 -The Archangels
I. Gabriel, the Messenger of Light
II. Raphael, the Guide of Souls
III. Michael, the Prince of the Heavenly Host
IV. Uriel, the Time Keeper
Conductor: Steve Williams
This performance will be live-streamed via Vimeo. Visit the ticketing link for more information.