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ASQ in Concert: True History of the Kelly Gang

Event

ASQ in Concert: True History of the Kelly Gang

  • Date: Sunday, 13 June 2021, 4pm
  • Venue: James Theatre, Dungog — 6 Brown Street, Dungog, NSW
  • Tickets: Adult: $60 | Under 18: $40 — Tickets can be purchased online

Event Details

Felix Mendelssohn, String Quartet no 1 in E flat major op 12
Graeme Koehne, True History of the Kelly Gang
INTERVAL
Béla Bartók, String Quartet no 3
Pavel Fischer, String Quartet no 3 Mad Piper

Courage, boldness and revitalisation underpin this Australian String Quartet program which features a piece of local history captured in music.

Australian composer Graeme Koehne’s True History of the Kelly Gang recounts a story attributed to one of the country’s most iconic figures whose main hide-out, as it happens, was at Pilcher’s Mountain, not far from Dungog.

Mendelssohn wrote the Opus 12 string quartet before his twentieth birthday. His young, opera-addicted mind dials up the drama and beauty of this piece, while the popular Canzonetta movement exemplifies the cheeky Puck-like passagework associated with his Octet, and music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

As an early ethnomusicologist, Bartók dedicated his life to cataloguing folk music from across central Europe. This research heavily influenced his writing which, mixed with an unmistakable Beethovien zeal, lead to a revitalisation of string quartet writing. Bartók’s third string quartet exemplifies this in one continuous movement, brimming with inventive string techniques that create a diversity of colours and emotions.

Moravian violinist and composer Pavel Fischer was inspired by the courage of Scottish piper Bill Millin who on D-Day, marched on Normandy beach, rallying the troops with his bagpipes. This incredible quartet seamlessly blends traditions of folk music and western art, creating an explosive and exhilarating end to this program.

Join us for this special concert which celebrates ASQ Viola Stephen King, before he moves to his new role as ASQ’s Director of Learning and Engagement, and welcomes new ASQ Cello Michael Dahlenburg.

Featured non-Australian music: Mendelssohn, Bartók, Pavel Fischer

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on 1800 040 444

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