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Event Details

On Sunday 31 July, Fine Music 102.5 will present Fine Music Live from the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in Penrith, a free concert for the people of Sydney.

A talented gathering of musicians and ensembles have been specially curated for the occasion and will cover a range of styles and genres that reflect the diversity of the music played on Fine Music 102.5.

The top-class performers booked to appear on the day including The Great Gatsby Orchestra (10-piece jazz group); Rebecca Gill Duo (violin and piano) Fine Music’s current Kruger Scholarship recipient; Acacia Quartet (string quartet); Sydney Symphony Fellows (orchestra); The Idea of North (Aria award winning a cappella group); and Gerard Willems (concert pianist).

2PM: EVENT OPENS LIVE TO AIR
3.20-3.40PM: INTERVAL
5PM: EVENT CONCLUDES

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2.05-2.25pm
THE GREAT GATSBY

DUKE ELLINGTON Jubilee Stomp
DUKE ELLINGTON The Mooche
WALTER DOYLE – AS RECORDED BY TED WEEMS Egyptian Ella
DAVE DALLWITZ Russell St. Rag
LU WATTERS Emperor Norton’s Hunch

“It’s a great opportunity for us to perform at one of Sydney’s finest venues, and we are proud to be associated with Fine Music. To the best of my knowledge, we are the only group in Sydney currently playing this repertoire - hot jazz and dance orchestra music from the 1920s” – Geoff Power.

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2.30-2.50pm
ACACIA QUARTET

MOYA HENDERSON Kudikynah Cave
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in E flat Op 74, Presto, Allegretto con variazioni

“Acacia always tries to share something known alongside something new in its programs. This year we will play a movement of Beethoven’s String Quartet in E flat, known as ‘The Harp’ plus a beautiful work by established Australian composer Moya Henderson” – Acacia Quartet.

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2.55-3.15pm
REBECCA GILL
ACCOMPANIST: PAUL CHEUNG

MARGARET SUTHERLAND Nocturne
CHRIS WILLIAMS Cloud, ground, trees from three horizons – World Premiere
RAYMOND HANSON Three Fancies

“The Live from the Joan performance will be the first in my concert tour supported by the Kruger Scholarship. It will also be the world premiere performance of the works for violin and piano that I have commissioned from young Australian composer Chris Williams” – Rebecca Gill.

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3.40-4pm
SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FELLOWS

PROKOFIEV Quintet, Op.39
Tema con variazoni
Andante energico
Adagio pesante
Allegro precipitato, ma non troppo presto
Andantino

“This particular piece is probably one of the most difficult pieces of chamber music ever written… it’s scored for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass. The interplay between the woodwind and the strings in particular is something that the audience should listen out for” – John Keene, Double Bass Fellow.

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4.05-4.25pm
GERARD WILLEMS

CHOPIN Scherzo No 1 in B minor Op 20
CHOPIN Scherzo No 3 in C-sharp minor Op 39

“It shall be a pleasure to take part in the Live from the Joan concert. Playing in this live broadcast is a wonderful way to share the music I love: in this case Chopin’s Scherzo No’s 1 and 3. These are dramatic and colourful and show off the beautiful Bosendorfer in the hall, which has a great acoustic” – Gerard Willems.

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4.30-4.50pm
THE IDEA OF NORTH

FEATURING THE MUSIC OF JACK O’HAGAN
(Josie & Me, Blue Rhythm, One Kiss in the Moonlight) Dance Medley
A COLD CHISEL REINVENTION Flame Trees
COMEDY NUMBER WRITTEN BY TIM MINCHIN F Sharp
GERSHWIN Embraceable You

“ We do a lot of live radio, performing in small studio spaces to usually one appreciative radio announcer! Having an audience to work with creates the opportunity for an exciting concert, as I believe a performance is a two-way relationship between the audience and the performer” – Andrew Piper.

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (02) 4723 7600 or by email to boxoffice@jspac.com.au

Featured Australian Works

	Kudikynah cave : string quartet (1987) by Moya Henderson — performed by Acacia Quartet
	Nocturne : violin with piano (1944) by Margaret Sutherland — performed by Paul Cheung and Rebecca Gill
	Three fancies, op. 19 : for violin & pianoforte (1946) by Raymond Hanson — performed by Paul Cheung and Rebecca Gill
	three horizons : for violin and piano (2016) by Chris Williams — World premiere — performed by Paul Cheung and Rebecca Gill

Featured artists

• Performer Rebecca Gill
• Performer Paul Cheung
• Performer Acacia Quartet