Event
Myrtle & Roses
- Date: Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 6pm
- Venue: Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon — Cnr Southbank Blvd & Sturt St, Southbank, VIC
- Tickets: Standard: $40 | Concession: $29 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on (03) 9699 3333
Event Details
Concert rescheduled from original June date.
Songmakers Australia celebrates 10 years with a ravishing bouquet of great songs
About Songmakers Australia
Unique in the musical landscape of Australia, Songmakers Australia brings together some of the country’s leading singers and instrumentalists in a diverse repertoire comprising some of the pinnacles of all chamber music. Under the artistic patronage of Graham Johnson, founding director of the acclaimed London-based Songmakers Almanac, pianist Andrea Katz teams with soprano Merlyn Quaife, mezzo-soprano Christina Wilson, tenor Brenton Spiteri and bass-baritone Nicholas Dinopoulos in inspired programs that feature a dynamic interplay of song and chamber music.
About this concert
Leading vocal ensemble Songmakers Australia captivates with a garland of songs, dedications and serenades. The delightful collection of flower-inspired songs features duets and trios by great masters, including Robert Schumann’s romantic Mit Myrten und Rosen (With Myrtles & Roses), and English and Australian classics, such as Percy Grainger’s lovesick Willow, Willow. Dedicated to its fans and newcomers on the 10th anniversary of Songmakers’ debut, this enchanting concert is a perfect fit for the intimate beauty of the Primrose Potter Salon.
Program
Robert Schumann
Liederkreis, Op.24
9. Mit Myrten und Rosen
Myrthen, Op.25
24. Du bist wie eine Blume
Three Zweistimmige Lieder, Op.43
2. Herbstlied
Myrthen, Op.25
25. Aus den oestlichen Rosen
7. Die Lotosblume
Minnespiel, Op.101
3. Ich bin dein Baum, o Gartner
Felix Mendelssohn
Six Duets, Op.63
4. Herbstlied
6. Maiglöckchen und die Blümelein
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Due pupille amabili, K.439
Mi lagnerò tacendo, K.437
Più non si trovano, K.549
Roger Quilter
Three Songs, Op.3
2. Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
Three Songs, Op.15
3. Blossom Time
Alan Tregaskis
Five Blake Songs: A Song Cycle
3. Vision
Benjamin Britten
Down by the Salley Gardens
Percy Grainger
Willow, Willow
Jules Massenet
Le poème des fleurs
Featured non-Australian music: Massenet, Mendelssohn, Mozart, R Schumann, Roger Quilter, Britten
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website
Featured Australian Works
| Five Blake songs : a song cycle (1978) ['Vision'] by Alan Tregaskis — performed by Andrea Katz and Christina Wilson |
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| Willow willow : voice with piano (1912) by Percy Grainger |
Featured artists
- Performer Christina Wilson
- Performer Andrea Katz
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