FROM LITTLE THINGS…
PROGRAM • 70 mins no interval
ANNE CAWRSE “in spaces between”
AMY BEACH String Quartet, Op. 89
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op.106
OPEN REHEARSAL • MONDAY 15 MAY, 11AM-4PM
STANLEY TOWN HALL • FRIDAY 19 MAY, 7.30PM
CHRIST CHURCH LONGFORD • SATURDAY 20 MAY, 3PM
SCOTTSDALE MECHANICS’ HALL • SUNDAY 21 MAY, 2PM
GEELONG CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY • FRIDAY 26 MAY, 7.30PM
ST JOHN’S CHURCH • SATURDAY 27 MAY, 2.30PM
MONTSALVAT UPPER GALLERY • SUNDAY 28 MAY, 2.30PM
PRIMROSE POTTER SALON • MONDAY 29 MAY, 1PM & 6PM
FQ DIGITAL • PREMIERING WEDNESDAY 14 JUNE, 7.30PM and then available for on-demand viewing
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“Even when music doesn’t have a specific narrative, it tells a story. I’ve never been to America, but somehow Dvořák’s music takes me there. Perhaps it’s the openness, sunniness and optimism of G major. Dvořák actively encouraged American composers to use Native American culture, which inspired Amy Beach to write her string quartet based on Inuit tunes; and we’ve followed the musical trail to Caroline Shaw, who inspired Anne Cawrse to write “in spaces between” - a story of finding the space just to create while life pulls in multiple directions.
The thing I love most about delving into a new piece of music is how much I learn about a composer just from how they construct and organise sound. In a way, I feel like I know Amy Beach and Antonín Dvořák from centuries past, just as well as I know Anne Cawrse who has been right there in the room with us as we rehearse. That’s the power of great music.”
ZOE KNIGHTON, CELLO
“There are some other groups who share some of the Flinders Quartet’s qualities, but not many. I would say that in addition to the commitment and skill, it is the joy and pleasure they have in what they do, and the clear expression of it, that differentiates the Quartet from other Ensembles.”
Photography: Karen Wilson
ELIZABETH SELLARS • Guest Violinist
Elizabeth Sellars has been acclaimed as “powerful ... dynamically exciting” (The Australian) and as “one of the few violinists ... who can handle works that move in new directions” (The Age).
A prize-winning graduate of the Guildhall School of Music in London, Elizabeth is a sought-after chamber musician and has appeared for Musica Viva and in festivals and on radio worldwide. Her performances have been published by Move, Naxos, ABC Classics, Toccata Classics and Tzadik. In collaboration with Kenji Fujimura her world premiere recording of the ‘The Messiaen Nexus’ received international acclaim, including winning the 2014 Limelight Chamber Music Recording of the Year. Future releases include Australian Horn Trios and premiere recordings by Arthur Benjamin. Elizabeth has toured with the Academy of St Martin-in-the- Fields and The Australian World Orchestra. She is a founding member of the Sutherland Piano Trio and Quercus and collaborates regularly with Ensemble Liaison.