LEGACY

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 ‘Dissonance’ ^
GORDON KERRY String Quartet No. 6 * ^
ETHEL SMYTH String Quartet in C minor

* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Siobhan Lenihan, for Dolores and Denis Lenihan

^ These works comprise the St Johns Southgate and Castlemaine 60 min concert program

ST JOHNS SOUTHGATE • THURSDAY 21 MARCH, 1PM
(approx 60 min performance, plus post-concert Q&A)

CASTLEMAINE ART MUSEUM • FRIDAY 22 MARCH, 7.30PM SOLD OUT
(approx 60 min performance)

ST JOHN’S CHURCH, FLINDERS • SATURDAY 23 MARCH, 2.30PM
(approx 120 min performance, including interval)

MONTSALVAT BARN GALLERY • SUNDAY 24 MARCH, 2.30PM
(approx 120 min performance, including interval)

PRIMROSE POTTER SALON • MONDAY 25 MARCH, 7PM
(approx 120 min performance, including interval)

Visit FQ Digital to relive the works in this concert program, on demand viewing from Monday 8 April.

“Why do some string quartets become favourites? I know that I love Mozart’s Dissonance Quartet for its daring harmony that broke all the rules, as well as its soaring melodies and sense of humour! Mozart’s brilliant ability to bring the past back to the future is shared by one of my favourite Australian composers, Gordon Kerry, whose new string quartet derives a magical new world of gorgeous timbres and driving rhythms from ancient plainchant. I am in awe of Ethel Smyth who inspired a generation of suffragettes while creating music of epic vision. Her C minor string quartet combines a deeply intelligent compositional craft and sophisticated lyricism”

ELIZABETH SELLARS, VIOLIN

GORDON KERRY • Composer

Gordon Kerry’s chamber music, commissioned by individual ensembles as well as organisations like Musica Viva Australia and Wigmore Hall, has been performed widely in Australia and abroad. He has written numerous concertos and symphonic works for orchestras in Australia and Europe, and has a large catalogue of vocal and instrumental music, as well as choral works for concert and liturgical performance. Works for the stage include four operas, and he is committed to working with musicians in his local community of northeastern Victoria and southern NSW.

He is also an author, notably of the book New Classical Music: Composing Australia.