AUSTRALIA FAIR?

DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON “Bungaree” ^ *

BRYONY MARKS “Australia Fair? Volume I: The Australian Dream”

ANTONIN DVORAK String Quartet No.14 in A flat Op.105 ^

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

* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Andrew Dixon, in memory of Jean and John Dixon

ST JOHNS SOUTHGATE • THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER, 1PM BOOKINGS
(approx 60 min performance, plus post-concert Q&A)

MONTSALVAT GREAT HALL GALLERY • SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER, 2.30PM BOOKINGS
(approx 120 min performance, including interval)

PRIMROSE POTTER SALON • WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER, 7PM BOOKINGS
(approx 120 min performance, including interval)

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“As we celebrate our 25th anniversary we are reflecting on our identity as an Australian chamber ensemble. In this program we have chosen three works in which the composers were likely pondering similar questions. It is a joy to return to the powerful and evocative work, Bungaree, which the quartet premiered in 2020. I’m wondering, how could I not have heard of such an important historical figure as Bungaree? A figure who should be a household name. Thanks to Deborah, he is now part of my idea of Australia’s identity and Bungaree, the piece, will always be important in Flinders Quartet’s repertoire and musical identity. Australia Fair? by Bryony Marks asks us to think about very important and fundamental questions about identity. Who are we, who were we, and who do we want to be? Dvorak wrote his last chamber work, the A flat major string quartet, at the very end of his time in America. Although he was inspired by the lush prairies and woods he was introduced to there, he still found himself yearning to return to his homeland. His musical identity is so connected to his love of the landscape of his homeland, the Czech Republic.”

HELEN IRELAND, VIOLA