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Masterworks
for Violin and Piano - Mozart, Schubert and Brahms
John Ma (violin) and
Marie Searles (piano)
On
Saturday 12 August at 7.30pm in the Wesley Music Centre outstanding young
musicians John Ma and Marie Searles will present an attractive program of
masterworks for violin and piano.
Both
performers are distinguished graduates of the Canberra School of Music who have
been undertaking postgraduate studies in
Their
program will include the major works Sonata in B flat major (KV 378) by Mozart,
Sonatine in a minor, Opus 137 by Schubert and Sonata in G major Opus 78 by
Brahms.
The
Mozart work is one of the Auernhammer sonatas (named after one of his pupils)
in which there is a marked evolution of the violin part towards a more equal
partner in comparison to the earlier six sonatas. It was written during his
time in
The
Sonatine by Schubert belongs to a set of three sonatas written when Schubert
was only nineteen, but they were not published until eight years after his
death in 1836. This performance will be based on the original manuscripts
of the work. The first publications were very different to what Schubert
had initially composed.
Brahms’
Sonata in G major finally met his approval after four previous attempts at
writing a violin and piano sonata. This sonata has a relaxed and
confident style reflecting the lyrical playing of the famous violinist Joseph
Joachim and the holiday atmosphere of a mountain resort in
John
Ma recently completed his Masters of Performance in Baroque Violin and Viola at
the Sydney Conservatorium after completing his Bachelor of Music (1st
Class honours) at the Canberra School of Music in 2002. He was a full
scholarship holder at the Australian National Academy of Music in
Marie
Searles completed her Bachelor of Music at the Canberra School of Music in 2002
and has had a keen interest in accompaniment and chamber music completing her
Masters in Accompaniment at the Sydney Conservatorium in 2004.
This
will be a rewarding concert for the many lovers of violin and piano music in
What? Violin and piano concert by John Ma and Marie Searles.
When? Saturday 12 August at 7.30pm
Where? Wesley Music Centre, 20 National Circuit, Forrest (corner of
Cost? $25, concession $20, full-time students $15, children under 12 free.
Enquiries: 6232 7248. Tickets will be available at the
door.
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(Freiberger
Domsingknaben)
On
Tuesday 22 August 2006 at 7.30pm the Freiburg Cathedral Boys’ Choir will
present a concert in
The
Boys’ Choir is one ensemble of the Freiburg Cathedral Music which has a history
that can be traced back more than eight centuries. It comprises 40 boys’ and 20
adult voices.
The
choir has received many honours and awards. There have been concert tours
throughout
Members
of the choir attend the
For
their
This
event is being promoted by Friends of Wesley Music and is supported by the
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
What? A concert by the Freiburg Cathedral Boys’ Choir
When? Tuesday 22 August 2006 at 7.30pm
Where?
Cost? $25, concession $20, full-time students $10, children under 12 $5
Enquiries: 6232 7248. Tickets will be available at the
door.
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diary…
Updated 9 August 2006
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Wesley Music Centre
and Wesley Uniting Church
20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT,
2603
*Friends of Wesley
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Wesley
Music Centre,
20
National Circuit,
Forrest.
ACT
Manuka,
ACT
2603
Ph: +61
2 6232 7248
Fax: +61
2 6239 6836
Email:
wesleymc@...
Web: www.wesleycanberra.org.au
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