Lunch Hour Concerts
A series of lunch hour concerts hosted at the prestigious Melba Hall, held each Monday of semester (see semester dates) from 1:10pm to 2pm.
Monday 4 March, 1.10pm
Firebird Trio
Benjamin Martin piano, Roger Jonsson violin, Josephine Vains cello
Arcangelo CORELLI Two Trio Sonatas, arr. Benjamin Martin
Joseph HAYDN Piano Trio in E flat, Hob XV: 29
Robert SCHUMANN Fantasiestuecke, Op. 88
Monday 11 March, 1:10pm
Syzygy Ensemble
Laila Engle flute, Julia Stoppa clarinet, Leigh Harrold piano, Blair Harris cello & Jenny Khafagi violin
Joan TOWER Petroushskates
Ralph WHITEOAK Along Came a Spider
Kaija SAARIAHO Mirrors
Claude DEBUSSY Cloches à travers les feuilles
Tristan MURAIL Feuilles à travers les cloches
Helen GRIME Seven Pierrot Miniatures
Monday 18 March, 1:10pm
Alex & Nilusha: Moments In Time
Alex Pertout world percussion, Nilusha Dassenaike voice
Associate Artist: Joe Chindamo piano
Alex PERTOUT Manaus
Alex PERTOUT & Nilusha DASSENAIKE (lyrics) Moments In Time
Antonio Carlos JOBIM Waters Of March
Nilusha DASSENAIKE The Wind
NEMAMUSASA (Traditional) Gave My Love
Alex PERTOUT From The Heart
Alex PERTOUT (Traditional Afro Cuban Chant) Baba Soroso
James TAYLOR You Can Close Your Eyes
Monday 25 March, 1:10pm
The London Klezmer Quartet
Ilana Cravitz fiddle, Susi Evans clarinet, Carol Isaacs accordion, and Indra Buraczewska double bass
A program of rare tunes by klezmer great Dave Tarras and other melodies mined from old manuscripts and 78s, alongside traditional-style original works, the London Klezmer Quartet takes you on a musical journey from Kiev to Karrada, capturing the highs and lows of Jewish life over 300 years and 5 continents.
After thrilling Australian audiences in 2012, all-female band The London Klezmer Quartet return to deliver what can best be described as “stylish performances from four highly accomplished and in-demand musicians’” (Folk Roots Magazine).
Monday 8 April, 1:10pm
Frank Celata clarinet, Monica Curro violin, Sarah Curro violin, Simon Oswell viola, Howard Penny cello
W.A. MOZART Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581
Joseph KÜFFNER Clarinet Quintet in B major, Op.34
Monday 15 April, 1:10pm
Derek Jones flute, Robert Schubert clarinet
Associate Artist: Akemi Schubert piano
WA MOZART Flute Sonata for Flute and Piano in Bb Major
Julian YU Silent and Alone for clarinet and piano
Peter TAHOURDIN Music for Solo Clarinet
Claude DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of the Faune, arr. for flute, clarinet and piano
Barry CONYNGHAM Flute for solo flute
Andre JOLIVET Sonatine for Flute and Clarinet
Monday 22 April, 1:10pm
Songmakers Australia
Nicholas Dinopoulos bass-baritone & Andrea Katz piano
Franz Peter SCHUBERT Schwanengesang (Swan Song), D. 957
Monday 29 April, 1:10pm
Student Performance
Natasha Lin piano
Claude DEBUSSY Pour le Piano
Arcadi VOLODOS Concert Paraphrase on Mozart's Turkish March
Tim Buckland piano
Sergei PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No. 7
Monday 6 May, 1:10pm
Guy du Blet & Friends
Guy du Blet timpani, Don Immel trombone, Joel Brennan trumpet, Peter Neville percussion, Mark Fitzpatrick trumpet, Marshall Mcguire harp, Anthony Pope trumpet & Donald Nicholson organ
Andre PHILIDOR March de Timballes
Jean BAPTISTE-LULLY Suites from opera and ballet
Lukas FOSS Andante for timpani and harp
Claude BABLON Suite for Timpani
Andre PHILIDOR Marches for timpani and trumpets
Johann FISCHER Symphony for Eight Timpani
Monday 13 May, 1:10pm
Daniel de Borah piano
Sergei PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No.9 in C major, Op.103
J.S. BACH Chaconne from Partita No.2 in D minor for violin, BWV 1004, arr. F. Busoni
Monday 20 May, 1:10pm
Student Performance
Daniel Nistico guitar
William LOVELADY This Morning in Omagh the Sun Rose Again
Jaques HÉTU Suite for Guitar Op.41
Joaquin RODRIGO Junto al Generalife
Mario CASTLENUOVO-TEDESCO Escarraman: a Suite of Spanish Dances from the XVIth Century (after Cervantes), Op. 177
Monday 27 May, 1:10pm
Acacia Quartet
Lisa Stewart violin, Myee Clohessy violin, Stefan Duwe viola & Anna Martin-Scrase cello
Elena KATS-CHERNIN From Anna Magdalena's Notebook: for string quartet
Lyle CHAN Mark And Adrian Are Her Sons
Elena KATS-CHERNIN Russian Rag
Elena KATS-CHERNIN Blue Rose
