ENSEMBLE URBANE | String Source

CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES (Melbourne).

“urbane” = suave, elegant, refined, polished – having the savoir-faire regarded as characteristic of social life in a cosmopolitan city….

ENSEMBLE URBANE = Friends and colleagues playing the music that moves us.

ENSEMBLE URBANE is reaching a new audience by taking music out of the concert hall and into urban spaces. It presents high-end classical chamber music in a refreshingly approachable context. The series showcases some of Australia’s most exciting and vibrant talent in a relaxed and intimate setting.

The ENSEMBLE URBANE 2012 series will combine music with other mediums such as visual art, photography and spoken word and will be performed in bars and galleries in and around the Melbourne CBD.

Repertoire will include:

Sextet No. 2 in G major Op. 36 – Brahms

L’histoire du soldat – Stravinsky

Septet in E flat major Op. 20 – Beethoven

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CONCERT No. 2

November 21, 2011 6pm – Loop – 19-23 Meyers Plce, Melbourne VIC – Tickets at the door $25/10

The Music:

Purcell – Fantasia for Viols

Strauss – Sextet from Capriccio

Brahms – Sextet No. 1 in B flat Major

The Musicians:

Violin – Jessica Bell, Jenny Khafagi, Lynette Rayner, Kristian Winther
Viola – Christopher Cartlidge, William Clark, Helen Ireland, Leah Zweck
Cello – Blair Harris, William Hewer

The performance will also feature the photography of Lisa Lloyd-Flett.

Lisa’s images capture the essence of a variety of Melbourne’s modern, urban spaces. They will provide a unique back-drop for the ancient music and the traditional art form of chamber music.

This concert is presented by Melbourne Music Week as part of the “Aesthetics of Sound” program.

http://thatsmelbourne.com.au/whatson/music/mmw/Pages/MMWHome.aspx

www.looponline.com.au

CONCERT No. 1

September 4, 2011 6:30pm – Artboy Gallery – 99 Grevlle St. Prahran VIC – Tickets at the door $25/10

The Music:

Purcell – selected Fantasias for Viols
Schnittke – “Hymn No. 2″ for Cello and Double Bass
Piazzolla – “Four For Tango”
Schubert – Octet in F Major

The Musicians:

Violin – Monica Curro, Kirsty Hilton, Jenny Khafagi, Lynette Rayner, Kristian Winther
Viola – Christopher Cartlidge, Jenny Khafagi, Leah Zweck
Cello – Blair Harris, William Hewer
Double Bass – Stephen Newton
Clarinet – Phillip Arkinstall
Horn – Saul Lewis
Bassoon – Brock Imison

Door prizes -

Our friends at The Cullen Hotel (awarded Best New Boutique Hotel in Australia by the Australian Gourmet Traveller) have generously donated an accommodation voucher to be awarded as a door prize to one lucky ticket holder!

The Hat Mansion in Greville St. has also donated a $100 voucher (just in time for the racing season!).

Art exhibition -

At the time of the concert, Artboy Gallery will be hosting Melbourne artist Matthew Dunn’s much anticipated solo exhibition, “The Justice Will Be So Fantastic”.

It presents visual interpretations of the music of Crippled Black Phoenix.

“More misery, more questioning the mind, more cynicism, more justice and ultimately more hope.” – Justin Greaves (CBP)

Matthew’s powerful work is bound to both compliment and starkly contrast the music which spans a range of emotions from plaintive to joyful, absurd to sombre, and features moments of sublime beauty and almost overwhelming optimism.

The artwork will be available for purchase on the night.