published: 13 Sep 2024, 3 min read, 'EVENT EXPIRED'
when: 15 September 2024 | venue: Moore St, Leichhardt NSW 2040, Australia | cost: Adult $$30 | address: Moore St, Leichhardt NSW 2040, AustraliaJoin Charisma and Keyna Wilkins in a delightful, intimate performance of clarinet, piano and flute for an afternoon concert.
Program:
Sadie Harrison - (Australian/English) Owls Of The Hazels - (bass clarinet & piano) 7’30"1. Anksta rota Celia (I woke up early) 2. Prapuoliau, motel (I am lost, mother)
Nigel Westlake (Australian) Rare Sugar (Bb clarinet & Piano) 14’
Keyna Wilkins (Australian) Tears of Stone (Bb clarinet & Piano, narration) ?’
About the musicians:
Charisma
Founded in 1995 to explore and develop music for clarinet and cello. Charisma enjoys an international reputation for lively and virtuosic music-making. Programmes include works spanning four Four centuries, world premiers and many composers have written works for Charisma. Charisma moves easily across all kinds of musical boundaries – from classical to blues, avant-garde to tangos, and minimalist to multi-media works. The marriage of styles has led to performances in unconventional venues such as jazz clubs, art galleries, bars and open spaces as well as traditional concert halls. They frequently collaborate with other musicians to expand on the trio repertoire. They have recordings on CD and record for the ABC.
Ros Dunlop has been a strong advocate of new music the clarinet & bass clarinet all her professional life. She has commissioned many Australian Composers and premiered many new compositions by composers worldwide. Ros has performed throughout Australia, New Zealand ,Canada, the UK, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, East Timor and the USA, Her CDs have received International acclaim. Collaboration over many years with composer Martin Wesley-Smith resulted in a number of new works and a long association with East Timor over two decades, researching the traditional music and subsequently producing a bilingual book now used as source material in the Timor Leste department of Education.
David Miller is one of Australia's leading chamber musicians and vocal accompanists. He has been awarded an AM for his services to Music. His distinguished career has included partnerships with many internationally renowned artists, Joan Carden, Marilyn Richardson John Pringle, to name but a few. He has performed with The HuntingtonTrio, Flederrman, The Song Company, The Australia Ensemble. He is a founding member of the Grevillea Ensemble. He has performed in the U.K, New Zealand, Indonesia, Japan, China, Saudi Arabia, New Caledonia, Korea, Vanuatu and Vietnam. He has recorded for Walsingham Classics, Tall Poppies, Vox Australis, 2MBS-FM and ABC Classics. David Miller was on the staff of Sydney Conservatorium of Music as Chair of Chair Ensemble Studies and Accompaniment for more than four decades.
Keyna Wilkins is a pioneering Australian/British composer-musician. She was one of three finalists for the Australian Art Music Awards for Individual Excellence in 2021 and 2018 (APRA/AMCOS). As an innovative soloist her solo show explores stream-of-consciousness improvisations alongside her composed pieces, often using loop pedal and visual projections and inspired by contemporary human rights issues, astronomical phenomena and thoughts. She has released 4 solo albums on piano and flute and 5 ensemble albums. Her works are published by Wirripang and performed internationally.
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