MEDIA RELEASE: Accompanists Guild of SA celebrates the pianists with some stunning woodwind
Accompanists’ Guild of South Australia Media Release ADELAIDE: 9 August 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Accompanists Guild of SA celebrates the pianists with some stunning woodwind. For the first time in its history the Accompanists’ Guild of South Australia has focussed the entire year’s events on highlighting Piano with Wind. It culminates in the Accompanists’ Festival in September with a Week of Winds from September 24 to 30, 2012. The Guild’s 2012 Musician-in-residence is Timothy Young who is one of Australia’s most brilliant chamber music pianists and an outstanding example of the qualities he expects of his students—- that they are versatile, multi-faceted, creative, open minded and not bound by the limiting concept of what it means to be a concert pianist. For ten years Timothy has been a Resident Artist and Faculty member at the Australian National Academy of Music and is currently Co-ordinator of Piano. In a…
Accompanists’ Festival 2012 details
Accompanists’ Festival 2012 – September 24 to 30 “A Week with Winds” Download Festival Brochure for full details and Application form Download E-Flyer Timothy Young – Musician in Residence Conference Geoffrey Parsons Award Celebrity Recital – Celia Craig oboe Contributing Festival Musicians: Samantha Hennessy, Natalie Zwar – flute, Amanda Lovelock – clarinet, Peter Handsworth – bass clarinet, Rachel Tolmie – cor anglais, Mark Gaydon, Josie Hawkes – bassoon,Howard Parkinson – trombone, Leigh Harrold – piano, John Martin – piano, JEM ensembles with wind FESTIVAL WEEK OUTLINE: Geoffrey Parsons Award Auditions Monday/Tuesday September 24/25 from 5.30 pm – Bishop Hall, Elder Conservatorium North Terrace Lunch Hour Concerts Wednesday September 26 – Pilgrim Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide 12.10 JEM Junior Ensemble Musicians 1.10 Leigh Harrold – piano, Natalie Zwar – flute Accompanists’ Conference Saturday September 29, 9.30am – 4.00pm Cynthia Poulton Hall, St Peter’s Cathedral, 18 King William…
Great News – Geoffrey Parsons Award First Prize now worth $5000!
With the generous support of the Royal Commonwealth Society of SA, the First Prize for the prestigious Geoffrey Parsons Award has been increased to $5000! The 2012 Geoffrey Parsons Award brochure and application form is now available to download here.
Announcement: TWO WORLD PREMIERES – FEAR and ACID TEST
Accompanists’ Festival July 18 to 23 includes TWO WORLD PREMIERES FEAR by Michael Kieran Harvey performed in Recital by Michael Kieran Harvey, Piano Natsuko Yoshimoto, Violin 7pm Friday 22 July 2011 ABC Studio 520, 85 North East Road, Collinswood Tickets: $30, $20, $15 Members, $10 students & groups of 10+ available at the door. and ACID TEST by Stephen Whittington Set Work for the 2011 Geoffrey Parsons Award performed by Mark Gaydon, Bassoon with the 3 Finalists 7pm Saturday 23 July 2011 Hartley Concert Room, Elder Conservatorium, Kintore Avenue, Adelaide Tickets at door $20, $15, $10 The Accompanists’ Guild is thrilled to present new works by Australian composers written especially for the 2011 Festival. The first of the two world premières to be performed during the Accompanists’ Festival and Conference is Fear composed and performed by pianist, Michael Kieran Harvey with ASO concertmaster, violinist, Natsuko Yoshimoto. Fear is dedicated to…
MEDIA RELEASE: THE ACCOMPANISTS’ GUILD OF SA 2011 FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE
THE ACCOMPANISTS’ GUILD OF SA 2011 FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE presents MICHAEL KIERAN HARVEY As Musician in Residence The Accompanists’ Guild of South Australia is delighted to welcome Australian international concert pianist, Michael Kieran Harvey, as the 2011 Musician in Residence for the 2011 Festival and Conference held between July 18 and 23. During the Festival and Conference, Michael will emphasise his experience in collaborative music making. He will perform two duo recitals, one with SA soprano, Teresa La Rocca and the other with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s concertmaster, violinist, Natsuko Yoshimoto. He will also present sessions at the Guild’s Conference, give a piano duet seminar and chair the Geoffrey Parsons Award Final. In addition to performing with Natsuko, Michael has composed a new work for their recital on July 22 The full Festival and Conference schedule is attached. Born in Sydney Michael Kieran Harvey is regarded as one of the…
2011 Festival and Conference – media kit and brochure now available
Please click on the respective links below to download: AGSA 2011 Festival Brochure AGSA Festival 2011 – Media Pack
AGSA 2011 – The Highlights
There are some fantastic events coming our way this year. Click here for a detailed timetable. Click below for AGSA 2011 Program of Events (Printable Listing) Brochure (Outside) Brochure (Inside) Young Accompanists’ Showcase AGSA’s educational program provides opportunities for students from pre-teens to tertiary to experience the demands & joys of collaborative performance. Directed at between 6 & 8 secondary school pianists annually, YAS teams them up with professional performers who also teach. They rehearse together several times in preparation for performing in a Master Class and 2 public concerts. In 2011 for the first time the second concert is scheduled during the Conference at the Accompanists’ Festival. YAS has already shown many fine young pianists that collaborative playing is not only demanding but extremely satisfying. The Festival of Accompanists has been an annual feature of AGSA’s program for most of the 21st Century. As well as prominent local musicians,…
The Guild, Anthony Legge and The Firm in the press
In the lead up and following Anthony Legge’s very successful concert at Pilgrim Church on July 2nd, here is a sampling from the Adelaide Advertiser’s ‘AdelaideNow’ website: “Legge’s playing was authoritative, supportive, sympathetic and as aware of the texts as though he, too, was singing them.” – Elizabeth Silsbury, AdelaideNow July 05, 2010. Link to this review here. There is also a very interesting article by Tim Lloyd “An accomplished accompanist at play” – link to this article here. (The Advertiser July 02, 2010)
Correction to Anthony Legge Concert July 2nd
Correction Anthony Legge’s Concert of Wolf’s Italienisches Liederbuch now starts at 7.30 pm not 7 pm as previously advertised. The details are now: 7.30 pm Friday July 2 Pilgrim Church – Wolf Italienisches Liederbuch with soprano, Rosalind Martin and tenor, Robert Macfarlane.
2010 Festival Brochure now available
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Guild continues celebrating the accompanist, with leading Australian pianist Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard is a sensitive, intelligent and committed musician – Alfred Brendel
2008 Festival and Conference a huge success – check the Comments!
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