THE ACCOMPANIST TAKES CENTRE-STAGE
Accompanists’ Guild of SA Media Release ADELAIDE: Sunday 4 May 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTRALIA’S 1ST NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ACCOMPANISTS Friday 30 May – Sunday 1 June 2008 Elder Conservatorium of Music The University of Adelaide ` The world’s first renowned vocal accompanist, Gerald Moore, made famous the question, “Am I too loud?” From Friday 30 May until Sunday 1 June 2008, the Accompanists’ Guild of South Australia during its inaugural Conference of Accompanists and Associate Artists will consider that question and much more. The Conference is part of the Guild’s 25th Anniversary Celebration and coincides with the visit of a pianist often compared to Moore and Geoffrey Parsons, one of the world’s foremost vocal accompanists, Malcolm Martineau. During the three-days, Malcolm Martineau will be one of the many pianists to contribute as speaker, educator and performer. The Guild has attracted a rich array of presenters –…