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: 2007 Geoffrey Parsons Award Finalists Announced
Adelaide: 11 July 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Final of The Accompanists’ Guild of SA’s 23rd Geoffrey Parsons Award, named in honour of Australia’s accompanist par excellence for singers, such as Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, Victoria de los Angeles and Olaf Bär, takes place this Thursday evening, July 12th, at 7pm in the Hartley Concert Room at The University of Adelaide. On Monday and Tuesday, six pianists completed the Stage One auditions performing prepared works with their chosen associates, sight reading and an unrehearsed reading of the set work, Schumann’s Märchenbilder No. 1, Nicht schnell with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra violist, Cecily Satchell. The audition panel of noted musicians, Stephen Whittington, Leonie Hempton and Cecily Satchell judged the performances in terms of interpretation, style, technique, presentation and ensemble skills. Guild Founder and Secretary, Diana Harris said of the competition, “The Finalists in the Parsons Award must exhibit the major requisites of the professional…