End of Semester Concert- Baroque Ensemble and Early Voices

The Early Music Studio and Early Voices proudly presents a semester’s work from its students. Excerpts from Phaëton, by French classical music’s legendary master Lully establishes colour and flair, and the recorder and traverso consorts explore the more intimate confines of 16th and 17th century Europe. This semester marks the inaugural Baroque Ensemble concerto extravanganza which showcases some of the unique talents within the FFAM, featuring traverso concerti by Quantz and CPE Bach, a recorder concerto by Vivaldi, a  cello concerto by Leo and one- and two-harpsichord concerti by JS Bach. Early Voices presents vocal works from the great European tragedy of the Thirty Years’ War. The programme closes with Buxtehude’s “Das neugeborne Kindelein” which brings together both ensembles in a remarkable moving and optimistic work.

CREDITS

Early Voices Director: Stephen Grant

Early Music Studio Tutors
Rachael Beesley, Tim Willis, violin
Shane Lestideau, violin and viola
Josie Vains, cello
Laura Vaughan, violone
Greg Dikmans, traverso
Ryan Williams, recorders
Donald Nicolson, Baroque Ensemble dir., and continuo

PROGRAM

J-B Lully, Phaëton (1683), excerpts:
Ouverture – 1re & 2me troupe d’Astree dansante – Air & Bourée pour les suivants de Saturne - Chaconne

Recorder consort

·        JS Bach, Canzona in D minor BWV 588

·        H Ashton, “Hugh Ashton’s Maske”

·        H Isaac, “Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen”

Traverso consort·
JB de Boismortier Sonata in D major Op. 7/1 :
Gravement – Allemande (Gayment) – Lentement – Gavotte en Rondeau – Gayment

Concerto Extravaganza

·        Dennis Wang (traverso): CPE Bach, concerto in D minor Wq22 I Allegro

·        Ewan Odenthal (harpsichord): JS Bach, Concerto in D major BWV 1054 III Allegro

·        Katherine Stacey (recorder): A Vivaldi, Concerto in C minor RV441 I Allegro non molto

·        Sebastian Spillane (cello): L Leo, Concerto in D minor L60 II con spirito

·        Harrison Whelan (traverso): JJ Quantz, Concerto in E minor II Adagio assai

·        Justice Karol and Yesie Lin Viota (harpsichords): JS Bach, Double concerto in C minor BWV 1060 III Allegro

Interval

Early Voices

·        Johann Hermann Schein, “Herr, lass meine Klage” (Fontana d’Israel, 1623)

·        Heinrich Schütz  “Die mit Tränen säen” SWV 378 (Geistliche Chormusik 1648)

·        JH Schein “Das ist mir lieb”

·        Dieterich Buxtehude “Das neugeborne Kindelein” BuxWV13

Early Voices

Stella Horvath, Maya Charles Sedergreen, Xin Ye, Harmony Lee, Emily Guo, Eleni Gerostamoulos, Gabriella Osvath, Orvokki Britton, Ruby Dargaville, Ke-nnye Maratelli, Jacqueline Pizzo, Tabitha Plummer, Sarah Richards, Hannah Simos-Garner, Eliza Walker, Sophie Whitehead, Sophia Gyger, Hugh Campbell, Nicholas Corcoran, Declan Farr, Xavier Grindlay, Jinhao Guo, Julian Howes, Sandy Humphreys, Jasper Kirkwood, James Koulbanis, Zhuoyang Li, Jialun Liu, Matthew O’Leary, Ash Patel, Jack Raudys, Joshua Vass.

Organ: David MacFarlane

Image: Elias van Nijmegen, “Stilleven” (early 18th century).

PARKING

The City of Melbourne has recently changed the parking restrictions around the Southbank Campus. Parking control hours are now expanded to 7am–10pm, seven days per week, and are capped at three hours. A $2-per-hour fee after 7pm is also now in place. There is no change to the $4-per-hour peak rate between 7am–7pm. Parking inspectors are regularly in the area fining drivers who overstay their meter, so we encourage everyone to be aware and avoid an expensive fine.

ACCESSIBILITY

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Please stay home if you feel unwell, even with mild symptoms. Face masks are welcome in all settings for community and personal safety.  

• In order to account for drop-off in attendance, we overbook a select number of free events at the Faculty. If you have not arrived by the start of the performance, your ticket may be released to any waiting patrons at the door. Please arrive at the venue at least 15 minutes before the performance to secure your seat.  

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