1st September

SILO SOUNDS presents Spring Won’t Wait: Susan Blake, Cello and John Martin, Piano

Name: SILO SOUNDS presents Spring Won’t Wait: Susan Blake, Cello and John Martin, Piano
Start: 2024-09-01T14:00:00+1000
End: 2024-09-01T16:00:00+1000
Location: Ross Memorial Uniting Church

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SILO SOUNDS presents Spring Won’t Wait: Susan Blake, Cello and John Martin, Piano

HEY … Spring Won’t Wait: Come celebrate the bursting joy of a new season with Schumann’s Adagio and Allegro Op. 70; Bruch’s Kol Nedrei; J. Ireland’s “Spring Will Not Wait”; Ann Carr-Boyd’s, Fantasy on “A Day In Taralga”; Sculthorpe’s Requiem for solo cello; Schubert’s piano impromptu; de Falla’s 4 Popular Spanish Songs

Our event time of 2pm Sunday allows for an afternoon of sublime music, great country hospitality, and all followed by our legendary high-tea, before you wind your way home through our beautiful scenic Hilltops region.

WHERE: Ross Memorial Uniting Church, Corner of Binalong and Derby Streets, Murrumburrah

WHEN: 2pm, Sunday September 1st 2024

THE PERFORMERS:

Susan Blake performs with passion, beauty, and energy and is truly a great musician and cellists. One of Australia's most influential and respected lecturers in cello and chamber music at the University of Sydney Conservatorium of Music, she was appointed senior lecturer in 2010 and regularly presents at summer courses in Europe, Australia, and Hong Kong. A frequent soloist with orchestras and ensembles in Australia and Europe, she has recorded for ABC Radio, ABC Classics, Sounds Australia, and Tall Poppies.

With an extensive interest in 18th-century music, she has performed with other original instrumentalists, is a founding member of the Ensemble of the Classic Era, and has toured extensively for Musica Viva Australia, appearing at all the major music festivals. She plays upon a cello made by Giovanni Grancino in Milan in 1701.

In her early years, she was a student Graduate of the Year from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, after winning the prestigious ABC Concerto Competition (Elgar cello concerto with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra) and a national tour. Awarded a coveted Churchill Fellowship, she completed postgraduate studies at the Basel Music Academy, studying with the legendary Heinrich Schiff, then pursued further specialist study in baroque and classical cello with Anner Bylsma in Holland.

"A player not to be missed, a true artist of the instrument."

John Martin is a colourful, consummate, engaging, and vibrant performer with a career of great variety. He is as at home working with stars as he is presenting educational workshops. He has collaborated for years in recital and broadcast with Harden’s own Deborah de Graaff, flautist Leah Lock as “Power Of Three,” this concert’s star cellist Susan Blake, legendary singers David Hobson, Marina Prior, Mark Vincent, The Australian Tenors, The Ten Sopranos, violin virtuoso Vov Dylan, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Amelia Farrugia, Jane Rutter, Yvonne Kenny, Jacqueline Porter, Greta Bradman, Jose Carbo, Geoffrey Chard, Peter Cousens, Miriam Margolyes, Penny Hackforth-Jones, and many others.

Not only heard on the concert platform as soloist and co-performer, John is an accomplished composer, regularly heard on ABC Classic FM, MBS Networks, and in studio recordings on labels such as Wirripang, Elkwood/Sony, and Move Records, Melbourne.

“Relax into your most comfortable armchair, preferably with a desirable beverage to hand, and listen through this exposé of delectable piano music.” (Gwen Bennett)

“John Martin’s expert pianism and unerring sense of rhythm ensures an excellent hour of aural entertainment and delight.”

The whole performance was enhanced by John’s masterful performance on the keyboard—just listening to this virtuoso brings the piano alive. (The Theatre Association of South Australia)

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DID YOU KNOW that booking ahead through our Humanitix booking site not only supports children in the third world, but helps SILO SOUNDS contribute to the musical education of our local youth and elderly? It also helps us with the catering for our high-teas !

Why not spend the whole weekend in Harden? After the concert and beautiful supper, rest over at one of our beautiful motels, hotels and B&Bs. For accomodation in Harden see https://www.hrdc.org.au/explore/#stay

For other events on this weekend see https://www.visithilltopsregio... guarantee best seats online bookings are recommended – for other enquiries phone Stewart ‭+61 423 090 912‬
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HERE ARE SOME MORE GREAT LINKS to the music and performers you are about to hear:

John Martin

Album: Rhythms in Green and Gold

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l3AXBY5a4k9lPiNDWtN4oCRhQ5IsJbo7o&si=lfNNUo5VnztDjE73

Chopin

https://youtu.be/PpHz3WFOAsM?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/76B8uWzLMQw?feature=shared

John Martin, Deborah de Graaff, Leah Lock Album The Power of Three

https://thepowerofthree.bandcamp.com/album/never-leave-home-again

Susan Blake Cello

https://youtu.be/zjRnZJ68GqY?si=aC9rm23tiXNwlM3E

Requiem for solo cello Sculthorpe

https://youtu.be/1ccPSjnh2fI?si=0s4Iekf1csebohuW

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We thank all our sponsors who are invaluable in keeping this series thriving in Hilltops

HRDC (Harden Regional Development Corporation)

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We gratefully acknowledge grants from:

Southern Tablelands Arts Country Arts Support Program (CASP)

Bendigo Bank for assistance with our Youth Music Mentoring Programme

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SILO SOUNDS is a collective of elite musicians and music lovers residing in Harden Murrumburrah and led by Dr Deborah de Graaff, Ms Leah Lock and Mr Stewart Bruce. We are dedicated to presenting top-end recital experiences in the beautiful Ross Memorial Uniting Church, Derby St, Murrumburrah. With the recent purchase of an exceptional Yamaha S6X recital piano we are ready to ‘take on the world’ of chamber music and have a diary filling up with magnificent soloists and chamber music performers.

Here is More about our piano S6X that the players and audience are all talking about

A newborn piano with the aura of a vintage instrument

Yamaha’s Acoustic Resonance Enhancement (A.R.E.) is the latest leap forward in the evolution of piano craftsmanship. What is A.R.E.? It’s an original treatment process that we use to season the rims used in SX Series pianos. As well as reducing the moisture content in the wooden rims, A.R.E. induces chemical changes that occur when young wood is aged under optimal conditions. This enables the rims to produce the warm and sweet tones of an instrument matured to perfection. The benefits of A.R.E. have already been proven in Yamaha’s acclaimed flagship Artida YVN500S violin, L Series and A Series guitars. Now, for the first time, A.R.E. comes to an acoustic piano. The seasoned rims of the SX Series give it a sound unlike that of any other piano. A deeply intuitive sound with sustained resonance and the precision to express even the most delicate pianissimo notes.

Rims—the key to acoustic clarity and warmth

For the inner and outer rims of the SX Series, Yamaha craftsmen carefully selected wood based on its acoustic characteristics. During construction, they reduced the number of glue layers, using more than 30% thicker wooden materials than those of forerunner S Series pianos, to bring out the inherent resonance of that wood. This approach has shaped the acoustic character of the SX Series, adding richness, clarity, and muscle to the bass and mid-range, while maintaining a warm and inviting overall tone.

New hammer felt expands the range of tonal color

In order to realize the ideal sound, one of the most important factors is that the hammers must complement the piano body. The SX Series employs exclusive hammer felt made with a newly developed formula. Yamaha tested countless prototypes in the quest to find the perfect match for this piano. The superb elasticity of this hammer felt allows the player to achieve clear and beautiful tonal colors, along with well-balanced density across the full range from bass to treble. As a player, you’ll relish the artistic freedom and expressive nuance offered by the SX Series.

Strengthened back beams sustain the piano’s body and sound

The huge forces exerted by a powerful fortissimo passage can cause a back frame to bend slightly and lose energy. To withstand such forces and efficiently turn them into richly resonant reverberations, a piano must have a strong back frame. Compared to the forerunner S Series pianos, the back frame beams on the SX Series are around 20% thicker. The extra support they provide results in a more rigid body and less unwanted vibration. The SX Series is built from the bottom up to provide a solid and stable foundation that supports authentic musicality.

A soundboard that resonates with the emotions of the performer

Like a violin, a piano is a symphony of subtle curves. But the curve that arguably matters most in a piano is one you don’t often see—the convex section of the soundboard known as the crown. The crown’s job is to efficiently transmit the vibrations of the strings from the soundboard into the surrounding air.

Yamaha piano engineers call on generations of know-how and craftsman’s skill to construct soundboards that vibrate easily and achieve powerful projection. In creating the SX Series, Yamaha borrowed techniques used in the flagship CFX for attaching the soundboard, ribs, and bridge. The resulting soundboard assembly is carefully integrated into the piano body, where it delivers outstanding projection throughout any concert venue.

Made from specially selected strong European spruce, the SX Series soundboard is built to withstand stress and retain its shape. Throughout its playing life, it promises to deliver rich overtones, low decay, and a wide range of expressive tonal colors.

Bass strings hand-wound by skilled Yamaha craftsmen

Hand-winding piano strings is an extremely demanding task that can only be performed by seasoned experts. As they wind pure copper around the core steel string, Yamaha craftsmen must delicately adjust the balance and tension of the strings. Those hand-winding piano strings are pliable and they bring overtones in better harmony with fundamental frequencies. What this means to your ears is a beautifully resonant sound with satisfying overtones.

Appearance and finish that embody the SX Series sound

The clean, modern design and graceful curves of the SX Series are the physical counterpart to its elegant and expressive sound. Taking the best from the forerunner S Series and augmenting it with practical innovations, the SX Series takes its place on the stage as a thoroughly contemporary piano.

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