The Music of HELLGART MAHLER (1931-2023)

A memorial portrait concert to celebrate the music of Viennese-born Tasmanian composer and friend of the ensemble Hellgart Mahler (1931-2023). Members of Tasmania’s music community will perform works from across the composer’s near-70-year-long career.

Program

• Scherzo & Quatro (1989) – Scherzo 1
  Performed by Peter Tanfield.

• Three Galactic Fragments (1966) – vibraphone transcription
  Performed by Nathan Meurant.

• Equations (1980)
  Performed by Simon Reade, Dan Brown, Emily Le Bis, and Andrew John.

• Icknield (1978)
  Performed by Peter Tanfield, Joshua Farner, Damien Holloway, and James Anderson.

INTERVAL

• Scherzo & Quatro (1989) – Scherzo 2
  Performed by Peter Tanfield.

• Glasscapes (1976) – excerpts
  Performed by Simon Reade.

• Sound Sculptures (1994)
  Performed by Rosemary Holloway, Angus Deeth, and Thomas McKay.

• Icknield II (1978)
  Performed by Peter Tanfield, Joshua Farner, Damien Holloway, James Anderson, and Rosemary Holloway.
  

Supported by The City of Hobart.