MelbourneEastArts Festival 2015music • dance • painting • sculpture

14 - 16 AUGUST

OFFICIAL PROGRAM

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I am excited that the annual arts festival that the parish of Holy Trinity East Melbourne is providing for the benefit of the local community is in its third year. It has obviously become a significant feature of the life of the area. The festival allows us to enjoy the creativity of many gifted artists. But let us never forget that we are all creative. And we do not find fulfilment in life until we have discovered the ways in which our creativity can be expressed. It may be in making business decisions, kicking goals at the MCG (not many get a chance to do that!), cooking a meal, rearing a family, or in any of the arts media we celebrate in this festival.

I believe creativity is a gift God has placed within each one of us. I also believe that it is God’s holy spirit that animates our creativity and encourages us and enables us to do all the wonderful things human beings can do.

Let us rejoice together as we celebrate these things. Let us give thanks to God for the creative gifts of those who have organised this festival, for those who take part in it and those who will enjoy it.

+Ian George

Patron.

WELCOME

A message from the Patron of MelbourneEast Arts

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REFRESHMENTS

Trinity Cafélocated in the Parish Centre

(Vicarage) 193 Hotham Street

will be open for morning and

afternoon tea and lunch

during the weekend

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DATE TIME EVENT

Friday 14 August

6:30PM Opening of Exhibitions & Festival Launch

8:00PM Fine Art for the Ear

Saturday 15 August

11:00AM 3 Colours

1:00PM Different Voices

2:00PM Flying Like a Bird

3:30PM 3 Movements

5:00PM Beethoven and Friends

8:00PM Art of Sound

Sunday 16 August

10:00AM Festival Eucharist

12:00AM Heritage Garden Walk

2:00PM Opera Favourites

3:30PM Family Art Show

5:00PM Latin Rhythm

TIMELINE

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FRIDAY 14 AUGUST

FESTIVAL LAUNCH6:30PM

BARNEY ZWARTZ launches the Festival and opens the ‘Different Voices’ exhibition, featuring paintings by Janine Wallace and sculptures by Marija Patterson.

Barney Zwartz joined The Age in 1981 and since late 2002 has been religion editor. He has broad experience in both reporting and senior production roles having previously worked as a special projects editor, chief sub editor, letters editor, opinion editor. He also writes regularly on classical music and opera.

He is a regular public speaker on religious issues, and has addressed national conferences of Christians, Jews and interfaith groups. In 2004, the Melbourne-based Muslim interfaith group, the Australian Intercultural Society, presented him with a peace award. In 2005, he covered the papal enclave in Rome for The Age and sister paper The Sydney Morning Herald.

He has a theology degree (Australian College of Theology, first class honours) and is part-way towards a PhD in moral philosophy. He has tutored in philosophy and ethics at the University of Melbourne, and lectured at a Melbourne theological college.

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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHT

Intervals between performances will provide the best opportunity for viewing art works

and discussion with the artists

This year MelbourneEast Arts is delighted to present two exhibitions under the title ‘Different Voices’: two artists expressing through different media what moves them, inspired by family generations and a variety of cultural influences.

DIFFERENT VOICES

JANINE WALLACE began drawing from a very early age. Janine’s visiting health nurse had grown up with the Boyds, and observed that like her childhood friends, Janine looked and drew. After leaving school, Janine pursued studies in art and multimedia and in 1983 was top of Art and Design at Prahran College of TAFE. Janine exhibits regularly and has many works in private collections. Janine’s paintings will be exhibited in the church and her drawings will be displayed in the adjoining McBean Room.

MARIJA PATTERSON was born in Austria of Lithuanian parents and migrated to Australia with her family. Marija obtained a fine arts degree (Sculpture) with honours at RMIT in 2003 as a mature age student. She has taught art to children with special needs, run workshops, and has established her art practice, dividing her time between her studios in Stanley and in Clifton Hill. Marija exhibits her work several times a year in group shows. Her work can be found in private collections in Australia and overseas. Marija’s works will be on display in the church at the east end.

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FRIDAY 14 AUGUST

FINE ART FOR THE EAR8:00PM

LA FRATERNITA DI SOLISTI is a chamber orchestra comprised of virtuosi who love producing fine music together for all who will listen. It is an Australian ensemble that performs for a broad range of concert-goers, performing works from Corelli to contemporary music. Built from musicians with their own reputations as soloists, it seeks to share music with all Australians from a variety of multicultural backgrounds.

Artistic Director / Chief Conductor GYULA CSESZKO has studied with Nicholas Braithwaite, Carl Crossin, Shalom Ronly-Riklis and Carlo Felice Cillario. He has conducted a number of professional and community orchestras, including Da Salo Solisti Chamber Orchestra, Atlanta Geogia USA, the Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra.

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PROGRAM

Contrapunctus Nos. 1 & 9 from “The Art of Fugue” BACH

Concerto for 4 Solo Violins No.1 in G TELEMANN

Divertimento in F K.138 MOZART

Meditations on an Old Bohemian Carol Op.35 SUK

Romance in E flat Op.11 FINZI

Little Suite Op.1 NIELSEN

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SATURDAY 15 AUGUST

3 COLOURS11:00AM

SARAH RICKETTS leads a workshop in creating textile art using felt in three colours: an excellent opportunity to enjoy hands-on creativity.

Sarah completed a Diploma of Art, Studio Stitch/Textiles at Box Hill TAFE in 2002. Since that time, she has participated in many group exhibitions and has won a number of awards locally as well as in USA and Mexico. In 2011 Sarah began to work in 3D and more recently has been using computer 3D printing technology to create moulds for her works.

In 2012, Sarah obtained a Diploma of Theology from the Melbourne University of Divinity and completed a Graduate Certificate in Visual Arts (Textiles) at the Australian National University.

Sarah is a former President of Victorian Feltmakers Inc. and currently works as a sessional tutor at Opendrawer in Camberwell.

“I make art in fibre because I want to seduce people into touching and

playing with what I make.”

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JANINE WALLACE and MARIJA PATTERSON reflect on their work, their influences and inspirations.

“To draw is to record the observations on the transitory nature of life.

This is a celebration of life.”

JANINE WALLACE

“My ideas are imbedded in my work ... viewers may like to

consider the materials I use and objects I create to

generate their own meaning.”

MARIJA PATTERSON

SATURDAY 15 AUGUST

DIFFERENT VOICES1:00PM

Veritas Waltz

Temptation

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SATURDAY 15 AUGUST

FLYING LIKE A BIRD2:00PM

BRANDON LEE was born in Malaysia and started learning the koto when he attended Melbourne University. His teachers include Miyama Mcqueen Tokita, Satsuki Odamura in Sydney, and Kazue Sawai in Tokyo. He has acquired both contemporary and classical repertoire for the koto and also plays the bass koto.

From 2010 to 2012, Brandon was a live-in apprentice for the legendary Kazue Sawai in Tokyo. In 2011, he ranked 2nd among all candidates in Japan for the Sawai Koto School’s instructor’s examination; officially obtaining his teaching license.

Since moving back to Australia, Brandon has travelled and performed in Sydney and Broome. He is currently based in Melbourne and has recently graduated with a Masters of Music from Monash University.

Brandon will perform a selection of pieces and talk about the koto and its music.

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PROGRAM

Torino You ni (Flying Like a Bird) TADAO SAWAI (1985)Tori no You Ni is one of Sawai’s best-known works and it demonstrates his talent in creating enchanting melodies which use the koto’s unique characteristics. It combines a wide variety of modern and traditional playing techniques to evoke a sense of flight.

Rokudan (Music for six movements) UNKNOWNThis is one of the oldest recorded koto pieces. The music is made from six columns (Roku - six, dan - columns) and there are exactly fifty-two beats in each column, except for the first row, which has four beats more. Each column first begins slowly, and then gets faster and faster, but slows down to the original tempo at the end. Along with the Midare, it is one of the most popular soukyoku.

A Letter from a Stranger’s Childhood ROBIN WILLIAMSON (1987)This piece was written by the English composer, Robin Williamson. It features the bass koto as a solo instrument. This piece is considered unique, as no picks are used while playing.

Sanka (Song of Praise) TADAO SAWAI (1978)Sanka begins with a lyrical section, which mimics the singing of a song of praise, followed by a highly intricate passage in which both the left and right hands play independent melodies. An expressive slow section in a free tempo provides contrast, and the work ends with a return to a faster tempo. A multitude of playing techniques, from tone bending to glissandos to tapping on the strings are used in unique ways to explore the world of sound. Sanka may emerge in response to the beauty of nature, love of humanity, and depth of art. When the experience of the sublime within oneself overflows, dreams and poems are produced.

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SATURDAY 15 AUGUST

3 MOVEMENTS3:30PM

The AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF DANCE offers complete dance education for those who wish to dance recreationally and those who wish to become professionals in the industry.

The Academy offers students the highest quality training in Classical Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop, Contemporary and Musical Theatre.

Isabelle’s GOLDEN TAPPERS demonstrate how age-ism just doesn’t apply to tap dancing. This extraordinary troupe of energetic senior female tappers, aged from 50 to mid 70s came together in 1990. They all started tapping as adult beginners just wanting a fun way to get some exercise.

The Golden Tappers have performed at a myriad of places around Melbourne, including Hamer Hall, the National Theatre, the Forum Theatre, Collingwood Football Club‚ to name a few. They also perform at many nursing homes and for various charity organisations. Any money they earn is donated to the Peter McCallum Institute.

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SATURDAY 15 AUGUST

BEETHOVEN & SCHUBERT5:00PM

ANTHONY HALLIDAY gives piano and organ recitals and concerto performances annually in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, England, Ireland and throughout Australasia. His playing is critically acclaimed by several internationally-renowned conductors. Walter Süsskind hailed his performance of Beethoven’s fourth piano concerto as “magnificent”.

His recent CDs of piano music feature works by Händel, Beethoven, Liszt, Saint-Saëns and Shafton.

He has recorded all 32 sonatas for pianoforte by Beethoven and recently performed from memory the complete 48 preludes and fugues of the Well Tempered Clavier by J. S. Bach.

BEETHOVEN AND FRIENDS SERIES: CONCERT2

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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Andante Favori

Sonata in E flat Op.81a “Lebewohl”

Das Lebewohl (The Farewell): Adagio / Allegro

Abwesenheit (The Absence): Andante espressivo

Das Wiedersehen (The Return): Vivacissimamente

FRANZ SCHUBERT

Impromtu in G flat Op. 90

Fantasy in C Op.15 “Wanderer”

Allegro con fuoco

Adagio

Presto

Allegro

PROGRAM

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SATURDAY 15 AUGUST

ART OF SOUND8:00PM

The MELBOURNE ART OF SOUND ORCHESTRA is refreshingly different. The Orchestra adjusts itself to the music performed, from a small string group to a large Symphony Orchestra. The Orchestra has accompanied a vast amount of choral repertoire, has collaborated on crossover productions including Latin World music and continues to perform the classical core repertoire.

Austrian born conductor MARIO DOBERNIG is conductor, chief and artistic director of the Preston Symphony Orchestra, the Victoria

Choral Choir and the Ballarat Wind Orchestra. He is regular Guest Conductor of the Barrier Reef Orchestra in Townsville and the Ballarat Symphony Orchestra and has been the Artistic Director, conductor and Tour Manager of several highly successful international tours to Europe and China.

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SOLOISTS

English-Australian countertenor HAMISH GOULD is currently completing a Bachelor of Music in classical voice under the tutelage of Merlyn Quaife and Sally-Anne Russell at Monash University. He has been a finalist in the 3MBS competition ‘The Talent’ and a prize-winner in the Monash University Concerto and Aria Competition. He has performed with Victoria Chorale, Box Hill Chorale, at St. John’s Southgate, the Lyceum Club and at the Hamilton Gallery. This performance marks his debut as a soloist with the Melbourne Art of Sound Orchestra.

ANTHONY HALLIDAY gives piano and organ recitals and concerto performances annually in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, England, Ireland and throughout Australasia. His playing is critically acclaimed by several internationally-renowned conductors. Walter Süsskind hailed his performance of Beethoven’s fourth piano concerto as “magnificent”. .He has recorded all 32 sonatas for pianoforte by Beethoven and recently performed from memory the complete 48 preludes and fugues of the Well Tempered Clavier by J. S. Bach.

EMILY SU is 12 years old and currently studying in Year 7 on a full music scholarship at Kambala Girls’ School in Rose Bay, Sydney. She started learning the violin at the age of 3 and is currently a scholarship student in the Rising Stars program at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. In 2015 Emily was accepted into the Australian Chamber Orchestra Academy, spending a week rehearsing and performing with ACO musicians. She achieved AMusA with distinction in 2014 and has won several awards including the Sydney Eisteddfod Violin 12-years-and-under violin prize and the Northern Beaches Eisteddfod Strings Junior Championship.Emily is honored to play on a rare ¾ size violin made in Cremona by Nicolò Amati in 1658, kindly on loan from Lespets and Camden Fine Violins.

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PROGRAM

‘Erbarme dich, mein Gott’ Aria, Part II no.39 from St Matthew Passion BWV 244 BACH

Cantata ‘Vergnügte Ruh’ BWV 170 BACH

Piano Concerto in E flat No.14 K.449 MOZART Allegro vivace • Andantino • Allegro ma non troppo

‘Ombra mai fu’, Opening Aria from Serse HÄNDEL

Divertimento in F major, K.138 MOZART

Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042 BACH Allegro • Adagio • Allegro assai

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SUNDAY 16 AUGUST

FESTIVAL EUCHARIST10:00AM

President: Bp Ian George

Preacher: The Rev Grant Edgcumbe

Music includes works by

Mahler | Danzi | Ligeti

Michael Kyriakakis flute

Annette Au Yeung oboe

Kier Svendsen clarinet

Elizabeth McGrath bassoon,

Sandra McColl horn

Laurie Moore baritone

Peter Nicholson piano

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SUNDAY 16 AUGUST

HERITAGE GARDEN WALK12:00PM

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SUNDAY 16 AUGUST

OPERA FAVOURITES2:00PM

THE OPERA STUDIO MELBOURNE is a place where highly-trained young artists, on the threshold of their professional careers, fine-tune their skills, build their interpretative tool-kit and learn how to manage preparation and life, according to a demanding schedule and a variety of public performances. It provides a unique, supportive and inspiring environment. Singers work with a troupe of peers from Australia and overseas as well as professional guest artists, and receive a steady stream of expert guidance, support and feedback.

Soprano RADA TOCHALNA was born and educated in Ukraine. She has more than 10 years experience in piano and vocal coaching in Ukraine, Switzerland and Australia. Upon completion of a M.Mus. degree in her homeland she obtained further qualifications as an opera singer (MMus. Perf. Arts/Opera) at Zurich University. Rada currently teaches at Caroline Springs School of Music and performs with Gertrude Opera.

Baritone EUGENE RAGGIO is a Musician and Actor of diverse experience. After completing an Honours in Music performance, he trained as an Actor for three years at the Adelaide Centre of the Arts. He has worked in the theatre and in film projects, and has even directed some of his own work. Later this month he will be performing in Opera Australia’s production of Hansel and Gretel.

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PROGRAM

In this performance, Rada and Eugene are accompanied by EMMA LIPP piano

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SUNDAY 16 AUGUST

FAMILY ART SHOW3:30PM

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SUNDAY 16 AUGUST

LATIN RHYTHMS5:00PM

ERICA TUCCERI and MATT HOYNE began playing together as students at the Victorian College of the Arts, and have been working as a flute and guitar duo ever since. Having found a beautiful meeting point between instruments and musicians, they play an array of music that acts as a working dialogue of their musical experiences.

Matt and Erica are each in their own right regular performers in Melbourne, and are garnering reputations as young up-and-coming musicians to watch. Between them, they have recorded and performed nationally and internationally, and at well-known local venues such as Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, the Melbourne Recital Centre and Federation Square.

As a duet they take pride in their genuine musical flexibility, with repertoire ranging from fiery Argentinian tunes, laid back Brazilian songs, traditional classical pieces and suites, and a range of jazz and contemporary music.

MelbourneEast Arts193 Hotham Street, East Melbourne Victoria 3002 Australia

info@mearts.org.au

Our thanks to the following sponsors and supporters:

Roy Morgan Research

East Melbourne Group

CAINE Real Estate

MelbourneEast Arts also wishes to thank the many parishioners, committee members and friends who volunteered their time, skills and good humour to create this event.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS