Arcadia Winds – Destiny

Unrivaled energy and spontaneity inspired by the notion of destiny.

About Arcadia Winds

Arcadia Winds are trailblazers for Australian wind music, known for their energetic, spontaneous and joyful style. The ensemble celebrates the plethora of compositions that exist for wind quintet from classical repertoire and new works by Australian composers to inventive arrangements of music spanning the ancient to the popular.

Artists

Kiran Phatak flute; Rachel Bullen oboe; Lloyd Van’t Hoff clarinet; Rachel Shaw horn; Matthew Angus bassoon

Program

Elizabeth Younan Kismet

André Jolivet Sérénade for Wind Quintet

Alex Turley New Work

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade No.11 for Winds in E-flat, K.375

About the concert

Their performance in Primrose Potter Salon explores the notion of destiny. Beginning with a piece by long-term collaborator Elizabeth Younan, Kismet is the newest wind quintet from the emerging luminary. Andre Jolivet’s Sérénade for Wind Quintet channels the composer’s obsession with mythology and ancient, primal music-making practices. Followed by a world premiere by winner of the 2021 Arcadia Winds Composition Prize, Alex Turley’s new composition is destiny-in-the-marking. Rounding out the program with Mozart’s Serenade in E Flat, a composition of sparking phrases and miraculous delight.