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BRUNSWICK MUSIC FESTIVAL AT TEMPO RUBATO: SOUND IS A DESCRIBING WORD 7-9 MARCH 2024
March 8 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
FreeTempo Rubato presents ‘Sound is a Describing Word’. Three free concerts curated by three Melbourne-based classical musicians, exploring sound and soundness of Heart, of Mind and of Body.
SOUND OF MIND
CURATED BY SOPHIA KIRSANOVA
WITH MELBOURNE STRINGS SOLOISTS
Sophia Kirsanova & May Zeng, violins
Molly Collier O’Boyle & Sandra Ionescu, violas
Ye Jin Choi & Katrina Wang, cellos
Works for string quartet and sextet, for the transfiguration and enlightenment of the mind. Featuring Schoenberg’s famous and mesmerising Transfigured Night for string sextet and three works by cutting-edge American string composers Gabriella Smith, Caroline Shaw and Leilehua Lanzilotti.
Established in 2022, Melbourne Strings comprises top classical string players from Melbourne. MS celebrates the virtuosity and beauty of stringed instruments and have presented engaging and original programs at the Hanson Dyer Hall, New Music Studio concert series at the Melbourne Conservatorium and have been recipients of the City of Melbourne Arts Grant.
About Sophia Kirsanova; About Melbourne Strings
PROGRAM
Gabriella SMITH “Carrot Revolution” (string quartet)
Leilehua LANZILOTTI ahupuaʻa (2022)
Caroline SHAW Entr’acte (string quartet)
– interval –
Arnold SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4 (string sextet)
Friday March 8, 8pm at Tempo Rubato
Entry is free. Registration essential.