Composers’ Concert

A smorgasbord of compositions from local and interstate composers including 6 world premiers.

Sarah Elise Thompson

• String Quartet No 1 “First” (Premiere)
  Briar String Quartet:
  Matthew Rigby -Violin I
  Navin Gulavita – Violin II
  Georgia Stibbard – Viola
  Sage Fuller – Cello 
• Riven
  Hana Zreikat – Solo piano
  

Hana Zreikat
Performing her own music:

• Elan
  For solo piano
  
• Soldiers’ Suite
  For piano and amplified voice

Carol Dixon

• String Quartet No. 1 “No Stone Unturned” (Premiere)
  Briar String Quartet:
  Matthew Rigby – Violin I
  Navin Gulavita – Violin II
  Georgia Stibbard – Viola
  Sage Fuller – Cello
  
• Piano Trio No. 1 “The Dove” (Premiere)
  Natasha Lin – Piano
  Navin Gulavita – Violin
  Sage Fuller – Cello
  
• “Ocean Oasis” (Premiere)
  Nimbus Trio:
  Jessica Laird – Flute / Alto Flute
  Cameron Jamieson – Violin
  Kitty Xiao – Piano

Kitty Xiao

• Nimbus
• Nipper
• Emei (Premiere)
  Nimbus Trio:
  Jessica Laird – Flute / Alto Flute
  Cameron Jamieson – Violin
  Kitty Xiao – Piano

Benjamin Bates

• Symphony no. 3 (Premier)
  Melbourne Composers’ Orchestra
  Conducted by Andrew Wailes

This concert also comes with a (friendly) free cuppa and snack, with the marvelous chance to chat to the performers and composers during interval.