Four Winds Programme 2008
Friday 21 March 2008
| 1-3pm (doors open at 12 noon) Bermagui Community Hall |
Forum: Up Close and Personal |
Margaret Throsby of ABC FM provides an intimate insight into how composers and musicians do their work, in discussion with the Festival Guest of Honour, composer Peter Sculthorpe, and festival musicians. $10 Bring your own lunch. Supported by Friends of Four Winds |
| 4.30-6pm Dickinson Oval, Bermagui Free Public Event |
Opening: Bermagui Prom A celebration of the spirit of Easter and the Autumn Equinox |
Introduction:
Genevieve Lacey recorder, Riley Lee, shakuhachi |
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EARTH |
TaikOz with William Barton didjeridu South Coast Children's Choir led by Geoffrey Badger and Sarah Shalders |
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Mumbulla Dancing Gerry Brophy Premiere |
Timothy Constable and the Four Winds Philharmonia |
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World Music |
Legendary Virtuoso Middle Eastern musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek and ensemble India's Living Treasure, flautist Dr Natesan Ramani and ensemble Captivating North Indian Vocalist Manjiri Asanare-Kelkar and ensemble Michael Askill Four Winds Drumming |
| 8.30 pm Bermagui Community Hall |
Bach's Birthday Gala Concert |
Featuring jazz pianist Bill Risby, Riley Lee on shakuhachi, William Barton on didjeridu, Genevieve Lacey recorder, Diana Doherty oboe, Virginia Taylor flute, Alexandre Oguey cor anglais, Valerie Gabail soprano, Neal Perez de Costa harpsichord and Synergy percussion, and the Four Winds Philharmonia led by Paul Wright |
Saturday 22 March
Morning session
| Barton |
Welcome to country |
William Barton didjeridu solo |
| Sculthorpe |
String Sonata No 4 (Premiere) |
Four Winds Philharmonia with William Barton |
| JS Bach |
Cantata 'Ich Habe Genug' BWV 82 |
Valerie Gabail soprano Four Winds Philharmonia |
| JS Bach |
Brandenburg Concerto No 2 |
Diana Doherty oboe, Geoffrey Payne trumpet, Genevieve Lacey recorder, Paul Wright violin, Four Winds Philharmonia |
| Antonio Vivaldi |
Spring and Summer from the Four Seasons arr (Lacey) for recorder and strings (Premiere) |
Genevieve Lacey recorder Four Winds Philharmonia led by Paul Wright |
| Ross Edwards |
Mantras and Alleluyahs Premiere |
Halcyon, Synergy and Four Winds Philharmonia cond Roland Peelman |
| Graham Hair |
O Venezia |
Halcyon |
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FIRE compositions by Ian Cleworth and TaikOz |
TaikOz with Riley Lee shakuhachi and William Barton didjeridu |
Saturday Afternoon session
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The spirit of India |
Dr Natesan Ramani South Indian flautist and his ensemble Manjari Asanare-Kelkar North Indian vocalist and her ensemble |
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WATER |
Synergy with Riley Lee, shakuhachi |
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Sufi works |
Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Ensemble |
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Four Sacred Arias |
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| Handel |
Haec est Regina |
Valerie Gabail soprano,
Four Winds Philharmonia |
| Mozart |
Et Incarnatus Est from Mass in C minor |
| Mozart |
Laudate Dominum from Vesperae Solemnes de Confessore |
| Mozart |
Exsultate, Jubilate |
Saturday 6pm
Saturday Night Feast
Drinks 6pm, Feast 6.30pm Enjoy wonderful food, wine and friendship under the spotted gum trees.
Sunday 23 March
Morning session 10:30am
| JS Bach |
Cantata'Jauchzet Gott' BWV 51 |
Valerie Gabail soprano, Geoffrey Payne trumpet Four Winds Philharmonia |
| Antonio Vivaldi |
Gloria Australian premiere of the original version for female voices |
Halcyon Four Winds Philharmonia cond Roland Peelman |
| Antonio Vivaldi |
Autumn and Winter from the Four Seasons arr (Lacey) for recorder and strings Premiere of this version |
Genevieve Lacey recorder Four Winds Philharmonia led by Paul Wright |
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The Spirit of India |
Dr Natesan Ramani and ensemble Manjari Asanare-Kelkar and ensemble |
Lunch
Afternoon session
| Steve Reich |
Tehillim |
Halcyon, Synergy, TaikOz, Four Winds Philharmonia cond Roland Peelman |
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Liza Lim Weaver of Dreams Australian premiere |
Genevieve Lacey recorder |
| Synergy and TaikOz |
AIR, SPIRIT Buddhist influenced compositions |
TaikOz and Synergy with Riley Lee shakuhachi |
| Arvo Pärt |
Sephardic Melodies Psalm 117 Summa Pari Intervallo for clarinet, bassoon and strings Two Magnificat Antiphons |
Valerie Gabail soprano, Genevieve Lacey recorder, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Riley Lee shakuhachi, Michael Askill and Timothy Constable percussion, Rachel Smith violin, Katherine Philp cello |
| Peter Sculthorpe |
Cello Dreaming |
David Pereira cello, William Barton didjeridu, Four Winds Philharmonia, cond Roland Peelman |
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Jewish and Islamic works |
Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Ensemble |
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