Organs Of The Goldfields Program 2011

Seventeenth Annual Festival

Friday 13 January to Sunday 22 January 2012

Friday 14th January 2011
Recital 1 8.00 pm Supper	St Patrick's Cathedral, Cnr Dawson & Sturt Streets, Ballarat	Opening Recital The Medieval Miracle Play of Daniel	Dr Gary Ekkel will direct the Schola Cantorum of Melbourne in a dramatic and richly textured performance. The artistic director will be Greg Eldridge using the narrative created by W H Auden.
Saturday 15th January 2011
Recital 2 11.00 am	St Patrick’s College Chapel 1431 Sturt Street, Ballarat	Medieval Miracle Plays – an introduction	Dr Gary Ekkel, with the assistance of singers and musicians will set the context of Miracle Plays illustrating the musical effects of music in procession and medieval modes. He will introduce the traditional instruments used and speak about the W H Auden narrative for the Play of Daniel.
Recital 3 4.00 pm	St Patrick's Cathedral, Cnr Dawson & Sturt Streets, Ballarat	Dr Gary Verkade The Romantic Organ Sonata	Currently a Professor of Organ in Sweden, American organist Dr Gary Verkade will perform some of the great works of the Romantic Period including music of Mendelssohn and Rheinberger.
Recital 4 8.00pm	Ballarat Christian Fellowship Church 503 Mair Street, Ballarat	Ann Murphy harpsichord Julia Fredersdorff violin Alison Catanach flute Laura Vaughan viola da gamba Telemann ‘Paris’ Quartets Numbers 3,4 and 5	The quartet returns to the festival to complete their Telemann Paris Quartet series. Described as among the pinnacles of baroque chamber music, the Paris Quartets have a classical beauty of form, charm and sensitivity of melody which delight the intellect and move the heart.
Sunday 16th January 2011
9.00 – 11.00 am	The garden of “Opononui” Ballarat North	Festival Breakfast	Now a popular tradition of the festival, the breakfast is an opportunity to meet new friends and old. * Must be booked
Recital 5 1.00 pm	Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts 1220 Howitt Street, Wendouree	Michael Kieran Harvey Piano recital Sonatas of Liszt and Humphrey Searle	Michael Kieran Harvey is recognised internationally with many awards including Joint Grand Prix in the Ivo Pogorelić International Solo Piano Composition, four consecutive Australian Mo awards for best classical artist and the APRA award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music 2009
Recital 6 4.00 pm	Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts 1220 Howitt Street, Wendouree	Edwin Paling violin Arabella Teniswood-Harvey piano Sonatas by Ravel and Strauss	Violinist Edwin Paling is one of the most well known musicians in Britain. He was formerly concert master and soloist with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and a recording and solo artist. He is joined in this recital, by Australian pianist Arabella Teniswood-Harvey.
Recital 7 8.00 pm	Loreto Chapel 1600 Sturt Street Ballara	Christopher Wrench Organ recital	One of Australia’s foremost musicians, international recitalist and recorded artist, Christopher Wrench plays the newly restored Fincham organ.
Monday 17th January 2011
SNAKE VALLEY & BALLARAT
Recital 8 10.30 am repeated at noon	Carngham Uniting Church Carngham Linton Road Snake Valley	Danny Spooner voice Ann Murphy organ and harpsichord Songs of War, Murder and Mayhem	When daily life was shaped by religion, battles, death and destruction, with a little light relief in the form of love, food and wine, the songs of the people inspired the art music of the times. Morning tea will be provided – donations in support of the Carngham Church organ fund.
Recital 9 4.00pm	St Peter’s Anglican Church 1307 Sturt Street, Ballarat	Dominic Perissinotto organ	Dominic Perissinotto is a well known recitalist and recording artist and makes a welcome return to the festival.
Recital 10 8.00 pm	Neil Street Uniting Church, Cnr Neil and Macarthur Streets, Ballarat	Miwako Abe violin Elizabeth Anderson harpsichord J.S. Bach –Sonatas for violin and harpsichord	Works from the violin repertoire of J.S. Bach and performed by these two musicians will be a high point of the festival
Tuesday 18th January 2011
Recital 11 10.30 am and repeated at noon	St John’s Anglican Church, cr. of Thompson and Barkly Streets Dunolly	Christopher Wrench organ Gianfranco Bortolato oboe Louisa Hunter Bradley soprano Matthew Gouldstone bass Arias from Bach Cantatas.	A recital using the beautiful tracker action George Fincham organ, bought to Dunolly in the years of prosperity following the discovery of gold. Morning tea $3 - in support of St John’s organ fund.
	The tranquil and interesting Phillips Botanical Gardens, corner of Alma & Nolan Streets Maryborough	BYO Picnic Lunch
	Return to Ballarat via the scenic route, stopping at Clunes to visit the picturesque Town Hall and Court House.
4pm	The former Methodist Church, now part of Wesley College, Clunes	See and hear a demonstration of the newly restored heritage organ.
Recital 12 8.00 pm	Neil Street Uniting Church, Cnr Neil and Macarthur Streets, Ballarat	Elena Bertuzzi soprano Laura Vaughan viola da gamba Michele Benuzzi harpsichord Tormento ed Estasi	An Italian harpsichordist and soprano are joined by one of Australia's most sought after viola da gamba players to present some of the extraordinary, heart-renderingly beautiful, sacred and secular music of 17th century Italy
Wednesday 19th January 2011
Recital 13 11.00 am	Loreto Chapel 1600 Sturt Street Ballarat	Miwako Abe violin J. S. Bach – Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin	Internationally renowned, Miwako Abe has performed as soloist throughout Europe and the USA. In England she performed with the English Chamber Orchestra
Recital 14 3pm	Ballarat Christian Fellowship Church 503 Mair Street, Ballarat	Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo and baroque guitar Laura Vaughan viola da gamba Si dolce e’tormento; Folias for Viola da Gamba, Theorbo and Baroque Guitar	Now based in Germany, Simon Martyn-Ellis continues to perform and record with leading ensembles and is co-founder of the prize winning group, ‘Cadenza’. Today, he and Laura Vaughan play the enchanting music of Marin Marais, Santiago de Murcia, Alessandro Piccinini and Diego Ortiz.
Recital 15 7.00 pm and repeated at 9pm	Victoria Theatre, Sovereign Hill	The Waterman - a ballad opera	The talented Sovereign Hill Ensemble will perform Charles Dibdin’s much admired, tuneful burletta which was performed in Ballarat’s Theatre Royal by the Ballarat Garrick Club in 1868. ’As long as men have hearts to feel and minds to appreciate, the lyrics of Charles Dibdin will never lose their hold on the sympathies and affections of Englishmen.’ Musical Times 1914
7.00 till 9.00pm	New York Bakery Sovereign Hill	The New York Bakery Dinner will be served at 7pm and at 8.15pm	* Must be booked
Thursday 20th January 2011
DAYLESFORD
Recital 16 11.00am	Uniting Church,Daylesford Central Springs Road Daylesford	Stephen Grant director Vocal Ensemble David MacFarlane organ Frescobaldi’s Fiori Musicale	Organist at St Peter’s Rome from 1608 until 1643 and one of the great masters of organ composition, Frescobaldi attracted vast crowds to hear his beautiful music. He was known for his dramatic inventiveness and the brilliant construction of musical ideas. His Fiori Musicale inspired many composers including J.S.Bach.
12.30pm	Wombat Park Estate Daylesford-Castlemaine Road Daylesford	BYO picnic lunch	Enjoy the tranquil and historic grounds of Wombat Park courtesy of the owners.
Recital 17 3.00pm	Town Hall Daylesford Vincent Street Daylesford	Shu Cheen Yu soprano Gianfranco Bortolato oboe Anthony Halliday piano Parigi o Cara – Romantic Arias From Italian Opera	Oboist, Gianfranco Bortolato, performs as soloist with the Interpreti veneziani and other major ensembles in Italy. He will present a special program of arias from opera as interpreted by the oboe. He is joined by Shu Cheen Yu, one of the finest sopranos in Australia and brilliant Australian pianist, Anthony Halliday.
Recital 18 8.00 pm	St Patrick's Cathedral, Cnr Dawson & Sturt Streets, Ballarat	Dr Gary Verkade organ Music from Then till Now	In this recital, Dr Verkade will present a program which spans the centuries of organ composition.
Friday 21st January 2011
Recital 19 11.00 am	Barkly Street Uniting Church Barkly Street, Ballarat	Dr Gary Verkade Johann Ulrich Steigleder – Ricercar Tabulatura 1624	Dr Gary Verkade introduces and plays this first collection of pieces to be published using copper plates, to be written using five line staves rather than letters and to use keys rather than modes. These twelve ricercare - one including an interlude based on the call of a cuckoo, explore a wide range of techniques and models.
Recital 20 3.00 pm	St Alipius Church 84 Victoria Street, Ballarat	David Drury organ	A brilliant organist, improviser and composer, David Drury makes a welcome return to the festival
7.00 pm	Craig’s Royal Hotel Lydiard Street South Ballarat	FESTIVAL DINNER	* Must be booked Enjoy the ambience of this wonderfully restored heritage hotel Tickets are limited to 150 and will be allocated in order of receiving payment.
Saturday 22nd January 2011
Recital 21 11.00 am	Her Majesty’s Theatre 17 Lydiard Street South Ballarat	Tony Fenelon will play the famous Compton Organ	Tony Fenelon is internationally known as a master of the theatre organ and his recital of the music written for the instrument will be a delight.
Recital 22 3.00 pm	Neil Street Uniting Church, Cnr Neil and Macarthur Streets, Ballarat	Music of Les Six presented by Ensemble Muse Nadia Piave soprano Gotthard Killian flute Barbara Horning viola Jacinta Dennett harp Andrew Woodhouse organ Patrick McCabe guitar	The works of the six French composers known as ‘Les six’ – Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc and Germaine Tailleferre
Recital 23 8.00 pm	Her Majesty’s Theatre 17 Lydiard Street South Ballarat	Gianfranco Bortolato oboe Anthony Halliday piano Una Serata Romantica The Salon music of Robert and Clara Schumann for Oboe and Piano	A program of the romantic and beautiful music of Robert and Clara Schumann … Romances, Fantasias, Adagios and Stücke im Volkston
Sunday 23rd January 2011
9.00 - 11.00 am	The garden of “Opononui” Ballarat North	Sergio's Italian Harvest Breakfast Soup as served in the north of Italy after the blessing of the harvest.	* Must be booked Meet with new and old friends … this time sharing a casual breakfast of chicken and tortellini soup, bread and cheese and a glass of wine, as is traditionally done at the blessing of the harvest in the Veneto region.
Recital 24 3.00 pm	Her Majesty’s Theatre 17 Lydiard Street South Ballarat	Josephine Vains – cello Anthony Halliday – piano Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Vaughan Williams and Prokofief	The Chopin Sonata is rarely heard but is a most beautiful, romantic work
Recital 25 8.00 pm Supper	St Patrick’s Cathedral Cnr Sturt & Dawson Streets, Ballarat Final recital of the Seventeenth Annual Festival	Australian Baroque Brass Directed by John Foster with David Drury organ. Sound the Trumpets – Music from a Golden Age	Courtly brass music from the golden age of the baroque, performed on period instruments by one of this country’s finest ensembles, known for their flawless precision and impeccable taste.
Close of Festival 2011