St James’ Music Lunchtime Concert
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellowship 2022
Mozart at his lyrical best, with each instrument sharing a role in this bright and elegant music.
St James Church, King Street
Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet opens with an elegant and graceful melody from the strings before the introduction of the clarinet with a flourish, setting the tone for the music that follows.
The flute joins the string quartet for Joan Tower’s Rising, which explores the idea of music “going up” – building in tempo and volume, climbing and rising to powerful climactic moments.
The strings have a moment to themselves in Dvořák’s Nocturne. As its name suggests, there’s a nocturnal quality to this music – quietly expressive, passionate yet intimate, and a little dreamy. Ravel’s Introduction & Allegro continues the dreamy mood established by Dvořák, with the harp adding a touch of magic to the ensemble of flute, clarinet and strings. The music gathers momentum after a gentle introduction, but retains a breezy quality throughout, whirling to a climax in the middle before a bright and ecstatic finale.
Program
MOZART Clarinet Quintet
JOAN TOWER Rising
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Nocturne in B
MAURICE RAVEL Introduction & Allegro
Artists
Featuring the musicians of the Sydney Symphony Fellowship 2022:
VIOLIN Amanda Chen
CELLO Noah Oshiro
DOUBLE BASS Hayley Witmore
FLUTE Emilia Antcliff
CLARINET Olivia Hans-Rosenbaum
Sydney Symphony musicians:
VIOLIN Lerida Delbridge
VIOLA Justin Williams
Guest Musician:
HARP Melina van Leeuwen
Tickets for this event can be purchased at the door on the day for $10. All proceeds go towards St James Church.