2021 Concerts

Friday Music Presents: Sirius Chamber Ensemble

Programme:

• Witold Lutoslawski – Dance Preludes for clarinet and piano
• Johannes Brahms – Sonata in F minor for clarinet and piano (Op. 120, No. 1)

Performers: Ian Sykes (clarinet) and Benjamin Burton (piano)

When: 1.00 pm, Friday 14th May 2021

Where: St Stephen’s Uniting Church, Macquarie St, Sydney

Tickets: $10 – Available at Friday Music at St Stephen’s

Sirius Chamber Ensemble: 10th Anniversary Concert

Programme:

• Guillaume Connesson – Disco Toccata (clarinet and cello)
• Gustav Mahler – Songs of a Wayfarer (voice and piano)
• Eve Duncan – Alexander’s Elements (flute, clarinet, bassoon)
• Tony Wheeler – Suite Modale (flute, clarinet, bassoon)
• Max Bruch – 2 pieces from ‘8 Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano’
• Corrina Bonshek – Lotus Flower Blossoming (voice, flute, clarinet, bassoon, viola, cello)
• Paul Smith – I Dream of Purple Lakes (voice, flute, clarinet, cello)
• Nigel Butterley – The wind stirs gently (flute and cello)
• Nino Rota – Trio for clarinet, cello and piano

Performers: Melissa Coleman (flute), Ian Sykes (clarinet), Alison Evans (bassoon), Clare Kahn (cello) and Claire Howard Race (piano), Georgina Price (viola) and guest artist, soprano Taryn Srhoj.

Sirius Chamber Ensemble: Chamber Music Festival

Programme:

• Paul Smith – Starburst
• Nino Rota – Trio for clarinet, cello and piano
• Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
• Guillaume Connesson – Disco Toccata (clarinet and cello)

Performers: Ian Sykes (clarinet), Emily Long (violin), Clare Kahn (cello) and Claire Howard Race (piano).

When: 7.00 pm, Saturday 19th June 2021

Where: Clarence Valley Conservatorium, 8 Villiers St, Grafton NSW 2460, Australia

Tickets: available at events.humanitix.com and festival details at Clarence Valley Conservatorium 2021 Chamber Music Festival