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ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
Sylvia Arroyo is one of Australia’s most prized dancers. She has also featured at the National Folk Festival,
Queensland Multicultural Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, was a guest with the Kelvin Grove Wind Orchestra at the
Queensland Old Museum as well as collaboration with the Camerata of St John’s in 2008. Sylvia Arroyo was a part of
1+1 in 2/4 Time – Conversations between makers of dance and makers of music for the Queensland Music Festival
alongside choreographer’s Francois Klaus (Queensland Ballet), Natalie Weir, Lisa O’Neil and Gavin Webber.
C6 Sunday 4 September 10.30 am
Danielle Bentley, cello, has worked extensively in both classical and popular music. She has performed with the
Paris Opera Ballet, Opera Queensland, Opera Australia, Australian Ballet, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and
Camerata of St John’s. Danielle has recorded and performed with some of Australia’s and the world’s most popular
stars including Pete Murray, Harry Connick Jnr, Missy Higgins, Xavier Rudd, Kate Miller-Heidke, Luciano Pavarotti,
Nigel Kennedy, Il Divo, Jerry Lewis, Hugh Jackman, Kate Ceberano and Rolf Harris – to name a few!
C4 Saturday 3 September 4.30 pm
Camerata of St John’s was re-created in 2005 by its founder, Elizabeth
Morgan, who perceived that Queensland was ready to have its own
outstanding chamber orchestra. The original Camerata, formed at St
John’sCathedral in Brisbane in 1987, was an innovative educational
experiment that created an opportunity for emerging artists to develop
self-reliance and group ownership by rehearsing and performing without
a conductor.
Camerata is now a point of attraction for players who have established
careers overseas and wish to return to Australia, as well as for those who
wish to build an international career based in Brisbane. The new
Camerata has a strengthened partnership with the St John’sCathedral
community and performs the chamber orchestra classics but it also
embraces adventurous programming and performing styles. In addition
to its major concert series, Camerata’s other activities include performing
for special liturgical services and events at St John's Cathedral, invitation
performances and corporate events.
C7 Sunday 4 September 2.30 pm
Ann Carr-Boyd, composer, obtained the first Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Sydney, with First
Class Honours, and followed this with a Master of Arts, presenting a thesis on the first hundred years of European
musical development in Australia. Her first formal composition studies took place in London with Peter Racine Fricker
and Alexander Goehr, as recipient of the Sydney Moss Scholarship from the University of Sydney.
In the world of vocal and string music some special landmarks for her have been the creation of a song cycle,
Museum Garden, which was premiered in a series of concerts in the United States, in memory of Australian musician
Maxwell Shepherd, who lived and worked in Connecticut and a Violin Concerto composed for Alexandra Loukianova,
premiered by her with the Wollongong Symphony Orchestra in 2010.
“Tyalgum Dawn” world premiere C7 Sunday 4 September 2.30 pm
Recognised as a remarkable pianist and flautist, Maggie Ya-Chu Chen has been invited to perform both solo and
with orchestras in Australia, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Vienna. From the age of seven,
Maggie has won many prestigious scholarships, awards and competitions. At the young age of sixteen, she was
accepted into the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University. Maggie now holds double master degrees in both
piano and flute. Apart from being a soloist, Maggie is also an active chamber musician where she is the director and
co-founder of the Volteggiando Piano Duo and the Phoenix Trio of Chinese authentic instruments.
F1 Saturday 3 September 11 am St John’s Anglican Church
Dan Curro was Principal Cello of the Queensland Youth Symphony for four years and toured with them to Japan,
Korea, Austria, Germany and Italy. At the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University he studied contemporary
improvisation under John Rogers and Ken Edie. He has also played baroque cello in many groups including the
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. In 2005 Dan was invited to play in the Sydney Festival's 12 Angry Cellos concert
in which he performed alongside some of the country's most highly regarded cellists. Dan has also worked
extensively with the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra and The Queensland Orchestra.
C4 Saturday 3 September 4.30 pm
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