Sydney Morning Masters

SYDNEY
MORNING MASTERS
2020
MUSICA VIVA

FROM THE
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Welcome to another five magical
Wednesday mornings in Sydney in 2020,
the last season that I have the privilege of
designing for Musica Viva. As usual it is
brimming with variety, bringing together
local and international talent of the
highest order.
For something completely different,
the year hits the ground running with
the brassy saxophonic brilliance of the
Nexas Quartet in a virtuosic program
featuring An American in Paris. Two
remarkable young Australians, mezzosoprano
Lotte Betts-Dean and guitarist
Andrey Lebedev, now live in London but
reunite in Sydney for our dazzlement in a
program of shimmering Hispanic spice.
Equally multinational and only slightly less
exotic, the masterful Ian Munro makes a
long-awaited return to the solo piano
seat in our morning concert series.
We are especially fortunate this year
to feature, with generous support from
the Michael Hill International Violin
Competition, the brilliant young South
Korean violinist Anna Im, grand prize
winner of the competition in 2019.
Anna will appear with renowned New
Zealand pianist Stephen De Pledge.
The year draws to a magnificent close
with the Goldner String Quartet
celebrating its 25th year of music-making.
Their program of Mendelssohn and
Beethoven encircles the world premiere
of music by a young composer from the
Sydney Conservatorium, Christine Pan.
Whatever path my successor, Paul
Kildea, chooses to carve through the
boundless delights of chamber music, I’m
sure that Sydney Morning Masters will
continue to be a highlight of the musical
year.
Carl Vine AO
Artistic Director

Paul Kildea
Carl Vine
JOIN US IN 2020 FOR
INSPIRING PERFORMANCES,
GREAT COMPANY, TEA,
COFFEE AND CAKE ON FIVE
WEDNESDAY MORNINGS
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
NEXAS SAXOPHONE
QUARTET
WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH
LOTTE BETTS-DEAN
& ANDREY LEBEDEV
WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL
IAN MUNRO
WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE
ANNA IM &
STEPHEN DE PLEDGE
WEDNESDAY 29 JULY
GOLDNER STRING
QUARTET
WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER
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NEXAS SAXOPHONE QUARTET
11 MARCH
The ‘American in Paris’, from whom this
program draws its title, is George Gershwin
himself. Inspired by the sounds he heard in
France’s capital in 1926, his lively orchestral
work An American in Paris lies at the heart of
this colourful program for saxophone quartet.
Nexas are one of Australia’s foremost
saxophone ensembles, dedicated to putting
the classical saxophone back on musical
radars everywhere. These versatile woodwind
instruments, invented in France, can sound
like anything from brass to percussion and
everywhere in between – simply close your
eyes and be transported.
Michael Duke soprano saxophone
Andrew Smith alto saxophone
Nathan Henshaw tenor saxophone
Jay Byrnes baritone saxophone
Program
An American in Paris
BOZZA Nuages
GERSHWIN (arr Byrnes)
An American in Paris
DUBOIS Quartet for Saxophones
DEBUSSY (arr Byrnes)
Clair de lune
RIVIER Grave et Presto
TRENET (arr Byrnes) La Mer
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LOTTE BETTS-DEAN
& ANDREY LEBEDEV
29 APRIL
WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL
Singer Lotte Betts-Dean and guitarist
Andrey Lebedev make an unusual and
highly engaging artistic pairing, praised for
their vivid and characterful expressiveness,
and razor-sharp musicianship. In this
memorably entertaining program, they
bring the great classical traditions of
Spanish art-song and flamboyant guitar
technique to the Musica Viva stage,
topping it off with music by Antônio
Carlos Jobim, the inventor of Bossa Nova
– a luxurious fusion of jazz and Brazilian
music for guitar and voice which has
been described as the aural equivalent of
relaxing slowly into a warm bath!
Lotte Betts-Dean mezzo-soprano
Andrey Lebedev guitar
Program
SOR Two Seguidillas
LORCA Three Songs from
Canciones españolas antiguas
FALLA Siete canciones
populares españolas
VILLA-LOBOS Aria from
Bachianas brasileiras no 5
JOBIM A selection of
Bossa Nova songs
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IAN MUNRO
17 JUNE
Ian Munro is one of Australia’s finest
musicians, in demand as both a performer
and a composer. For this solo recital
Ian has chosen music which reflects
on friendship, and which brings out his
trademark style of finely judged, expressive
pianism. Bach’s playful farewell to his
travelling brother leads neatly to the lively
dialogue between Schumann’s ‘imaginary
friends’ Florestan and Eusebius. Dohnányi’s
charming bagatelles pay homage not
just to the friends he was leaving, but the
master composers they all loved; while
Ian’s own reflections on words by Judith
Wright provide the perfect conclusion.
Ian Munro piano
Program
BACH Capriccio BWV992 ‘On the
departure of a beloved brother’
SCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze
DOHNÁNYI Selections from
Winterreigen, op 13
MUNRO Letter to a Friend
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ANNA IM &
STEPHEN DE PLEDGE
29 JULY
The Michael Hill International Violin
Competition is one of the world’s most
coveted international violin prizes, and has
produced many notable laureates. Held
biennially in New Zealand, sixteen finalists
aged between 18 and 28 compete for
the grand prize package, valued at over
$100,000. Musica Viva is pleased to partner
with the MHIVC to present the 2019 winner,
Anna Im, as part of her Prizewinner’s tour
of Australasia. Joining her will be acclaimed
New Zealand pianist Stephen De Pledge.
Anna Im violin
Stephen De Pledge piano
Program
BEETHOVEN Violin
Sonata no 2 in A major
C SCHUMANN
Three Romances
TCHAIKOVSKY Mélodie
WIENIAWSKI Variations
on an original theme
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GOLDNER
STRING
QUARTET
4 NOVEMBER
Concluding the 2020 season, the last to
be programmed by Carl Vine, it simply
had to be the Goldners, Australia’s
finest string quartet, celebrating their
25th anniversary. With no changes
in membership during this time – an
extraordinary achievement in itself – the
Goldners bring an unmatched sense
of togetherness to every phrase. Their
program includes a new short work for
string quartet by rising Sydney composer
Christine Pan, matched with the creative
flair of middle-period Beethoven in
his ‘Serioso’ Quartet, and the fresh,
joyous, early quartet of a young Felix
Mendelssohn, composed during his
first visit to England.
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Dene Olding AM violin
Dimity Hall violin
Irina Morozova viola
Julian Smiles cello
Program
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet
no 1 in E-flat major, op 12
Christine PAN New Work*
BEETHOVEN String Quartet
no 11 in F minor, op 95 ‘Serioso’
*Commissioned for Musica Viva
by Geoff Stearn. World premiere
performances.
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Join us for a season of tea, coffee, cake and fine music in 2020. A subscription
costs just $235 for 5 concerts ($47 per concert) including morning tea. A
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every time.
RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS
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If you haven’t received your renewal form,
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Purchase single tickets to individual
concerts for $55 from 5 November 2019.
There is only one seating reserve at
Sydney Morning Masters and all tickets
are one price. This price includes tea,
coffee and cake before the performance.
Musica Viva does not charge booking
or transaction fees on tickets purchased
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additional charges.
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Ian Munro Wednesday 17 June x $50 $
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INFORMATION
CUSTOMER SERVICE PROCESS
Subscription seating is allocated in date order
of receipt as follows:
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– New subscriptions
– Additional tickets
AFTER YOU SUBSCRIBE
After you have returned your booking
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or contact you to discuss seating options;
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any additional information to you.
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subject to changes in the future.
TICKET EXCHANGES
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exchanged from Tuesday 5 November 2019.
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75 YEARS OF MAKING AUSTRALIA
A MORE MUSICAL PLACE
Our story began on 8 December 1945 with
a concert of Beethoven and Mozart at the
Sydney Conservatorium of Music. In the
75 years since, the people of Musica Viva
– our artists and collaborators, audiences
and donors, volunteers and committees,
board and staff – have created a fertile
landscape of music right across Australia.
We started as a chamber music
organisation focused on just one
ensemble, but we soon expanded beyond
Sydney to become one of the world’s
largest presenters of chamber music. We
showcase the finest local and international
chamber music artists to audiences all
around Australia, in our most prestigious
concert halls and our smallest school
halls, in capital cities, regional centres and
remote communities.
We are proud of our history of uncovering
new talent, developing the early careers
of some of our best musicians and
promoting our most acclaimed ensembles
here and overseas. We continue to nurture
the careers of young musicians, and in
2020 our inaugural National Chamber
Music Championship will give high
school students from all over Australia
the opportunity to experience the joy of
making chamber music.
Through the support of many donors,
we have commissioned hundreds of
new compositions from Australian
composers, and we play a leading role
in supporting female composers
through our Hildegard Project.
We have been bringing live music to
schools for nearly 40 years, and whole
generations of Australian children have
experienced our programs. We continue
to delight and inspire close to 300,000
students each year, and we support
their teachers with vital training and
professional development.
75 years of making Australia a more
musical place. Thank you for being part
of it. Here’s to another 75!
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VENUE
THE CONCOURSE
409 VICTORIA AVENUE
CHATSWOOD
Parking:
The Concourse is equipped
with an onsite car park for
400 vehicles located on the
basement level of the venue.
The car park entrance is on
Ferguson Lane via Archer
Street. There is a luminous
sign indicating the number of
available parking spaces at the
intersection of Ferguson Lane
and Archer Street.
The Concourse is located
within a 5 minute walk
from major Chatswood
transportation hubs,
including Chatswood train
station and Chatswood
Transport Interchange (bus).
For additional transport
information, please refer to the
map or call the NSW Transport
Info line 131 500. Accessible
street level entry (without stairs)
via Anderson Street.
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Musica Viva is supported
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