with Justin Kenealy, Anne Harvey-Nagl, Sally Clarke and Lorenzo Iannotti / One show only - Lorenzo with the Melbourne Musicians Orchestra
DATE/TIME: 0300pm on 14 July 2019
LOCATION: St John's Lutheran Church - Southgate at 20 City Road, Southbank, VIC 3006
WEBSITE/TICKETS: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=450414&ref=mmweb and http://melbournemusicians.com/season/
The program:
J.S.Bach Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, BWV 1041 (premiere saxophone arrangement)
and Violin Concerto No 2 in E major, BWV 1042 (premiere saxophone arrangement)
Justin Kenealy, soprano saxophone
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante K. 364
Anne Harvey-Nagl, violin; Sally Clarke, viola
Giordano - Caro mio ben; Schubert - Ave Maria; Di Capua - O sole mio Lorenzo Ianotti, Tenor
Lorenzo – tenor
LorenzoLorenzo’s life-long love for music began the day he found his voice. As a young boy falling in love with music, his commitment & passion for the art has led him on a musical life journey. During high school, Lorenzo won a scholarship to study classical music at the highly regarded Melba Conservatorium of Music. During his time there, a new, disciplined and academic approach added a professional sheen to Lorenzo’s vocal timbre.
Of Italian heritage, he was born and raised in Melbourne.. As a classically trained tenor, combined with his love for contemporary music, Lorenzo’s songs are a powerful mix of strong vocals, creative melodies and powerful lyrics. Lorenzo
recently signed a US Publishing Deal and a worldwide distribution deal in USA which will take his music, his brand, and talent worldwide. With a rising profile and growing support base, Lorenzo continues to expand his vast original repertoire.
Sally Clarke – viola
Born in Brisbane, Australia, Sally Clarke began her musical career with violin at the age of 11; one year later she took up the viola as well, in order to play chamber music. She graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Music, Honours, degree (and various prizes and distinctions), performing with diverse chamber music groups and as soloist with various orchestras, such as the Queensland Youth Orchestra, on its 1986 New Zealand Tour. A German Government Scholarship (DAAD) enabled her to further her studies with Professor Rainer Moog in Cologne; thereafter she attended the Herbert-von-Karajan Akademie in Berlin, performing regularly with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1988 she was Principal Viola with the Schleswig Holstein Festival Orchestra, under the baton of Sergiu Celibidache, from whose mentoring she benefitted greatly. Chamber music and solo performances have taken Sally to many places in Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Russia. She has participated in various festivals, including those of Townsville and Bangalow, Australia, and in September 2009 the biennial “German Festival” of Krasnodar. In 2014 she made a guest appearance at the World Harp Festival in Sydney. Sally Clarke’s recordings for CD and radio include the rarely performed Sonatas for Viola and Piano by Luigi von Kunits, Wilhelm Killmayer, and Paul Juon. Josef Rheinberger’s Klavierquartet op. 38 is available on Thorofon; “another sort of fire”, featuring works by contemporary women composers, is available through Bayer Records. Her great interest is expanding traditional “classical” approaches, through “Cross-over” projects involving oriental music, or live dance-theatre.
In 2009 she founded the trio “Blue Ayre”, together with Cynthia Oppermann, harp, and Veronika Fuchs, flute. The trio has performed in South Germany, France and Australia; their CD “Blue Ayre” was released early 2013, and features works by Debussy, Bax, Bartok and a specially commissioned work by Cynthia’s husband, the Celtic (and experimental) harpist Rüdiger Oppermann. Blue Ayre is also available on iTunes.
Sally has taught at various workshops and masterclasses, notably in Ochsenhausen, or in front of 200 high school students at the Sydney Conservatorium High School, or anywhere in the world via Skype. Her teaching style has been described as particularly empowering and practical; she has worked extensively with orchestral musicians (also a concertmistress!), on viola and violin, seeking to prepare for auditions or just reboot their technique. She believes that miraculous improvement can happen, if the person involved is open to change. A full-time member of the Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart since 1992, Sally is now also a member of the highly acclaimed Australian World Orchestra. She has appeared with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and performs often with Ensemble Modern in Frankfurt.
Sally teaches and performs at “Das SommerMusikFest” each year, and otherwise lives with two lovely and very patient children in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Anne Harvey-Nagl – violin
Anne won the National Youth Concerto Competiton in 1986. In 1990 she won the ANZ International Felllowship for musical studies overseas. She performed with the Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna, Vienna Mozart Orchestra, Vienna Konzertverein, Klangforum and Kammerphilharmonie. From 1999 – 2011 she was Principal Violin Vienna Volksoper, and since 2011 has been the Concertmaster. She is also Concertmaster of the Vienna Opera Ball Orchestra and Ensemble Kontrapunkte. In 1994 she was a soloist with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra in the series “Presenting Young Artists”. Since 1995 she has had regular performances as a soloist with the Vienna Mozart Orchestra. Anne has been a member of the Koehne Quartet since 1992.
Justin Kenealy – Saxophone
Australian-based saxophonist Justin Kenealy is currently completing his PhD in Music Performance at the University of Melbourne where he holds an Academic Assistantship, contributing to the faculty of music performance in both teaching and research capacities. During his PhD he has studied under Barry Cockcroft, with the addition of periods of study with Dr Timothy Roberts at Shenandoah Conservatory in Virginia, United States, Mariano Garcia in Zaragoza, Spain and Raaf Hekkema in The Hague, Netherlands. Kenealy has earned fellowships in saxophone performance from Trinity College London (FTCL) and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (FRSM). His other successes include numerous awards such as the 2011 E&D Rogowski Award for Scholastic promise, the 2014 Lady Turner Exhibitions Award for excellence, the 2014 Orloff Family Trust scholarship, the 2015 Donovan Johnston scholarship and the 2017 AEH Nickson travelling scholarship. He has also had several competition successes, earning first prizes in the 2011 Australian Saxophone Society Competition, the 2014 Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Concerto Competition, and the 2015 Australian-Chinese Youth Music Festival
Competition.
Kenealy has performed as soloist throughout Australia, France, the United States, and China. He performs regularly with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria and has also received guest invitations to perform with the Australian International Opera Company, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Concert Band, the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) Orchestra, Astra Chamber Music Society, the Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and EDGE Ensemble; the new music ensemble of the Shenandoah Conservatory. Kenealy’s playing has also been featured on ABC Classic FM, Foxtel Arts Channel and the Chandos recording label. Kenealy made his concerto debut in 2015, performing the Henri Tomasi Concerto
for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra under the baton of Fabian Russell with the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra. He has since performed as soloist with The Melbourne Musicians Orchestra, Preston Symphony
Orchestra, The University of Melbourne Wind Symphony and the Eltham High School Concert Band. Kenealy is also a keen music educator, lecturing on a casual basis in Music Performance and teaching saxophone at the University of Melbourne. He also maintains an active teaching studio at Carey Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia, where he provides lessons for approximately 50 woodwind students. In
addition, he has appeared as a guest mentor of 3mbs FM’s The Talent competition. Kenealy is a Selmer Saxophones performing artist and plays Selmer (Paris) saxophones exclusively.
Frank Pam – Founder & Musical Director
Frank Pam came to Australia from Vienna as a small child. He graduated M.A., B.Ed. from the University of Melbourne and has had a varied career in education and music for over 60 years. He taught English, German, Mathematics and Social Studies at government and independent schools and was a Senior Teaching Fellow in the German Dept. at Monash University. He joined the Victorian State Office of the Federal Dept. of Education in 1969, as Education Officer, Postgraduate Awards Section, was subsequently Youth Affairs Liaison Officer and from 1986-1989 Assistant Manager, Overseas Student Section.
From an early age Frank has been passionately involved in music. He sang principal roles in Gilbert & Sullivan from the age of 12, led the school orchestra at 14 and Geelong Junior Symphony Orchestra at 15. He attended 10 National Music Camps, 5 as Coordinator of Chamber Music, and was Principal Viola of the Australian Youth Orchestra for five years. He studied and performed in orchestras in France, Germany and Switzerland and has played in several Melbourne orchestras, some of which he helped to found. In 1963 Frank founded the Musica Viva Younger Group Quartet and was President and Musical Director of the Younger Group 1967-1972. He was Victorian Branch Treasurer of Musica Viva 1974-1996. In 1981 Frank studied conducting with John Hopkins at the VCA. He conducted the Bendigo Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra and Maroondah Symphony Orchestra between 1981-1984, including orchestral workshops for amateur musicians from all over Melbourne.
In 1975 Frank founded The Melbourne Musicians chamber orchestra and also played a role in establishing the Bach Players, an ensemble specialising in baroque music, which performed for Musica Viva and other organizations for about ten years. Since 1991 he has been a regular presenter on 3MBS FM.
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