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Sunday Spectrum, Adelaide Festival Centre’s fine music program, returns after a winter sojourn to announce its third series, from 11 November 2007 – 24 February 2008.
Sunday Spectrum is a unique program held in the Festival Centre’s Artspace every Sunday from 2pm – 3:30pm (performances begin at 2:30pm), where each week the musical performance is specially themed around the current visual art exhibition.
11th Nov – Jody Fisher and Ben Brakenridge
Join Jody and Ben for a varied program of solo and duo works on classical guitar from the Renaissance, right through to the heart of romantic Spain, and even music from the East! In association with Helpmann Academy.
Visual Art Exhibition: Artificial Afrika by Vernon Reid
As part of the Adelaide International Guitar Festival
With roots deep in New York's jazz/ funk/ punk scene, Vernon Reid has turned his hand to a new media installation of poignant power. Intellectually exploring his African-American identity, Reid has created a fast-moving visually arresting video work accompanied by his own soundtrack. His images transform and morph from one to another in an astounding array that defies simple interpretation: an experience of sound, vision and energy.
18th Nov – Bouzouki Lounge
Come and take an intriguing and intoxicating musical ride that will take you from the Casbah and the Coffee House to the Bouzouki Lounge! Featuring Con Dalagiorgos, Keith Preston, Jim Giannou, Dimitri Dalagiorgos and friends.
25th Nov – Caliente
Caliente play their own blend of Brazilian music, combining samba, bossa nova, baião and choro with jazz and original compositions, featuring classical guitars and cavaquinho (a small 4 stringed ukelele) as the core instrumentation. With Alain Valodze and Mike Bevan (7 string guitars), Dylan Woolcock (mandolin), Sharon Vicars (flautist), Gilli Atkinson (percussion) and Charmaine Jones (vocals).
2nd Dec – Hugh Stuckey Quartet
Drawing on the harmonies and textures of the European style of jazz and South American rhythms, Hugh Stuckey (guitar), Chris Soole (saxophone), Lyndon Gray (double bass) and Josh Baldwin (drums) present an afternoon of original music. In association with Helpmann Academy.
Performance Theme: Music Lines - listening to the landscape
Visual Art Exhibition: Tjulpun-Tjulpunpa Art: vistas of wildflower country by Kaltjiti artists
Anangu artists have been inspired and invigorated to paint lively cultural landscapes after trips out bush. Visiting artists painting in the gallery, a twilight bushfood fest and a performance of dancing and singing (Inma) will be an unmissable event on 11 January 2008.
9th Dec – Young Adelaide Voices – Senior Vocal Ensemble (Conducted by Christie Anderson)
"and the landscape whispered its tune"
Travel from the shimmering beauty of Australian landscapes where all things are possible to the rugged Bulgarian shores. Young Adelaide Voices’ Senior Vocal Ensemble sings songs of love, longing and following your heart home with breathtaking music by Australians Stephen Leek, Rosemary Nairne and Naomi Crellin, plus traditional music from around the globe.
16th Dec – Adelaide Chamber Players
Six young string players, united by a passion for chamber music, present two monumental works in one spectacular concert. Friends and colleagues in many other contexts, they have come together in this particular configuration for the first time. Featuring works by Brahms and Tchaikovsky.
23rd Dec – Jeanette Wormald
Recently seen at the 2007 Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Jeanette is a twenty-first century woman of the bush - able to reflect on what it's like to be Australian without having to draw upon tired stereotypes. Through her sublime, crystal clear voice she conveys her rare and deep understanding of this land, with songs capturing the mood, magic and characters of the Mallee, weaving impressions and images together in a delicate, subtle way.
30th Dec – James Cuddeford and Natsuko Yoshimoto
Fresh from performing with pianist Gabriella Smart during the 2007 OzAsia Festival, join James and Natsuko, who are also members of the Grainger Quartet, for this exclusive and enriching program of works for both solo and duo violin which explores the instrument's many facets. Music inspired by the changing landscape, as well as the solitary man in the landscape, provides the unifying theme for both the Australian and European compositions they will be performing.
6th Jan – Angela Black
Award-winning operatic singer Angela Black will perform an exciting repertoire from such diverse composers as Debussy and Rodrigo, whose works reflect an image of music as a landscape. In association with the Helpmann Academy.
13th Jan – Brendan Lim
Revealing the world as it is, landscape art coaxes the viewer inside the perceptive eye of the artist. Paring down the sounds of jazz, pianist Brendan Lim, in a solo recital, seeks out the clarity of the solitary perspective and the distant horizons of the landscapes thus revealed. Exploring the limits of the piano’s eighty-eight-tone palette, Brendan presents landscapes for your listening. In association with the Helpmann Academy.
20th Jan - Greta Bradman & Leigh Harrold
Join two of South Australia’s most gifted and engaging young artists – vocalist Greta Bradman and pianist Leigh Harrold – for a journey through songs rich in romance, wit and the inspiration of folk and fairy tale. In association with The Firm.
Performance Theme: Musical Poetry - floating words
Visual Art Exhibition: A Brush With Poetry - Zhao Qiuping and Wendy Ella Wright
An exploration of relationships of poetry in nature, and the nature of poetry, through the eyes of Professor Zhao Qiuping, esteemed traditional Chinese painter and Wendy Ella Wright, creative writer, artist and researcher of Japanese poetry. Artist talks and poetry readings are an integral part of this journey of discovery. Works for sale.
27th Jan – Mogilevski Duo
Mark Mogilevski (violin) and Elena Mogilevski (piano) will present an afternoon of Shostakovitch, Rachmaninov and more. Mark and Elena, who have worked together as a duo since 1972, have won the Ukrainian Chamber of Music Competition and are both musicians of international repute. In association with Recitals Australia
3rd Feb – Zephyr Quartet
Zephyr Quartet presents a program of enchanting music exploring the inherent poetry in song and music inspired by words and nature. Covering a vast spectrum of styles, ranging from jazz to folk to classical, Zephyr will also perform Phillip Glass' String Quartet No 2 and works by the members of the quartet. This talented quartet comprises Belinda Gehlert (violin), Emily Tulloch (violin), Anna Webb (viola) and Hilary Kleinig (cello). In 2008 the Quartet will be performing with Leigh Warren and Dancers in the performance Impulse.
10th Feb – Showcase from the 2007 Recitals Australia Lunch Hour Awards
Presenting some of the State’s finest young musicians who are recipients of the Recitals Australia Lunch Hour Awards, given to artists for their presentation of exceptionally fine concerts in the Lunch Hour Series at Pilgrim Church. Featuring Yuhki Mayne (violin), Warwick Ambrose, Janice Tan and Marianna Grynchuk (piano). In association with Recitals Australia.
17th Feb – Ruby Frost Quartet
With rich string harmories, world influences and improvisational elements, Ruby Frost Quartet will present a selection of their originals as well as gorgeous arrangements of works by Chick Corea and Björk. The Quartet are Belinda Gehlert (violin), Emma Perkins (violin), Karen de Nardi (viola) and Gemma Phillips (cello).
24th Feb – Jamie Adam and Elsa Lee
“Twice the Resonance... Twice the Emotion… Twice the Power” - Jamie and Elsa will combine to create musical poetry as their mallets brush across the wonderful wooden canvas that is the marimba. In association with the Helpmann Academy.
Adelaide Festival Centre presents
SUNDAY SPECTRUM SERIES 3
Venue: Artspace, Adelaide Festival Centre (Access via upper plaza glass doors, not through the Dunstan Playhouse) | Disability access via Festival Bridge from North Terrace, or Amphitheatre ramp
Season: Every Sunday 11 November 2007 – 24 February 2008
Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Cost: $15 adults, $10 concession, $5 Helpmann Academy students
Bookings: BASS 131 246, www.bass.net.au or at the door
For a copy of the program call (08) 8216 8557
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