| Let the Sun Shine In | Melbourne Chamber Orchestra |
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For its fifth subscription concert of the year - Let the Sun Shine in – Melbourne Chamber Orchestra (formerly Australia Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra) is proud to present one of Australia’s most respected virtuoso oboists Jeffrey Crellin. Crellin is most well known for his role as the Principal Oboist of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra but this concert provides a rare opportunity to hear Crellin as a soloist and appreciate why has recently hailed as ‘a musician’s musician of absolute amazing stamina’ by none other than legendary violinist Nigel Kennedy.
The testimony to Crellin’s remarkable solo skills will be displayed by his performance of two oboe concertos in the one concert – a flamboyant oboe concerto by baroque composer Alessandro Marcello and Calvin Bowman’s Oboe Concerto. Bowman’s work was premiered and commissioned by Crellin and Australia Pro Arte in 2002. At the premiere, the concerto received critical praise, with the prolific Australian composer Ross Edwards calling it ‘exquisite’ and ‘beautifully crafted’.
This concert appearance is made more special because of Crellin’s relationship with this orchestra. Crellin founded Australia Pro Arte 1990 but handed the reins to its present Artistic Director William Hennessy in 2006 to take up his present position as Artistic Director - Music, Academy of Performing Arts at Monash University.
‘We are indeed fortunate that Jeffrey Cellin will be our esteemed soloist. Crellin’s vision, musical mastery and dedication to music making in Australia as conductor and musician are instrumental to the fortunate position that the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra finds itself today. This concert is a celebration of his advocacy, artistry and contribution’ said Hennessy.
As a soloist, Jeffrey has made over one hundred concerto appearances with orchestras in Germany, France, Japan, New Zealand and all of Australia's leading orchestras. In 1993, he was guest soloist and principal oboe with the Orchestre Ensemble Kanazawa. As a conductor he has appeared with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, the Adelaide Chamber Orchestra, the Philharmonia of Melbourne, and the Royal Philharmonic Choir.
The concert will also be a distinctly British affair, ushered in by the Handel’s Concerto Grosso before featuring the orchestra’s critically acclaimed string section in Henry Purcell’s highly inventive Chaconne. It concludes with Music for Strings by Arthur Bliss, which had its auspicious premiere in 1935 at the famous Salzburg Festival with the Vienna Philharmonic.
'The heart of the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra is a collection of the finest chamber music players from Melbourne, Australia's chamber music capital. Melbourne has spawned internationally award-winning quartets such as the Flinders, Tin Alley, the Tailem, Melba and Hamer String Quartets and trios such as the Benaud and Seraphim Trios. The musicians in these ensembles are all part of the success story of the orchestra. For me, to be a part of this remarkable generation is close to my idea of musical utopia,' said William Hennessy, Artistic Director.
Melbourne Chamber Orchestra
Let the Sun Shine In
Director: William Hennessy
Soloist: Jeff Crellin
Purcell Chaconne
Handel Concerto Grosso opus 6 no 11
Calvin Bowman Oboe Concerto
Marcello Oboe Concerto
Bliss Music for Strings
Venue: BMW EDGE-Federation Square
Date/Time: 28 September at 2.30 pm, 29 September at 7.00 pm
Tickets: Melbourne Chamber Orchestra (03) 9650 3365 |
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