Musica Viva Australia
Ménage - Melbourne
Autumn
Mary Carewe & Philip Mayers
7:30pm , Monday 31 March 2008 (Doors open 7pm)
Horti Hall, 31 Victoria Street, Melbourne
Be astounded by the panache of singer Mary Carewe and pianist Philip Mayers in concert with fantastic young musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music performing cabaret and serious art music of the twentieth century.
Winter
Pekka Kuusisto
7:30pm Friday 4 July 2008 (Doors open 7pm)
Trinity College Chapel, Trinity College, University of Melbourne, Royal Parade
Experience the solo violin as few have ever heard it before. On loan from Finland for Musica Viva’s National Concert Series around Australia, musical maverick Pekka Kuusisto takes time out to share the intimacy of his violin playing in a mixture of improvisation, folk song and art music with much more besides.
Spring
The Gentlemen of St John’s
7:30pm Saturday 6 September 2008 (Doors open 7pm)
Trinity College Chapel, Trinity College, University of Melbourne, Royal Parade
Steeped in the history of St John’s College in Cambridge, England, The Gentlemen of St John’s are one of the world’s leading all-male chamber choirs. In a program ranging from Renaissance polyphony to pop monody, the Gents always delight and enthral.
Summer
TinAlley String Quartet
7:30pm Monday 10 November 2008 7:30pm (Doors open 7pm)
Trinity College Chapel,Trinity College, University of Melbourne, Royal Parade
Still revelling in its win at the 2007 Banff International String Quartet Competition, and fresh from a major international concert tour, the TinAlley returns to Melbourne with a special program for Musica Viva’s Ménage series performed in the unique atmosphere of Trinity College’s Chapel.