Ironwood is an Australian-based ensemble, committed to exploring music of the baroque, classical and romantic periods on early string and keyboard instruments. The members are some of Australia’s most respected early and contemporary chamber musicians. The ensemble was established in 2006 as a flexible group of players, drawing on a wealth of experience from across the globe. Ironwood believe that historically informed performance should be complemented with new material and has an active commissioning program for music on early instruments. The group performs widely and has produced recordings for ABC Classics and Vexations840. Ironwood are 2007 - 2010 Artists in Residence at the Bundanon Trust, NSW, and also run a Developing Artist program in Victoria and NSW.
Wollongong Regional Conservatorium and The Art Gallery of NSW presents Ironwood in FANDANGO!
Jamberoo, NSW 7pm Saturday June 16
Sydney, AGNSW 7pm Friday June 22
Hola! Ironwood and Simon-Martyn-Ellis on baroque guitar/lute present the fiery fandango rhythms of classical Spain with Boccherini’s famous “Fandango” Quintet for guitar & strings, along with ‘the Spanish Mozart’ Arriaga’s String Quartet No 1. Join us for an evening of classical castanets, tempered by the elegance of Haydn, Hagen and Vivaldi, in arrangements for guitar and lute.
Program
Arriaga String Quartet No 1
Haydn Cassation for lute, violin & cello
Hagen Concerto for baroque lute D Minor
Vivaldi Lute Concerto in D minor
Boccherini “Fandango” Quintet No 4 in G Major
Ironwood Developing Artists Program 2012
July 23-29, 2012
Arthur & Yvonne Boyd Education Centre Riversdale, Bundanon Trust NSW
Orchestra Project with Schools programs at Bomaderry High & Nowra East Primary, and a public concert at Riversdale Sunday 29 July 2012.
Co-directors: Danny Yeadon, cello & Alice Evans, violin, with Neal Peres Da Costa, keyboard & Nicole Forsyth, viola. Wind & brass tutors to be announced.
Applications invited from all previous and new participants.
CLOSING DATE: May 23, 2012
Our 2012 Featured Artists are a selection of ensembles and soloists from our CountryWide touring program that we especially wish to highlight for regional concerts and touring.
These musicians represent the breadth of music available through the CountryWide program; from classical, jazz and world music to the rising stars of fine music and ensembles that cross barriers in genre. They are among Australia’s best musicians, performing programs that are relevant, enjoyable and accessible for regional audiences.
Regional venues and presenters can choose to present any of these artists with the confidence that they will deliver an outstanding performance for audiences in your communities. We are of course happy to assist with enquiries for any other artists in the program as well.
For more information on any of our 2012 Featured Artists, please contact Melissa Yeomans.
email: myeomans@mva.org.au
telephone: +61 2 8394 6621
BAROQUE DUETS
Fiona Campbell mezzo-soprano
David Walker countertenor
Ironwood
Neal Peres Da Costa director
Baroque Duets is a new CD released this week with Australian mezzo-soprano Fiona, American countertenor David Walker and Ironwood as the ensemble. The CD include works by Cavalli, Steffani, Handel and Monteverdi and also features the world-premiere recording of a spectacular chamber duet for two altos by Handel, and a second world premiere by Steffani.
Fiona and David first collaborated in Pinchgut Opera’s production of Vivaldi’s Juditha Triumphans in 2007 – with many players that perform on this recording. After their second collaboration in Cavalli’s Ormindo, again for Pinchgut, the pair decided to make a duet recording, capitalising on their friendship as well as the unusually well-matched qualities of their voices. The sumptuous duets from L’Ormindo, including the opera’s gripping prison scene, provided the starting point for the repertoire on this CD (see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcLt_KR747M). To these was added other music of the early Baroque period, such as the famous ‘Pur ti miro’ from L’incoronazione di Poppea by Monteverdi and an unjustly neglected gem from La Calisto by Cavalli. In any recording of Baroque duets, the music of Handel must feature prominently.
Available from Vexations840 and some music outlets.
Buy online: http://baroqueduets.com
or please contact Anna Cerneaz.
email: anna@vexations840.com
telephone: 02 9389 8117