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Consortium

September 24, 2022 - 2:30 pm to 4:00 pmConsortium

C O N S O R T I U M
After the success of our first concert with the Klemantyne Ensemble from Ballarat we are excited about our next concert with the group Consortium on Saturday 24 September at 2.30pm.
The Gamut of Viols
Consortium is a group of viola da gamba players who met at different times through the Early Music Studio at the University of Melbourne, opened by viola da gamba maestro Jordi Savall. The viola da gamba looks like cross between a guitar and a cello and is often just called the ‘viol’, when different sizes of viols are grouped together it’s called a consort, and this is where we get our name – Consortium.
In our Daylesford program we are excited to present compositions hot off the press, Empress Gi, The Dream and Moonlit Night, by Brooke Green. We always enjoy playing new music for viol consort, especially when it’s written by a fellow Australian viol player. Sydney based composer Brooke Green is the recipient of the 2019 Jonathan Blakeman National Composition Prize and a winner of the Viola da Gamba Society of America’s Traynor Competition for New Viol Music. Her beautiful music is luscious and melodic, soulful and jaunty, inspiring and entertaining. You can find more about Brooke here https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/green-brooke
Of course we love early music and as the title alludes, this program includes a smorgasbord of music for viol consort from the 16th and 17th centuries in England and Europe. The earliest piece is a Battaglia by Henrich Isaac who lived c.1450-1570 describing going into battle. Later Fantasias by Henry Purcell, 1659-1695, have distinct sections heralding the future of movements in compositions. Between these works are popular Renaissance instrumental forms such as the canzona, passacaglia, pavan and fantasia by composers Isaac, Frescobaldi, Mico, Marini and Morley, and divisions for solo bass viol by Diego Ortiz.
Tickets $30
When: 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
September 24, 2022
Where: Christ Church Anglican, 54 Central Springs Road, Daylesford

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