Conservatorium Showcase Concert, 1 December 2023

An evening at The Ian Potter Southbank Centre to celebrate the creative endeavours and artistry of a selection of our 2023 Melbourne Conservatorium of Music graduating Bachelor of Music, Honours and Masters of Music students.

Program

Interactive Composition
Film: MAELSTROM 2023

Percussion, Woodwind
Gene Koshinski (b. 1980)
Free Spins
Jamie Willson and Maja Majstorović Eather, percussion; Patrick Vaughan, clarinet

Keyboard
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17
Sean Tae Kim and Zhihan Jiang, pianos

Brass
Eugen Bozza (1905-1991)
En Forêt
Corey East-Bryans, horn; Rhodri Clarke piano

Voice
Franz Schubert(1797-1828)
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen(The Shepherd on the Rock) D. 965
Lily Ward, soprano; Lily Tamir-Regev, clarinet; Andrea Katz, piano

Guitar
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
Sonata for Harp and Guitar, Op. 374 “Spirit of the Trees”
IV. Moderato– Allegro con spirito
V. Andante appasionato
Roy Girvan, guitar; Isabel Amoranto, harp

Early Music
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Trio Sonata in A minor, TWV 42:a7
Andante – Allegro – Adagio – Allegro
Leyland Jones, recorder; Maddison Furlan, viola de gamba; Justice Karol, harpsichord; Hayden Taylor, violoncello

Strings
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
I. Allegro vivace assai
Ezra Uxo Willaims and Harry Nguyen, violins; Lachlan McKie, viola; Katrina Wang, cello

Jazz and Improvisation
Oscar Brutten (b. 2003)
Strzelecki Suite
V: Birds
Oscar Bruten, tenor saxophone; Dean Kalaitzidis, alto saxophone; Jules Broeren, trumpet; Callum Mintzis, trombone; Max Bruten, guitar; Claire Abougelis, bass; Jasper Bruten, drums