MELANCHOLIA
A concert to
accompany the exhibition, “Five Centuries of Melancholia”
University of
Queensland Art Museum
2pm, 28 September
2014
Presented in partnership with the UQ Node, ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions
FREE - BOOKING NECESSARY
uqche@uq.edu.au or
Three instrumental pieces Josquin
des Prez (c. 1450–1521)
Cela sans plus
Mille Regretz
En L'ombre d'un buissonnet
The seven Lachrimæ Pavans John Dowland (1563–1626)
Lachrimæ Antiquæ (Old tears)
Lachrimæ Antiquæ Novæ (Old tears
renewed)
Lachrimæ Gementes (Sighing tears)
Lachrimæ Tristes (Sad tears)
Lachrimæ Coactæ (Forced tears)
Lachrimæ Amantis (A Lover's
tears)
Lachrimæ Veræ (True tears)
Tombeau pour Mr. de Ste. Colombe Marin Marais (1656–1728)
Lamento sopra la morte Ferdinandi III Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (c.
1620–1680)
The Badinerie Players, on original instruments of the Baroque
period:
Wayne Brennan, Chen Yang, violins
Nicholas Tomkin, Raquel Bastos, violas
Michael O’Loghlin, viola da gamba
Joseph Meyers, lute and theorbo
Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Soloist: Wayne Brennan,
with the expanded Badinerie Players, on original instruments
Narrator: Tama Matheson
Book through 4MBS Ticketing: http://4mbs.com.au/festivalb#15
C. P. E. Bach commemoration
“He is the father, we are the children.” (Mozart)
“One must play from the soul, and not like a trained singing bird” (C. P. E. Bach)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788): 300 years
This year we celebrate the 300th anniversary of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the greatest of J. S. Bach’s sons and the finest composer of his generation. Revered in his own time, Bach was almost forgotten in the 19th century, but his innovative genius has once again been recognised.
Performance 1: First orchestral performance in Australia of Bach’s oratorio
The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus
St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane
Sunday 4 May at 2pm.
Shelli Hulcombe, soprano
Gregory Massingham, tenor
Shaun Brown, bass
Brisbane Chamber Choir (Director Graeme Morton)
Pulse Chamber Orchestra (director Patrick Murphy)
Michael O'Loghlin, conductor
Performance 2: a concert of chamber music by J. S. Bach, CPE Bach and his circle.
Rosalind Halton, harpsichord
Meredith Beardmore, baroque flute
The Badinerie Players, on original instruments
Thursday 8 May at 8pm
Nickson Room, School of Music
Level 4, Zelman Cowen Building (51)
University of Queensland
Programme:
C. P. E. Bach, Sonata for
flute and cembalo obbligato in D, Wq83, H505 (1747?)
J. G. Janitsch, Quartet in G minor, O Haupt voll Blut und
Wunden
C. P. E. Bach, Sonata for cembalo obbligato, violin and
cello in A minor, Wq90/1, H522 (1775)
C. P. E. Bach, Harpsichord concerto in G, Wq4, H406
(soloist: Rosalind Halton) (1738)
C. P. E. Bach, Morning Song at the Feast of Creation
(Klopstocks Morgengesang am Schöpfungsfeste), Wq239, H779 (1783)Book through 4MBS ticketing on (07) 3847 1717, nine to five, 7 days, or online at 4mbs.com.au.
Single concert $35, concession $25. Subscription to both concerts $60 and $40.
